View the results of previous elections and referendums held in Peterborough.
2026 election results
Fletton and Woodston by-election on 12 Feb 2026
On Thursday 12 February 2026, a by-election took place for the role of city councillor for the Fletton and Woodston ward.
The results were as follows:
- Edward Murphy - Green Party - 529
- Andrew James O'Neil - Reform UK - 565 - Elected
- Neil Christopher Walton - Liberal Democrats - 84
- Andrew Stephen Willey - The Conservative Party Candidate - 419
- Harvey Woodhouse - Labour Party - 323
Overall turnout = 25.22%
2025 election results
On Thursday 1 May 2025, the following two elections took place in Peterborough:
- Election of the Mayor for the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Area
- By-election for the city councillor for Barnack ward
Election of Mayor for the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Area
An election was held for a Mayor for the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Area on Thursday 1 May 2025.
How the results work
Votes will be counted for the Mayoral election by Cambridge City Council, East Cambridgeshire District Council, Fenland District Council, Huntingdonshire District Council, Peterborough City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council for their local authority areas.
The results from each district / city local authority area are then sent to East Cambridgeshire District Council for adding together into the final total.
East Cambridgeshire District Council will announce the results of the Mayoral election on behalf of all the councils in the county. Visit East Cambridgeshire District Council's election webpages for the results.
Breakdown of Mayor election votes in Peterborough only
We have published below a breakdown of the votes by candidate and by ward for the Mayoral election. These votes apply to Peterborough only and are NOT the final result for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough as a whole.
Votes by candidate:
| Candidate name | Party | Number of votes |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Bristow | Conservative | 15,769 |
| Ryan Coogan | Reform UK | 9,221 |
| Lorna Dupre | Liberal Democrat | 2,907 |
| Bob Ensch | Green | 2,649 |
| Anna Smith | Labour | 7,629 |
Overall turnout = 26.09%
Votes by ward:
The following document shows the breakdown of Mayoral election votes by ward in Peterborough. There are some terms used in the document such as:
- Verification - this is the total number of votes made per ballot box
- Doubtfuls - rejected ballot papers due to lack of official mark, writing or mark by which the voter can be identified, unmarked or void for uncertainty, voted for more than one candidate
- Lates - postal votes handed in on the day
Please also note:
- The votes for Wittering ward were counted with Barnack ward
- The figures in this document give an indication of how residents in each ward in the city voted in the Mayoral election. The figures represent the people who voted in person at each ward, however they are not fully representative of how a ward has voted because they include postal votes from across the city. This is because postal votes are spread across all the count tables.
Barnack ward by-election
Following the resignation of former Councillor Walsh, a by-election took place in Barnack ward on Thursday 1 May 2025.
Results:
| Candidate name | Party | Number of votes |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Coles | Conservative and Unionist Party | 277 |
| David Pardoe | Green Party | 58 |
| Catherine Reid | Labour and Co-Operative Party | 106 |
| Yvonne Scarrott | Reform UK | 289 |
| Kevin Tighe | Independent | 524 - Elected |
Turnout = 45%
2025 results
- A referendum for the Werrington Neighbourhood Plan took place on Thursday 6 February 2025. For more information, view the Neighbourhood Plan page.
Werrington Neighbourhood Plan Referendum - February 2025
A referendum for the Werrington Neighbourhood Plan took place on Thursday 6 February 2025.
2024 election results
UK Parliamentary General Election - July 2024
A UK Parliamentary General Election took place on Thursday 4 July 2024. We administered the elections of the Members of Parliament (MPs) for both the North West Cambridgeshire and Peterborough constituencies.
Newborough Parish Council and Ufford Parish Council - June 2024
A poll for the election of one parish councillor for Newborough took place on Wednesday 12 June 2024.
Ufford Parish Council's election was uncontested. Therefore two candidates were duly elected.
View both notices below for further information.
City councillor election results - 2 May 2024
On Thursday 2 May 2024, city council elections took place in Peterborough. The overall turnout was 30.32%.
Parish council election results - May 2024
A poll will only take place if there are more nominations than there are seats for a particular parish ward. The following parish councils were uncontested:
- Bainton and Ashton (5 seats)
- Barnack (7 seats)
- Hampton Hargate and Vale
- Hampton Hargate (6 seats)
- Hampton Vale (8 seats)
- Helpston (9 seats)
- Orton Longueville
- East (1 seat)
- North-East (1 seat)
- Orton Longueville (9 seats)
- Orton Waterville
- Goldhay East (1 seat)
- Orton Waterville (12 seats)
- Southorpe (5 seats)
- Ufford (5 seats)
- Wothorpe and St Martin's Without
- St Martin's Without (1 seat)
- Wothorpe (5 seats)
View the 'Notice of Uncontested Elections - Parish Councillors - 2024' to see the persons duly elected for the above parish councils.
Insufficient candidates were nominated for Ufford Parish Council to make a quorum. Please view the Ufford notice below for further information.
Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner election - 2 May 2024
An election for the Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner took place on 2 May 2024.
2023 election results
Borough Fen parish by-election results - 22 November 2023
On Wednesday 22 November 2023, a parish by-election took place in Borough Fen.
City councillor election results - 4 May 2023
On Thursday 4 May 2023, city council elections took place in Peterborough.
Parish councillor elections - 4 May 2023
A poll will only take place if there are more nominations than there are seats for the particular parish ward. The following parish councils were uncontested:
- Bretton North (15 seats)
- Bretton South (5 seats)
- Deeping Gate (7 seats)
- Eye (12 seats)
- Eye Green (3 seats)
- Maxey (7 seats)
- Northborough (9 seats)
View the 'Notice of Uncontested Parishes - May 2023' document to see the persons duly elected for the above parish councils.
With regards to Etton Parish Council, no candidates were nominated for the five seats available at the 4 May 2023 election.
On 22 June 2023, following an uncontested election, four candidates were duly elected to Etton Parish Council.
We have published both notice documents for Etton Parish Council below.
Newborough Parish by-election
Following the nomination process which ended at 4pm on Friday 27 January 2023, this election has concluded without contest.
2022 Helpston Neighbourhood Planning Referendum
A referendum for the Helpston Neighbourhood Plan took place on 15 September 2022.