56-407: Peterborough City Council is the local authority for Peterborough , a local government district with city status in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire , England. Peterborough has had a council since 1874, which has been reformed several times. Since 1998 the council has been a unitary authority , being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council . Since 2017
112-473: A parliamentary borough returning two members from 1541, with the rest of the Soke being part of Northamptonshire parliamentary county. The Great Reform Act did not affect the borough, although the remaining, rural portion of the Soke was transferred to the northern division of Northamptonshire . In 1885, the borough's representation was reduced to one member, and in 1918, the boundaries were adjusted to include
168-658: A recall petition , triggering a by-election , which won by Labour's Lisa Forbes (June - November 2019). The current incumbent is Conservative Paul Bristow , who won the seat in the 2019 general election . In 1997, the North West Cambridgeshire constituency was formed, incorporating parts of the city and neighbouring Huntingdonshire. The sitting member is the Conservative Shailesh Vara , who succeeded Sir Brian Mawhinney , former Secretary of State for Transport and Chairman of
224-460: A board room on Westgate. When the council was formed in 1874 it chose to hold its meetings at the city's Guildhall , which had been built in 1671 in the Market Place (renamed Cathedral Square in 1963). The council's offices were spread across numerous locations. The council's desire to widen Narrow Bridge Street and its need for a new Town Hall came together in a combined scheme, resulting in
280-456: A close working relationship, notably working together to build a shared headquarters at Peterborough Town Hall , completed in 1933. In 1965 the Soke of Peterborough was merged with Huntingdonshire to form the new county of Huntingdon and Peterborough . In 1929 the borough boundaries were enlarged to include Gunthorpe , Longthorpe , Paston , Walton , Werrington and the area north-east of Fengate (the latter area and Longthorpe having been
336-646: A police force under the provisions of the County and Borough Police Act 1856 . In 1947, the City of Peterborough Constabulary amalgamated with the Liberty of Peterborough Constabulary , which had shared its chief constable with Northamptonshire until 1931 and Peterborough thereafter, to form the Peterborough Combined Police force. This, in turn, merged into Mid-Anglia Constabulary in 1965 and
392-594: A very few days. On 31 March 1965, five police forces in the Cambridge area—Peterborough Combined Police, Cambridge City Police , Cambridgeshire Constabulary , Huntingdonshire Constabulary and Isle of Ely Constabulary —were united to form the Mid-Anglia Constabulary, headquartered in Brampton . The name changed on 31 March 1974 to form today's Cambridgeshire Constabulary following alterations to
448-498: Is completed at four out of 12 exchanges . The city is cabled by Virgin Media (previously Peterborough Cablevision, Cable & Wireless and NTL ). These businesses are regulated by OFCOM . Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council are embarking on a superfast broadband project to deliver access to improved connectivity to areas where it is acknowledged that the market is unlikely to deliver. The district contains
504-454: Is due in May 2026. Since the last boundary changes in 2016, the council has comprised 60 councillors representing 22 wards , with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. Elections are held three years out of every four, with roughly a third of the council elected each time for a four-year term of office. The wards are: The improvement commissioners who preceded the city council met at
560-472: Is responsible for the provision of statutory emergency medical services (EMS) in Peterborough. The East Anglian Air Ambulance provides helicopter EMS across the region. The council's budget for the financial year 2018–19 is £418.7 million. The main source of non-school funding is the formula grant, which is paid by central government to local authorities based on the services they provide. This
616-693: Is situated in the landscaped grounds of the Milton Estate . Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust , a designated University of Cambridge teaching trust, provides services to those who suffer from mental health problems. Following merger of the Cambridgeshire Ambulance Service in 1994, then the East Anglian Ambulance NHS Trust in 2006, the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust
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#1732797437105672-550: Is the responsibility of the National Grid , having been demerged as Transco in 1997. These industries are regulated by OFGEM . Peterborough Power Station is a 367 MWe gas-fired plant in Fengate operated by Centrica Energy. British Telecommunications , privatised in 1984, provides fixed ADSL enabled (8 Mbit/s) telephone lines. Local loop unbundling , giving other internet service providers direct access,
