The 1990 Derby City Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1990. This was on the same day as other local elections. 16 of the council's 44 seats were up for election. The Conservative 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;" | 69,103 | style="text-align: right;" |