# 2019 Peterborough City Council election

Elections to Peterborough City Council took place on 2 May 2019. 20 of the 60 seats were contested. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom.

## Election summary
### Summary

Peterborough City Council election, 2019 :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Conservative | 7 | 4 | 35.0 | 21 | 28 | 46.6 | 14,193 | 32.3 | 3.4 |
| | Labour | 7 | 3 | 35.0 | 10 | 17 | 28.3 | 12,402 | 27.9 | 6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 4 | 2 | 20.0 | 5 | 9 | 15.0 | 6,747 | 15.3 | 4.6 |
| | Werrington First | 1 | | 5.0 | 2 | 3 | 5.0 | 2,045 | 4.7 | 1.2 |
| | Green | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 1 | 2 | 3.3 | 4,642 | 10.6 | 3.0 |
| | Liberal | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.6 | — | — | 1.4 |
| | UKIP | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,450 | 8.1 | 2.1 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 331 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| | SDP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 187 | 0.4 | New |
Following the election the Conservatives were able to continue to govern, although now in a minority administration with the support of the Werrington First group.

## Ward results
### Bretton

Bretton ward, 2 May 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Burbage | 705 | 35.66 | +10.8 |
| | Labour Co-op | Stuart Martin | 683 | 34.55 | +0.4 |
| | UKIP | Adam Peart | 330 | 16.69 | −8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rohan Wilson | 146 | 7.38 | +0.7 |
| | Green | Roger Stimson | 113 | 5.72 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | 1.11 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,977 | 29.9 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | | |

### Central

Central ward, 2 May 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Jamil Mohammed | 1,727 | 55.4 | +2.6 |
| | Conservative | Khazar Suleman | 840 | 26.9 | +9.2 |
| | Green | Stephanie Wilson | 208 | 6.7 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Penniall | 184 | 5.9 | +2.0 |
| | UKIP | Jeffery Lipscomb | 159 | 5.1 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 887 | 28.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,118 | 40.7 | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |

### Dogsthorpe

Dogsthorpe ward, 2 May 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Katia Yurgutene | 710 | 37.5 | −12.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bella Saltmarsh | 652 | 34.4 | New |
| | Independent | Colin Hargreaves | 202 | 10.7 | New |
| | Conservative | Hani Mustafa | 153 | 8.1 | −5.2 |
| | VPP | Alex Savage | 96 | 5.1 | New |
| | Green | Carolyn English | 80 | 4.2 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 58 | 3.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,893 | 29.0 | |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Liberal | Labour Co-op gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### East

East ward, 2 May 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Shabina Qayyum | 1,086 | 48.3 | ±0.0 |
| | Conservative | Muhammad Ikram | 763 | 33.9 | −4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Clark | 218 | 9.7 | New |
| | Green | Alex Airey | 183 | 8.1 | +5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 323 | 14.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,250 | 32.4 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Eye, Thorney & Newborough

Eye, Thorney & Newborough ward, 2 May 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Allen | 1,254 | 52.8 | −1.7 |
| | UKIP | Nigel Walls | 351 | 14.8 | +5.5 |
| | Labour | Wendy Smith | 325 | 13.7 | −14.9 |
| | SDP | Mary Herdman | 187 | 7.9 | New |
| | Green | Michael Alexander | 172 | 7.2 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Stow | 84 | 3.5 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 903 | 38.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,373 | 33.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Fletton & Stanground

Fletton & Stanground ward, 2 May 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terri Haynes | 1,030 | 51.7 | +9.2 |
| | UKIP | John Whitby | 320 | 16.0 | +5.8 |
| | Labour | Richard Strangward | 259 | 13.0 | −7.7 |
| | Conservative | Bryan Tyler | 246 | 12.3 | −8.6 |
| | Green | Peter Slinger | 139 | 7.0 | +3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 710 | 35.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,994 | 28.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from UKIP | Liberal Democrats gain from UKIP | Swing | | |

### Fletton & Woodston

Fletton & Woodston ward, 2 May 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Louise Coles | 661 | 33.9 | −9.1 |
| | Labour Co-op | Joanne Johnson | 590 | 30.3 | −13.3 |
| | UKIP | Christopher Chamberlain | 299 | 16.0 | New |
| | Green | Paula Martin | 210 | 10.8 | −2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicola Mills | 154 | 7.9 | New |
| | Our Nation | Jack Penny | 33 | 1.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,947 | 26.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Glinton & Castor

Glinton & Castor ward, 2 May 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Hiller | 1,332 | 66.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Claire Bysshee | 254 | 12.7 |
| | Green | John Guthrie | 224 | 11.2 |
| | Labour | Lorna Richardson | 186 | 9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1078 | 54.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1996 | 38.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Gunthorpe