728-538: The Norman Cross Rural District , which had each existed since 1894. This became part of the non-metropolitan county of Cambridgeshire . Letters patent were granted continuing the status of city over the greater area. In 1998, the city became autonomous of Cambridgeshire county council as a unitary authority, but it continues to form part of that county for ceremonial purposes. The leader and cabinet model of decision-making, first adopted by
784-630: The Peterborough City Police . These two forces were combined on 1 April 1947 to form the Peterborough Combined Police. In the hot summer of 1958 the Peterborough combined police became the first police force in the UK to issue white summer tunics along with white helmets for that year. It was not a success however as the public ridiculed the policemen as Ice Cream men which ended the jackets and helmets after only
840-689: The Peterborough Volunteer Fire Brigade , one of few of its kind, effectively functions as a retained fire station, responding to calls as directed by Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service. A combined authority was established in 2017 covering Peterborough and the rest of Cambridgeshire, called the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority . It is led by the directly elected Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough . Peterborough City Council provides both district-level and county-level functions. Parts of
896-566: The city council in 2001, is similar to national government. Policing in the city remains the responsibility of Cambridgeshire Constabulary ; and firefighting, the responsibility of Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service . The Peterborough Volunteer Fire Brigade , founded in 1884, is unique in the United Kingdom in that it functions as a retained fire station, under the control of the county fire and rescue service, but with unpaid firefighters. The Royal Anglian Regiment serves as
952-463: The historic counties of Northamptonshire and Huntingdonshire , as well as a small part of Cambridgeshire. In 1965, the area became part of the short-lived county of Huntingdon and Peterborough before becoming a district of Cambridgeshire in 1974. Located in the East Anglia region of England, the area borders the surrounding counties of Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire. The population of
1008-410: The quarter sessions . The Soke of Peterborough had long held its quarter sessions separately from the rest of Northamptonshire, and so it was made an administrative county with its own county council , whilst remaining part of the geographical county of Northamptonshire for judicial and lieutenancy purposes. The 1888 Act also said that boroughs could no longer straddle county boundaries, and so
1064-522: The unparished areas of Peterborough, Old Fletton and Stanground North and 29 civil parishes: The district contains many notable attractions and landmarks including: Peterborough Cathedral , Burghley House , Nene Valley Railway , and Longthorpe Tower . On Thursday 23 June 2016 Peterborough voted in the 2016 EU Referendum under the provisions of the European Union Referendum Act 2015 where voters were asked to decide on
1120-550: The Conservative Party , in 2005. Mawhinney, who had previously served as Member of Parliament for Peterborough from 1979, was created Baron Mawhinney of Peterborough in the county of Cambridgeshire later that year. From 1889, the ancient Soke of Peterborough formed an administrative county in its own right with boundaries similar, although not identical, to the current unitary authority. The area however remained geographically part of Northamptonshire until 1965, when
1176-502: The Minster Precincts around the cathedral, but did not include the hamlets of Dogsthorpe , Eastfield , Longthorpe , and Newark which made up the rest of the wider ancient parish of Peterborough. In 1790 a body of improvement commissioners was established to provide public services in the city. The constituency was enlarged in 1832 to include the whole parish of Peterborough. It was extended again in 1868 to include
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#17327974371051232-417: The Minster Precincts, and the parts of Fletton and Woodston that lay within the constituency. The borough was then administered by a body formally called the "mayor, aldermen, citizens, and burgesses of the city and borough of Peterborough", generally known as the corporation. It initially comprised a mayor, six aldermen and 18 councillors . The new corporation was required to appoint a Watch Committee and
1288-475: The Soke was merged with Huntingdonshire to form the county of Huntingdon and Peterborough . Following a review of local government in 1974, Huntingdon and Peterborough was abolished and the current district created by the merger of the Municipal Borough of Peterborough with Peterborough Rural District , Barnack Rural District , Thorney Rural District , Old Fletton Urban District and part of
