| Election Name: | 1988 Brighton Borough Council election |
| Country: | East Sussex |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1987 Brighton Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1987 |
| Next Election: | 1990 Brighton Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 1990 |
| Seats For Election: | 16 out of 48 seats to Brighton Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 25 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 24 seats, 33.8% |
| Seats1: | 11 |
| Seats After1: | 27 |
| Seat Change1: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 23,094 |
| Percentage1: | 42.0% |
| Swing1: | 8.2% |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 21 seats, 46.8% |
| Seats2: | 5 |
| Seats After2: | 19 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Popular Vote2: | 25,880 |
| Percentage2: | 47.1% |
| Swing2: | 0.3% |
| Party3: | Social and Liberal Democrats |
| Last Election3: | 3 seats, 18.2% |
| Seats3: | 0 |
| Seats After3: | 2 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Popular Vote3: | 5,301 |
| Percentage3: | 9.6% |
| Swing3: | 8.6% |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Party: | No overall control |
| After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
The 1988 Brighton Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of Brighton Borough Council in East Sussex, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.