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Peterborough City Council

How the political make up of Peterborough City Council has changed in 2026

Alan Dowson and Daisy Blakemore-Creedon

The political make up of Peterborough City Council following latest resignation

Cllr Kirsty Knight has joined the Conservative Party

Independent Peterborough City Councillor joins Conservative Party

Labour Group leader Shabina Qayyum

Healing words, hollow opposition and a record we are proud of

Maria Pinotes is the Reform Uk candidate for Fletton and Stanground

Local Elections 2026: Counting the cost of the 'Boriswave'

Peterborough Town Hall

Date set for election of new City Council leader after Dennis Jones resignation

Paul Bristow at the wheel of a Stagecoach East bus, with Darren Roe

Peterborough’s biggest bus operator aims to plan for the future with newly elect...

Cllr Irene Walsh

Long serving Councillor and former Mayor Irene Walsh to stand down from role

Conservative Group Deputy leader Steve Allen

Political View: It’s been a challenging year, but from adversity comes……

One of the key events of the week - Kemi Badenoch v Robert Jenrick in the Tory leadership race

Political View: What will next seven days bring?

Counting the votes during general election 2024.

General election results for city’s neighbours

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Local Elections: Working for a fairer, safer and more sustainable Peterborough

Peterborough United Co-Owners Stewart Thompson, Darragh MacAnthony and Jason Neale along with Councillor John Holdich, former Leader of Peterborough City Council on the pitch during a contract signing ceremony in 2020.

Talk of new Posh stadium back on the agenda

Conservative Party chairman Richard Holden MP (left on stairs) meets Peterborough Conservatives with Peterborough MP Paul Bristow, right on stairs, during his visit to the city.

Conservative Party chairman backs Peterborough’s growth

Labour Group leader Dennis Jones (Dogsthorpe)

Opinion: Tories are out of touch, out of time

Council leader Mohammed Farooq says mending or replacing the Regional Pool will take months or years

Regional Pool closure leaves 'long gap' in swimming provision
Mohammed Farooq said that it could be years before the pool is replaced, but that the council will try to ‘fill in the gaps’
Joanna Taylor - Local Democracy Reporter

Peterborough's Regional Pool on Bishop's Road has been closed since September

Still no answers on future of Regional Pool

Mohammed Rangzeb.

Conservative councillor resigns from party

Labour Group leader Dennis Jones (Dogsthorpe)

Opinion: An overwhelming vote of confidence

"There is clear evidence that a child is seven times more likely to die if hit by a car travelling at 30mph rather
than 20mph."

Opinion: We need a sensible approach to travel

Labour party leader, Sir Keir Starmer delivers the leader's speech
(Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Opinion: Let’s get Peterborough’s future back

The Prime Minister has unveiled plans to scrap A-levels in a huge shake-up to the UK’s education system. Credit: Carl Court/Getty Images

Breaking A-levels and T Levels to be scrapped, Rishi Sunak announces

Council leader Wayne Fitzgerald says that DLUHC has been 'reassured' by the its collaborative approach

Tory resignations 'caused some instability' in Govt's confidence in council

These much consulted-upon tenets are now amalgamated into six main values: Inclusive, Respect, Integrity, Transparent, Collaborative, and Innovative.

Opinion: A wise person without values is like a well without a rope

Nigel Adams, MP for Selby and Ainsty pictured outside Selby Abbey.

Breaking Another Tory MP resigns and triggers a third by-election

Developing at Horsey Bridge in Stanground has proven controversial

Horsey Bridge: Complete timeline of controversial plan

Cllr Christian Hogg (left) remains Lib Dem leader, while Cllr Chris Wiggin (right) is his deputy

Liberal Democrats announce leadership roles
All parties have now held their annual meetings at which group leaders are chosen
Joanna Taylor - Local Democracy Reporter

This year's local elections were the first at which voter ID was required in Britain

Hundreds tried to vote in local elections without valid ID

Cllr Chris Harper (left), Cllr Nicola Day (centre) and Cllr Wayne Fitzgerald (right) have all been chosen as group leaders

Council's political groups announce new party leaders

Fenland District Council remained blue in a decisive victory for the Conservatives

Conservatives buck national trends in Fenland

Conservatives celebrate their win in Park ward

Conservatives celebrate after council elections

The Peterborough Conservatives celebrate increasing their number of seats on the city council. Photo: David Lowndes.

