| Election Name: | 1997 Peterborough City Council election |
| Country: | Cambridgeshire |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1996 Peterborough City Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1996 |
| Next Election: | 1999 Peterborough City Council election |
| Next Year: | 1999 |
| Seats For Election: | All 57 seats to Peterborough City Council |
| Majority Seats: | 29 |
| Turnout: | 67.0% |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 29 seats, 49.4% |
| Seats1: | 27 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Popular Vote1: | 76,738 |
| Percentage1: | 45.8% |
| Swing1: | 3.6% |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 13 seats, 33.4% |
| Seats2: | 24 |
| Seat Change2: | 11 |
| Popular Vote2: | 71,278 |
| Percentage2: | 42.5% |
| Swing2: | 9.1% |
| Party3: | Liberal Party (UK, 1989) |
| Last Election3: | 3 seats, 5.5% |
| Seats3: | 3 |
| Popular Vote3: | 10,320 |
| Percentage3: | 6.2% |
| Swing3: | 0.7% |
| Party4: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election4: | 2 seats, 8.6% |
| Seats4: | 2 |
| Popular Vote4: | 7,344 |
| Percentage4: | 4.4% |
| Swing4: | 4.2% |
| Party5: | Independent Labour |
| Last Election5: | 0 seats, 0.0% |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Seat Change5: | 1 |
| Popular Vote5: | 1,734 |
| Percentage5: | 1.0% |
| Swing5: | N/A |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
| After Party: | No overall control |
The 1997 Peterborough City Council election took place on 7 May 1997 to elect members of Peterborough City Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as the 1997 general election and other local elections.
The whole council was up for election on new ward boundaries and the number of seats increased by 8. Labour lost their majority on the council, which they had narrowly gained at the 1996 election. Despite this, Labour remained the largest party.