2022 Peterborough City Council election

Elections to Peterborough City Council are due to take place on 5 May 2022. 19 of the 60 seats will be contested. The election will take place alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom.

2022 Peterborough City Council election
5 May 2022 (2022-05-05)
19 seats (out of 60 seats) to Peterborough City Council
31 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Wayne Fitzgerald Shaz Nawaz Nick Sandford
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat West Park Paston and Walton
Current seats 28 16 8
 
Leader John Fox Chris Harper
Party Green Werrington First Independent
Leader's seat Werrington Stanground South
Current seats 3 3 1
 
Leader Ed Murphy
Party Independent Labour
Leader's seat Ravensthorpe
Current seats 1

Current political makeup

Summary
2022 Peterborough City Council election[4]
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 28
  Labour 16
  Liberal Democrats 8
  Green 3
  Werrington First 3
  Independent 1
  Independent Labour 1

Ward results

Bretton

This seat was last contested in 2021. The incumbent is Scott Warren (Conservative). UKIP (3.35%) and For Britain (1.08%) are not contesting this time.

Bretton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Scott Warren
Labour Nick Thulbourn
Liberal Democrats Rohan Wilson
Independent Dave Craig
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Central

This seat was last contested in 2021. The incumbent (Mahboob Hussain, Labour) is not seeking re-election. Freedom Alliance (2.42%) are not contesting this time.

Central ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Aleem Miran
Labour Alison Margaret Jones
Liberal Democrats Paul Whittaker
Green Raymond John Knight
TUSC Steve Cawley
Majority
Turnout -
gain from Swing

Dogsthorpe

This seat was last contested in 2021. The incumbent is Dennis Jones (Labour). UKIP (3.95%) and Colin Hargreaves (11.35%) are not contesting this time.

Dogsthorpe ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Marius Vainauskas
Labour Dennis Jones
Liberal Democrats Sandra Ringler
Green Kelsey Jack Brace
Freedom Alliance Robert Bede Petch
Majority
Turnout
Swing

East

This seat was last contested in 2021. The incumbent is Sam Hemraj (Labour).

East ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dominic Pereira
Labour Sam Hemraj
Liberal Democrats Stuart Clark
Green Luke Chapman
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Eye, Thorney & Newborough

This seat was last contested in 2021. The incumbent (Richard Brown, Conservative) is not seeking re-election.

Eye, Thorney & Newborough ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rylan Ray
Labour Kim Michelle Lewis
Liberal Democrats Annie Geraghty
Green Michael Alexander
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Fletton & Stanground

One vacant seat is up for election (Liberal Democrat), alongside the incumbent (Christian Hogg, Liberal Democrat). This seat was last contested in 2021. The Green Party (7.2%) and John Whitby (10.6%) are not contesting this time.

Fletton & Stanground ward (2 Seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Vishal Vichare
Conservative Irene Walsh
Labour Asim Mahmood
Liberal Democrats Christian Hogg
Liberal Democrats Jade Seagar
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Fletton & Woodston

This seat was last contested in 2021. The incumbent is Alan Dowson (Labour). Freedom Alliance (2.7) are not contesting this time.

Fletton & Woodston ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Stephen Willey
Labour Alan Grant Dowson
Liberal Democrats Neil Walton
Green David Nicholas Stevenson
Majority
Turnout
gain from Swing

Gunthorpe

This seat was last contested in 2021. The incumbent is Andrew Bond (Liberal Democrat). Christian Peoples Alliance (1.3%) are not contesting this time.

Gunthorpe ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Philip Peach
Labour Jack James Gower
Liberal Democrats Andrew Bond
Majority
Turnout
Swing
gain from Swing

Hampton Vale

This seat was last contested in 2021. The incumbent is Marco Cereste (Conservative). Dave King (4.8%) is not contesting this time.

Hampton Vale ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Marco Cereste
Labour Bill Thompson
Liberal Democrats Polly Geraghty
Green Barry Anthony Warne
Freedom Alliance Arthurs Fedorovs
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Hargate & Hempsted

This seat was last contested in 2021. The incumbent is Mohammed Farooq (Conservative).

Hargate & Hempsted ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mohammed Farooq
Labour Timothy Akau Kujiyat
Liberal Democrats Rachel Speed
Green Michael Robert Whitaker
Majority
Turnout
gain from Swing

North

This seat was last contested in 2021. The incumbent (Shazia Bashir, Conservative) is not seeking re-election in this ward. The Green Party (5.58%) and the Lib Dems (5.58%) are not contesting this time.

North ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Akim Akim
Labour Noreen Bi
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Orton Longueville

This seat was last contested in 2021. The incumbent (Irene Walsh, Conservative) is not seeking re-election in this ward.

Orton Longueville ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Perkins
Labour Wendy Mary Smith
Liberal Democrats Nick Penniall
Green June Mary Bull
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Orton Waterville

This seat was last contested in 2021. The incumbent is Julie Howell (Green). UKIP (2.6%) are not contesting this time.

Orton Waterville ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael John Samways
Labour Henry James McKearney
Liberal Democrats Vince Carroll
Green Julie Lisa May Howell
Majority
Turnout
gain from Swing

Park

This seat was last contested in 2021. The incumbent (Aasiyah Joseph, Labour) is not seeking re-election.

Park ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Shazia Bashir
Labour Mohammed Sabir
Liberal Democrats Ian Hardman
Green Fiona Radic
Reform UK Sue Morris
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Paston & Walton

This seat was last contested in 2021. The incumbent is Asif Shaheed (Liberal Democrat).

Paston & Walton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Angie Fenner
Labour Gregory Mickiewicz
Liberal Democrats Asif Shaheed
Green Amanda Horne
Reform UK Tony Allen
Majority
Turnout
gain from Swing

Ravensthorpe

This seat was last contested in 2021. The incumbent, Ed Murphy, was suspended by the Labour Party in 2021.[5] He will contest this election as an independent candidate. The Green Party (5.4%) are not contesting this time.

Ravensthorpe ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mohammed Rangzeb
Labour Mohammed Tokir
Liberal Democrats Richard Cham
Independent Ed Murphy
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Stanground South

This seat was last contested in 2021. The incumbent is Ray Bisby (Conservative). The Liberal Democrats (4.3%) are not contesting this time.

Stanground South ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ray Bisby
Labour Timothy William Fish
Green Stuart Middleton
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Werrington

This seat was last contested in 2021. The incumbent is Steve Lane (Werrington First).

Werrington ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hayley Jayne Shelton
Labour Jason McNally
Liberal Democrats Simon Kail
Green Georgia Wade
Werrington First Steve Lane
Majority
Turnout
Swing

References
  1. Thompson-Chambers, Vicky (20 September 2006). "Peterborough City Council - Councillors, democracy and elections". democracy.peterborough.gov.uk.
  2. "Councillor Ed Murphy". Peterborough City Council. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  3. Jones, Ben (7 April 2022). "Peterborough City Council elections: Every candidate standing".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. Lamy, Joel (9 April 2021). "Suspended Peterborough Labour councillor insists investigation is 'storm in a tea cup'". Archived from the original on 9 April 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.