Former Peterborough City Council leader to step down at May elections
Former Peterborough City Council Leader Dennis Jones will be standing down ahead of the upcoming May elections.
Cllr Jones, who is representative for the Dogsthorpe ward, will not be seeking re-election.
Cllr Jones has represented Dogsthorpe since first being elected in 2018. He was elected for the Labour party initially but has sat as an independent since September 2025.
Cllr Jones became the first Labour Council Leader of the city council in the 21st century in May 2024 after the party became the largest party in the elections of the same month.
Cllr Jones stepped down from the leadership and was suspended from the party, however, in September 2025 when former Labour councillor Daisy Blakemore-Creedon shared an apparent exchange of messages between herself and Cllr Jones.
In a message to residents, Cllr Jones said: “As I'm not re- standing for council, It's been a privilege to have served you. Thank you for electing me. Good luck and goodbye.”
The Peterborough Telegraph has contacted him for comment.