Election 2024
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Summary

  • Election coverage from Peterborough

  • Voters have gone to the polls in the two constituencies of Peterborough and North West Cambridgeshire

  • There was a recount for both constituencies earlier this morning

  • The Labour candidate Andrew Pakes has been elected as MP for Peterborough, beating the Conservative Paul Bristow by 118 votes

  • Mr Pakes said he was "bowled over" to win the vote

  • Conservative Shailesh Vara has lost his seat in North West Cambridgeshire to Labour candidate Sam Carling

  • Mr Vara had held the seat for nearly 20 years

  • At 22, Mr Carling will become one of the youngest members of the House of Commons

Live Reporting

Written by Shariqua Ahmed, edited by Christiana Bishop

  1. What were the key issues in Peterborough?

    Kate Moser Andon
    Cambridgeshire political reporter

    Many people I've spoken to say the city's suffered in recent years from shop closures and losing facilities like its regional pool.

    The ultra-modern ARU Peterborough university is the city's good news story, and so is a successful £23m Towns Fund money bid to regenerate the city centre.

    There are questions over whether the plans will include the Great Northern Hotel, the Victorian building you see as you step out of Peterborough station, that was recently used to accommodate asylum seekers.

    There is frustration about empty units in Queensgate shopping centre and Westgate Arcade, especially since the John Lewis permanently closed.

    Elsewhere, speedway fans are mourning the loss of the track used by the Peterborough Panthers, with the showground now earmarked for redevelopment.

    As with many other areas, access to healthcare is a key issue. Peterborough's been described as a "dental desert" with reports of people travelling long distances to get affordable dental care.

  2. Landslide for Labour, says exit poll

    An exit poll for the BBC, ITV and Sky suggests there will be a landslide for Labour.

  3. Who is standing in Peterborough?

    Throughout the local election our BBC reporters have been learning more about the Peterborough constituency and who is standing. You can find out more here.

  4. Welcome to our live election coverage

    Voting has been taking place throughout the day across the UK in the 2024 general election.

    Join us after 22:00 for live coverage of all the results and reaction in the two constituencies that cover Peterborough.

    BBC Cambridgeshire will have reporters at the counts and you can follow all the election developments as they happen here.

    You can find out more about how to follow the election on the rest of the BBC here.