# 2022 Peterborough City Council election

Elections to Peterborough City Council took place on 5 May 2022. 19 of the 60 seats were contested. The election took place alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom.

## Current political makeup

* Conservative: 7 defences (21 other seats)
* Labour and Co-operative: 5 defences (11 other seats)
* Liberal Democrat: 4 defences (4 other seats)
* Werrington First: 1 defence (2 other seats)
* Green: 1 defence (2 other seats)
* Independent Labour: 1 defence (0 other seats)
* Independent: 0 defences (1 other seat)

### Summary

2022 Peterborough City Council election :
| 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 | | 36.84 | 21 | 28 | 46.67 | 14,101 | 35.81 | 0.31 |
| | Labour | 6 | 1 | 31.58 | 11 | 17 | 28.33 | 13,686 | 34.76 | 0.66 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 4 | | 21.05 | 4 | 8 | 13.33 | 5,270 | 13.38 | 2.68 |
| | Green | 1 | | 5.26 | 2 | 3 | 5.00 | 3,671 | 9.32 | 1.62 |
| | Werrington First | 1 | | 5.26 | 2 | 3 | 5.00 | 1,373 | 3.49 | 0.09 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 1.67 | 248 | 0.63 | 1.57 |
| | Independent Labour | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 615 | 1.56 | New |
| | TUSC | 0 | | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 52 | 0.13 | New |
| | Freedom Alliance | 0 | | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 99 | 0.25 | New |
| | Reform UK | 0 | | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 258 | 0.66 | New |

## Ward results
### Bretton

This seat was last contested in 2018. The incumbent was Scott Warren (Conservative).
UKIP (3.4%) and For Britain Movement (3.9%) did not contest this time.
Bretton ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Scott Warren | 850 | 44.2 | 4.3 |
| | Labour | Nick Thulbourn | 695 | 36.1 | 4.8 |
| | Independent | Dave Craig | 248 | 12.9 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rohan Wilson | 131 | 6.3 | 0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 155 | 8.1 | 0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,924 | 27.7 | 4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.25 | |

### Central

This seat was last contested in 2018. The incumbent (Mahboob Hussain, Labour) did not seek re-election.
Freedom Alliance (2.5%) did not contest this time.
Central ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Alison Margaret Jones | 1,720 | 57.7 | 2.1 |
| | Conservative | Aleem Miran | 937 | 31.4 | 5.4 |
| | Green | Raymond John Knight | 147 | 4.9 | 0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Whittaker | 127 | 4.3 | 2.1 |
| | TUSC | Steve Cawley | 52 | 1.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 783 | 26.3 | 7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,983 | 34.97 | 6.09 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.75 | |

### Dogsthorpe

This seat was last contested in 2018. The incumbent was Dennis Jones (Labour).
Independent Colin Hargreaves (11.4%) and UKIP (4.0%) did not contest this time.
Dogsthorpe ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Dennis Jones | 1,107 | 57.4 | 22.2 |
| | Conservative | Marius Vainauskas | 568 | 29.5 | 9.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Ringler | 140 | 7.2 | 0.2 |
| | Green | Kelsey Jack Brace | 68 | 3.5 |
| | Freedom Alliance | Robert Bede Petch | 45 | 2.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 539 | 27.9 | 24.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,928 | 27.59 | 5.25 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 15.8 | |

### East

This seat was last contested in 2018. The incumbent was Sam Hemraj (Labour).
East ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Sam Hemraj | 990 | 46.8 | 2.5 |
| | Conservative | Dominic Pereira | 862 | 40.8 | 4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Clark | 144 | 6.8 | 1.4 |
| | Green | Luke Chapman | 118 | 5.6 | 0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 128 | 6.0 | 4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,114 | 28.7 | 4.14 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 3.55 | |

