Elections to Sheffield City Council were held on 4 May 1990. One third of the council was up for election.
Election result
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background-color: " | | No Poll Tax | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 0.0 | align="right" | 0.1 | align="right" | 96 | align="right" | N/A
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background-color: " | | International Communist | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 0.0 | align="right" | 0.0 | align="right" | 56 | align="right" | N/A
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections: PartyPrevious councilNew council Labour 66 69 Conservatives 12 11 Liberal Democrats 9 7 Total 87 87 Working majority
Ward results
Mukesh Savani was a sitting councillor for Heeley ward
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background-color: " | | International Communist | Michael England | align="right" | 56 | align="right" | 1.3 | align="right" | +1.3
James Steinke was a sitting councillor for Netherthorpe ward
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background-color: " | | No Poll Tax | Simon Rawlins | align="right" | 96 | align="right" | 1.7 | align="right" | +1.7
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