Local election in Peterborough, England
Elections to Peterborough City Council took place on 3 May 2018. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom.
Results summary
Following the 2016 election, two councillors from Gunthorpe ward left the Liberal Democrat group to sit as Independents.
Peterborough City Council election, 2018 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 31 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 51.7 | 35.5 | 14,630 | 3.3 |
| Labour | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 23.3 | 34.1 | 14,059 | 2.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 0 | 0 | | 10.0 | 10.7 | 4,399 | 4.1 |
| Werrington First | 3 | 0 | 0 | | 5.0 | 3.4 | 1,420 | 0.6 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | | 3.3 | 2.2 | 914 | 0.7 |
| Liberal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 560 | 1.4 |
| Green | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 3,164 | 3.6 |
| UKIP | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.7 | 10.3 | 2,068 | 5.3 |
Total | 60 | | 41,214 | |
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| Conservative gain from No overall control |
Ward results
Bretton
Bretton ward, 3 May 2018 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Scott Warren | 851 | 41.8 | 11.3 |
| Labour | Jo Johnson | 824 | 40.5 | 5.8 |
| UKIP | Graham Whitehead | 188 | 9.2 | 21.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Kail | 92 | 4.5 | 3.7 |
| Green | Barry Warne | 80 | 3.9 | 7.8 |
Majority | 27 | 1.3 | - |
Turnout | 2,035 | 30.8 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 5.3 | |
Central
Central ward, 3 May 2018 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Mahboob Hussain | 1,794 | 52.8 | 7.5 |
| Independent | Mohammad Choudhary | 659 | 19.4 | New |
| Conservative | Louise Coles | 601 | 17.7 | 12.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Summerside | 132 | 3.9 | New |
| Green | Steve Wilson | 125 | 3.7 | 8.2 |
| UKIP | Jeff Lipscomb | 86 | 2.5 | 8.5 |
Majority | 1,135 | 33.4 | — |
Turnout | 3,397 | 45.0 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | — | |
Dogsthorpe
Dogsthorpe ward, 3 May 2018 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Dennis Jones | 954 | 49.8 | 20.9 |
| Liberal | Sandra Ringler | 560 | 29.2 | 12.6 |
| Conservative | Christopher Moon | 255 | 13.3 | 4.4 |
| UKIP | Romana Cammarata | 88 | 4.6 | 11.3 |
| Green | Carolyn English | 58 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
Majority | 394 | 20.6 | — |
Turnout | 1,915 | | |
| Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
East
East ward, 3 May 2018 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Samantha Hemraj | 1,131 | 48.3 | 13.6 |
| Conservative | Muhammad Ikram | 892 | 38.1 | 3.8 |
| UKIP | Graham McMillan | 88 | 4.5 | 16.9 |
| Green | Stefen Clements | 58 | 3.0 | New |
Majority | 239 | 10.2 | — |
Turnout | 2,342 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 7.8 | |
No Liberal candidate as previous (-6.6).
Eye, Thorney & Newborough
Eye, Thorney & Newborough ward, 3 May 2018 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Richard Brown | 1,252 | 54.5 | 21.8 |
| Labour | Christian Defeo | 656 | 28.6 | 9.9 |
| UKIP | Layton Mills | 214 | 9.3 | 15.8 |
| Green | Michael Alexander | 105 | 4.6 | 8.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Callum.A.Robertson | 70 | 3.0 | New |
Majority | 596 | 25.9 | |
Turnout | 2,297 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
No Independent candidate as previous (-20.5).
Fletton & Stanground
Fletton & Stanground Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Christian Hogg | 920 | 42.5 | 8.2 |
| Conservative | Bryan Tyler | 453 | 20.9 | 0.3 |
| Labour | Chris Skidmore | 448 | 20.7 | 9.1 |
| UKIP | Peter Reeve | 221 | 10.2 | 19.4 |
| Green | Karen Alexander | 70 | 3.2 | 8.1 |
| Independent | Peter Slinger | 53 | 2.4 | 10.0 |
Majority | 467 | 21.6 | |
Turnout | 2,165 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 5.9 | |
Fletton & Woodston
Fletton & Woodston ward, 3 May 2018 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Alan Dowson | 876 | 43.6 | 9.3 |
| Conservative | Nigel North | 864 | 43.0 | 11.8 |
| Green | David Stevenson | 268 | 13.3 | 2.6 |
Majority | 12 | 0.6 | |
Turnout | 2,008 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 1.4 | |
No Independent (-16.7) or TUSC (-4.9) candidates as previous.
