| Election Name: | 1997 Plymouth City Council election[1] |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1995 Plymouth City Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1995 |
| Next Election: | 2000 Plymouth City Council election |
| Next Year: | 2000 |
| Seats For Election: | All 60 seats in the Plymouth City Council |
| Majority Seats: | 31 |
| Election Date: | 1 May 1997 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 54 seats, 61.2% |
| Seats1: | 47 |
| Seat Change1: | 7 |
| Popular Vote1: | 62,966 |
| Percentage1: | 47.2% |
| Swing1: | 14.0% |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 6 seats, 26.4% |
| Seats2: | 13 |
| Seat Change2: | 7 |
| Popular Vote2: | 43,731 |
| Percentage2: | 32.8% |
| Swing2: | 6.4% |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Labour |
| After Election: | Labour |
The 1997 Plymouth City Council election took place on 1 May 1997 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in Devon, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held since 1991.[1]
|-| colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" | Total| style="text-align: right;" | 60| colspan=5 || style="text-align: right;" | 133,521| style="text-align: right;" |