The 2012 Peterborough City Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Peterborough City Council in England.[1] The last time these seats were up for election was 2008. This was on the same day as other local elections.

The number of seats up for election were 19 (one per ward). The Conservatives retained overall control of Peterborough City Council.

Election result

2012 Peterborough City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 9 Decrease 6 47.4 26 35 61.4 14,681 40.8 -2.3
  Labour 6 Increase 5 31.6 4 10 17.5 11,794 32.7 +1.3
  Independent 0 Decrease 1 0.0 4 4 7.0 1,547 4.3 +1.0
  Liberal Democrats 2 Increase 1 10.5 1 3 5.3 2,044 5.7 +1.9
  Liberal 1 Steady 5.3 2 3 5.3 1,016 2.8 -1.3
  Werrington Ind. 1 Increase 1 5.3 1 2 3.5 1,368 3.8 +0.2
  UKIP 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 2,038 5.7 +0.9
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 807 2.2 +0.8
  Peterborough Ind. 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 311 0.9 -1.0
  English Democrat 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 269 0.7 -2.9
  TUSC 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 103 0.3 N/A
  Socialist Equality 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 40 0.1 N/A

Ward results

Barnack

Barnack
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Over* 572 68.3
Labour Alexander Hall 143 17.1
UKIP Alex Jamieson 123 14.7
Majority 429 51.2
Turnout 838 36.7
Conservative hold Swing

Bretton North

Bretton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ann Sylvester 590 32.7
Conservative Daniel Bird 423 23.4
Independent Pat Nash* 397 22.0
UKIP Frances Fox 272 15.1
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Pollack 83 4.6
Socialist Equality Steve Woodbridge 40 2.2
Majority 167 9.3
Turnout 1,805 27.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Central

Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nazim Khan 2,194 50.8
Conservative Mohammed Sabeel 1,912 44.3
Green Ian Tennant 211 4.9
Majority 282 6.5
Turnout 4,317 54.2
Labour hold Swing

Dogsthorpe

Dogsthorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Adrian Miners* 1,016 60.1
Labour Kevin Bull 420 24.9
UKIP Roger Herdman 134 7.9
Conservative Bob Bailey 120 7.1
Majority 596 35.3
Turnout 1,690 25.5
Liberal hold Swing

East

East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jo Johnson 882 47.9
Conservative June Bull 617 33.5
Green Paul Furnborough 208 11.3
Liberal Democrats Abid Hussain 133 7.2
Majority 265 14.4
Turnout 1,840 24.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Eye and Thorney

Eye and Thorney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dale McKean 694 45.1
Independent Graham Murphy 374 24.3
Labour Ciaran McManus 225 14.6
UKIP Mary Herdman 186 12.1
Green Les Lazell 60 3.9
Majority 320 20.8
Turnout 1,539 31.7
Conservative hold Swing

Fletton

Fletton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nicholas Thulbourn 744 42.2
Conservative Pedro Faustino 520 29.5
Independent Fran Benton* 319 18.1
Green Michelle Cooper 181 10.3
Majority 224 12.7
Turnout 1,764 21.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Glinton and Wittering

Glinton and Wittering
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Holdrich* 1,157 81.3
Labour Luke Pagliaro 266 18.7
Majority 891 62.6
Turnout 1,423 27.7
Conservative hold Swing

Orton Longueville

Orton Longueville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lisa Forbes 886 47.4
Conservative Pieter Smit 599 32.0
UKIP Alan Fromm 283 15.1
TUSC Mary Cooke 103 5.5
Majority 287 15.3
Turnout 1,871 25.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Orton Waterville

Orton Waterville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gavin Elsey* 1,146 55.5
Labour David Weaver 509 24.7
UKIP Ian McLaughlin 409 19.8
Majority 637 30.9
Turnout 2,064 31.0
Conservative hold Swing

Orton with Hampton

Orton with Hampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Seaton* 788 46.9
Labour Nigel Cornwell 440 26.2
Peterborough Ind. Roger Antunes 311 18.5
Liberal Democrats Christopher Wiggin 142 8.4
Majority 348 20.7
Turnout 1,681 18.1
Conservative hold Swing

Park

Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Peach* 1,530 51.7
Labour Nicola Day-Dempsey 1,284 43.4
Green Fiona Radic 147 5.0
Majority 246 8.3
Turnout 2,961 43.5
Conservative hold Swing

Paston

Paston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Knowles 687 50.3
Conservative David Day* 678 49.7
Majority 9 0.7
Turnout 1,365 23.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Ravensthorpe

Ravensthorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gul Nawaz* 926 56.2
Labour Glennis Bentley 589 35.8
UKIP Paul McLaughlin 132 8.0
Majority 337 20.5
Turnout 1,647 32.8
Conservative hold Swing

Stanground Central

Stanground Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Irene Walsh 719 39.0
Labour Ron Graves 701 38.1
English Democrat Nick Capp 269 14.6
Independent Julien Bray 153 8.3
Majority 18 1.0
Turnout 1,842 26.5
Conservative hold Swing

Walton

Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nick Sandford* 718 57.8
Conservative Rachel Day 286 23.0
Labour Sue Johnson 238 19.2
Majority 432 34.8
Turnout 1,242 29.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Werrington North

Werrington North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Werrington Ind. John Fox* 1,368 84.3
Conservative Darren Morley 153 9.4
Labour Zayaer Malik 102 6.3
Majority 1,215 74.9
Turnout 1,623 27.7
Werrington Ind. hold Swing

Werrington South

Werrington South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Julia Davidson 812 42.3
Conservative Colin Burton* 762 39.7
Labour Scott Johnson 347 18.1
Majority 50 2.6
Turnout 1,921 36.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

West

West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Yasmeen Maqbool 1,079 41.7
Labour Bedrea Laftah 547 21.2
UKIP John Myles 499 19.3
Independent April Plant 304 11.8
Liberal Democrats Beki Sellick 156 6.0
Majority 532 20.6
Turnout 2,585 38.3
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Peterborough-1997-2012.pdf" (PDF).
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