Conservatives tighten grip on council

Less than a third of Peterborough City Council councillors are female

Conservative Party stands just two female candidates in local election

Breaking Gary Neville mocks former PM Liz Truss on Twitter

Tory ministers will not be happy with the new ‘no plus-one’ rule for King Charles III coronation - Credit: Getty Images

Breaking Tory ministers in uproar after major king’s coronation rule change

Lord Lawson was also a journalist and the father of celebrity cook, Nigella Lawson (Picture: B Barrett/Express/Getty Images)

Breaking Former Conservative party politician Nigel Lawson dies aged 91

Tory MP Zac Goldsmith and wife Alice Rothschild have split after around a decade of marriage - Credit: Getty Images

Breaking Tory minister Zac Goldsmith ends decade-long marriage to wife Alice

Posh co-owners, from left, Dr Jason Neale, Darragh MacAnthony and Stewart 'Randy' Thompson. Photo: Joe Dent/theposh.com

Darragh hits back at allegations and criticisms

Posh Co-owner Stewart Thompson. Photo: Joe Dent.

Co-owner revealed as Tory donor- say reports

Posh chairman Darragh MacAnthony. Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images.

Posh deny making £5k donation to Tories

'The new deputy chairman of the Conservative Party, Lee Anderson is wrong to believe that charities supporting asylum seekers in Calais are involved in a multimillion-pound industry'. PIC: UK Parliament/PA Wire

Lee Anderson: ‘myth’ those on Universal credit are in poverty

Rod Stewart tells Sky News phone-in Tories should ‘give Labour a go’

MP for Peterborough Paul Bristow and Council leader Wayne Fitzgerald with the Peterborough Station quarter regeneration cheque from the Government

Council 'did not spot' Tory logo on oversized cheque

Ex-Tory MP Neil Parish resigned after being caught watching pornography in the House of Commons twice.

Disgraced porn-watching ex-MP may stand again at next general election

Army could be deployed to ease strike disruption, Nadhim Zahawi says

I’m A Celebrity 2022 final: Didi Gina Colangelo greet Matt Hancock?

Labour Party to abolish the House of Lords if elected to UK government

Autumn Statement 2022: What time is Jeremy Hunt’s budget and how to watch it live online and TV

How to watch Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks with members of the media as he visits Croydon University hospital on October 28.

PM u-turns on pledge to introduce £10 fine for missed GP appointments

Martin Lewis said childcare credits can add thousands to a state pension (Photo: ITV)

Martin Lewis pension advice 2022: Money Saving Expert’s tips for OAPs

Rishi Sunak was named as the UK’s next leader on Diwali, the festival of lights celebrated by millions of Hindus, Sikhs and Jains across the world. It celebrates new beginnings and the triumph of good over evil and light over darkness.

Peterborough's Asian community reacts to Rishi Sunak becoming prime minister

Wrexham footballer Paul Mullin’s political message banned from boots

Rishi Sunak is the new Prime Minister

Rishi Sunak speech today: What the new Prime Minister had to say

Rishi Sunak announced on Sunday he would stand to replace Liz Truss as Prime Minister. Credit: Getty Images

Rishi Sunak UK’s new Prime Minister after winning Tory leadership race

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives at Gatwick Airport in London, after travelling on a flight from the Caribbean, following the resignation of Liz Truss as Prime Minister. Picture date: Saturday October 22, 2022.

Boris Johnson pulls out of Tory leadership race