Before (end of 1982) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 30 · Labour 16 · Other 4 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1
After (end of 1983) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 28 · Labour 19 · Other 4 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
Ward results
Breadsall & Morley1 seat · turnout 61.8%
| J. Queenborough | Conservative | 498 |
| June Elwell | Labour | 124 |
Breaston3 seats · turnout 48.9%
| Margaret Orchard | Conservative | 1,352 |
| R. Parkinson | Conservative | 1,239 |
| H. Pemberton | Conservative | 1,229 |
| A. Torr | Labour | 486 |
| D. Pinfield | Labour | 447 |
| E. Collyer | Labour | 400 |
Cotmanhay3 seats · turnout 32.9%
| P. Jeffrey | Labour | 928 |
| F. Fletcher | Labour | 913 |
| M. Campion | Labour | 865 |
| A. Cartmell | Conservative | 759 |
| M. Waters | Lib/Sdp | 608 |
| M. Clarke | Lib/Sdp | 578 |
| L. Pestell | Lib/Sdp | 466 |
Dale Abbey1 seat · turnout 51.0%
| P. Cresswell | Independent | 459 |
| A. Harlow | Labour | 111 |
Derby Rd East3 seats · turnout 32.9%
| J. Marshall | Labour | 980 |
| Heather Griffiths | Labour | 895 |
| G. Negus | Labour | 885 |
| G. Marriott | Conservative | 750 |
| C. Ward | Conservative | 690 |
Derby Rd West3 seats · turnout 45.8%
| A. Wilkinson | Conservative | 1,279 |
| M. Wilkinson | Conservative | 1,241 |
| S Stevens | Conservative | 1,222 |
| D. Wildey | Labour | 785 |
| P. Turner | Labour | 746 |
| I Molson | Labour | 731 |
| I. Neill | Lib/Sdp | 504 |
Draycott1 seat · turnout 58.3%
| R. Boyland | Ind Lab | 671 |
| D. Crowther | Conservative | 529 |
Ilkeston Central3 seats · turnout 35.0%
| J. Geehan | Labour | 870 |
| E. Bevan | Labour | 863 |
| T. Gilbert | Labour | 860 |
| J. Atkinson | Conservative | 611 |
| D. Collins | Conservative | 593 |
| N. Hill | Conservative | 552 |
Ilkeston North2 seats · turnout 39.5%
| E. Jeffries | Labour | 631 |
| J. Gunn | Independent | 606 |
| J. Carrington | Labour | 551 |
| J. Edwards | Independent | 378 |
Ilkeston South2 seats · turnout 41.3%
| J. McCluskey | Conservative | 685 |
| D. Oldham | Conservative | 627 |
| B. Halford | Labour | 605 |
| C. Cullen | Labour | 577 |
Kirk Hallam North2 seats · turnout 38.1%
| R. Walton | Labour | 738 |
| B. Shelley | Labour | 730 |
| E. Wallbank | Conservative | 388 |
| C. Roberts | Conservative | 344 |
Kirk Hallam South2 seats · turnout 39.6%
| B. Killeavy | Labour | 827 |
| P. Moloney | Labour | 825 |
| C. Jones | Conservative | 231 |
| D. Simmons | Conservative | 221 |
Little Eaton1 seat · turnout 46.5%
| P. Hargreaves | Conservative | 630 |
| M. Fearn | Labour | 216 |
Long Eaton Central2 seats · turnout 40.9%
| F. Hickton | Conservative | 643 |
| J. Woodhead | Conservative | 616 |
| J. Buckley | Labour | 533 |
| V. