| Election Name: | 1979 Derby City Council election[1] [2] |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1976 Derby Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1976 |
| Next Election: | 1980 Derby City Council election |
| Next Year: | 1980 |
| Seats For Election: | All 44 seats in the Derby City Council |
| Majority Seats: | 23 |
| Election Date: | 3 May 1979 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 26 |
| Seats1: | 26 |
| Popular Vote1: | 53,325 |
| Percentage1: | 47.1% |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 28 |
| Seats2: | 18 |
| Seat Change2: | 10 |
| Popular Vote2: | 51,164 |
| Percentage2: | 45.2% |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Conservative |
| After Election: | Labour |
The 1979 Derby City Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Derby City Council in England.[3] This was on the same day as other local elections. Voting took place across 18 wards, each electing 3 Councillors. The Labour Party gained control of the council from the Conservative Party.
|-| colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" | Total| style="text-align: right;" | 54| colspan=5 || style="text-align: right;" | 113,190| style="text-align: right;" |