The 2016 Peterborough City Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect all members of Peterborough City Council in Cambridgeshire, England. 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.
Results summary
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).
Ward results
Barnack
Bretton
Central
Dogsthorpe
East
Eye, Thorney & Newborough
Fletton & Stanground
Fletton & Woodston
Glinton & Castor
Gunthorpe
Hampton Vale
Hargate & Hempsted
North
Orton Longueville
Orton Waterville
Park
Paston & Walton
Ravensthorpe
Stanground South
Werrington
West
Wittering
By-elections
East
A by-election was called due to the death of Cllr Marcus Sims.
Park
A by-election was called due to the resignation of Cllr John Shearman.
Eye, Thorney and Newborough
A by-election was called due to the resignation of Cllr David Sanders.
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