| Election Name: | 1996 Cambridge City Council election |
| Country: | Cambridgeshire |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1995 Cambridge City Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1995 |
| Next Election: | 1998 Cambridge City Council election |
| Next Year: | 1998 |
| Seats For Election: | 14 out of 42 seats to Cambridge City Council |
| Majority Seats: | 22 |
| Turnout: | 35.9% (3.6%) |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 18 seats, 45.3% |
| Seats1: | 8 |
| Seats After1: | 21 |
| Seat Change1: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 13,852 |
| Percentage1: | 45.0% |
| Swing1: | 0.3% |
| Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 17 seats, 37.1% |
| Seats2: | 5 |
| Seats After2: | 17 |
| Popular Vote2: | 10,848 |
| Percentage2: | 35.2% |
| Swing2: | 1.9% |
| Party3: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election3: | 4 seats, 15.6% |
| Seats3: | 1 |
| Seats After3: | 4 |
| Seat Change3: | 3 |
| Popular Vote3: | 6,086 |
| Percentage3: | 19.8% |
| Swing3: | 4.2% |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Party: | No overall control |
| After Party: | No overall control |
The 1996 Cambridge City Council election took place on 2 May 1996 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.