### Eye, Thorney & Newborough

This seat was last contested in 2018. The incumbent (Richard Brown, Conservative) did not seek re-election.
Eye, Thorney & Newborough ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rylan Ray | 1,269 | 56.3 | 13.7 |
| | Labour | Kim Michelle Lewis | 549 | 24.3 | 6.2 |
| | Green | Michael Alexander | 285 | 12.6 | 4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Annie Geraghty | 152 | 6.7 | 3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 720 | 32.0 | 20.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,255 | 29.83 | 2.64 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.95 | |

### Fletton & Stanground

One vacant seat was up for election ([Liberal Democrat), alongside the incumbent (Christian Hogg, Liberal Democrat).
This seat was last contested in 2018.
The Green Party (7.2%) and John Whitby (Independent) (10.6%) did not contest this time.
Fletton & Stanground ward (2 Seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christian Hogg | 1,030 | 49.6 | 23.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jade Seager | 928 | 44.7 | New |
| | Conservative | Irene Walsh | 605 | 29.1 | 6.3 |
| | Conservative | Vishal Vichare | 566 | 27.3 | New |
| | Labour | Asim Mahmood | 442 | 21.3 | 1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 425 | 20.5 | 11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,077 | 26.5 | 0.42 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 15.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 15.1 | |

### Fletton & Woodston

This seat was last contested in 2018. The incumbent was Alan Dowson (Labour).
Freedom Alliance (2.7%) did not contest this time.
Fletton & Woodston ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Alan Grant Dowson | 880 | 43.3 | 4.8 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Stephen Willey | 812 | 39.9 | 1.2 |
| | Green | David Nicholas Stevenson | 202 | 9.9 | 1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Walton | 139 | 6.8 | 0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 68 | 3.4 | 2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,033 | 26.12 | 6.23 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.0 | |

### Gunthorpe

This seat was last contested in 2018. The incumbent was Andrew Bond (Liberal Democrat).
Christian Peoples Alliance (1.3%) did not contest this time.
Gunthorpe ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Bond | 1,259 | 50.3 | 17.6 |
| | Conservative | John Philip Peach | 996 | 39.8 | 13.7 |
| | Labour | Jack James Gower | 250 | 10.0 | 2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 263 | 10.5 | 10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,505 | 37.06 | 0.74 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 15.65 | |

### Hampton Vale

This seat was last contested in 2018. The incumbent was Marco Cereste (Conservative).
Dave King (Independent) (4.8%) did not contest this time.
Hampton Vale ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Marco Cereste | 398 | 37.1 | 6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Polly Geraghty | 291 | 27.2 | 1.9 |
| | Labour | Bill Thompson | 264 | 24.6 | 2.3 |
| | Green | Barry Anthony Warne | 65 | 6.1 | New |
| | Freedom Alliance | Arthurs Fedorovs | 54 | 5.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 107 | 9.9 | 4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,072 | 20.65 | 1.47 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.4 | |

### Hargate & Hempsted

This seat was last contested in 2018. The incumbent was Mohammed Farooq (Conservative).
Hargate & Hempsted ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Farooq | 672 | 50.0 | 2.7 |
| | Labour | Timothy Akau Kujiyat | 427 | 31.8 | 9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rachel Speed | 155 | 11.5 | 10.5 |
| | Green | Michael Robert Whitaker | 90 | 6.7 | 1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 245 | 18.2 | 6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,344 | 21.73 | 3.05 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.45 | |

### North

This seat was last contested in 2018. The incumbent (Shazia Bashir, Conservative) is not seeking re-election in this ward.
UKIP (4.8%), The Green Party (4.7%) and the Lib Dems (4.2%) are not contesting this time.
North ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Noreen Bi | 1,708 | 72.4 | 30.7 |
| | Conservative | Akim Akim | 652 | 27.6 | 16.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,056 | 44.8 | 42.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,360 | 32.86 | 6.73 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 23.8 | |

### Orton Longueville

This seat was last contested in 2018. The incumbent (Irene Walsh, Conservative) is not seeking re-election in this ward.
UKIP (14.4%) are not contesting this time.
Orton Longueville ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Perkins | 823 | 39.4 | 1.5 |
| | Labour | Wendy Mary Smith | 804 | 38.5 | 5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Penniall | 241 | 11.5 | 3.9 |
| | Green | June Mary Bull | 221 | 10.6 | 3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19 | 0.9 | 4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,089 | 26.99 | 2.82 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.2 | |

