| Election Name: | 1996 Derby City Council election[1] [2] |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1995 Derby City Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1995 |
| Next Election: | 1998 Derby City Council election |
| Next Year: | 1998 |
| Seats For Election: | All 44 seats in the Derby City Council |
| Majority Seats: | 23 |
| Election Date: | 2 May 1996 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 30 |
| Seats1: | 39 |
| Seat Change1: | 9 |
| Popular Vote1: | 33,386 |
| Percentage1: | 55.5% |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 12 |
| Seats2: | 3 |
| Seat Change2: | 9 |
| Popular Vote2: | 16,593 |
| Percentage2: | 27.6% |
| Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election3: | 2 |
| Seats3: | 2 |
| Popular Vote3: | 9,716 |
| Percentage3: | 16.1% |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Labour |
| After Election: | Labour |
The 1996 Derby City Council election took place on 2 May 1996 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1996.[3] This was on the same day as other local elections. This election was held ahead of Derby City Council becoming a unitary authority on 1 April 1997. As a result, the entire council was up for election and the elected councillors acted as a shadow authority until that date. The Labour Party retained control of the council.
|-| colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" | Total| style="text-align: right;" | 44| colspan=5 || style="text-align: right;" | 60,201| style="text-align: right;" |