2021 Peterborough City Council election

Elections to Peterborough City Council took place on 6 May 2021. 23 of the 60 seats were contested. The election was held alongside the elections for the Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

Current political makeup

 * Conservative: 13 defences (14 other seats)
 * Labour and Co-op: 3 defences (14 other seats)
 * Lib Dem: 3 defences (7 other seats)
 * Werrington First: 1 defence (2 other seats)
 * Liberal: 1 defence (0 other seats)
 * Green 0 defences (2 other seats)

Ward results
(* indicates sitting councillor)

Barnack
This seat was last contested in 2016.

Bretton
This seat was last contested in 2019. Green (5.7% in 2019) did not contest this time.

Central
This seat was last contested in 2019. UKIP (5.1% in 2019) did not contest this time.

Dogsthorpe
The incumbent, Chris Ash (Liberal Party), is not seeking re-election. This seat was last contested in 2019. Veterans and People's Party (5.1% in 2019) did not contest this time.

East
The incumbent, Azher Iqbal (CON) was not seeking re-election. This seat was last contested in 2019.

Eye, Thorney & Newborough
This seat was last contested in 2019. UKIP (14.8% in 2019) and SDP (7.9% in 2019) did not contest this time.

Fletton & Stanground
The incumbent, James Lillis (Lib Dem), was not seeking re-election. This seat was last contested in 2019. UKIP (16.0% in 2019) did not contest this time, although the previous candidate stood as an independent.

Fletton & Woodston
One vacant seat is up for election, alongside the incumbent.

Glinton & Castor
The incumbent was outgoing Council Leader John Holdich (CON). This seat was last contested in 2019.

Gunthorpe
The incumbent was Darren Fower, elected as a Lib Dem, but sitting as Labour. He did not seek re-election. This seat was last contested in 2019. UKIP (9.3% in 2019) and Green (3.6% in 2019) did not contest this time.

Hampton Vale
The incumbent David Seaton (CON), was not seeking re-election. This seat was last contested in 2019. Green (5.4% in 2019) did not contest this time.

Hargate & Hempsted
This was a vacant seat due to the death of the sitting Conservative councillor. This seat was last contested in 2019.

North
The incumbent Mohammed Nadeem (CON), was not seeking re-election. This seat was last contested in 2019. UKIP (9.9% in 2019) did not contest this time.

Orton Longueville
This seat was last contested in 2019. UKIP (16.7% in 2019) did not contest this time.

Orton Waterville
The incumbent Kim Aitken (CON), was not seeking re-election. This seat was last contested in 2019.

Park
The incumbent was Labour group leader. This seat was last contested in 2019. Green (5.8% in 2019) did not contest this time.

Paston & Walton
The incumbent was the Liberal Democrat group leader. This seat was last contested in 2019. UKIP (15.5% in 2019) and Green (4.5% in 2019) did not contest this time.

Ravensthorpe
This seat was last contested in 2019. UKIP (12.7% in 2019) did not contest this time.

Stanground South
This seat was last contested in 2019. UKIP (17.8% in 2019) did not contest this time.

Werrington
This seat was last contested in 2019.

West
This seat was last contested in 2019.

Wittering
The incumbent Diane Lamb (CON), was not seeking re-election. This seat was last contested in 2016.