Before (end of 1972)
Not known.
After (end of 1973) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 34 · Conservative 14 · The Liberal Party 6 · Other 0
Ward results
Abbey3 seats · turnout 24.4%
| F. Tunnicliffe | Labour | 1,131 |
| M. Walker | Labour | 1,058 |
| A. Dearie | Labour | 1,017 |
| H. Johnson | Conservative | 873 |
| L. Ford | Conservative | 863 |
| R. Bunting | Conservative | 803 |
| M. Burgess | LIB | 786 |
| I. Gregory | LIB | 712 |
| M. Hund | LIB | 686 |
Allestree3 seats · turnout 34.8%
| R. Keene | Conservative | 2,790 |
| B. Chadwick | Conservative | 2,711 |
| J Thorpe | Conservative | 2,710 |
| R. Cooper | Labour | 843 |
| N. Pritchard | Labour | 797 |
| L. Pepper | Labour | 732 |
Alvaston3 seats · turnout 19.9%
| W. Baker | Labour | 1,190 |
| P. Hanks | Labour | 1,120 |
| T. Potts | Labour | 1,075 |
| L. Jackson | Conservative | 646 |
| M. McKeenan | Conservative | 623 |
Arboretum3 seats · turnout 24.2%
| G. Harlow | Labour | 959 |
| J. Maltby | Labour | 879 |
| B. Charles | Labour | 848 |
| D. Mackenzie | LIB | 569 |
| T. Marchant | LIB | 494 |
| D. White | LIB | 476 |
| G. Marshall | Conservative | 270 |
| W. Marson | UP | 96 |
Babington3 seats
| A Bussell | Conservative | 1,214 ✓ |
| C Gadsby | Conservative | 1,181 ✓ |
| Ella Wood | Conservative | 1,148 ✓ |
| Frances Fox | Labour | 879 |
| Una Christophers | Labour | 852 |
| Jennifer Moseley | Labour | 838 |
| D Booth | UP | 215 |
| A Ashby | UP | 193 |
| S Gibson | UP | 187 |
Breadsall3 seats
| O Eden | Labour | 1,231 ✓ |
| J McCall | Labour | 1,160 ✓ |
| A Wawman | Labour | 1,101 ✓ |
| Benjamin Gadsby | Conservative | 500 |
| John Alfred Leather | Conservative | 464 |
| A Smith | UP | 219 |
Chaddesden3 seats · turnout 21.6%
| H. Lloyd | Labour | 1,158 |
| D. Winfield | Labour | 1,095 |
| G. Salt | Labour | 1,086 |
| G. Black | Conservative | 736 |
| S. Styles | Conservative | 735 |
| E. Woods | Conservative | 733 |
Chellaston3 seats · turnout 24.6%
| W. Mathews | Labour | 1,891 |
| G. Styles | Labour | 1,859 |
| M. Swindells | Labour | 1,764 |
| O. Tivey | Conservative | 1,465 |
| C. Morley | Conservative | 1,429 |
| P. Doncher | Conservative | 1,340 |
Darley3 seats · turnout 22.6%
| R. Longdon | Conservative | 1,384 |
| Emma Reid-Jones | Conservative | 1,295 |
| J. Tillet | Conservative | 1,256 |
| V. Jepson | Labour | 593 |
| W. Pountain | Labour | 573 |
| G. Fox | Labour | 572 |
Derwent3 seats · turnout 14.8%
| A. Harlow | Labour | 1,052 |
| W. Watson | Labour | 1,042 |
| J. Orgill | Labour | 1,016 |
| B. Daniels | Conservative | 432 |
Friar Gate3 seats · turnout 26.9%
| D. Ekiert | LIB | 1,384 |
| C. Swain | LIB | 1,380 |
| Peel M. | LIB | 1,349 |
| R. Baxter | Labour | 1,347 |
| M. Rebeeck | Labour | 1,329 |
| G. Summers | Labour | 1,298 |
Litchurch3 seats · turnout 14.4%
| D. Bookbinder | Labour | 727 |
| R. Newton | Labour | 697 |
| M. Wood | Labour | 676 |
| L. Gray | Conservative | 241 |
Littleover3 seats
| M Grimwood-Taylor | Conservative | 1,522 ✓ |
| N Glenn | Conservative | 1,415 ✓ |
| L Shepley | Conservative | 1,378 ✓ |
| B Torney | Labour | 564 |
| M Walker | Labour | 531 |
| L Tomblin | Labour | 501 |
| Angie Campion | Independent | 465 |
Mickleover3 seats
| G Larder | LIB | 1,664 ✓ |
| W Astle | LIB | 1,658 ✓ |
| B Stokes | LIB | 1,575 ✓ |
| J. Hobson | Conservative | 1,230 |
| R Greene | Conservative | 1,197 |
| Susan Catherine O'Brien | Conservative | 1,176 |
| J Cox | Labour | 456 |
| C Low | Labour | 447 |
| H Pearce | Labour | 400 |
Normanton3 seats
| H White | Labour | 1,361 ✓ |
| J Ireland | Labour | 1,352 ✓ |
| J Christophers | Labour | 1,263 ✓ |
| T Prime | Conservative | 1,189 |
| D Penn | Conservative | 1,168 |
| S Lemmings | Conservative | 1,153 |
Osmaston3 seats
| J Carty | Labour | 1,424 ✓ |
| Elizabeth Bull | Labour | 1,295 ✓ |
| R Spacey | Labour | 1,252 ✓ |
| E Baines | UP | 268 |
| Hugh Parsons | Conservative | 251 |
| D Marshall | Conservative | 243 |
Pear Tree3 seats · turnout 24.2%
| H. Webster | Labour | 1,501 |
| I. Ault | Labour | 1,401 |
| Nagi Daya Singh | Labour | 1,328 |
| D. McIntyre | Conservative | 576 |
| P. Sims | UP | 342 |
Spondon3 seats · turnout 29.6%
| J. Owen | Conservative | 1,442 |
| G. Swainson | Conservative | 1,408 |
| C. Ufton | Labour | 1,365 |
| G. Baxendale-Baines | Conservative | 1,340 |
| L. Bradbury | Labour | 1,306 |
| W. Wilkinson | Labour | 1,199 |
