Before (end of 1975) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 18 · Other 13 · Labour 5 · The Liberal Party 4
After (end of 1976) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 27 · Other 8 · The Liberal Party 3 · Labour 2
Ward results
Ashbourne3 seats · turnout 29.8%
| G. Ward | Conservative | 824 |
| E. Plumbly | Conservative | 764 |
| R. Smith | Conservative | 703 |
| D. Moore | Independent | 637 |
| R. Lehuede | Labour | 467 |
| N. Seddon | LIB | 337 |
Bakewell3 seats
| T. Welch | Independent | 878 |
| L. Wright | Conservative | 851 |
| R. Evans | Conservative | 834 |
| J. Pidcock | Conservative | 816 |
| D. | LIB | 754 |
| J. Twigg | Independent | 580 |
| B. Price | LIB | 387 |
| A. Hoar | Labour | 214 |
Brailsford1 seat
| S. Grix | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Doveridge1 seat · turnout 52.6%
| J. Stevenson | Conservative | 459 |
| P. Ashton | LIB | 248 |
Eyam & Stoney Middleton1 seat · turnout 65.8%
| F. Hall | Independent | 552 |
| W. Hubbard | Independent | 246 |
Masson2 seats · turnout 39.0%
| D. Savidge | Independent | 815 |
| D. White | Conservative | 577 |
| M. Wilson | LIB | 268 |
| E. Bartholomew | Labour | 174 |
| J. Ottewell | Labour | 145 |
No. 1 (Hartington)1 seat · turnout 67.6%
| F. Glossop | Ind Con | 401 |
| J. Rowley | Ind Con | 251 |
| E Page | Labour | 114 |
No. 10 (Bradwell)1 seat · turnout 64.8%
| C. Bradwell | Independent | 512 |
| J. Southwell | Conservative | 410 |
No. 13 (Hathersage)1 seat · turnout 71.3%
| E. Smith | Conservative | 743 |
| J. Boyce | Labour | 228 |
| A. Nolan | LIB | 110 |
No. 14 (The Longstones)1 seat · turnout 59.6%
| C. Crowther | Conservative | 605 |
| D. Windle | Independent | 130 |
No. 15 (Calver)1 seat · turnout 64.6%
| M. Gillian | Conservative | 540 |
| K. Adlington | Independent | 514 |
No. 16 (Winster)2 seats · turnout 38.8%
| P. Elliott | Independent | 558 |
| A. Clemson | Conservative | 458 |
| N. Riley | Labour | 355 |
| C. Hoole | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
No. 2 (Brassington)1 seat
| L. Rose | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
No. 21 (Matlock)6 seats
| G Stevens | Conservative | 2,132 ✓ |
| J Slater | Conservative | 1,957 ✓ |
| G Statham | Conservative | 1,954 ✓ |
| G Nightingale | Conservative | 1,824 ✓ |
| P Edwards | LIB | 1,744 ✓ |
| Donald Henshall | Conservative | 1,424 ✓ |
| A Shaw | Conservative | 1,401 |
| B Crapper | LIB | 1,287 |
| T Boam | LIB | 1,265 |
| J Walker | LIB | 1,090 |
| W Moore | Labour | 675 |
| D Measham | Labour | 647 |
| K Priestnall | Labour | 583 |
| J March | Labour | 578 |
| J Fearn | LIB | 1,013 ✓ |
| R Fearn | LIB | 906 ✓ |
| J Colhoun | Conservative | 902 ✓ |
| Linda Jean Jackson | Independent | 886 ✓ |
| J Turner | Labour | 834 |
| J Wall | Independent | 797 |
| Dee Sharpe | Conservative | 702 |
| A Wild | Conservative | 611 |
| Phillip James Wild | Conservative | 585 |
| J Boyack | Labour | 499 |
| G Draper | Independent | 489 |
| R Langley | LIB | 389 |
| W Corbett | Labour | 360 |
| W Berry | LIB | 308 |
No. 4 (Clifton)1 seat
| G. Peach | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
No. 9 (Tideswell)2 seats · turnout 49.8%
| J. Naylor | Conservative | 673 |
| D. Redshaw | Conservative | 573 |
| M. Ayres | Labour | 552 |
Taddington1 seat · turnout 60.7%
| F. Holland | Conservative | 493 |
| M. Gould | Independent | 221 |
Wirksworth3 seats · turnout 38.3%
| W. Doxey | Labour | 1,002 |
| J. Cresswell | Labour | 925 |
| T. Burton | Conservative | 823 |
| M. Waterhouse | Labour | 703 |
| R. Simpson | LIB | 596 |
| R. Ayres | LIB | 516 |
Youlgreave1 seat · turnout 79.7%
| B. Oldfield | Ind Lab | 524 |
| E. Dale | Conservative | 379 |
| J. Read | Labour | 152 |
