Before (end of 1975) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 34 · Conservative 14 · The Liberal Party 6 · Other 0
After (end of 1976) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 28 · Labour 26 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Abbey3 seats
| F Tunnicliffe | Labour | 1,756 ✓ |
| M Walker | Labour | 1,595 ✓ |
| P Weightman | Labour | 1,547 ✓ |
| D Pickering | Conservative | 1,392 |
| R White | Conservative | 1,366 |
| V Flint | Conservative | 1,350 |
Allestree3 seats
| Julian Thorpe | Conservative | 3,673 ✓ |
| R Keene | Conservative | 3,658 ✓ |
| B Chadwick | Conservative | 3,531 ✓ |
| R Cooper | Labour | 790 |
| W Nuttall | LIB | 782 |
| M Taylor | LIB | 738 |
| James Robert Dolan | Labour | 727 |
| Jon Pepper | Labour | 712 |
Alvaston3 seats
| W Baker | Labour | 1,381 ✓ |
| P Hanks | Labour | 1,280 ✓ |
| J Owens | Conservative | 1,260 ✓ |
| T Potts | Labour | 1,245 |
| J Blount | Conservative | 1,137 |
| B Wood | Conservative | 1,118 |
Arboretum3 seats · turnout 28.6%
| B. Charles | Labour | 1,076 ✓ |
| J. Maltby | Labour | 1,058 ✓ |
| S. Unwin | Labour | 1,012 ✓ |
| C. Henchcliffe | Conservative | 695 |
| P. Barham | Conservative | 672 |
| D. Williams | Conservative | 654 |
Babington3 seats
| A Bussell | Conservative | 1,671 ✓ |
| Ella Wood | Conservative | 1,542 ✓ |
| C Gadsby | Conservative | 1,524 ✓ |
| Frances Fox | Labour | 817 |
| Gary Fox | Labour | 812 |
| W Watkins | Labour | 738 |
| S Gibson | UENP | 162 |
| G Hitchcock | UENP | 162 |
| A Ashby | UENP | 142 |
Breadsall3 seats
| O Eden | Labour | 1,331 ✓ |
| G Summers | Labour | 1,232 ✓ |
| A Wawman | Labour | 1,211 ✓ |
| John Alfred Leather | Conservative | 1,099 |
| G Wooley | Conservative | 1,093 |
| C Leatherbarrow | Conservative | 1,075 |
| B Gibson | UENP | 171 |
| A Smith | UENP | 153 |
| L Gallear | UENP | 148 |
Chaddesden3 seats · turnout 34.6%
| G. Andrews | Conservative | 1,682 ✓ |
| R. Oldershaw | Conservative | 1,663 ✓ |
| H. Sephton | Conservative | 1,536 ✓ |
| H. Lloyd | Labour | 1,464 |
| R. Neale | Labour | 1,311 |
| A. Harlow | Labour | 1,261 |
Chellaston3 seats
| C Morley | Conservative | 2,696 ✓ |
| K Keys | Conservative | 2,673 ✓ |
| R Walker | Conservative | 2,657 ✓ |
| Wendy Matthews | Labour | 2,211 |
| Gemma Styles | Labour | 2,171 |
| John Charles Taylor | Labour | 2,090 |
Darley3 seats
| R Longdon | Conservative | 1,993 ✓ |
| Emilio Pimentel-Reid | Conservative | 1,941 ✓ |
| J Tillett | Conservative | 1,887 ✓ |
| M Mansfield | Labour | 881 |
| G Bolton | Labour | 872 |
| James Osborn | Labour | 792 |
Derwent3 seats
| G. Topham | Labour | 1,289 ✓ |
| L. Topham | Labour | 1,244 ✓ |
| E. Ward | Labour | 1,236 ✓ |
| B. Daniels | Conservative | 827 |
| K. Marples | Conservative | 784 |
| Du Sautoy G | Conservative | 763 |
Friar Gate3 seats
| D Robinson | Labour | 1,593 ✓ |
| J Christophers | Labour | 1,515 ✓ |
| Raymond Baxter | Labour | 1,512 ✓ |
| R. Bunting | Conservative | 1,174 |
| A Bunting | Conservative | 1,141 |
| G Thomas | Conservative | 1,043 |
| M Peel | LIB | 632 |
| C Swain | LIB | 592 |
| F Spencer | LIB | 587 |
Litchurch3 seats
| R Newton | Labour | 699 ✓ |
| K Unwin | Labour | 657 ✓ |
| M Wood | Labour | 655 ✓ |
| A Northover | Conservative | 354 |
| J Northover | Conservative | 333 |
| D Curzon | Conservative | 324 |
Littleover3 seats
| M Grimwood-Taylor | Conservative | 2,751 ✓ |
| N Glenn | Conservative | 2,628 ✓ |
| L Shepley | Conservative | 2,600 ✓ |
| M Kimpton | Labour | 744 |
| B Torney | Labour | 725 |
| F Brocklehurst | Labour | 717 |
Mickleover3 seats · turnout 41.2%
| H. Johnson | Conservative | 2,289 ✓ |
| C. Hulls | Conservative | 2,204 ✓ |
| P. Reynolds | Conservative | 2,131 ✓ |
| M. Brown | LIB | 1,292 |
| M. Burgess | LIB | 1,210 |
| G. Lawn | LIB | 1,115 |
| P. Johnson | Labour | 873 |
| E. Jones | Labour | 737 |
| I. Slater | Labour | 611 |
Normanton3 seats
| John Keith | Conservative | 1,786 ✓ |
| Francis Murphy | Conservative | 1,752 ✓ |
| L Gray | Conservative | 1,732 ✓ |
| D Bull | Labour | 1,663 |
| R King | Labour | 1,644 |
| H White | Labour | 1,597 |
Osmaston3 seats
| B Carty | Labour | 1,305 ✓ |
| Elizabeth Bull | Labour | 1,283 ✓ |
| R Spacey | Labour | 1,267 ✓ |
| D Black | Conservative | 499 |
| Ann Allen | Conservative | 456 |
| S Lemmings | Conservative | 441 |
| E Baines | UENP | 178 |
| M Sims | UENP | 138 |
| L Verity | UENP | 136 |
Pear Tree3 seats
| W Pountain | Labour | 1,365 ✓ |
| N Singh | Labour | 1,327 ✓ |
| I Ault | Labour | 1,246 ✓ |
| Y Garland | Conservative | 688 |
| M Swindall | Conservative | 659 |
| Keith Webley | Conservative | 635 |
| J Sims | UENP | 166 |
| O Sims | UENP | 137 |
| P Sims | UENP | 121 |
Spondon3 seats
| W Leatherbarrow | Conservative | 2,117 ✓ |
| G Swainson | Conservative | 2,076 ✓ |
| D Dickinson | Conservative | 1,950 ✓ |
| Philip Whitt | Labour | 1,388 |
| E Wright | Labour | 1,292 |
| S Irwin | Labour | 1,205 |
| A Wheway | LIB | 793 |
| P Saxton | LIB | 642 |
| S Haysum | LIB | 576 |
