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Peterborough

Constituency

The north west of the East of England. About 132,464 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 172 square kilometres.

MP for Peterborough

Andrew PakesLabour (Co-op)MP since

They won by 118 votes on a 57.1% turnout.

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

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Radon Affected Area by constituency

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Peterborough live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Majority, 2024 general election
0.3%
Joint 9th smallest majority of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election
57.1%
Joint 214th lowest turnout of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Population
129,672
17th most populated of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index

2024 general election result

Candidates in Peterborough at the general election on 4 July 2024, in finishing order
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Andrew PakesElectedLabour and Co-operative Party13,41832.0%
Paul BristowConservative13,30031.8%
Sue MorrisReform UK5,37912.8%
Amjad HussainWorkers Party of Britain5,05112.1%
Nicola DayGreen Party2,5426.1%
Nick SandfordLiberal Democrat1,7464.2%
Tom RogersChristian Peoples Alliance2250.5%
Zahid KhanIndependent2110.5%
Electorate
73,378
Turnout
57.1%
Majority
118 (0.3%)
Valid votes
41,872
Rejected ballots
143

Polling day . Shares are of valid votes; turnout is valid votes as a share of the electorate. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. The result from the House of Commons Library

How Peterborough compares

Each dot is a constituency. The black line marks the middle one.

PeterboroughMiddle
Majority, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Majority, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 60.6%. The middle area is 14.1%. Peterborough is 0.3%.
0.3%joint 9th smallest majority
Turnout, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 40.0% to 75.2%. The middle area is 60.0%. Peterborough is 57.1%.
57.1%joint 214th lowest turnout
Population650 constituencies, UK · 2021
Population: every constituency in UK650 areas from 26,159 to 151,876. The middle area is 100,988. Peterborough is 129,672.
129,67217th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares650 constituencies, UK · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 39.0%. Peterborough is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas

Every constituency ranked: population and people in radon affected area squares.

What is the population of Peterborough?

Peterborough had 129,672 usual residents at the census.

Peterborough is the 17th most populated of 650 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Peterborough

Most of Peterborough lies in Peterborough. These figures are published for the whole of Peterborough, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Peterborough itself. See Peterborough

Average house price
£234,690
Down 0.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,196
71st lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.7×
Joint 145th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
27.8
54th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Peterborough in brief

The winner in Peterborough had a majority of 0.3% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.

Turnout in Peterborough at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 57.1%.

Peterborough had 129,672 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Peterborough live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.