Before (end of 2015) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 24 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Other 3 · Conservative 1
After (end of 2016) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 26 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Other 3 · Conservative 0
Ward results
Abbey1 seat · turnout 37.7%
| Richard Johnson | Labour | 1,235 ✓ |
| Monica Bijok | Green | 292 |
| Nicky Shepard | Liberal Democrats | 266 |
| Angela Ozturk | Conservative | 222 |
Arbury1 seat · turnout 38.6%
| Mike Todd-Jones | Labour | 1,430 ✓ |
| Tim Ward | Liberal Democrats | 368 |
| James Andrew Strachan | Conservative | 282 |
| Stephen Roger Lawrence | Green | 245 |
Castle1 seat · turnout 25.2%
| John Hipkin | Independent | 776 ✓ |
| Patrick Sheil | Labour | 562 |
| Mark Timothy Argent | Liberal Democrats | 388 |
| Alacia Natalie Gent | Green | 191 |
| Edward Alexander Macnaghten | Conservative | 129 |
Cherry Hinton1 seat · turnout 38.7%
| Robert Paul Dryden | Labour | 1,373 ✓ |
| Eric William Barrett-Payton | Conservative | 367 |
| Jamie Leon Dalzell | Liberal Democrats | 210 |
| Richard Graham Jeffs | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 166 |
| Caitlin Patterson | Green | 143 |
Coleridge1 seat · turnout 39.5%
| Rosy Moore | Labour | 1,404 ✓ |
| Samuel Barker | Conservative | 344 |
| Raymundo Leysan Carlos | Liberal Democrats | 234 |
| Virgil Au Wenhan Ierubino | Green | 187 |
| Bill Kaminski | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 158 |
East Chesterton1 seat · turnout 43.6%
| Margery Betty Abbott | Labour | 1,103 ✓ |
| Shahida Rahman | Liberal Democrats | 906 |
| Kevin Andre Francis | Conservative | 262 |
| Peter Burkinshaw | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 202 |
| Jiameng Gao | Green | 179 |
King's Hedges1 seat · turnout 31.3%
| Nigel Gawthrope | Labour | 981 ✓ |
| Hugh Newsam | Liberal Democrats | 233 |
| David Paul Corn | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 223 |
| Annette Iraninejad | Conservative | 212 |
| Angela Kalinzi Ditchfield | Green | 152 |
Market1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| Tim Bick | Liberal Democrats | 777 ✓ |
| Danielle Greene | Labour | 717 |
| Stuart Tuckwood | Green | 401 |
| Barney Baber | Conservative | 125 |
Newnham1 seat
| Lucy Nethsingha | Liberal Democrats | 939 ✓ |
| Ewan McGaughey | Labour | 787 |
| Julius Anthony Carrington | Conservative | 234 |
| Mellissa Slade | Green | 216 |
Petersfield1 seat · turnout 44.4%
| Richard Andrew Robertson | Labour | 1,305 ✓ |
| Sharon Kaur | Green | 321 |
| Dan Levy | Liberal Democrats | 277 |
| Catherine Claire Durance | Conservative | 221 |
Queen Edith's1 seat · turnout 46.7%
| Jennifer Page-Croft | Liberal Democrats | 1,189 ✓ |
| John Beresford | Labour | 801 |
| Manas Deb | Conservative | 544 |
| Joel Chalfen | Green | 232 |
Romsey1 seat · turnout 49.0%
| Sophie Alice Barnett | Labour | 1,409 ✓ |
| Catherine Helen Lindsay Smart | Liberal Democrats | 1,016 |
| Jane Heather Carpenter | Green | 273 |
| Roy Leonard Barton | Conservative | 139 |
Trumpington1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| Donald Marshall Adey | Liberal Democrats | 1,212 ✓ |
| Nick Gay | Labour | 755 |
| Shapour Meftah | Conservative | 664 |
| Ceri Galloway | Green | 305 |
West Chesterton1 seat · turnout 53.9%
| Matthew Sargeant | Labour | 1,417 ✓ |
| Nick Harrison | Liberal Democrats | 1,157 |
| John Bachelor | Green | 198 |
| Simon Lee | Conservative | 182 |
| Celia Margaret Conway | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 81 |