| Election Name: | 2016 Derby City Council election[1] [2] |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2015 Derby City Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2015 |
| Next Election: | 2018 Derby City Council election |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Seats For Election: | 17 of the 51 seats to Derby City Council |
| Majority Seats: | 26 |
| Election Date: | 5 May 2016 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats Before1: | 29 |
| Seats1: | 7 |
| Seat Change1: | 3 |
| Seats After1: | 26 |
| Popular Vote1: | 18,410 |
| Percentage1: | 31.7% |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats Before2: | 14 |
| Seats2: | 7 |
| Seat Change2: | 3 |
| Seats After2: | 17 |
| Popular Vote2: | 19,881 |
| Percentage2: | 34.2% |
| Party4: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Seats Before4: | 6 |
| Seats4: | 2 |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Seats After4: | 5 |
| Popular Vote4: | 8,738 |
| Percentage4: | 15.0% |
| Party5: | UKIP |
| Seats Before5: | 2 |
| Seats5: | 2 |
| Seat Change5: | 1 |
| Seats After5: | 3 |
| Popular Vote5: | 9,107 |
| Percentage5: | 15.7% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Labour |
| After Election: | Labour |
The 2016 Derby City Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Derby City Council in England.[3] This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party retained control of the council, albeit with their majority reduced to just one seat.
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 2012 election.
At the previous election the composition of the council was:
| 29 | 14 | 6 | 2 | |
| Labour | Conservative | LD | UKIP |
After the election the composition of the council was:
| 26 | 17 | 5 | 3 | |
| Labour | Conservative | LD | UKIP |