Local Elections 2026: Postal voters must register TODAY to cast ballot by mail on May 7
City residents who want to cast a ballot in the May 7 election by post but who are not yet registered to vote are being urged to take immediate action.
The deadline to register as a postal voter is 5pm TODAY (Tuesday April 21).
With this in mind, Peterborough City Council is urging people who remain unregistered to ensure they update their details swiftly.
Rachel Edwards, Peterborough City Council’s head of constitutional services, said “time is running out” for postal voters to make sure they will be able to have their say on May 7.
“They [elections] are an important opportunity to make your voice heard and have a say on who represents you on issues that directly affect day-to-day life here in Peterborough.”
Those wishing to vote by post can do so by heading online and using the postal vote application form on the Electoral Commission website at https://www.gov.uk/apply-postal-vote. Registration is quick and easy and takes just five minutes to do.
The 2026 Peterborough local elections will be held across 18 city wards: Bretton; Central; Dogsthorpe; East; Eye, Thorney and Newborough; Fletton and Stanground; Fletton and Woodston; Gunthorpe; Hampton Vale; Hargate and Hempsted; North; Orton Longueville; Orton Waterville; Park; Paston and Walton; Ravensthorpe; Stanground South; and Werrington.
The count for the local elections will be held at KingsGate Conference Centre in Parnwell on Thursday May 7, with the results set to be declared early the following morning.