Local Elections 2023: Live Blog as Peterborough heads to the polls

The Peterborough Telegraph is keeping you updated throughout the whole day as its time to cast your vote in the local elections.
The ballot papers for Park Ward arrive, the first ward to arrive at the town hall.The ballot papers for Park Ward arrive, the first ward to arrive at the town hall.
The ballot papers for Park Ward arrive, the first ward to arrive at the town hall.

21 seats on Peterborough City Council are available today and your votes will decide who has overall control of the council and the power to make decisions over everything from schools, leisure, council tax to bin collections.

Polling stations are open until 10pm this evening.

Follow all of the developments throughout the day and night on the PT’s live blog below.

LIVE: Peterborough Local Elections 2023

Key Events

  • 21 city council seats available
  • ID required to vote
  • Council currently under no overall control
  • Conservatives are the largest party on council

And, that’s all from us. Thank you for tuning in, folks. 

2 Conservative gains

Khan Arfan – Conservative Party 1660

Muhammad Asif – Conservative Party 1148

Ian Hardman – Liberal Democrats 197

Junayd Hussain – Labour & Co-operative Party 1024

Sabra Yasin – Labour Party 1003

Sue Morris – Reform UK 80

Fiona Radic – Green Party 529

Steve Wilson – Green Party 341

Turnout: 44.55%

We have been told there is a half an hour wait for Park ward declaration.

Wayne Fitzgerald (CONS) keeps West ward

Conservative councillor Raja Ahmed wins Ravensthorpe - a Conservative gain from Labour.

Labour take North

Akim Akim – Conservative Party 393

Ansar Ali – Independent 863

Tracey Foreman – Green Party 178

Asim Mahmood – Labour & Co-operative Party 1078

Turnout: 35.50%

Labour hold

Shabina Qayyum – Labour & Co-operative Party 1618

Luke Chapman – Green Party 120

Jo Johnson – Independent 62

Ekta Patel – Conservative Party 665

Turnout: 33.9%

Labour take Bretton

Chris Burbage – Conservative Party 785

John O’Connor- Independent 79

Richard Strangward – Labour Party 863

Barry Warne – Green Party 81

Rohan Wilson – Liberal Democrats 133

Turnout: 29.1%

Raja Ahmed – Conservative Party 1239

Richard Cham – Liberal Democrats 91

Jason McNally – Labour & Co-operative Party 872

Edward Murphy – Green Party 363

Turnout: 34.43%