The 1997 Peterborough City Council election took place on 7 May 1997 to elect members of Peterborough City Council in England. 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.
Results summary
Election results
Ward results
Barnack
Central
Dogsthorpe
East
Eye & Thorney
Fletton
Glinton
Newborough
North
North Bretton
Northborough
Orton Longueville
Orton Waterville
Park
Paston
Ravensthorpe
South
South Bretton
Stanground
Walton
Werrington North
Werrington South
West
Wittering
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