1344-551: The Town Hall. The city council elects a mayor to serve for a term of one year. The mayor has social and legal precedence in all places within the city unless the monarch or their personal representative, a close member of the Royal Family or the lord lieutenant is present. The mayor also chairs meetings of the council. The mayor is expected to be politically impartial, although they are given an additional casting vote in
1400-537: The building of the present Town Hall . It was opened in 1933 and accommodated both the city council and the Soke of Peterborough County Council. In 2018 the council moved most of its staff from the Town Hall and other premises to modern facilities at Sand Martin House, a refurbished and extended Victorian railway building at Fletton Quays on the south side of the River Nene . Council meetings continue to be held at
1456-572: The city, directly provided adult social care and services in the community such as health visiting and physiotherapy and also funded hospital care and other specialist treatments. Prior to the formation of the PCT, the North West Anglia Healthcare NHS Trust provided health functions within the city and before that, Peterborough Health Authority. Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust became one of
1512-437: The consumer has a choice of energy supplier. Electricity was formerly provided by Eastern Electricity , which was privatised in 1990. In 2002, the supply business was sold to Powergen (now E.ON UK ) and the distribution rights to EDF Energy who sold them to UK Power Networks in 2010. Natural gas was (and still is) supplied by British Gas , which was privatised in 1986; distribution (and gas and electricity transmission )
1568-411: The council has been a member of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority . The council has been under no overall control since 2019. Following the 2024 election a minority Labour administration formed to run the council. The council meets at Peterborough Town Hall and has its main offices at Sand Martin House on Bittern Way. Although long-established as a settlement, Peterborough
1624-435: The council since the 1974 reforms took effect has been as follows: Lower tier non-metropolitan district Unitary authority The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in Peterborough. Political leadership is instead provided by the leader of the council . The leaders since 1998 have been: Following the 2024 election and a subsequent change of allegiance in May 2024, the composition of the council was: The next election
1680-635: The county boundaries. Top Row: Insp Charlie Balaam, Detective Sgt John Soams, Sgt Stan Lancaster, Sgt Ron Forth, Sgt John Walker, Sgt John Norman, Sgt Jim Arnold, Sgt 'Chips' Chapman, Sgt Gilbert Dobson. Bottom Row: Detective Insp Percy Vincent, Insp Roy Wool, Insp Harold Southgate, Insp Eric Hubble, Chief Constable Francis George Markin, Chief Insp Reg Beals, Insp Jack Mills, Insp Steve Maddocks, Detective Sgt Major Briggs, Sgt Peter Unsworth. Booklet Commemorating 100 years of service of THE PETERBOROUGH POLICE 1857–1957. And The OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE NEW POLICE HEADQUARTERS Bridge Street Peterborough. Printed by
1736-663: The county regiment for Cambridgeshire. Peterborough formed its first territorial army unit, the 6th Northamptonshire Rifle Volunteer Corps, in 1860. Following the Health and Social Care Act 2012 , Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group became the main commissioner of health services in the city. Adult social care functions of NHS Peterborough transferred back to the city council in 2012 and public health transferred in 2013. The responsibility of guided primary care services (general practitioners, dentists, opticians and pharmacists) transferred to NHS England . In 2017
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1792-417: The district (generally the rural areas and outer suburbs of Peterborough) are covered by civil parishes , which form a second tier of local government for their areas. Much of the Peterborough urban area is unparished . The council has been under no overall control since 2019. Following the 2024 election , Labour were the largest party and subsequently formed a minority administration. Political control of
1848-511: The district was 202,259 making it the second-largest district by population in East Anglia (after East Suffolk ). Most of the contemporary district was formerly part of the Soke of Peterborough , a liberty within the historic county of Northamptonshire. Between 1889 and 1965, Peterborough was governed by the Soke of Peterborough County Council , making the Soke of Peterborough a completely autonomous, self-governing part of Northamptonshire, while
1904-447: The event of a tie. The mayors since the council became a unitary authority have been: City of Peterborough Peterborough , or the City of Peterborough , is a unitary authority area with city status in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire , England. The district is named after its largest settlement, Peterborough , but also covers a wider area of outlying villages and hamlets. The district's area covers parts of
