The 2016 Winchester City Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Winchester City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Every seat was contested following boundary changes which saw the number of seats reduce from 57 to 45. The count for this election was conducted on 7 May 2016. Before the election, the composition of Winchester City Council was: * Conservative 33 * Liberal Democrats 22 * Labour 2 The result of the election was: * Conservatives 25 * Liberal Democrats 20.