Shabina Qayyum says the council will succeed if everyone works together.
Councillors will vote for their leader at a meeting this evening.
The church has been vacant since 2021 and plans to turn it into homes have already been rejected.
Kirsty Knight has boosted the number of Conservatives on Peterborough City Council to 14.
A fly-tipping hotspot was transformed, while veterans marked the anniversary of VE Day.
As the dust settles on elections in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, what are the stories?
Labour loses seats at Peterborough City Council and the Tories become the largest party.
Four councils across the county are having elections.
The hotel in Peterborough, which the council loaned millions towards, remains unfinished.
