| Election Name: | 1990 Derby City Council election[1] [2] |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1988 Derby City Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1988 |
| Next Election: | 1991 Derby City Council election |
| Next Year: | 1991 |
| Seats For Election: | 16 of the 44 seats in the Derby City Council |
| Majority Seats: | 23 |
| Election Date: | 3 May 1990 |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 24 |
| Seats1: | 6 |
| Seats After1: | 24 |
| Popular Vote1: | 28,155 |
| Percentage1: | 40.7% |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 20 |
| Seats2: | 10 |
| Seats After2: | 20 |
| Popular Vote2: | 32,742 |
| Percentage2: | 47.4% |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Conservative |
| After Election: | Conservative |
The 1990 Derby City Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1990.[3] This was on the same day as other local elections. 16 of the council's 44 seats were up for election. The Conservative Party retained control of the council.
|-| colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" | Total| style="text-align: right;" | 15| colspan=5 || style="text-align: right;" | 69,103| style="text-align: right;" |