2026 Peterborough City Council election

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2026 English local government election

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7 May 2026 (2026-05-07)

2027 (TBD) →

18 out of 60 seats to Peterborough City Council
31 seats needed for a majority


Leader	Shabina Qayyum		Wayne Fitzgerald
Party	Labour	Independent	Conservative
Last election	19 seats, 31.7%	3 seats, 5.0%	11 seats, 29.5%
Current seats	13^[1]	12	10


Leader	Chris Harper	Christian Hogg	Heather Skibsted
Party	Peterborough First	Liberal Democrats	Green
Last election	14 seats, 15.6%	9 seats, 9.4%	4 seats, 13.5%
Current seats	10	8	5


Party	Reform
Last election	0 seats, 0.2%
Current seats	1

Incumbent Leader

Shabina Qayyum
Labour Co-op
No overall control^[a]

The 2026 Peterborough City Council election will take place on 7 May 2026 to elect members of Peterborough City Council in Cambridgeshire, England.^[2] This is on the same day as other local elections.

Election result

2026 Peterborough City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour				8
	Independent				9
	Conservative				7
	Peterborough First				7
	Liberal Democrats				5
	Green				4
	Reform				1

Incumbents

Ward	Incumbent councillor		Re-standing
Bretton	Scott Warren	Conservative	Yes
Central	Alison Jones	Labour Co-op	No
Dogsthorpe	Dennis Jones^[b]^[3]	Independent	No
East	Samantha Hemraj	Labour Co-op	Yes
Eye, Thorney & Newborough	Rylan Ray^[c]^[4]^[5]	Independent	No
Fletton & Stanground	Christian Hogg	Liberal Democrats	Yes
Fletton & Woodston	Vacant	Labour Co-op^[d]	N/A
Gunthorpe	Andrew Bond	Liberal Democrats	Yes
Hampton Vale	Marco Cereste	Conservative	Yes
Hargate & Hempsted	Mohammed Farooq^[e]	Peterborough First	No
North	Noreen Bi	Labour Co-op	Yes
Orton Longueville	Michael Perkins	Conservative	No
Orton Waterville	Julie Stevenson^[f]	Independent	No
Park	Mohammed Sabir	Labour Co-op	No
Paston & Walton	Asif Shaheed	Liberal Democrats	Yes
Ravensthorpe	Mohammed Rangzeb^[g]	Green	No
Stanground South	Ray Bisby^[h]	Peterborough First	No
Werrington	Sarah Hillier	Peterborough First	Yes

Candidates

Bretton

David Craig (Independent) (12.84% in 2022) is not contesting this election.

Bretton ward
Party		Candidate
	Reform	John Bolton
	Labour Co-op	Susan Glasgow
	Green	David Narrainen
	Conservative	Scott Warren*
	Liberal Democrats	Rohan Wilson
Majority
Turnout

Central

The incumbent, Alison Jones (Labour Co-op), will not be contesting this election.

Central ward
Party		Candidate
	TUSC	Steve Cawley
	Green	Shaz Choudhary
	Labour Co-op	Khurram Iqbal
	Liberal Democrats	Jason Kerridge
	Conservative	Shahzadi Khan
	Reform	Jeff Pitt
Majority
Turnout

Dogsthorpe

The incumbent, Dennis Jones, will not be contesting this election. He originally represented the Labour Party, but has sat as an Independent since his suspension in September 2025.^[6]

Ishfaq Hussain was suspended by the Conservative Party shortly before the election, but will remain on the ballot.^[7]

Freedom Alliance (2.32% in 2022) is not contesting this election.