Gunthorpe ward, 2 May 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Bond | 1,051 | 43.9 | −4.8 |
| | Conservative | Ruta Dalton | 812 | 33.9 | +3.3 |
| | UKIP | Peter O'Dell | 223 | 9.3 | +5.2 |
| | Labour | Julia Davidson | 221 | 9.2 | +0.1 |
| | Green | Joseph Wells | 87 | 3.6 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 239 | 10.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,394 | 37.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Hampton Vale

Hampton Vale ward, 2 May 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Wiggin | 593 | 50.4 | +38.4 |
| | Labour | Waheed Fazal | 269 | 22.9 | −6.1 |
| | Conservative | Nigel North | 252 | 21.4 | −31.1 |
| | Green | Daniel Laycock | 63 | 5.4 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 324 | 27.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,177 | 25.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Hargate & Hempsted

Hargate & Hempsted ward, 2 May 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Howard | 450 | 39.3 | −9.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Tighe | 403 | 35.2 | +12.2 |
| | Labour | Alexander Hall | 203 | 17.7 | −6.7 |
| | Green | David Stevenson | 89 | 7.8 | +4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47 | 4.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,145 | 24.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### North

North ward, 2 May 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Ansar Ali | 1,473 | 53.1 | +11.4 |
| | Conservative | Haq Nawaz | 786 | 28.3 | −16.2 |
| | UKIP | John Myles | 276 | 9.9 | +5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Ringler | 147 | 5.3 | +1.1 |
| | Green | Alison Ambarchian | 92 | 3.3 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 687 | 24.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2774 | 39.7 | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |

### Orton Longueville

In July 2022, Councillor Skibsted resigned from the Labour Party to join the Green Party.
Orton Longueville ward, 2 May 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Heather Caroline Joy Skibsted | 697 | 31.3 | −1.3 |
| | Conservative | Gavin Anthony Elsey | 666 | 29.9 | −8.0 |
| | UKIP | Graham John Whitehead | 372 | 16.7 | +2.3 |
| | Green | Sharon Bellamy | 368 | 16.5 | +8.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vincent Carroll | 127 | 5.7 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2230 | 30.1 | |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Orton Waterville

Orton Waterville ward, 2 May 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Nicola Day | 1,819 | 64.0 | +13.2 |
| | Conservative | June Stokes | 788 | 27.7 | −10.3 |
| | Labour | Janet Armstrong | 172 | 6.1 | −2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rory Roberson | 61 | 2.1 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,031 | 36.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,840 | 39.9 | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Park

Park ward, 2 May 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ikra Yasin | 1,473 | 46.7 | −7.1 |
| | Conservative | John Peach | 1,343 | 42.6 | +3.0 |
| | Green | Fiona Radic | 184 | 5.8 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Hardman | 151 | 4.8 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 130 | 4.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,151 | 46.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Paston & Walton

Paston & Walton ward, 2 May 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Barkham | 1,032 | 48.0 | +9.8 |
| | Labour | Jonas Hopogap Yonga | 462 | 21.5 | −8.6 |
| | UKIP | Michael Kennedy | 333 | 15.5 | +7.4 |
| | Conservative | Junaid Bhatti | 225 | 10.5 | −8.1 |
| | Green | Cherry Beeby | 96 | 4.5 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 570 | 26.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,148 | 29.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Ravensthorpe

Ravensthorpe ward, 2 May 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Lucinda Robinson | 1,044 | 40.7 | −5.1 |
| | Conservative | Angela Fenner | 940 | 36.6 | −8.2 |
| | UKIP | Mark Perry | 325 | 12.7 | +6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Chivall | 143 | 5.6 | New |
| | Green | Goran Radic | 114 | 4.4 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 104 | 4.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,566 | 34.8 | |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Stanground South

Stanground South ward, 2 May 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Rush | 758 | 47.0 | −12.1 |
| | Labour | Susan Johnson | 364 | 22.6 | −3.7 |
| | UKIP | Samantha Wall | 287 | 17.8 | +12.8 |
| | Green | Jonathan Phillipson Brown | 119 | 7.4 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jade Seager | 84 | 5.2 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 394 | 24.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,612 | 24.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Werrington

Werrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Werrington First | Judith Fox | 2,045 | 74.7 | +21.4 |
| | Conservative | Oliver Allan | 316 | 11.5 | −6.0 |
| | Labour Co-op | Carole Griffiths | 162 | 5.9 | −5.0 |
| | Green | Georgia Wade | 144 | 5.3 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Kail | 71 | 2.6 | −9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1729 | 64.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,738 | 34.8 | |
| | Werrington First hold | Werrington First hold | Swing | | |

### West

West ward, 2 May 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Wayne Fitzgerald | 903 | 53.9 |
| | Labour | Alan Gasparutti | 296 | 17.7 |
| | UKIP | Darrell Goodliffe | 175 | 10.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emanuelina Coviello | 162 | 9.7 |
| | Green | Barry Warne | 138 | 8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 607 | 36.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1674 | 39.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |