| Election Name: | 2016 Peterborough City Council election |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2015 Peterborough City Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2015 |
| Next Election: | 2018 Peterborough City Council election |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Seats For Election: | All 60 seats to Peterborough City Council |
| Majority Seats: | 31 |
| Election Date: | 5 May 2016 |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats1: | 31 |
| Seat Change1: | 4 |
| Popular Vote1: | 46,030 |
| Percentage1: | 38.8 |
| Swing1: | 1.5 |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats2: | 14 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Popular Vote2: | 37,970 |
| Percentage2: | 32.0 |
| Swing2: | 2.5 |
| Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Seats3: | 7 |
| Seat Change3: | 3 |
| Popular Vote3: | 7,882 |
| Percentage3: | 6.6 |
| Swing3: | 3.5 |
| Party4: | Werrington First |
| Seats4: | 3 |
| Seat Change4: | 3 |
| Popular Vote4: | 4,731 |
| Percentage4: | 4.0 |
| Swing4: | 4.0 |
| Party5: | Liberal Party (UK, 1989) |
| Seats5: | 3 |
| Popular Vote5: | 3,341 |
| Percentage5: | 2.8 |
| Swing5: | 6.0 |
| Party6: | UK Independence Party |
| Seats6: | 2 |
| Seat Change6: | 2 |
| Popular Vote6: | 12,193 |
| Percentage6: | 10.3 |
| Swing6: | 4.8 |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | No Overall Control |
| After Election: | Conservative Party (UK) |
The 2016 Peterborough City Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect all members of Peterborough City Council in Cambridgeshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Following a boundary review, all Peterborough City Council seats were up for election. The number of wards reduced from 24 to 22 but the number of seats increased from 57 to 60.
The Conservatives gained overall control of Peterborough City Council after taking 31 of the 60 seats.[2] [3]
Gain/loss column only indicates direct changes in seats that were contested at the last election and does not include seats picked up from newly created wards (new seat wins).
A by-election was called due to the death of Cllr Marcus Sims.
A by-election was called due to the resignation of Cllr John Shearman.
A by-election was called due to the resignation of Cllr David Sanders.