| Election Name: | 1988 Derby City Council election[1] [2] |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1987 Derby City Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1987 |
| Next Election: | 1990 Derby City Council election |
| Next Year: | 1990 |
| Seats For Election: | 15 of the 44 seats in the Derby City Council |
| Majority Seats: | 23 |
| Election Date: | 5 May 1988 |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 20 |
| Seats1: | 10 |
| Seat Change1: | 4 |
| Seats After1: | 24 |
| Popular Vote1: | 31,862 |
| Percentage1: | 56.0% |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 23 |
| Seats2: | 5 |
| Seat Change2: | 3 |
| Seats After2: | 20 |
| Popular Vote2: | 19,806 |
| Percentage2: | 34.8% |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Labour |
| After Election: | Conservative |
The 1988 Derby City Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1988.[3] This was on the same day as other local elections. 15 of the council's 44 seats were up for election. The Conservatives gained control of the council from the Labour Party.
|-| colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" | Total| style="text-align: right;" | 15| colspan=5 || style="text-align: right;" | 56,856| style="text-align: right;" |