2012 Peterborough City Council election
{{Short description|2012 UK local government election}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{More references|date=April 2017}}
The 2012 Peterborough City Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Peterborough City Council in England.{{Cite web|url=http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Peterborough-1997-2012.pdf|title=Peterborough-1997-2012.pdf}} 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
{{Election summary partial council net begin|title = 2012 Peterborough City Council election}}
{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|seats = 9
|net = {{decrease}} 6
|seats % = 47.4
|other seats = 26
|total seats = 35
|total seats % = 61.4
|votes = 14,681
|votes % = 40.8
|plus/minus = -2.3
}}
{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|seats = 6
|net = {{increase}} 5
|seats % = 31.6
|other seats = 4
|total seats = 10
|total seats % = 17.5
|votes = 11,794
|votes % = 32.7
|plus/minus = +1.3
}}
{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = Independent politician
|seats = 0
|net = {{decrease}} 1
|seats % = 0.0
|other seats = 4
|total seats = 4
|total seats % = 7.0
|votes = 1,547
|votes % = 4.3
|plus/minus = +1.0
}}
{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|seats = 2
|net = {{increase}} 1
|seats % = 10.5
|other seats = 1
|total seats = 3
|total seats % = 5.3
|votes = 2,044
|votes % = 5.7
|plus/minus = +1.9
}}
{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
|seats = 1
|net = {{steady}}
|seats % = 5.3
|other seats = 2
|total seats = 3
|total seats % = 5.3
|votes = 1,016
|votes % = 2.8
|plus/minus = -1.3
}}
{{Election summary partial council net|
|party = Werrington Ind.
|seats = 1
|net = {{increase}} 1
|seats % = 5.3
|other seats = 1
|total seats = 2
|total seats % = 3.5
|votes = 1,368
|votes % = 3.8
|plus/minus = +0.2
}}
{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = UKIP
|seats = 0
|net = {{steady}}
|seats % = 0.0
|other seats = 0
|total seats = 0
|total seats % = 0.0
|votes = 2,038
|votes % = 5.7
|plus/minus = +0.9
}}
{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|seats = 0
|net = {{steady}}
|seats % = 0.0
|other seats = 0
|total seats = 0
|total seats % = 0.0
|votes = 807
|votes % = 2.2
|plus/minus = +0.8
}}
{{Election summary partial council net|
|party = Peterborough Ind.
|seats = 0
|net = {{steady}}
|seats % = 0.0
|other seats = 0
|total seats = 0
|total seats % = 0.0
|votes = 311
|votes % = 0.9
|plus/minus = -1.0
}}
{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = English Democrats
|seats = 0
|net = {{steady}}
|seats % = 0.0
|other seats = 0
|total seats = 0
|total seats % = 0.0
|votes = 269
|votes % = 0.7
|plus/minus = -2.9
}}
{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|seats = 0
|net = {{steady}}
|seats % = 0.0
|other seats = 0
|total seats = 0
|total seats % = 0.0
|votes = 103
|votes % = 0.3
|plus/minus = N/A
}}
{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = Socialist Equality Party (UK)
|seats = 0
|net = {{steady}}
|seats % = 0.0
|other seats = 0
|total seats = 0
|total seats % = 0.0
|votes = 40
|votes % = 0.1
|plus/minus = N/A
}}
{{Election box end}}
Ward results
=Barnack=
{{Election box begin | title=Barnack}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Over*
|votes = 572
|percentage = 68.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Alexander Hall
|votes = 143
|percentage =17.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = UKIP
|candidate = Alex Jamieson
|votes = 123
|percentage =14.7
|change =
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 429
|percentage = 51.2
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 838
|percentage = 36.7
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser =
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Bretton North=
{{Election box begin | title=Bretton North}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ann Sylvester
|votes = 590
|percentage = 32.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Daniel Bird
|votes = 423
|percentage =23.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Pat Nash*
|votes = 397
|percentage =22.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = UKIP
|candidate = Frances Fox
|votes = 272
|percentage =15.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Malcolm Pollack
|votes = 83
|percentage =4.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Equality Party (UK)
|candidate = Steve Woodbridge
|votes = 40
|percentage =2.2
|change =
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 167
|percentage = 9.3
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,805
|percentage = 27.2
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Central=
{{Election box begin | title=Central}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Nazim Khan
|votes = 2,194
|percentage = 50.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Mohammed Sabeel
|votes = 1,912
|percentage =44.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Ian Tennant
|votes = 211
|percentage =4.9
|change =
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 282
|percentage = 6.5
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 4,317
|percentage = 54.2
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser =
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Dogsthorpe=
{{Election box begin | title=Dogsthorpe}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
|candidate = Adrian Miners*
|votes = 1,016
|percentage = 60.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Kevin Bull
|votes = 420
|percentage =24.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = UKIP
|candidate = Roger Herdman
|votes = 134
|percentage =7.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Bob Bailey
|votes = 120
|percentage =7.1
|change =
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 596
|percentage = 35.3
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,690
|percentage = 25.5
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
|loser =
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=East=
{{Election box begin | title=East}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jo Johnson
|votes = 882
|percentage = 47.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = June Bull
|votes = 617
|percentage =33.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Paul Furnborough
|votes = 208
|percentage =11.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Abid Hussain
|votes = 133
|percentage =7.2
|change =
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 265
|percentage = 14.4
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,840
|percentage = 24.4
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Eye and Thorney=
{{Election box begin | title=Eye and Thorney}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Dale McKean
|votes = 694
|percentage = 45.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Graham Murphy
|votes = 374
|percentage =24.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ciaran McManus
|votes = 225
|percentage =14.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = UKIP
|candidate = Mary Herdman
|votes = 186
|percentage =12.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Les Lazell
|votes = 60
|percentage =3.9
|change =
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 320
|percentage = 20.8
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,539
|percentage = 31.7
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser =
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Fletton=
{{Election box begin | title=Fletton}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Nicholas Thulbourn
|votes = 744
|percentage = 42.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Pedro Faustino
|votes = 520
|percentage =29.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Fran Benton*
|votes = 319
|percentage =18.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Michelle Cooper
|votes = 181
|percentage =10.3
|change =
