| Election Name: | 2018 Derby City Council election[1] [2] |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2016 Derby City Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2019 Derby City Council election |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
| Seats For Election: | 17 of the 51 seats to Derby City Council |
| Majority Seats: | 26 |
| Election Date: | 3 May 2018 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats1: | 5 |
| Last Election1: | 26 |
| Seats Before1: | 26 |
| Seat Change1: | 3 |
| Seats After1: | 23 |
| Popular Vote1: | 21,264 |
| Percentage1: | 31.0% |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats2: | 8 |
| Last Election2: | 17 |
| Seats Before2: | 18 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Seats After2: | 20 |
| Popular Vote2: | 27,447 |
| Percentage2: | 39.1% |
| Party4: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Seats4: | 2 |
| Last Election4: | 5 |
| Seats Before4: | 5 |
| Seats After4: | 5 |
| Popular Vote4: | 10,355 |
| Percentage4: | 15.1% |
| Party5: | UKIP |
| Seats5: | 2 |
| Last Election5: | 2 |
| Seats Before5: | 1 |
| Seat Change5: | 1 |
| Seats After5: | 3 |
| Popular Vote5: | 7,001 |
| Percentage5: | 10.2% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Labour |
| After Election: | No overall control |
The 2018 Derby City Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Derby City Council in England.[3] This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour group on the council suffered losses of both the Council Leader Ranjit Banwait and the mayor John Whitby, as well as then cabinet member Sara Bolton, who lost by over 1,000 votes to Conservative Rob Cooper.[4] Labour lost its overall majority on the council, and a Conservative minority administration was formed with Liberal Democrat and UKIP backing.[5]
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 2014 election.
Note: Derwent ward was won by UKIP at the previous regular election in 2014, but gained by the Conservatives in a by-election on 9 March 2017.[6]
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