Before (end of 1972)
Not known.
After (end of 1973) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 18 · Other 13 · Labour 5 · The Liberal Party 4
Ward results
Ashbourne3 seats · turnout 26.9%
| J. Ward | Conservative | 735 |
| E. Plumbley | Conservative | 538 |
| R. Smith | Conservative | 492 |
| C. Birch | Independent | 445 |
| N. Seddon | LIB | 438 |
| E. Cooper | Labour | 398 |
| R. Lehuede | Labour | 346 |
Bakewell3 seats · turnout 44.3%
| T. Welch | Independent | 914 |
| I. Wright | Independent | 776 |
| R. Evans | Conservative | 770 |
| S. Levick | Conservative | 641 |
| J. Riley | Independent | 567 |
| A. Brooke-Taylor | Conservative | 545 |
Brailsford1 seat
| R. Archer | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Doveridge1 seat
| J. Stevenson | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Eyam & Stoney Middleton1 seat · turnout 54.2%
| F. Hall | Independent | 372 |
| T. Dyson | Independent | 286 |
Masson2 seats · turnout 35.8%
| D. Savidge | LIB | 641 |
| G. Draper | Labour | 359 |
| S. Elliott | Independent | 340 |
| A. Beresford | Conservative | 305 |
| J. Tarlton | Conservative | 201 |
No. 1 (Hartington)1 seat · turnout 56.0%
| W. Glossop | Independent | 335 |
| J. Rowely | Conservative | 269 |
No. 10 (Bradwell)1 seat · turnout 52.0%
| D. Southwell | Conservative | 490 |
| B. Wilson | Independent | 266 |
No. 13 (Hathersage)1 seat · turnout 51.5%
| E. Smith | Conservative | 543 |
| J. White | Independent | 246 |
No. 14 (The Longstones)1 seat · turnout 55.1%
| C. Duncan | Conservative | 374 |
| C. Unsworth | Independent | 304 |
No. 15 (Calver)1 seat · turnout 59.0%
| J. White | Conservative | 512 |
| K. Adlington | Independent | 380 |
| C. Rowland | Independent | 50 |
No. 16 (Winster)2 seats · turnout 36.8%
| P. Elliott | Independent | 731 |
| A. Clemson | Conservative | 290 |
| A. Turner | Conservative | 246 |
No. 18 (Baslow & Bubnell)1 seat · turnout 67.7%
| D. Fisher | Independent | 450 |
| A. Turner | Conservative | 418 |
No. 2 (Brassington)1 seat · turnout 55.9%
| L. Rose | Conservative | 386 |
| A. Oldfield | Independent | 219 |
| R. Goodall | ERPASR | 93 |
No. 21 (Matlock)6 seats · turnout 80.9%
| T Wray | Independent | 1,745 ✓ |
| J Yates | Conservative | 1,549 |
| J. Yates | Conservative | 1,549 ✓ |
| J. Slater | Conservative | 1,494 ✓ |
| J Slater | Conservative | 1,494 |
| G Statham | Conservative | 1,484 ✓ |
| G Nightingale | Conservative | 1,406 |
| G. Nightingale | Conservative | 1,406 ✓ |
| P. Edwards | The Liberal Party | 1,313 ✓ |
| P Edwards | LIB | 1,313 |
| R Spark | Conservative | 1,159 |
| R. Spark | Conservative | 1,159 |
| A Shaw | Conservative | 944 |
| A. Shaw | Conservative | 944 |
| H Moore | Labour | 892 |
| R. Minney | Labour | 807 |
| R Minney | Labour | 807 |
| W Ferguson | Labour | 734 |
| R. Hammers | Labour | 688 |
| R Hammers | Labour | 688 |
| A Bennett | BHF | 682 |
| A. Bennett | Other | 682 |
| K Priestnall | Labour | 601 |
| K. Priestnall | Labour | 601 |
No. 22 (North & South Darley)4 seats · turnout 95.2%
| J Fearn | LIB | 1,456 |
| J. Fearn | The Liberal Party | 1,456 ✓ |
| R. Fearn | The Liberal Party | 1,171 ✓ |
| R Fearn | LIB | 1,171 |
| J Wall | Independent | 1,157 |
| J. Wall | Independent | 1,157 ✓ |
| J. Turner | Labour | 954 ✓ |
| J Turner | Labour | 954 |
| H Briddon | Conservative | 833 |
| H. Briddon | Conservative | 833 |
| H. Mills | Conservative | 754 |
| H Mills | Conservative | 754 |
| Linda Jean Jackson | Independent | 681 |
| R. Ince | Conservative | 610 |
| R Ince | Conservative | 610 |
| L Draper | Labour | 604 |
| W Corbett | Labour | 395 |
| W. Corbett | Labour | 395 |
| C Linley | Labour | 358 |
| C. Linley | Labour | 358 |
No. 4 (Clifton)1 seat · turnout 63.2%
| G. Peach | Independent | 563 |
| L. Rose | Conservative | 250 |
No. 9 (Tideswell)2 seats · turnout 49.8%
| W. Swindell | Independent | 601 |
| I. Mottershaw | Ind LIB | 585 |
| E. Bandey | Labour | 351 |
| P. Maurer | Labour | 303 |
Norbury1 seat · turnout 55.4%
| J. Stanton | Conservative | 340 |
| T. Prince | Independent | 294 |
Taddington1 seat · turnout 54.9%
| F. Holland | Conservative | 381 |
| M. Gould | Independent | 168 |
| C. Jones | Independent | 115 |
Wirksworth3 seats · turnout 49.9%
| W. Doxley | Labour | 1,297 |
| J. Cresswell | Labour | 1,167 |
| F. Spencer | Independent | 968 |
| R. Barnes | Labour | 670 |
| S. Flint | LIB | 633 |
| J. Spriggs | Independent | 573 |
| R. Neville | Conservative | 373 |
Youlgreave1 seat · turnout 64.7%
| B. Oldfield | Labour | 364 |
| S. Birds | Independent | 353 |
| M. Treece | Independent | 141 |
