| Election Name: | 1996 Peterborough City Council election |
| Country: | Cambridgeshire |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1995 Peterborough City Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1995 |
| Next Election: | 1997 Peterborough City Council election |
| Next Year: | 1997 |
| Seats For Election: | 16 out of 49 seats to Peterborough City Council |
| Majority Seats: | 25 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 24 seats, 52.3% |
| Seats1: | 10 |
| Seats After1: | 29 |
| Seat Change1: | 5 |
| Popular Vote1: | 16,191 |
| Percentage1: | 49.4% |
| Swing1: | 2.9% |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 19 seats, 31.6% |
| Seats2: | 4 |
| Seats After2: | 13 |
| Seat Change2: | 6 |
| Popular Vote2: | 10,952 |
| Percentage2: | 33.4% |
| Swing2: | 1.8% |
| Party3: | Liberal Party (UK, 1989) |
| Last Election3: | 4 seats, 6.1% |
| Seats3: | 1 |
| Seats After3: | 3 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Popular Vote3: | 1,809 |
| Percentage3: | 5.5% |
| Swing3: | 0.6% |
| Party4: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election4: | 1 seat, 7.7% |
| Seats4: | 1 |
| Seats After4: | 2 |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Popular Vote4: | 2,832 |
| Percentage4: | 8.6% |
| Swing4: | 0.9% |
| Party5: | Independent politician |
| Last Election5: | 1 seat, 1.2% |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Seats After5: | 2 |
| Seat Change5: | 1 |
| Popular Vote5: | 1,013 |
| Percentage5: | 3.1% |
| Swing5: | 1.9% |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Party: | No overall control |
| After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
The 1996 Peterborough City Council election took place on 2 May 1996 to elect members of Peterborough City Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.