| Election Name: | 1987 Plymouth City Council election[1] |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1983 Plymouth City Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1983 |
| Next Election: | 1991 Plymouth City Council election |
| Next Year: | 1991 |
| Seats For Election: | All 60 seats in the Plymouth City Council |
| Majority Seats: | 31 |
| Election Date: | 7 May 1987 |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 34 seats, 43.2% |
| Seats1: | 31 |
| Seat Change1: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 35,136 |
| Percentage1: | 51.7% |
| Swing1: | 5.4% |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 23 seats, 30.6% |
| Seats2: | 19 |
| Seat Change2: | 4 |
| Popular Vote2: | 25,617 |
| Percentage2: | 31.7% |
| Swing2: | 3.0% |
| Party3: | SDP-Liberal Alliance |
| Last Election3: | 0 seats, 22.4% |
| Seats3: | 10 |
| Seat Change3: | 10 |
| Popular Vote3: | 30,779 |
| Percentage3: | 16.7% |
| Swing3: | 10.7% |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Conservative |
| After Election: | Conservative |
The 1987 Plymouth City Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in Devon, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservative Party retained control of the council, which it had held since its creation in 1973.[1]
|-| colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" | Total| style="text-align: right;" | 60| colspan=5 || style="text-align: right;" | 92,972| style="text-align: right;" |