# 2012 Peterborough City Council election

The 2012 Peterborough City Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Peterborough City Council in England. The last time these seats were up for election was 2008. This was on the same day as other local elections.
The number of seats up for election were 19 (one per ward). The Conservatives retained overall control of Peterborough City Council.

## Election result

2012 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 | 9 | 6 | 47.4 | 26 | 35 | 61.4 | 14,681 | 40.8 | -2.3 |
| | Labour | 6 | 5 | 31.6 | 4 | 10 | 17.5 | 11,794 | 32.7 | +1.3 |
| | Independent | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | 7.0 | 1,547 | 4.3 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 | 10.5 | 1 | 3 | 5.3 | 2,044 | 5.7 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal | 1 | | 5.3 | 2 | 3 | 5.3 | 1,016 | 2.8 | -1.3 |
| | Werrington Ind. | 1 | 1 | 5.3 | 1 | 2 | 3.5 | 1,368 | 3.8 | +0.2 |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,038 | 5.7 | +0.9 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 807 | 2.2 | +0.8 |
| | Peterborough Ind. | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 311 | 0.9 | -1.0 |
| | English Democrat | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 269 | 0.7 | -2.9 |
| | TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 103 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Socialist Equality | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 40 | 0.1 | N/A |

## Ward results
### Barnack

Barnack :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Over* | 572 | 68.3 |
| | Labour | Alexander Hall | 143 | 17.1 |
| | UKIP | Alex Jamieson | 123 | 14.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 429 | 51.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 838 | 36.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Bretton North

Bretton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ann Sylvester | 590 | 32.7 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Bird | 423 | 23.4 |
| | Independent | Pat Nash* | 397 | 22.0 |
| | UKIP | Frances Fox | 272 | 15.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Pollack | 83 | 4.6 |
| | Socialist Equality | Steve Woodbridge | 40 | 2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 167 | 9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,805 | 27.2 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Central

Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Nazim Khan | 2,194 | 50.8 |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Sabeel | 1,912 | 44.3 |
| | Green | Ian Tennant | 211 | 4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 282 | 6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,317 | 54.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Dogsthorpe

Dogsthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Adrian Miners* | 1,016 | 60.1 |
| | Labour | Kevin Bull | 420 | 24.9 |
| | UKIP | Roger Herdman | 134 | 7.9 |
| | Conservative | Bob Bailey | 120 | 7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 596 | 35.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,690 | 25.5 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### East

East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jo Johnson | 882 | 47.9 |
| | Conservative | June Bull | 617 | 33.5 |
| | Green | Paul Furnborough | 208 | 11.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Abid Hussain | 133 | 7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 265 | 14.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,840 | 24.4 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Eye and Thorney

Eye and Thorney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Dale McKean | 694 | 45.1 |
| | Independent | Graham Murphy | 374 | 24.3 |
| | Labour | Ciaran McManus | 225 | 14.6 |
| | UKIP | Mary Herdman | 186 | 12.1 |
| | Green | Les Lazell | 60 | 3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 320 | 20.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,539 | 31.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Fletton

Fletton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Nicholas Thulbourn | 744 | 42.2 |
| | Conservative | Pedro Faustino | 520 | 29.5 |
| | Independent | Fran Benton* | 319 | 18.1 |
| | Green | Michelle Cooper | 181 | 10.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 224 | 12.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,764 | 21.7 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Glinton and Wittering

Glinton and Wittering :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Holdrich* | 1,157 | 81.3 |
| | Labour | Luke Pagliaro | 266 | 18.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 891 | 62.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,423 | 27.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Orton Longueville

Orton Longueville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Lisa Forbes | 886 | 47.4 |
| | Conservative | Pieter Smit | 599 | 32.0 |
| | UKIP | Alan Fromm | 283 | 15.1 |
| | TUSC | Mary Cooke | 103 | 5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 287 | 15.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,871 | 25.6 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Orton Waterville

Orton Waterville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gavin Elsey* | 1,146 | 55.5 |
| | Labour | David Weaver | 509 | 24.7 |
| | UKIP | Ian McLaughlin | 409 | 19.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 637 | 30.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,064 | 31.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Orton with Hampton

Orton with Hampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Seaton* | 788 | 46.9 |
| | Labour | Nigel Cornwell | 440 | 26.2 |
| | Peterborough Ind. | Roger Antunes | 311 | 18.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Wiggin | 142 | 8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 348 | 20.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,681 | 18.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Park

Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Peach* | 1,530 | 51.7 |
| | Labour | Nicola Day-Dempsey | 1,284 | 43.4 |
| | Green | Fiona Radic | 147 | 5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 246 | 8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,961 | 43.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Paston

Paston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Knowles | 687 | 50.3 |
| | Conservative | David Day* | 678 | 49.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9 | 0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,365 | 23.0 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Ravensthorpe

Ravensthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gul Nawaz* | 926 | 56.2 |
| | Labour | Glennis Bentley | 589 | 35.8 |
| | UKIP | Paul McLaughlin | 132 | 8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 337 | 20.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,647 | 32.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Stanground Central

Stanground Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Irene Walsh | 719 | 39.0 |
| | Labour | Ron Graves | 701 | 38.1 |
| | English Democrat | Nick Capp | 269 | 14.6 |
| | Independent | Julien Bray | 153 | 8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,842 | 26.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Walton

Walton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Sandford* | 718 | 57.8 |
| | Conservative | Rachel Day | 286 | 23.0 |
| | Labour | Sue Johnson | 238 | 19.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 432 | 34.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,242 | 29.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Werrington North

Werrington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Werrington Ind. | John Fox* | 1,368 | 84.3 |
| | Conservative | Darren Morley | 153 | 9.4 |
| | Labour | Zayaer Malik | 102 | 6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,215 | 74.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,623 | 27.7 |
| | Werrington Ind. hold | Werrington Ind. hold | Swing | |

### Werrington South

Werrington South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julia Davidson | 812 | 42.3 |
| | Conservative | Colin Burton* | 762 | 39.7 |
| | Labour | Scott Johnson | 347 | 18.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50 | 2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,921 | 36.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### West

West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Yasmeen Maqbool | 1,079 | 41.7 |
| | Labour | Bedrea Laftah | 547 | 21.2 |
| | UKIP | John Myles | 499 | 19.3 |
| | Independent | April Plant | 304 | 11.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Beki Sellick | 156 | 6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 532 | 20.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,585 | 38.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |