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Peterborough.

Conservative and Unionist Party-controlled unitary. £221m net revenue. 22 wards across 2 parliamentary constituencies.

TypeUnitary
Seats60 councillors · 22 wards
Last election7 May 2026
Websitepeterborough.gov.uk ↗
Net revenue · 2025-26
£221m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£2,186
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
16/60
Conservative and Unionist Party 27%
Westminster
2
constituencies overlap · 1 MP party
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Conservative and Unionist Party chamber, opposed area.

Peterborough is a unitary controlled by Conservative and Unionist Party (16 of 60 seats). Net revenue is £221m for 2025-26. It covers 22 wards spanning 2 parliamentary constituencies.

§ 01Composition.60 seats · last contested 7 May 2026

Who sits in the chamber.

Con 16Lab 15LD 9Peterborough First 9Green 6Ref 4

Conservative and Unionist Party 27% · last contested 7 May 2026

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Irene WalshConBarnack2024
John Robert BoltonRefBretton2026
Nicola JenkinsLabBretton2024
Richard James StrangwardLabBretton2023
Khurram IqbalLabCentral2026
Amjad IqbalLabCentral2024
Mohammed JamilLabCentral2023
Ishfaq HussainConDogsthorpe2026
Jason McNallyLabDogsthorpe2024
Katy Jane ColeLabDogsthorpe2023
Sam HemrajLabEast2026
Numan Ali IqbalLabEast2024
Showing 12 of 60·All 60 councillors
§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

50%
Council tax
£110.0m · median 59%
37%
Central grants
£81.0m · median 30%
13%
Business rates
£29.8m · median 11%

This is a grant-heavy unitary authoritie: 50% from council tax vs the cohort median of 59%.

Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)

Band-D bill.

Council slice£1,749
County / upper-tier£0
Police£299
Fire & rescue£87
GLA precept£36
Parish average£14
Total Band-D£2,186

Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish

For household tax breakdown

Use the income slider on My place to see income tax, NI, VAT and council tax against your earnings.

§ 03Service spend, ranked against peers.10 buckets · vs 62 other unitary authorities

How does Peterborough split its revenue across services, compared with peer unitary authoritie-class councils? Each row is one of the ten standard service buckets. The vertical line at the centre is the cohort median share; the coloured square is where this council sits. Squares to the right of centre mean a bigger share of revenue than the median peer; to the left, a smaller share.

Education39.6% of net spend · cohort median 36%
15 of 61+10% vs median
Adult Social Care24.3% of net spend · cohort median 27%
51 of 61-11% vs median
Children's Services17.6% of net spend · cohort median 15%
20 of 61+19% vs median
Public Health4.0% of net spend · cohort median 4%
24 of 61+9% vs median
Waste & Recycling3.7% of net spend · cohort median 6%
58 of 61-35% vs median
Corporate & Central3.6% of net spend · cohort median 3%
16 of 61+26% vs median
Planning & Economic Development2.4% of net spend · cohort median 1%
8 of 61+71% vs median
Housing & Homelessness2.2% of net spend · cohort median 2%
26 of 61+16% vs median
Culture & Leisure1.7% of net spend · cohort median 2%
42 of 61-22% vs median
Highways & Transport0.9% of net spend · cohort median 3%
55 of 61-65% vs median
How to read these bars

The subtitle on each row (“X% of net spend”) is what share of this council’s revenue goes to that service. The rank (“15 of 61”) is where this council sits within the cohort, sorted by that share descending. The delta (“+26% vs median”) is a relative reading: the council allocates 26% more of its revenue to that service than the median peer would. A small absolute difference can still be a big relative one.

Higher share doesn’t mean waste — it can reflect demographic need (more older residents), rurality, or a policy choice (e.g. keeping a service in-house). Lower share doesn’t mean efficiency — some councils move costs to fees, ringfenced accounts, or grants. £-per-head would be sharper than share-of-revenue; LAD population is pending ingest. Comparisons are within the same council type only.

§ 05Westminster constituencies — the overlap.22 wards split across 2 parliamentary seats
ConstituencyWards% of councilCurrent MP
Peterborough1255% Andrew PakesInd
North West Cambridgeshire1045% Sam CarlingLab
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
CompositionDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Net revenueMHCLG Final LGFS
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
Service spendDerived from MHCLG CSP shares
vs 62 other unitary authorities
Band-DMHCLG CSP · precept schedules
Police, Fire, Parish on top
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
Not yet ingested for Peterborough
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level