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

The ballot papers for Park Ward arrive, the first ward to arrive at the town hall.

The Peterborough Telegraph is keeping you updated throughout the whole day as its time to cast your vote in the local elections.

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

Thu, 04 May, 2023, 10:34 BSTUpdated 04:48 BST

Local Elections

Hello and welcome to the Peterborough Telegraph’s live local election blog for 2023.

The Peterborough Telegraph is here as a guide to keep you informed with all you need to know as we head into the night.

Ben Jones, Local Democracy Reporter Joanna Taylor and Carly Roberts are all reporting live from Peterborough Town Hall.

Photographs are by David Lowndes.