Dogsthorpe ward
Party		Candidate
	Green	Pip Gardner
	Labour Co-op	Mohammad Haseeb
	Conservative	Ishfaq Hussain^[i]
	Liberal Democrats	Sandra Ringler
	Independent	Petr Torak
	Reform	Bryan Tyler
Majority
Turnout

East

East ward
Party		Candidate
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Hardman
	Labour Co-op	Sam Hemraj*
	Conservative	Aleem Miran
	Green	Nassim Rhaiem
	Reform	Dave West
Majority
Turnout

Eye, Thorney & Newborough

The incumbent, Rylan Ray, will not be contesting this election. He originally represented the Conservative Party, but sat as an Independent following his arrest and suspension in November 2025.^[9]

Eye, Thorney & Newborough ward
Party		Candidate
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Church
	Labour Co-op	Sue Farr
	Reform	Layton Mills
	Conservative	John Peach
	Green	Adam Warr
Majority
Turnout

Fletton & Stanground

Fletton & Stanground ward
Party		Candidate
	Liberal Democrats	Christian Hogg*
	Labour Co-op	Andrew Johnson
	TUSC	Jon Lloyd
	Reform	Maria Pinotes
	Conservative	Neil Seekings
Majority
Turnout

Fletton & Woodston

This is a vacant seat, following the passing of incumbent councillor Alan Dowson (Labour Party) in early 2026.^[10]

The Liberal Democrats (UK) (6.79% in 2022) are not contesting this election.

Fletton & Woodston ward
Party		Candidate
	Conservative	Andy Coles
	Independent	Steve Harknett
	Green	Ed Murphy
	Reform	Yvonne Scarrott
	Labour Co-op	Harvey Woodhouse
Majority
Turnout

Gunthorpe

Gunthorpe ward
Party		Candidate
	Labour Co-op	Muhammad Ahmed
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Bond*
	Conservative	Andrew MacFarlaine
	Reform	Tom Rogers
Majority
Turnout

Hampton Vale

Freedom Alliance (5.00% in 2022) is not contesting this election.

Hampton Vale ward
Party		Candidate
	Conservative	Marco Cereste*
	Reform	Steve Newson
	Green	Toqeer Sethi
	Labour Co-op	Simon Turp
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Wiggin
Majority
Turnout

Hargate & Hempsted

The incumbent, Mohammed Farooq, will not be contesting this election. He originally represented the Conservatives, but defected to Peterborough First in June 2023^[11].

Hargate & Hempsted ward
Party		Candidate
	Labour Co-op	Hamza Jarral
	Reform	Simon Jones
	Green	Katherine Sharp
	Conservative	Vishal Vichare
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Walton
Majority
Turnout

North

North ward
Party		Candidate
	Conservative	Javed Akhtar
	Labour Co-op	Noreen Bi*
	Green	Mohammed Munir
	Reform	Keith Sharp
Majority
Turnout

Orton Longueville

The incumbent, Michael Perkins (Conservative Party), will not be contesting this election.

The Liberal Democrats (UK) (11.50% in 2022) are not contesting this election.

Orton Longueville ward
Party		Candidate
	Labour Co-op	Olu Akinyele
	Conservative	Ruwan Madugalla
	Green	Jonathan Orchard
	Independent	Nick Penniall
	Reform	Philip Whitworth
Majority
Turnout

Orton Waterville

The incumbent, Julie Stevenson, will not be contesting this election. She originally represented the Green Party, but sat as an Independent following her departure from the party in June 2022^[12].

The Liberal Democrats (UK) (2.57% in 2022) are not contesting this election.

Orton Waterville ward
Party		Candidate
	Reform	Stephen Arnott
	Labour Co-op	Steve Bailey
	Green	Alex Bowerbanks
	Conservative	Sanjaya Dodamgoda
	Independent	Ray Knight
Majority
Turnout

Park

The incumbent, Mohammed Sabir (Labour Co-op), will not be contesting this election.

Park ward
Party		Candidate
	Conservative	Murtaza Ahmed-Munir
	Reform	Reza Behravan
	Green	Tassadaq Hussain
	Independent	Fiona Radic
	Liberal Democrats	Beki Sellick
	Labour Co-op	Saif Ali-Yasin
Majority
Turnout

Paston & Walton

The Green Party of England and Wales (4.58% in 2022) are not contesting this election.

