| Election Name: | 1990 Cambridge City Council election |
| Country: | Cambridgeshire |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1988 Cambridge City Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1988 |
| Next Election: | 1991 Cambridge City Council election |
| Next Year: | 1991 |
| Seats For Election: | 15 out of 42 seats to Cambridge City Council |
| Majority Seats: | 22 |
| Turnout: | 50.3% (3.9%) |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 21 seats, 41.8% |
| Seats1: | 10 |
| Seats After1: | 22 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 20,015 |
| Percentage1: | 45.6% |
| Swing1: | 3.8% |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 15 seats, 34.4% |
| Seats2: | 2 |
| Seats After2: | 14 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 11,979 |
| Percentage2: | 27.3% |
| Swing2: | 7.1% |
| Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election3: | 6 seats, 21.5% |
| Seats3: | 3 |
| Seats After3: | 6 |
| Popular Vote3: | 8,378 |
| Percentage3: | 19.1% |
| Swing3: | 2.4% |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Party: | No overall control |
| After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
The 1990 Cambridge City Council election took place on 5 May 1990 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.