Reform win Fletton and Woodston by-election

The Green Party candidate came second

Andrew O'Neil won with 565 votes
Author: Natalia AntoniwPublished 13th Feb 2026

The Reform candidate for the Fletton and Woodston by-election, Andrew O'Neil, has won with 565 votes.

The by-election was held yesterday (12th February), with the last votes placed at 10pm.

The voter turn-out was 25.2%, and a total of 1,926 votes were counted.

Six ballot papers were rejected.

O'Neil won by 36 votes, with Ed Murphy from the Green Party, coming in second.

He's now the first Reform councillor on Peterborough City Council.

The results

  1. Andrew O'Neil (Reform) - 565 votes
  2. Ed Murphy (Green) - 529 votes
  3. Andrew Willey (Conservative) - 419 votes
  4. Harvey Woodhouse (Labour) - 323 votes
  5. Neil Walton (Lib Dem) - 84 votes

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