Before (end of 1981) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 26 · Conservative 18 · Other 0 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1982) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 27 · Conservative 17 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Alvaston1 seat · turnout 35.2%
| J. Osborn | Labour | 933 |
| J. Lissett | Conservative | 784 |
| I. Graham | Lib/Sdp | 771 |
Babington1 seat · turnout 32.8%
| W. Matthews | Labour | 1,710 ✓ |
| R. Brown | Conservative | 516 |
| R. Cliff | Lib/Sdp | 436 |
| P. Ahluwalia | Independent | 368 |
Blagreaves1 seat · turnout 49.5%
| J. Keith | Conservative | 1,756 |
| R. Turner | Labour | 1,172 |
| D. George | Lib/Sdp | 1,051 |
Boulton1 seat · turnout 40.1%
| A. Kennedy | Labour | 1,413 |
| H. Sephton | Conservative | 1,141 |
| C. Moore | Lib/Sdp | 1,073 |
Breadsall1 seat · turnout 37.0%
| E. Ward | Labour | 1,526 ✓ |
| F. Bell | Lib/Sdp | 1,062 |
| B. Oxley | Conservative | 1,051 |
| S. Gibson | ENP | 50 |
Littleover1 seat · turnout 44.8%
| L. Shepley | Conservative | 1,756 |
| G. Taylor | Lib/Sdp | 787 |
| M. Taylor | Labour | 564 |
Mackworth1 seat · turnout 37.3%
| R. Baxter | Labour | 1,465 |
| J. Gabrielczyk | Conservative | 698 |
| P. King | Lib/Sdp | 695 |
Mickleover1 seat · turnout 46.4%
| R. Keene | Conservative | 1,901 |
| B. Stokes | Lib/Sdp | 1,211 |
| D. Dorrell | Labour | 543 |
Normanton1 seat · turnout 36.4%
| L. Shillingford | Labour | 1,475 |
| J. Matthews | Conservative | 870 |
| J. Bottomley | Lib/Sdp | 536 |
Osmaston1 seat · turnout 25.0%
| R. Laxton | Labour | 1,096 |
| R. Debrick | Conservative | 357 |
| E. Taylor | Lib/Sdp | 319 |
Sinfin1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| N. Dhindsa | Labour | 1,438 |
| G. Andrews | Conservative | 676 |
| J. Glazebrook | Lib/Sdp | 674 |
Spondon1 seat · turnout 42.1%
| Du Sautoy G | Conservative | 1,774 |
| R. Thrower | Labour | 1,372 |
| K. Tivey | Lib/Sdp | 1,073 |