### Orton Waterville

This seat was last contested in 2018. The incumbent is Julie Howell (Green).
A month after contesting the seat, Stevenson (née Howell) resigned from the Green Party to sit as an independent.
Orton Waterville ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Julie Lisa May Howell | 1,907 | 68.4 | 17.6 |
| | Conservative | Michael John Samways | 593 | 21.3 | 16.7 |
| | Labour | Henry James McKearney | 217 | 7.8 | 1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vince Carroll | 72 | 2.6 | 0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,314 | 47.1 | 34.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,789 | 38.02 | 0.87 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 17.2 | |

### Park

This seat was last contested in 2018. The incumbent (Aasiyah Joseph, Labour) is not seeking re-election.
Park ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Mohammed Sabir | 1,504 | 52.9 | 0.9 |
| | Conservative | Shazia Bashir | 895 | 31.5 | 8.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Hardman | 201 | 7.1 | 3.8 |
| | Green | Fiona Radic | 128 | 4.5 | 1.2 |
| | Reform UK | Sue Morris | 116 | 4.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 609 | 21.4 | 7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,844 | 39.9 | 6.45 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.6 | |

### Paston & Walton

This seat was last contested in 2018. The incumbent is Asif Shaheed (Liberal Democrat).
UKIP (8.1%) did not contest this time.
Paston & Walton ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Asif Shaheed | 895 | 44.6 | 6.6 |
| | Conservative | Angie Fenner | 505 | 25.2 | 6.6 |
| | Labour | Gregory Mickiewicz | 374 | 18.6 | 11.5 |
| | Reform UK | Tony Allen | 142 | 7.1 | New |
| | Green | Amanda Horne | 92 | 4.6 | 0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 390 | 19.4 | 11.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,008 | 26.65 | 4.44 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 9.1 | |

### Ravensthorpe

This seat was last contested in 2018. The incumbent, Ed Murphy, was suspended by the Labour Party in 2021. He contested this election as an independent candidate.
UKIP (6.5%) and The Green Party (3%) did not contest this time.
Ravensthorpe ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Rangzeb | 1,202 | 43.7 | 1.1 |
| | Labour Co-op | Mohammed Tokir | 775 | 28.2 | 17.6 |
| | Independent Labour | Ed Murphy | 615 | 22.4 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Cham | 156 | 5.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 427 | 15.5 | 14.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,748 | 35.97 | 1.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 8.3 | |

### Stanground South

This seat was last contested in 2018. The incumbent is Ray Bisby (Conservative).
UKIP (5%), Julian Bray (Independent) (4.5%), and The Liberal Democrats (4.3%) did not contest this time.
Stanground South ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ray Bisby | 967 | 56.4 | 2.7 |
| | Labour | Timothy William Fish | 566 | 33.0 | 6.7 |
| | Green | Stuart Middleton | 182 | 10.6 | 7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 401 | 23.4 | 8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,715 | 22.48 | 5.32 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.7 | |

### Werrington

This seat was last contested in 2018. The incumbent is Steve Lane (Werrington First).
UKIP (2.9%) did not contest this time.
Werrington ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Werrington First | Steve Lane | 1,373 | 53.1 | 0.1 |
| | Conservative | Hayley Jayne Shelton | 495 | 19.2 | 1.7 |
| | Labour | Jason McNally | 414 | 16.0 | 5.1 |
| | Green | Georgia Wade | 166 | 6.4 | 2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Kail | 137 | 5.3 | 6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 878 | 33.9 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,585 | 32.4 | 1.4 |
| | Werrington First hold | Werrington First hold | Swing | 0.9 | |

## Changes 2022–2023

* Julie Stevenson (Orton Waterville) resigned from the Green Party to sit as an Independent in June 2022.