Stagnation of living standards and diminishing prospects, as much as Brexit and migration, are likely to shape how they vote. Quick guide Peterborough byelection: constituency profile Show Hide With one of the country’s fastest rising city populations, at almost 200,000, Peterborough ranks slightly below the UK average on many social and economic measures. Robert Booth Sources: Resolution Foundation, Opportunity Peterborough, Peterborough City CouncilOne way to understand the changes people here have lived through is to visit 124 Eyrescroft, a three-bedroom ex-council house on the Bretton estate. “You get in and you get out.”The leaders of Peterborough city council are concerned about the impact private landlords have had on social cohesion. That’s the kind of stuff that is not audited.”Quick guide Peterborough by-election Show Hide Why is there a by-election?

Source: The Guardian June 02, 2019 15:00 UTC