| Election Name: | 1987 Derby City Council election[1] [2] |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1986 Derby City Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1986 |
| Next Election: | 1988 Derby City Council election |
| Next Year: | 1988 |
| Seats For Election: | 15 of the 44 seats in the Derby City Council |
| Majority Seats: | 23 |
| Election Date: | 7 May 1987 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 25 |
| Seats1: | 7 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Seats After1: | 23 |
| Popular Vote1: | 19,617 |
| Percentage1: | 35.3% |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 17 |
| Seats2: | 8 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Seats After2: | 20 |
| Popular Vote2: | 24,797 |
| Percentage2: | 44.6% |
| Party3: | SDP-Liberal Alliance |
| Last Election3: | 2 |
| Seats3: | 0 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Seats After3: | 1 |
| Popular Vote3: | 10,687 |
| Percentage3: | 19.2% |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Labour |
| After Election: | Labour |
The 1987 Derby City Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1987.[3] This was on the same day as other local elections. 15 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;" | 15| colspan=5 || style="text-align: right;" | 55,602| style="text-align: right;" |