| Election Name: | 2016 Southampton City Council election |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2015 Southampton City Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2015 |
| Next Election: | 2018 Southampton City Council election |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Seats For Election: | A third of seats to Southampton City Council |
| Majority Seats: | 23 |
| Election Date: | 5 May 2016 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats1: | 12 |
| Popular Vote1: | 23,456 |
| Percentage1: | 41.7 |
| Swing1: | 2.3% |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats2: | 5 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 17,605 |
| Percentage2: | 31.3 |
| Swing2: | 4.9% |
| Party4: | Independent (politician) |
| Seats4: | 1 |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Popular Vote4: | 2,286 |
| Percentage4: | 4.1 |
| Swing4: | 2.7% |
| Map Size: | 320px |
| Majority party | |
| Posttitle: | Majority party after election |
| Before Election: | Labour |
| After Election: | Labour |
The 2016 Southampton City Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Southampton City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Southampton Council is elected in thirds, which means all comparisons are to the corresponding 2012 Southampton Council election.