| Election Name: | 1988 Sheffield City Council election |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1987 Sheffield City Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1987 |
| Next Election: | 1990 Sheffield City Council election |
| Next Year: | 1990 |
| Seats For Election: | 30 of 87 seats to Sheffield City Council |
| Majority Seats: | 44 |
| Election Date: | 5 May 1988 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats1: | 23 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats2: | 4 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Party3: | Social and Liberal Democrats |
| Seats3: | 3 |
| Seat Change3: | 0 |
| Map Size: | 400px |
| Majority party | |
| Posttitle: | Majority party after election |
| Before Election: | Labour Party (UK) |
| After Election: | Labour Party (UK) |
Elections to Sheffield City Council were held on 5 May 1988. One third of the council was up for election.
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:
| valign=top colspan="2" style="width: 230px" | Party | valign=top style="width: 30px" | Previous council | valign=top style="width: 30px" | New council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 65 | 66 | |||
| Conservatives | 13 | 12 | |||
| Social and Liberal Democrats | 9 | 9 | |||
| Total | 87 | 87 | |||
| Working majority | |||||
Sid Cordle was a sitting councillor for Ecclesall ward
Phyllis Smith was a sitting councillor for Heeley ward
Jimmy Boyce was a sitting councillor for Burngreave ward
Alf Meade was a sitting councillor for Hillsborough ward