Before (end of 1975) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 30 · Other 5 · Conservative 1 · The Liberal Party 0
After (end of 1976) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Other 7 · Conservative 4 · The Liberal Party 0
Ward results
Ault Hucknall1 seat · turnout 58.2%
| K. Jones | Labour | 302 |
| G. Williamson | Independent | 182 |
Barlborough1 seat · turnout 51.7%
| H. Thomas | Independent | 615 |
| J Goodhand | Labour | 207 |
Blackwell2 seats
| D. Coulson | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| J. Collins | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Bolsover Central2 seats
| W. Chapman | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| A. Drury | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Bolsover North1 seat · turnout 37.6%
| T. Harris | Independent | 285 |
| R. Raben | Labour | 239 |
Bolsover South2 seats · turnout 34.8%
| M. Taylor | Conservative | 459 |
| L. Howard | Conservative | 453 |
| Henry J. | Labour | 418 |
| N. Bust | Labour | 368 |
Bolsover West1 seat · turnout 29.4%
| W. Taylor | Labour | 379 |
| S. Hunter | LIB | 99 |
Clowne3 seats · turnout 34.5%
| W. Gotheridge | Independent | 870 |
| S. Patrick | Labour | 757 |
| P. Dolby | Labour | 708 |
| E. Pearce | Independent | 634 |
| M. Braddow | Labour | 573 |
| E. Yates | Independent | 540 |
| C. Metcalfe | LIB | 432 |
| S. Brown | LIB | 319 |
| J. Whaley | LIB | 252 |
Elmton & Creswell3 seats · turnout 31.7%
| P. Williams | Ind Lab | 974 |
| D. McGregor | Labour | 798 |
| C. Limb | Labour | 633 |
| B. Hipple | Labour | 462 |
| J. Frost | LIB | 454 |
| H. Ledger | LIB | 443 |
| R. Gilbert | Independent | 316 |
Glapwell1 seat · turnout 60.4%
| N. Cowley | Conservative | 433 |
| E. Redfern | Labour | 363 |
Pleasely1 seat
| D. Simpson | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Scarcliffe East1 seat
| M. Boucher | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Scarcliffe North1 seat
| W. Hyatt | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Scarcliffe South1 seat · turnout 43.4%
| N. Jackson | Labour | 295 |
| C. Sabido | Independent | 221 |
| M. Taylor | LIB | 132 |
Shirebrook Central1 seat
| G. Smith | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Shirebrook East1 seat
| J. Allsop | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Shirebrook South1 seat
| W. Adams | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Shirebrook West2 seats
| C. Hawley | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| L. Fretwell | Labour | 0 ✓ |
South Normanton3 seats
| H. Scrimshaw | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| A. Wilson | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| R. Brooks | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Tibshelf2 seats · turnout 42.8%
| A. Lee | Independent | 679 |
| C. Johnson | Independent | 558 |
| D. Tyler | Labour | 386 |
| E. Else | Labour | 321 |
Whitwell3 seats · turnout 44.9%
| G. Webster | Independent | 1,173 |
| C. Thorpe | Labour | 987 |
| C. Sternberg | Conservative | 931 |
| R. Walker | Labour | 680 |
| K. Stevenson | Labour | 565 |
| P. Ridley | Independent | 349 |