The 1983 Derby City Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. 15 of the council's 44 seats were up for election. The Labour 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;" | 46,932 | style="text-align: right;" |