Peterborough City Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with roughly a third of the council elected each time for a four-year term of office. Peterborough City Council is the local authority for Peterborough in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England. Since 1998 the council has been a unitary authority, providing both district and county-level services. Prior to 1998 it was a lower-tier council with county-level services provided by Cambridgeshire County Council.
Political control Political control of the unitary authority has been held by the following groups:
ElectionPartySeats +/- 1997 Labour 25 1999Vote 99 Locals. BBC News. Retrieved 28 December 2007 No overall control Lab largest single party (25) 02000Peterborough Election Results Peterborough City Council, 5 May 2000Vote 2000 BBC News. Retrieved 10 May 2008 No overall control Con largest single party (27) +32001Peterborough Election Results Peterborough City Council, 8 June 2001Vote 2001 BBC News. Retrieved 10 May 2008 No overall control Con largest single party (26) −12002Local Election Results 2002 Peterborough City Council. Retrieved 4 May 2007Vote 2002 BBC News. Retrieved 10 May 2008 Conservative 29 +22004Local Election Results 2004 Peterborough City Council. Retrieved 4 May 2007Vote 2004 BBC News, 12 June 2004 Conservative 33 +92006Local Election Results 2006 Peterborough City Council. Retrieved 4 May 2007Election 2006 BBC News, 5 May 2006 Conservative 35 +32007Local Election Results 2007 Peterborough City Council. Retrieved 4 May 2007Election 2007 BBC News, 4 May 2007 Conservative 40 +52008Local Election Results 2008 Peterborough City Council. Retrieved 10 May 2008Elections 2008 BBC News, 2 May 2008 Conservative 43 +32010Declaration of Result of Poll Peterborough City Council, 7 May 2010Election 2010 BBC News, 7 May 2008 Conservative 39 −42011Declaration of Result of Poll Peterborough City Council, 13 May 2011Election 2011 BBC News, 10 May 2011 Conservative 38 −12012Declaration of Result of Poll Peterborough City Council, 11 May 2012Vote 2012 BBC News, 4 May 2012 Conservative 32 −62014Declaration of Result of Poll Peterborough City Council, 23 May 2014Vote 2014 BBC News, 28 May 2014McErlain, Ken "Full list of Peterborough City Council 2014 election results" Peterborough Evening Telegraph, 22 May 2014 No overall control Con largest single party (28) +22015 No overall control Con largest single party (27) −12016 Conservative 31 +42017 No overall control Con largest single party (30) −12018 Conservative 31 +12019 No overall control Con largest single party (28) −32020 No overall control Con largest single party (26) −22021 No overall control Con largest single party (29) +12022 No overall control Con largest single party (28) −12023No overall control Con largest single party(30) +22024No overall control Lab largest single party(19) +52026No overall control Con largest single party(13) +2
Council elections
+ Composition of the councilYearConservativeLabourLiberal DemocratsGreenReformUKIPLiberalPeterborough FirstIndependents& OthersCouncil controlafter electionLocal government reorganisation; council established (48 seats)1973192810New ward boundaries (48 seats)legislation.gov.uk – The City of Peterborough (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.197625221001978242310019792324100198022251001982212250019831823700198418228001986152210011987172280119882022600199021234000199119236000199222197000199421191007019951922100601996132920040Peterborough becomes a unitary authority; new ward boundaries (57 seats)1997legislation.gov.uk – The City of Peterborough (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 1997. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.2427200311999242530031200027222003220012623300322002291930033New ward boundaries (57 seats)legislation.gov.uk – The City of Peterborough (Electoral Changes) Order 2003. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.legislation.gov.uk – The City of Peterborough (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2004. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.20043374004920063445003112007402400382008432300362010393300372011386300316201232114003252014281240332520152712404325New ward boundaries (60 seats)legislation.gov.uk – The Peterborough (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. Retrieved on 20 April 2016.2016311470233020183114611232201928179201302021291583000322022281783000312023301483000412024111994000143202613118640089
City result maps
By-election results 1997–2002
2002–2006
2006–2010
2014–2018
2018–2022
2022–2026
2026–2030
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