Before (end of 1979) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 26 · Conservative 18 · Other 0 · The Liberal Party 0
After (end of 1980) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 26 · Conservative 18 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Abbey1 seat · turnout 25.1%
| D. McNab | Labour | 1,574 ✓ |
| K. Hutchinson | Conservative | 852 |
Allestree1 seat · turnout 39.3%
| B. Chadwick | Conservative | 2,134 ✓ |
| S. Davies | Labour | 575 |
| W. Webley | LIB | 484 |
Alvaston1 seat · turnout 30.8%
| G. Sweeting | Labour | 1,312 ✓ |
| J. Lissett | Conservative | 739 |
Blagreaves1 seat · turnout 37.3%
| F. Murphy | Conservative | 1,481 ✓ |
| P. McLaverty | Labour | 1,470 |
Boulton1 seat · turnout 39.4%
| I. Slater | Labour | 2,029 ✓ |
| D. Hazelwood | Conservative | 1,157 |
Breadsall1 seat · turnout 28.2%
| N. Wawman | Labour | 1,865 ✓ |
| T. Hoogerwerf | Conservative | 777 |
| S. Gibson | ENP | 40 |
Chaddesden1 seat · turnout 35.7%
| G. Summers | Labour | 1,826 ✓ |
| G. Andrews | Conservative | 1,329 |
Chellaston1 seat · turnout 40.4%
| J. Blount | Conservative | 1,513 ✓ |
| M. Fuller | Labour | 1,437 |
Darley1 seat · turnout 37.7%
| R. Longdon | Conservative | 2,072 ✓ |
| D. Parnham | Labour | 1,168 |
| M. Kennelly | LIB | 353 |
Derwent1 seat · turnout 30.7%
| L. Topham | Labour | 1,495 ✓ |
| B. Daniels | Conservative | 482 |
| S. Connolly | LIB | 463 |
Litchurch1 seat · turnout 21.8%
| M. Wood | Labour | 1,557 ✓ |
| A. Northover | Conservative | 361 |
Spondon1 seat · turnout 39.2%
| D. Edgar | Conservative | 1,790 ✓ |
| J. Osborn | Labour | 1,636 |
| T. Dickinson | LIB | 306 |
| B. Sabine | Ecol | 57 |
