LIVE BLOG: Timetable of key results and events at Peterborough City Council Local Elections 2022
Peterborough went to the polls on Thursday (May 5) to elect 19 city councillors in 18 wards, as well as a number of parish councillors in 12 wards.
Follow all of the results as they come in on the PT live blog below.
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Key Events
- 19 councillors to be elected
- Conservatives have controlled the council since 2000
- Conservatives currently have 28 seats and 30 are needed for a majority
- 12 parish council elections are also being held
- Green leader Julie Howell and Mayor Steven Lane among those up for election
- Both Labour and the Tories are battling for control of Peterborough
Gunthorpe
It’s a Lib Dem hold in Gunthorpe and Andrew Bond is re-elected. Andrew Bond (Liberal Democrat) - 1259, Jack Gower (Labour) - 250, John Peach (Conservative) - 996.
37.06% turnout
Park
It’s a Labour hold in Park ward. Shazia Bashir (Conservative) - 895, Ian Hardman (Liberal Democrat) - 201, Sue Morris (Reform UK) - 116, Fiona Radic (Green) - 128, Mohammed Sabir (Labour and Co-Operative) - 1504.
39.9% turnout
Bretton
It’s a Conservative hold in Bretton with Scott Warren is re-elected. Dave Craig (Independent) - 248, Nick Thulbourn (Labour) - 695, Scott Warren (Conservative) - 850, Rohan Wilson (Liberal Democrat) - 131.
27.7% turnout
Fletton & Woodston
It’s a Labour hold and Alan Dowson has been re-elected. Alan Dowson (Labour and Co-operative) - 880, David Stevenson (Green) - 202, Neil Walton (Liberal Democrat) - 139, Andrew Willey (Conservative) - 812.
26.12% turnout
Orton Longueville
It was a close call in this ward but it remains a Conservative hold. June Bull (Green) - 221, Nick Penniall (Liberal Democrat) - 241, Michael Perkins (Conservative) - 823, Wendy Smith (Labour and Co-operative) - 804.
26.99% turnout
Dogsthorpe
It’s a Labour hold. Kelsey Brace (Green) - 68, Dennis Jones (Labour and Co-operative) - 1107, Robert Petch (Freedom Alliance, Real People, Real Alternative) - 45, Sandra Ringler (Liberal Democrat) - 140, Marius Vainauskas (Conservative) - 568.
27.59% turnout
Eye, Thorney & Newborough
It’s a Conservative hold for Eye, Thorney & Newborough but a new candidate has been elected. Michael Alexander (Green) - 285, Annie Geraghty (Liberal Democrat) - 152, Kim Lewis (Labour) - 549, Rylan Ray (Conservative) - 1269.
29.83% turnout
Hargate & Hempsted
It’s a Conservative hold for Hargate and Hempsted, as Mohammed Farooq is re-elected.
Mohammed Farooq (Conservative) - 672, Timothy Kujiyat (Labour) - 427, Rachel Speed (Liberal Democrat) - 155, Michael Whitaker (Green) - 90.
21.73% turnout
Paston & Walton
It’s a Lib Dem hold for Paston & Walton. Tony Allen (Reform UK) - 142, Angie Fenner (Conservative) - 505, Amanda Horne (Green) - 92, Gregory Mickiewicz (Labour) - 374, Asif Shaheed (Liberal Democrat) - 895.
26.65% turnout