Before (end of 1975) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 36 · Conservative 9 · The Liberal Party 5 · Other 4
After (end of 1976) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 37 · Other 8 · The Liberal Party 5 · Labour 4
Ward results
Breadsall & Morley1 seat · turnout 66.0%
| D. Crowther | Conservative | 510 |
| R. Jones | Labour | 173 |
Breaston3 seats · turnout 49.3%
| R. Parkinson | Conservative | 1,248 |
| H. Pemberton | Conservative | 1,218 |
| H. Gill | Conservative | 1,189 |
| A. Torr | Labour | 429 |
| D. Webber | Labour | 416 |
| L. Adams | Labour | 387 |
Draycott1 seat · turnout 60.6%
| A. Wilson | Conservative | 582 |
| R. Boyland | Labour | 467 |
Little Eaton1 seat · turnout 47.6%
| J. Currey | Independent | 464 |
| J. Foxcroft | Labour | 227 |
No. 1 (Ilkeston: Granby)2 seats · turnout 38.5%
| K. Smith | Ind Lab | 414 |
| A. Turner | Ind Lab | 388 |
| S. Smith | Labour | 210 |
| F. Tyler | LIB | 209 |
| J. Orrell | LIB | 186 |
| S. Ryder | Labour | 157 |
No. 12 (Dale Abbey)2 seats · turnout 36.7%
| A. Johnstone | Conservative | 604 |
| P. Cresswell | Independent | 520 |
| D. Ball | Labour | 211 |
| I. Read | Labour | 152 |
No. 16 (Sandiacre)4 seats
| D Uren | Conservative | 1,497 ✓ |
| W Hart | Labour | 1,438 ✓ |
| G Ross-Clyne | Conservative | 1,342 ✓ |
| Frank Jones | Conservative | 1,217 ✓ |
| M Jowett | Labour | 1,197 |
| S Hooley | Conservative | 1,170 |
| J Hampson | Labour | 985 |
| C Arbon | Labour | 967 |
| K Overton | LIB | 456 |
No. 2 (Ilkeston: Market)2 seats · turnout 38.8%
| R. Cook | LIB | 832 |
| M. Ball | Conservative | 751 |
| J. Barnes | Labour | 470 |
| M. Campion | Labour | 338 |
| L. Beardsley | Independent | 168 |
No. 3 (Ilkeston: North)4 seats
| T Hawkins | Independent | 1,294 ✓ |
| G Cooper | Independent | 961 ✓ |
| J Gunn | Independent | 957 ✓ |
| F Fletcher | Labour | 897 ✓ |
| P Reeve | LIB | 843 |
| J Beecham | FPS | 790 |
| E Poole | FPS | 566 |
| T Keany | FPS | 527 |
| S Barnes | Labour | 458 |
| M Watson | Labour | 434 |
No. 5 (Ilkeston: South)6 seats · turnout 29.8%
| E. Taylor | LIB | 1,301 |
| E. Spencer | LIB | 1,143 |
| D. Butcher | LIB | 1,100 |
| V. Wheeler | LIB | 1,096 |
| B. Abbott | Conservative | 965 |
| K. Littleproud | Labour | 961 |
| J Smith | Conservative | 947 |
| J. Fildes | Conservative | 927 |
| J. Goacher | LIB | 918 |
| C. Sampson | LIB | 818 |
| J. Evans | Labour | 722 |
| H. Woodward | Labour | 707 |
| R. Walton | Labour | 691 |
| P. Bassett | Labour | 683 |
| L. Harris | Labour | 581 |
No. 6 (Ilkeston: Victoria)2 seats · turnout 31.3%
| F. Meachem | Conservative | 894 |
| W. Evans | Conservative | 821 |
| A. Nash | Labour | 291 |
| L Chell | Conservative | 1,980 ✓ |
| C Inshaw | Conservative | 1,946 ✓ |
| G Marriott | Conservative | 1,945 ✓ |
| A Wilkinson | Conservative | 1,938 ✓ |
| Richard John Paton | Conservative | 1,923 ✓ |
| F Ward | Conservative | 1,887 ✓ |
| J Marshall | Labour | 1,499 |
| R Decker | Labour | 1,445 |
| Jack Heath | Labour | 1,437 |
| D Wildey | Labour | 1,387 |
| G Negus | Labour | 1,356 |
| R Spencer | Labour | 1,355 |
No. 8 (Long Eaton: New Sawley)6 seats · turnout 58.3%
| W Camm | Ind Lab | 3,868 ✓ |
| George Cameron | Conservative | 1,894 ✓ |
| V Chalk | Conservative | 1,880 ✓ |
| S Richards | Conservative | 1,872 ✓ |
| R. Webb | Conservative | 1,774 ✓ |
| H Purves | Conservative | 1,598 ✓ |
| R Webb | Conservative | 1,584 |
| Diane Hind | Labour | 1,133 |
| T Walsh | Labour | 1,122 |
| J Woolley | Labour | 1,117 |
| J Wells | Labour | 1,029 |
| T Bentley | Labour | 993 |
| Tracey Wells | Labour | 911 |
No. 9 (Long Eaton: Nottinghamroad & Sawley Road)6 seats · turnout 43.0%
| D. Byrne | Conservative | 1,577 ✓ |
| R. Gough | Conservative | 1,520 ✓ |
| J. Allen | Conservative | 1,474 ✓ |
| C. Wells | Conservative | 1,410 ✓ |
| F. Hickton | Conservative | 1,404 ✓ |
| J. Allen | Conservative | 1,372 ✓ |
| B. White | Labour | 1,055 |
| G. Buckley | Labour | 1,053 |
| J. Buckley | Labour | 956 |
| W. Sutton | Labour | 921 |
| C. Wright | Labour | 917 |
| T. Wilford | Labour | 890 |
| J. Rudin | The Liberal Party | 867 |
| J. Barnes | The Liberal Party | 605 |
| G. Bowen | The Liberal Party | 500 |
| J. Cobb | The Liberal Party | 477 |
| V. Matusewicz | The Liberal Party | 452 |
| P. Elkins | The Liberal Party | 417 |
OCKBROOK & BORROWASH4 seats · turnout 54.7%
| J. Archer | Conservative | 2,007 |
| R. Seeley | Conservative | 1,797 |
| R. Coates | Conservative | 1,771 |
| A. Colclough | Conservative | 1,704 |
| A. West | Labour | 1,244 |
| A. Kennedy | Labour | 1,178 |
| E Highton | Labour | 1,101 |
| F. Scarborough | Labour | 865 |
Old Park2 seats · turnout 30.3%
| J. Morton | Conservative | 375 |
| D. Oldham | Conservative | 346 |
| J. Poole | Ind Lab | 320 |
| L. Pestell | Ind Lab | 300 |
| C. Richards | Labour | 165 |
| H. McMahon | Labour | 150 |
West Hallam1 seat · turnout 57.7%
| H. Shaw | Conservative | 658 |
| P. Steiner | Independent | 339 |
| A White | Labour | 107 |
