title: 2018 Peterborough City Council election
text: # 2018 Peterborough City Council election
  
  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 | 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 | Total | 60 | | | | | | 41,214 | |
  | | Conservative gain from No overall control | Conservative gain from No overall control | Conservative gain from No overall control | Conservative gain from No overall control | Conservative gain from No overall control | Conservative gain from No overall control | Conservative gain from No overall control | Conservative gain from No overall control | Conservative gain from No overall control |
  
  ## Ward results
  
  ### Bretton
  
  Bretton ward, 3 May 2018 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 27 | 1.3 | - |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,035 | 30.8 | |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 5.3 | |
  
  ### Central
  
  Central ward, 3 May 2018 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,135 | 33.4 | — |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,397 | 45.0 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | — | |
  
  ### Dogsthorpe
  
  Dogsthorpe ward, 3 May 2018 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 394 | 20.6 | — |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,915 | | |
  | | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
  
  ### East
  
  East ward, 3 May 2018 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 239 | 10.2 | — |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,342 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.8 | |
  
  No Liberal candidate as previous (-6.6).
  
  ### Eye, Thorney & Newborough
  
  Eye, Thorney & Newborough ward, 3 May 2018 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 596 | 25.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,297 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  No Independent candidate as previous (-20.5).
  
  ### Fletton & Stanground
  
  Fletton & Stanground :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 467 | 21.6 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,165 | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 5.9 | |
  
  ### Fletton & Woodston
  
  Fletton & Woodston ward, 3 May 2018 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 12 | 0.6 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,008 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.4 | |
  
  No Independent (-16.7) or TUSC (-4.9) candidates as previous.
  
  ### Gunthorpe
  
  Gunthorpe ward, 3 May 2018 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 409 | 18.1 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,252 | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.0 | |
  
  ### Hampton Vale
  
  Hampton Vale ward, 3 May 2018 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 237 | 23.5 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,008 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Hargate & Hempsted
  
  Hargate & Hempsted ward, 3 May 2018 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 310 | 24.7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,255 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### North
  
  North ward, 3 May 2018 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 77 | 2.8 | — |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,769 | — | |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
  
  ### Orton Longueville
  
  Orton Longueville ward, 3 May 2018 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 120 | 5.3 | — |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,242 | — | — |
  | | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | | |
  
  ### Orton Waterville
  
  Orton Waterville ward, 3 May 2018 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 355 | 12.8 | — |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,784 | | |
  | | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
  
  No UKIP candidate as previous (-18.5).
  
  ### Park
  
  Park ward, 3 May 2018 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 454 | 14.2 | — |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,183 | — | — |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  No UKIP candidate as previous (-8.7).
  
  ### Paston & Walton
  
  Paston & Walton ward, 3 May 2018 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 186 | 8.1 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,284 | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Ravensthorpe
  
  Ravensthorpe ward, 3 May 2018 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 28 | 1.0 | — |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,806 | — | — |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Stanground South
  
  Stanground South ward, 3 May 2018 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 559 | 32.8 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,828 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Werrington
  
  Werrington ward, 3 May 2018 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 953 | 35.7 | — |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,666 | | |
  | | Werrington First hold | Werrington First hold | Swing | | |
  
  ## By-elections
  
  ### Orton Longueville
  
  Orton Longueville: 2 August 2018 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 56 | 2.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,951 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  