Before (end of 1972)
Not known.
After (end of 1973) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 36 · Conservative 9 · The Liberal Party 5 · Other 4
Ward results
Breadsall & Morley1 seat · turnout 62.8%
| B. Crowther | Conservative | 276 |
| J. Render | Labour | 210 |
| S. Marshall | Independent | 184 |
Breaston3 seats · turnout 38.7%
| R. Parkinson | Conservative | 798 |
| H. Gill | Conservative | 779 |
| H. Pemberton | Conservative | 749 |
| M. Fox | Labour | 533 |
| H. Roberts | Labour | 501 |
| A. Torr | Labour | 471 |
Draycott1 seat · turnout 49.9%
| R. Boyland | Labour | 526 |
| K. Rayner | Conservative | 318 |
Little Eaton1 seat · turnout 41.6%
| J. Currey | Independent | 485 |
| M. Stokes | Labour | 102 |
No. 1 (Ilkeston: Granby)2 seats · turnout 29.5%
| A. Turner | Labour | 592 |
| G. Winter | Labour | 434 |
| D. Goulton | Conservative | 245 |
No. 12 (Dale Abbey)2 seats · turnout 33.8%
| P. Cresswell | Independent | 521 |
| R Johnston | Conservative | 438 |
| B. Cope | Labour | 207 |
| I. Read | Labour | 183 |
No. 16 (Sandiacre)4 seats · turnout 51.9%
| W. Hart | Labour | 1,485 ✓ |
| W Hart | Labour | 1,485 |
| J Jowett | Labour | 1,183 ✓ |
| C. Arbon | Labour | 920 ✓ |
| C Arbon | Labour | 920 |
| J Kirkland | Labour | 910 ✓ |
| J. Clements | Conservative | 859 |
| J Clements | Conservative | 859 |
| D Uren | Conservative | 838 |
| D. Uren | Conservative | 838 |
| H. Lungley | Other | 619 |
| H Lungley | CA | 619 |
| R. Ross-Clyne | Conservative | 584 |
| R Ross-Clyne | Conservative | 584 |
| Peter Wallace Jones | Conservative | 575 |
| P. Jones | Conservative | 575 |
| F Goode | CA | 381 |
| S. Harding | Other | 220 |
| S Harding | CA | 220 |
| C Judson | CA | 201 |
| C. Judson | Other | 201 |
No. 2 (Ilkeston: Market)2 seats · turnout 30.4%
| R. Cook | LIB | 740 |
| J. Barnes | Labour | 707 |
| M. Campion | Labour | 671 |
No. 3 (Ilkeston: North)4 seats · turnout 46.4%
| Iris Hawkins | Independent | 1,311 |
| I. Hawkins | Independent | 1,311 ✓ |
| R. Fletcher | Labour | 1,293 ✓ |
| Richard Douglas Fletcher | Labour | 1,293 |
| J Gunn | Independent | 1,163 |
| J. Gunn | Independent | 1,163 ✓ |
| John Beecham | Labour | 1,122 |
| J. Beecham | Labour | 1,122 ✓ |
| K Smith | Labour | 1,120 |
| A. Cooke | Independent | 1,116 |
| Antony Cooke | Independent | 1,116 |
| G Cooper | Independent | 1,115 |
| J. Crompton | Labour | 924 |
| J Crompton | Labour | 924 |
No. 5 (Ilkeston: South)6 seats · turnout 35.3%
| T. Taylor | LIB | 1,808 |
| K. Littleproud | Labour | 1,510 |
| E. Spencer | LIB | 1,486 |
| D. Butcher | LIB | 1,474 |
| P. Bassett | Labour | 1,460 |
| L. Goacher | LIB | 1,406 |
| M. Clarke | LIB | 1,403 |
| G. Bradley | LIB | 1,345 |
| H. Woodward | Labour | 1,196 |
| M. Badder | Labour | 1,155 |
| S. Hatton | Labour | 1,112 |
| L. Jones | Labour | 1,056 |
