Saqib Farooq: councillor for Hargate and Hempsted, Peterborough City Council
Saqib Farooq is a Peterborough First councillor for the Hargate and Hempsted ward on Peterborough City Council, according to the council's own published list. Their current term began on 6 May 2021.
- Council
- Peterborough City Council
- Ward
- Hargate and Hempsted
- Party
- Peterborough First
- Term began
- 6 May 2021
- Official profile
- democracy.peterborough.gov.uk
- Source
- Peterborough City Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy)
How to contact Saqib Farooq
These are the details Peterborough City Council publishes for Saqib Farooq, exactly as published on 3 November 2026:
- Email: saqib.farooq@peterborough.gov.uk
- Phone: 07876 232953
- Official profile: democracy.peterborough.gov.uk
Who else represents Hargate and Hempsted
- John Howard Conservative
- Vishal Vichare Conservative
Peterborough First on Peterborough City Council
Peterborough First holds 8 of the 60 seats on Peterborough City Council. The largest group is Conservative, with 14. Seats by party: Conservative 14, Independent 8, Green Party 8, Labour and Cooperative Party 8, Liberal Democrats 8, Peterborough First 8 and others.
Leaders and post holders on Peterborough City Council
- John Bolton Deputy Leader of the Reform UK Group
- Mohammed Jamil Cabinet Member for Finance & Corporate Governance and Deputy Leader of the Labour Group
- Dr Shabina Qayyum Leader of the Council and Leader of the Labour Group
- Steve Allen Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group
- Christian Hogg Cabinet Member for Regulatory Services and Enforcement and Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group
- Andrew O'Neil Leader of the Reform UK Group
- Neil Boyce Deputy Leader & Cabinet Member for Adult Services and Deputy Leader of the Peterborough First Group
- Andrew Bond Deputy Mayor of Peterborough
All 60 councillors of Peterborough City Council, by ward and party.
Who has power over Hargate and Hempsted
Saqib Farooq sits on Peterborough City Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Peterborough, each with its own page:
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority led by Paul Bristow
- Cambridgeshire Constabulary
- North West Cambridgeshire: Sam Carling (Labour) MP
- Peterborough: Andrew Pakes (Labour (Co-op)) MP
- UK government and all 650 MPs
- United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20
The full ladder of power over Peterborough, from residents' groups to the G20.
Where this comes from
Peterborough City Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Peterborough City Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.