| Election Name: | 1988 Cambridge City Council election |
| Country: | Cambridgeshire |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1987 Cambridge City Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1987 |
| Next Election: | 1990 Cambridge City Council election |
| Next Year: | 1990 |
| Seats For Election: | 14 out of 42 seats to Cambridge City Council |
| Majority Seats: | 22 |
| Turnout: | 46.4% (5.0%) |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 19 seats, 33.3% |
| Seats1: | 9 |
| Seats After1: | 21 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Popular Vote1: | 15,751 |
| Percentage1: | 41.8% |
| Swing1: | 8.5% |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 13 seats, 36.0% |
| Seats2: | 5 |
| Seats After2: | 15 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Popular Vote2: | 12,937 |
| Percentage2: | 34.4% |
| Swing2: | 1.6% |
| Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election3: | 10 seats, 29.6% |
| Seats3: | 0 |
| Seats After3: | 6 |
| Seat Change3: | 4 |
| Popular Vote3: | 8,108 |
| Percentage3: | 21.5% |
| Swing3: | 9.1% |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Party: | No overall control |
| After Party: | No overall control |
The 1988 Cambridge City Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.