Local government in Peterborough
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Local government in Peterborough

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NamePeterborough City Council
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House TypeNon-metropolitan district council
BodyPeterborough
Leader1 TypeLeader
Leader1Marco Cereste
Party1Conservative
Election12009
Leader2 TypeDeputy Leader
Leader2Matthew Lee
Party2Conservative
Election22009
Leader3 TypeMayor
Leader3Irene Walsh
Party3Conservative
Election32009
Leader4 TypeDeputy Mayor
Leader4Pamela Winslade
Party4Conservative
Election42009
Members57
Voting System1First past the post
Last Election11 May 2008
Meeting PlaceTown Hall, Bridge Street, Peterborough

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The City of Peterborough in the East of England was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1874; from 1888 it fell within the jurisdiction of the Soke of Peterborough county council and from 1965 Huntingdon and Peterborough county council. In 1974 it was replaced by a wholly new district, broadly corresponding to the Soke, in the new enlarged Cambridgeshire. In 1998 Peterborough became independent of Cambridgeshire county council as a unitary authority, but it continues to form part of that county for ceremonial purposes as defined by the Lieutenancies Act 1997.

The leader and cabinet model of decision-making was adopted by the city council in 2001. The Conservative Party has held control of the council since 2002. The next election will take place on 6 May 2010.

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MP says new government plan good for city - Peterborough Today Tweet this news
Peterborough Today--The plan will also see improvements to the East Coast Main Line, including an upgrade to -Peterborough- railway station and the city will be able to bid for ... - Date : Tue, 26 Oct 2010 11:14:44 GMT+00:00
Peterborough's Development Discussed - Build.co.uk Tweet this news
Build.co.uk---...- together with any comments from further public consultation - will be submitted to the Communities and -Local Government- Secretary in spring 2011. ... - Date : Tue, 19 Oct 2010 10:02:10 GMT+00:00
Councils make you pay for cuts - Express.co.uk Tweet this news
Express.co.uk--Baroness Margaret Eaton, who chairs the -Local Government- Association, has written to the Treasury calling for -local- authorities to be allowed to impose and ... - Date : Fri, 15 Oct 2010 23:05:26 GMT+00:00
Government help for first time buyers in Peterborough - Easier (press release) Tweet this news
Easier (press release)--A -Government--backed scheme that helps first time buyers secure a home without a large deposit has been extended at one -Peterborough- based development. ... - Date : Mon, 25 Oct 2010 20:53:22 GMT+00:00
Taxes, services need improving in QW: survey - Trentonian Tweet this news
Trentonian--Suzanne Andrews, manager of the Quinte West Chamber of Commerce, said the survey does not reflect the overall satisfaction with the -local government-, ... - Date : Wed, 29 Sep 2010 15:28:33 GMT+00:00

Tenure Incumbent
1998 - 1999 Mary Beatrice Rainey BEd (Hons)
1999 - 2000 John Ernest Graham Bartlett
2000 - 2002 Raymond Arthur Pobgee MBE, DL
2002 - 2003 Clifford Stanley Horace Sneesby
2003 - 2004 David Raines
2004 - 2005 Raja Akhtar
2005 died John Ray Horrell CBE
2006 David Thorpe
2006 - 2007 Michael Burton OBE, FRIN
2007 - 2008 Marion Yvonne Todd
2008 - 2009 Patricia Nash MBE

Election Party Seats +/-
1997 Labour 25
1999 No overall control
Lab largest single party
(25) 0
2000 No overall control
Con largest single party
(27) +3
2001 No overall control
Con largest single party
(26) -1
2002 Conservative 29 +2
2004 Conservative 33 +9
2006 Conservative 35 +3
2007 Conservative 40 +5

Party Seats +/- Group
Conservative 43 +4
Labour 2 0
Liberal Democrat 3 -1
Liberal 3 0 Peterborough
Independent Forum
Independent 6 -3
Conservative hold

The City of Peterborough

SettlementsAilsworth * Bainton * Barnack * Borough Fen * Bretton * Castor * Deeping Gate * Dogsthorpe * Eastfield * Eastgate * Etton * Eye * Eye Green * Fengate * Fletton * Glinton * Gunthorpe * The Hamptons * Helpston * Longthorpe * Marholm * Maxey * Millfield * Netherton * Newark * Newborough * New England * Northborough * The Ortons * Parnwell * Paston * Peakirk * Ravensthorpe * Southorpe * Stanground * St. Martin's Without * Sutton * Thorney * Thornhaugh * Ufford * Upton * Walton * Wansford * Werrington * West Town * Westwood * Wittering * Woodston * Wothorpe
Places of interestPeterborough Cathedral * Peterborough Museum * Burghley House * Milton Hall * Longthorpe Tower * Thorpe Hall * Flag Fen * Nene Valley Railway * Nene Park * Barnack Hills & Holes
EstablishmentsPeterborough railway station * Peterborough Power Station * HMP Peterborough * Edith Cavell Hospital * Peterborough Regional College * Queensgate shopping centre * The Lido * Green Wheel

Districts of the East of England

Babergh * Basildon * Bedford * Braintree * Breckland * Brentwood * Broadland * Broxbourne * Cambridge * Castle Point * Central Bedfordshire * Chelmsford * Colchester * Dacorum * East Cambridgeshire * East Hertfordshire * Epping Forest * Fenland * Forest Heath * Great Yarmouth * Harlow * Hertsmere * Huntingdonshire * Ipswich * King's Lynn and West Norfolk * Luton * Maldon * Mid Suffolk * North Hertfordshire * North Norfolk * Norwich * Peterborough * Rochford * St Albans * St Edmundsbury * South Cambridgeshire Southend-on-Sea * South Norfolk * Stevenage * Suffolk Coastal * Tendring * Three Rivers * Thurrock * Uttlesford * Watford * Waveney * Welwyn Hatfield Counties with multiple districts: Cambridgeshire - Essex - Hertfordshire - Norfolk - Suffolk



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