1960-463: The first ten English NHS foundation trusts in 2004 and in 2017, merged with Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust to form North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust . Although a £300 million health investment plan has seen the transfer of the city's two hospitals into a single site, the Trust has been plagued by financial problems since the move. The full planning application for the redevelopment of
2016-431: The former Edith Cavell Hospital was approved by the council in 2006. Planning permission for the development of an integrated care centre on the site of the former Fenland Wing at Peterborough District Hospital was granted in 2003. The City Care Centre finally opened in 2009 and the first patients were treated at the new Peterborough City Hospital in 2010. The private Fitzwilliam Hospital run by Ramsay Health Care UK
2072-417: The functions of the commissioners and other local government functions. Supporters of incorporation argued that the whole constituency should be incorporated, but it was held that outlying parts of the parish of Peterborough remained too rural for including in a municipal borough. On 17 March 1874 a charter of incorporation was issued, incorporating as a borough the central part of the parish of Peterborough,
2128-463: The more built-up parts of the parishes of Fletton and Woodston which lay on the south side of the River Nene in Huntingdonshire , unlike the rest of the constituency north of the river, which at that time was part of Northamptonshire . A public inquiry was held in 1873 into whether Peterborough should be formally incorporated to become a municipal borough , with a council to take over
2184-413: The new non-metropolitan county of Cambridgeshire. Following the 1974 reforms, Peterborough City Council was therefore a lower-tier authority, with Cambridgeshire County Council providing county-level services. In 1998, Peterborough City Council gained responsibility for county-level services. The way this change was legally implemented was to create a new non-metropolitan county of Peterborough covering
2240-495: The new town extended beyond the borough, including parts of all the surrounding districts. A development corporation was set up as a separate body from the council to oversee the delivery of the new town. The modern non-metropolitan district of Peterborough was created in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 , covering the whole area of five former districts and part of a sixth, all of which were abolished at
2296-466: The parts of the borough south of the River Nene were transferred from Huntingdonshire to the Soke of Peterborough and Northamptonshire. The Soke of Peterborough was unusually small for an administrative county, and the borough of Peterborough contained the majority of its population; in 1911 the borough had over 75% of the population of the administrative county. The city and county councils developed
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2352-439: The parts of the old parish of Peterborough excluded from the borough on its creation in 1874). As part of the 1929 reforms the council's formal name was changed to the "mayor, aldermen and citizens of the city of Peterborough" and the corporation thereafter generally became known as the city council. In 1967 Peterborough was designated a new town and plans were drawn up for the city's significant expansion. The designated area for
2408-561: The question "Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?" by voting for either "Remain a member of the European Union" or "Leave the European Union". The result produced a large "Leave" majority by 61% of voters on a turnout of 72% across the city with only the wards of Peterborough Central, Barnack and late postal votes in the city council area returning "Remain" votes and all other wards returning "Leave" majority votes. Stewart Jackson ,
2464-702: The responsibility for commissioning Primary Care Services transferred back to the CCG. Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is one of the largest CCGs in the England with over 984,000 registered patients, 91 GP practices and a budget of £1.16bn in 2017–18. Although predominately providing health services in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough the CCG also has practices in both Hertfordshire and Northamptonshire. Previously, NHS Peterborough (the public-facing name of Peterborough Primary Care Trust ) guided primary care services in
2520-473: The responsibility of Cambridgeshire Constabulary. The police authority comprises 17 members, including nine councillors, of which seven are nominated by Cambridgeshire county council and two are nominated by Peterborough city council. Firefighting remains the responsibility of Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service . The joint fire authority comprises 17 elected councillors, 13 from Cambridgeshire county council and four from Peterborough city council. Nowadays
