Local Elections 2026: Counting begins for Peterborough City Council vote

Counting has begun in the Peterborough local elections.

Polls closed at 10pm on Thursday (May 7), with the first ballot box arriving shortly afterwards.

East Ward was the first ballot box to arrive at the Kingsgate Conference Centre, where the count is taking place.

The counting process is now beginning, as the rest of the ballot boxes arrive from across the city.

The results will be announced overnight.

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