No. 6 (Ilkeston: Victoria)2 seats · turnout 41.5%
| F. Meacham | Conservative | 823 |
| W. Evans | Conservative | 765 |
| A. Nash | Labour | 615 |
| E. Moon | Labour | 571 |
No. 7 (Long Eaton: Derby Road)6 seats · turnout 39.8%
| Jane Bramley | Labour | 2,005 ✓ |
| J. Marshall | Labour | 1,889 ✓ |
| J Marshall | Labour | 1,889 |
| T. Taylor | Labour | 1,816 ✓ |
| T Taylor | Labour | 1,816 |
| D. Wildey | Labour | 1,740 ✓ |
| D Wildey | Labour | 1,740 |
| L Pratt | Labour | 1,736 ✓ |
| R Decker | Labour | 1,734 |
| R. Decker | Labour | 1,734 ✓ |
| C Broadbelt | Conservative | 1,224 |
| C. Broadbelt | Conservative | 1,224 |
| J. Maltby | Conservative | 1,187 |
| J Maltby | Conservative | 1,187 |
| A Stevenson | Conservative | 1,173 |
| A. Stevenson | Conservative | 1,173 |
| A. Wilkinson | Conservative | 1,169 |
| A Wilkinson | Conservative | 1,169 |
| F. Crawford-Grundy | Conservative | 1,158 |
| F Crawford-Grundy | Conservative | 1,158 |
| D. Robinson | Conservative | 1,112 |
| D Robinson | Conservative | 1,112 |
No. 8 (Long Eaton: New Sawley)6 seats · turnout 36.8%
| W. Camm | Labour | 1,959 ✓ |
| W Camm | Labour | 1,959 |
| Patrick Walsh | Labour | 1,534 ✓ |
| J Woolley | Labour | 1,519 |
| J. Woolley | Labour | 1,519 ✓ |
| Tracey Wells | Labour | 1,515 ✓ |
| A. Riley | Labour | 1,488 ✓ |
| A Riley | Labour | 1,488 |
| T Welford | Labour | 1,393 ✓ |
| V Chalk | Conservative | 1,052 |
| Mary Craggs | Conservative | 1,015 |
| M. Craggs | Conservative | 1,015 |
| B Woodward | Conservative | 1,002 |
| B. Woodward | Conservative | 1,002 |
| R Webb | Conservative | 968 |
| Will Holmes | Conservative | 966 |
| W. Holmes | Conservative | 966 |
| D Carswill | Conservative | 947 |
| D. Carswill | Conservative | 947 |
No. 9 (Long Eaton: Nottinghamroad & Sawley Road)6 seats · turnout 40.7%
| B. White | Labour | 1,317 ✓ |
| C. Allsop | Labour | 1,258 ✓ |
| D. Brown | Labour | 1,258 ✓ |
| G. Buckley | Labour | 1,227 ✓ |
| C. Wright | Labour | 1,154 ✓ |
| D. Byrne | Conservative | 1,125 ✓ |
| E. Murphy | Labour | 1,116 |
| R. Gough | Conservative | 1,106 |
| R. Graham | Conservative | 1,055 |
| A. Guest | Conservative | 1,006 |
| F. Hickton | Conservative | 976 |
| D. McCaig | Conservative | 970 |
| W. Barnes | The Liberal Party | 741 |
| V. Matusewicz | The Liberal Party | 609 |
OCKBROOK & BORROWASH4 seats · turnout 45.2%
| A. West | Labour | 1,480 |
| A. Kennedy | Labour | 1,344 |
| E Highton | Labour | 1,199 |
| P. Ball | Labour | 1,158 |
| J. Archer | Conservative | 1,113 |
| R. Seeley | Conservative | 1,017 |
| R. Coates | Conservative | 997 |
| D. Thompson | Conservative | 977 |
Old Park2 seats · turnout 26.4%
| J. Poole | Labour | 669 |
| L. Pestell | Labour | 613 |
| G Gough | Conservative | 265 |
West Hallam1 seat · turnout 53.8%
| L. Heathcote | Conservative | 668 |
| B. Morley | Labour | 281 |