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 224
|percentage = 12.7
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,764
|percentage = 21.7
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Glinton and Wittering=
{{Election box begin | title=Glinton and Wittering}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Holdrich*
|votes = 1,157
|percentage = 81.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Luke Pagliaro
|votes = 266
|percentage =18.7
|change =
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 891
|percentage = 62.6
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,423
|percentage = 27.7
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser =
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Orton Longueville=
{{Election box begin | title=Orton Longueville}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Lisa Forbes
|votes = 886
|percentage = 47.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Pieter Smit
|votes = 599
|percentage =32.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = UKIP
|candidate = Alan Fromm
|votes = 283
|percentage =15.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|candidate = Mary Cooke
|votes = 103
|percentage =5.5
|change =
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 287
|percentage = 15.3
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,871
|percentage = 25.6
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Orton Waterville=
{{Election box begin | title=Orton Waterville}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Gavin Elsey*
|votes = 1,146
|percentage = 55.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = David Weaver
|votes = 509
|percentage =24.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = UKIP
|candidate = Ian McLaughlin
|votes = 409
|percentage =19.8
|change =
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 637
|percentage = 30.9
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,064
|percentage = 31.0
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser =
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Orton with Hampton=
{{Election box begin | title=Orton with Hampton}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Seaton*
|votes = 788
|percentage = 46.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Nigel Cornwell
|votes = 440
|percentage =26.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate
|party = Peterborough Ind.
|candidate = Roger Antunes
|votes = 311
|percentage =18.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Christopher Wiggin
|votes = 142
|percentage =8.4
|change =
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 348
|percentage = 20.7
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,681
|percentage = 18.1
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser =
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Park=
{{Election box begin | title=Park}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Peach*
|votes = 1,530
|percentage = 51.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Nicola Day-Dempsey
|votes = 1,284
|percentage =43.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Fiona Radic
|votes = 147
|percentage =5.0
|change =
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 246
|percentage = 8.3
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,961
|percentage = 43.5
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser =
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Paston=
{{Election box begin | title=Paston}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Knowles
|votes = 687
|percentage = 50.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Day*
|votes = 678
|percentage =49.7
|change =
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 9
|percentage = 0.7
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,365
|percentage = 23.0
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Ravensthorpe=
{{Election box begin | title=Ravensthorpe}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Gul Nawaz*
|votes = 926
|percentage = 56.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Glennis Bentley
|votes = 589
|percentage =35.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = UKIP
|candidate = Paul McLaughlin
|votes = 132
|percentage =8.0
|change =
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 337
|percentage = 20.5
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,647
|percentage = 32.8
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser =
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Stanground Central=
{{Election box begin | title=Stanground Central}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Irene Walsh
|votes = 719
|percentage = 39.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ron Graves
|votes = 701
|percentage =38.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = English Democrats
|candidate = Nick Capp
|votes = 269
|percentage =14.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Julien Bray
|votes = 153
|percentage =8.3
|change =
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 18
|percentage = 1.0
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,842
|percentage = 26.5
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser =
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Walton=
{{Election box begin | title=Walton}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Nick Sandford*
|votes = 718
|percentage = 57.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Rachel Day
|votes = 286
|percentage =23.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Sue Johnson
|votes = 238
|percentage =19.2
|change =
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 432
|percentage = 34.8
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,242
|percentage = 29.1
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser =
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Werrington North=
{{Election box begin | title=Werrington North}}
{{Election box winning candidate
|party = Werrington Ind.
|candidate = John Fox*
|votes = 1,368
|percentage = 84.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Darren Morley
|votes = 153
|percentage =9.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Zayaer Malik
|votes = 102
|percentage =6.3
|change =
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 1,215
|percentage = 74.9
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,623
|percentage = 27.7
|change =
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{{Election box hold
|winner = Werrington Ind.
|loser =
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Werrington South=
{{Election box begin | title=Werrington South}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Julia Davidson
|votes = 812
|percentage = 42.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Colin Burton*
|votes = 762
|percentage =39.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Scott Johnson
|votes = 347
|percentage =18.1
|change =
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 50
|percentage = 2.6
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,921
|percentage = 36.1
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=West=
{{Election box begin | title=West}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Yasmeen Maqbool
|votes = 1,079
|percentage = 41.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Bedrea Laftah
|votes = 547
|percentage =21.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = UKIP
|candidate = John Myles
|votes = 499
|percentage =19.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = April Plant
|votes = 304
|percentage =11.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Beki Sellick
|votes = 156
|percentage =6.0
|change =
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 532
|percentage = 20.6
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,585
|percentage = 38.3
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser =
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}