Gunthorpe
Gunthorpe ward, 3 May 2018 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Bond | 1,097 | 48.7 | 16.0 |
| Conservative | Emily Fisher | 688 | 30.6 | 5.0 |
| Labour | Haggai Odep | 205 | 9.1 | 6.4 |
| Independent | Antony Lockheart | 120 | 5.3 | New |
| UKIP | Mark Boylan-Taylor | 92 | 4.1 | 15.6 |
| Green | Cherry Beeby | 50 | 2.2 | New |
Majority | 409 | 18.1 | |
Turnout | 2,252 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.0 | |
Hampton Vale
Hampton Vale ward, 3 May 2018 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Marco Cereste | 529 | 52.5 | 20.2 |
| Labour | Mohammed Munir | 292 | 29.0 | 0.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Nicola Mills | 121 | 12.0 | New |
| Green | Greg Guthrie | 66 | 6.5 | 12.5 |
Majority | 237 | 23.5 | |
Turnout | 1,008 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hargate & Hempsted
Hargate & Hempsted ward, 3 May 2018 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Mohammed Farooq | 616 | 49.1 | 18.1 |
| Labour | Callie Louise Hargreaves | 306 | 24.4 | 0.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Wiggin | 289 | 23.0 | 4.0 |
| Green | Alex Bailey | 44 | 3.5 | New |
Majority | 310 | 24.7 | |
Turnout | 1,255 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
North
North ward, 3 May 2018 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Shazia Bashir | 1,233 | 44.5 | 5.4 |
| Labour | Naz Bibi | 1,156 | 41.7 | 1.3 |
| UKIP | John Myles | 134 | 4.8 | 9.6 |
| Green | Nicola Day | 131 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Phillip Whitley | 115 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
Majority | 77 | 2.8 | — |
Turnout | 2,769 | — | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Orton Longueville
Orton Longueville ward, 3 May 2018 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Irene Walsh | 850 | 37.9 | 12.6 |
| Labour | Heather Skibsted | 730 | 32.6 | 3.9 |
| UKIP | John Okonkowski | 322 | 14.4 | 22.4 |
| Green | Alex Airey | 170 | 7.6 | 10.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Daniel Gibbs | 170 | 7.6 | 4.1 |
Majority | 120 | 5.3 | — |
Turnout | 2,242 | — | — |
| Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | | |
Orton Waterville
Orton Waterville ward, 3 May 2018 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Green | Julie Howell | 1,413 | 50.8 | 27.8 |
| Conservative | Gavin Elsey | 1,058 | 38.0 | 9.6 |
| Labour | Alan Gasperutti | 249 | 8.9 | 9.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Rachel Speed | 64 | 2.3 | 10.9 |
Majority | 355 | 12.8 | — |
Turnout | 2,784 | | |
| Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
No UKIP candidate as previous (-18.5).
Park
Park ward, 3 May 2018 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Aasiyah Joseph | 1,714 | 53.8 | 16.6 |
| Conservative | John Peach | 1,260 | 39.6 | 3.2 |
| Green | Fiona Radic | 105 | 3.3 | 6.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Hardman | 104 | 3.3 | 1.2 |
Majority | 454 | 14.2 | — |
Turnout | 3,183 | — | — |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
No UKIP candidate as previous (-8.7).
Paston & Walton
Paston & Walton ward, 3 May 2018 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Asif Shaheed | 873 | 38.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour | Jonas Hopogap Yonga | 687 | 30.1 | 7.9 |
| Conservative | Haq Nawaz | 424 | 18.6 | 1.2 |
| UKIP | Massimo Pinto | 186 | 8.1 | 11.0 |
| Green | Joseph Wells | 114 | 5.0 | New |
Majority | 186 | 8.1 | |
Turnout | 2,284 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Ravensthorpe
Ravensthorpe ward, 3 May 2018 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Edward Murphy | 1,285 | 45.8 | 6.5 |
| Conservative | Paul Bristow | 1,257 | 44.8 | 6.3 |
| UKIP | Mark Perry | 181 | 6.5 | 13.8 |
| Green | Goran Radic | 83 | 3.0 | New |
Majority | 28 | 1.0 | — |
Turnout | 2,806 | — | — |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Stanground South
Stanground South ward, 3 May 2018 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ray Bisby | 1,080 | 59.1 | 13.6 |
| Labour | Tony Otley | 481 | 26.3 | 0.4 |
| UKIP | Lisa Ann Duffy | 92 | 5.0 | 21.2 |
| Independent | Julian Bray | 82 | 4.5 | New |
| Green | Jon Phillipson Brown | 51 | 2.8 | New |
| Liberal Democrats | Terri Haynes | 42 | 2.3 | New |
Majority | 559 | 32.8 | |
Turnout | 1,828 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Werrington
Werrington ward, 3 May 2018 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Werrington First | Steve Lane | 1,420 | 53.2 | 10.2 |
| Conservative | Ruth Dalton | 467 | 17.5 | 2.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sandra Bond | 310 | 11.6 | New |
| Labour | Suzanne Marie White | 291 | 10.9 | 1.3 |
| Green | Roger Proudfoot | 102 | 3.8 | 6.4 |
| UKIP | June Kennedy | 76 | 2.9 | 16.2 |
Majority | 953 | 35.7 | — |
Turnout | 2,666 | | |
| Werrington First hold | Swing | | |
By-elections
Orton Longueville
Orton Longueville: 2 August 2018 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Gavin Elsey | 713 | 36.5 | |
| Labour | Heather Skibsted | 657 | 33.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Daniel Gibbs | 237 | 12.1 | |
| Green | Alex Airey | 201 | 10.3 | |
| UKIP | Graham Whitehead | 143 | 7.3 | |
Majority | 56 | 2.8 | |
Turnout | 1,951 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
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