2576-503: The rest of that county was governed by Northamptonshire County Council . Today, the City of Peterborough district holds a similar status as part of Cambridgeshire to that which the Soke of Peterborough had as part of Northamptonshire, in that the contemporary district is a Unitary Authority with its own council, and a self-governing part of Cambridgeshire while the rest of that county is governed by Cambridgeshire County Council . Peterborough
2632-405: The same area as the existing district, but with no separate county council; instead the existing city council took on county functions, making it a unitary authority. Despite having been removed from the non-metropolitan county of Cambridgeshire, the city remains part of the wider ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire for the purposes of lieutenancy and shrievalty . Policing in the city remains
2688-669: The same time: The new district was larger than the pre-1965 Soke of Peterborough, which had just comprised the borough of Peterborough and the two rural districts of Barnack and Peterborough. Prior to 1965, the Norman Cross and Old Fletton districts had been in Huntingdonshire, and the Thorney district had been in the Isle of Ely . The new district was named 'Peterborough' after its main settlement. The new Peterborough district
2744-501: The then MP for the parliamentary constituency of Peterborough , backed "Leave". Shailesh Vara , MP for the neighbouring constituency of North West Cambridgeshire which includes a substantial part of the city, campaigned for a "Remain" vote. Peterborough Combined Police Peterborough Combined Police was the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement in Peterborough , England , from 1947 to 1965. It
2800-699: The whole Soke. Recent Members of Parliament for Peterborough have included the Conservative Sir Harmar Nicholls (1950–1974), Labour's Michael Ward (1974–1979), Conservative Brian Mawhinney (1979–1997), Labour's Helen Clark (1997–2005) and Conservative Stewart Jackson , from 2005. Fiona Onasanya won the 2017 general election for Labour; Onasanya was then expelled from the Labour party in December 2018, but kept her seat as an independent until being ejected on 1 May 2019 after
2856-459: Was a Saxon settlement during the Anglo-Saxon era. The district also includes outlying villages such as Thorney , Old Fletton , Werrington , Parnwell , Dogsthorpe , Eye Green , Glinton , Northborough , Maxey , Wittering , Wansford and Ailsworth . The district borders North Northamptonshire , Huntingdonshire , Fenland , South Kesteven and South Holland . The city formed
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#17327974371052912-423: Was created from the amalgamation of the Liberty of Peterborough Constabulary and the Peterborough City Police . Following the passing of the County and Borough Police Act 1856 , the Liberty of Peterborough Constabulary was formed the following year on 10 March 1857. Later, in 1874, a Charter of Incorporation was granted to the city of Peterborough, prompting the council to form a Watch Committee along with
2968-507: Was granted borough status from its creation, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor, continuing Peterborough's series of mayors dating back to 1874. Peterborough's city status was also transferred to the new district, allowing the council to take the name Peterborough City Council. As part of the same reforms, the county of Huntingdon and Peterborough was abolished, merging with Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely (another short-lived administrative county created in 1965) to form
3024-421: Was not an ancient borough . It was made a city in 1541 following the elevation of the former St Peter's Abbey to become Peterborough Cathedral . In the same year it also became a parliamentary borough (constituency), but it had no borough corporation to administer the city itself. As originally constituted, both the city and the constituency covered the township of Peterborough and the extra-parochial area of
3080-488: Was reduced by nearly 40% during the course of the 2010-15 parliament . The remainder, to which the police and fire authorities (and parish council where this exists) set a precept, is raised from council tax and business rates . This amounts to £59.5 million in 2015–16. Mains water and sewerage services are provided by Anglian Water , a former nationalised industry and natural monopoly , privatised in 1989 and now regulated by OFWAT . Following deregulation,
3136-491: Was renamed Cambridgeshire Constabulary in 1974. The Fire Brigades Act 1938 ( 1 & 2 Geo. 6 . c. 72) made it a requirement for the corporation to maintain a fire brigade; under the Fire Services Act 1947 this function passed to the councils of counties. Elected county councils were created in 1889 under the Local Government Act 1888 , taking over administrative functions previously exercised by magistrates at
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