Paston & Walton ward
Party		Candidate
	Conservative	Iva Banyalieva
	Reform	Ryan Gallagher
	Your Party	Rob Petch
	Liberal Democrats	Asif Shaheed*
	Labour Co-op	Mohammed Yasin
Majority
Turnout

Ravensthorpe

The incumbent, Mohammed Rangzeb, will not be contesting this election. He originally represented the Conservatives, but defected to the Green Party in December 2023^[13].

Ed Murphy (Independent) (22.27% in 2022) is not contesting this election.

Ravensthorpe ward
Party		Candidate
	Green	Shokat Ali
	Labour Co-op	Matthew Clements
	Conservative	Gul Nawaz
	Reform	Ashli Philip
	Liberal Democrats	Nick Sandford
Majority
Turnout

Stanground South

The incumbent, Ray Bisby, will not be contesting this election. He originally represented the Conservatives, but represented Peterborough First following his departure from the party in May 2023^[14].

Stanground South ward
Party		Candidate
	Independent	Julian Bray
	Conservative	Janet Brown
	Peterborough First	June Bull
	Green	Charles Coster
	Labour Co-op	Andrew Deacon
	Reform	Peter Reeve
	Liberal Democrats	Miriam Sellick
Majority
Turnout

Werrington

The Green Party of England and Wales (5.29% in 2022) and Liberal Democrats (UK) (6.41% in 2022) are not contesting this election.

Werrington ward
Party		Candidate
	Conservative	Ruta Dalton
	Labour Co-op	Bradley Dilloway
	Peterborough First	Sarah Hillier*
	Reform	Chris Watson
Majority
Turnout

References

↑ Labour minority.
↑ Originally elected as Labour, but was suspended from the party.
↑ Originally elected as a Conservative, but was suspended from the party.
↑ Vacant seat last held by Labour Co-op.
↑ Originally elected as a Conservative, but left the party and defected to the Peterborough First group.
↑ Originally elected as a Green, but left the party to sit as an Independent.
↑ Originally elected as a Conservative, but left the party and defected to the Green Party.
↑ Originally elected as a Conservative, but left the party and defected to the Peterborough First group.
↑ The Conservatives withdrew support for Hussain following allegations of antisemitism.^[8]

↑ "Peterborough City Council Composition: Latest". opencouncildata.co.uk. Open Council Data UK. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
↑ "Update on May 2026 local authority elections". mhclgmedia.blog.gov.uk. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. 16 February 2026. Archived from the original on 16 February 2026. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
↑ "Peterborough Council leader suspended for grooming gang comment". www.bbc.com. 2025-09-04. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
↑ "Peterborough city councillor charged with child sex offences". BBC News. 2025-11-27. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
↑ Hickin, Ashlea (2025-12-02). "Cambridgeshire Tory charged with 26 sex offences including rape". Cambridgeshire Live. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
↑ "Peterborough Council leader suspended for grooming gang comment". BBC News. 2025-09-04. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
↑ "Local Elections 2026: Conservatives suspend Dogsthorpe candidate over offensive social media posts". Peterborough Telegraph. 2026-04-27. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
↑ "Tories drop 'Zio' post candidate after pressure from JC". The Jewish Chronicle. 2026-04-24. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
↑ "Peterborough councillor charged with child sex offences has appeared in court". Peterborough Telegraph. 2026-01-28. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
↑ "Tributes paid to long-serving councillor". Peterborough City Council. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
↑ "Former leader of Peterborough City Council takes charge of group". BBC News. 2024-10-11. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
↑ "Former Peterborough Green Party leader resigns from group to become independent". Peterborough Telegraph. 2022-06-10. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
↑ "Peterborough councillor quits Conservatives over Gaza policy". BBC News. 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
↑ "Peterborough City Council: Three Conservatives resign from party". BBC News. 2023-05-19. Retrieved 2026-04-27.

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