| Election Name: | 1980 Derby City Council election[1] [2] |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1979 Derby City Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1979 |
| Next Election: | 1982 Derby City Council election |
| Next Year: | 1982 |
| Seats For Election: | 14 of the 44 seats in the Derby City Council |
| Majority Seats: | 23 |
| Election Date: | 1 May 1980 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 26 |
| Seats1: | 8 |
| Seats After1: | 26 |
| Popular Vote1: | 20,611 |
| Percentage1: | 51.7% |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 18 |
| Seats2: | 6 |
| Seats After2: | 18 |
| Popular Vote2: | 16,935 |
| Percentage2: | 42.5% |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Labour |
| After Election: | Labour |
The 1980 Derby City Council election took place on 1 May 1980 to elect members of Derby City Council in England.[3] This was on the same day as other local elections. 14 of the council's 44 seats were up for election. The Labour Party retained control of the council.
|-| colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" | Total| style="text-align: right;" | 14| colspan=5 || style="text-align: right;" | 39,837| style="text-align: right;" |