Photo: John Salmon · CC BY-SA 2.0North West Cambridgeshire was decided by 39 votes in 2024
Wittering is run by Peterborough City Council, with Wittering parish council for local matters. No party holds a majority on Peterborough City Council. Its MP is Sam Carling (Labour), member for North West Cambridgeshire.
£2,357
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Wittering’s politics has changed since 2021
No majority on Peterborough City Council
The Conservatives, the largest group, hold 15 of its 60 seats as elected, 16 short of the 31 needed. Labour holds 13, the Liberal Democrats 9, Peterborough First 9, the Greens 7, Reform UK 5 and independents 2. Who’s in charge ↓
The 2024 vote
Across Wittering’s wards, Peterborough First took 57.2%, the Conservatives took 30.4% and Labour took 12.3% of votes in May 2024. In 2021, Peterborough First had 0%. How Wittering has voted ↓
A close seat
Sam Carling (Labour) won North West Cambridgeshire by 39 votes in July 2024, 0.09% of votes cast: the 4th-narrowest result of 543 in England. Parliament ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Wittering is £2,357 for 2026–27; Peterborough City Council keeps 78% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 60% in ten years, against England’s 56%. Council money ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
No party has a majority
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 31 of Peterborough’s 60 seats to run the council alone.
- Conservative15
- Labour13
- Liberal Democrat9
- Peterborough First9
- Green7
- Reform UK5
- Independent2
Latest election: May 2026.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
The councils that run Wittering
One council runs every main service here.
Local matters: allotments, play areas, halls, footpaths and benches; it is consulted on planning and adds a precept to the council tax bill. A town council is a parish council by another name.
100% of Wittering’s residents · Band D precept £78
Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
Website ↗Transport, skills and regeneration across several council areas. It is led by an elected mayor.
Mayor: Paul Bristow (Conservative), elected May 2025
Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: here one council runs every main service.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the parish to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Wittering, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parishParish tierWittering parish council
- 2Peterborough City Council1 ward · 1 councillorGavin Anthony Elsey
- 3Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined AuthorityCambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority · elected May 2025Paul Bristow
- 4Police and crime commissionerCambridgeshire Constabulary · elected May 2024Darryl Preston
- 5House of CommonsNorth West Cambridgeshire
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
1 councillor for 1 ward
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Gavin Anthony ElseyPeterborough First · May 2024
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| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Witteringmostly in Wittering · 2,678 residents1 seat · May 2024 | 1 | Gavin Anthony Elsey | May 2024 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Peterborough City Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
The Conservatives led each vote to 2021; Peterborough First led in 2024
Share of all votes cast for candidates in Wittering’s wards at each scheduled council election since 2021. A gap is a year with no election here.
Seats won at each election
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| Party | 2021 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Green | 25.3% | 0% |
| Labour | 7.7% | 12.3% |
| Independent | 14.3% | 0% |
| Conservative | 49.6% | 30.4% |
| Peterborough First | 0% | 57.2% |
In 2024, Peterborough First won 1 of the 1 seats up in Wittering’s wards.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0). Where a ward elects several councillors at once, each voter has that many votes; all of them count here.
Peterborough council election, May 2024
Results in the wards that make up Wittering, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
1 ward voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Wittering’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗690 votes for candidates
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Wittering is in North West Cambridgeshire constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Wittering).
44,424 votes for candidates · majority 39
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 44,424 votes from 75,915 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 39 of 44,424 votes (0.09%): the 4th-narrowest of 543 in England.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Wittering’s Band D council tax is £2,357 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Peterborough City Council keeps £1,836.72 of a Band D bill (78%); the rest goes to the Wittering parish council, the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, the Cambridgeshire police and crime commissioner and the Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Authority.
Band D since 1993
Peterborough’s Band D bill has risen 60% in ten years, from £1,432.35 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £534.38 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in Wittering, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Cambridgeshire’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £2,100.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with Cambridgeshire
| Peterborough | Wittering’s councils | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £407 | £417 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £397 | £224 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £18 | £28 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £29 | £39 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £84 | £135 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £24 | £27 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £36 | £38 | £26 |
| Public health | £73 | £56 | £78 |
| Running the council | £33 | £40 | £59 |
| Other | £0 | £7 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,101 | £1,013 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. Cambridgeshire and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Wittering is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
peterborough.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
peterborough.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Wittering is run
Which council runs Wittering?
Wittering is run by Peterborough City Council.
Does Wittering have a town council?
Yes: Wittering has its own parish-tier council (Wittering parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £78 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for Wittering?
Sam Carling (Labour) is the MP for North West Cambridgeshire, which covers Wittering.
How many councillors does Wittering have?
1 ward councillors represent Wittering’s 1 ward.
When are the next elections in Wittering?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Wittering’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Wittering?
Band D council tax in Wittering is £2,357 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Peterborough City Council?
No party has a majority. As elected, Conservative 15 · Labour 13 · Liberal Democrat 9 · Peterborough First 9 · Green 7 · Reform UK 5 · Independent 2 of 60 seats; a majority needs 31. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who won the 2024 council election in Wittering?
In Wittering’s wards on 2 May 2024, Peterborough First 1 of the 1 seats up. Peterborough First had the largest share of votes, 57.2%.
Is North West Cambridgeshire a marginal seat?
Sam Carling (Labour) won it by 39 votes in July 2024, 0.09% of votes cast: the 4th-narrowest result of 543 in England.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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