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" | 0.0 | align="right" | 96 | align="right" | New |- |- 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" | New |- This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections: 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 |- References 1990 English local elections 1990 1990s in Sheffield