Before (end of 1981) (43 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 24 · Conservative 9 · Other 6 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4
After (end of 1982) (43 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 23 · Conservative 10 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 · Other 4
Ward results
Belper East1 seat · turnout 34.1%
| M. Heely | Labour | 1,149 |
| P. Smedley | Conservative | 870 |
DUFFIELD1 seat · turnout 36.5%
| A. McHattie | Conservative | 1,121 |
| E. Minion | Labour | 272 |
Heanor & Loscoe1 seat · turnout 35.6%
| I Cox | Labour | 798 |
| J. Richardson | Lib/Sdp | 661 |
Heanor East1 seat · turnout 30.8%
| B. Holmes | Labour | 841 |
| M. Wallbank | Conservative | 480 |
Ironville & Riddings1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| M. Wain | Labour | 711 |
| J. Brentnall | Lib/Sdp | 419 |
| J Brown | Conservative | 353 |
Langley Mill & Aldercar1 seat · turnout 28.1%
| R. Hampson | Independent | 575 |
| B. Walton | Labour | 549 |
Ripley1 seat · turnout 36.8%
| D. Blakeley | Lib/Sdp | 1,499 |
| C. Cutting | Labour | 994 |
SOMERCOTES1 seat · turnout 32.4%
| W. Rimmington | Lib/Sdp | 736 |
| A. Stringer | Labour | 672 |