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.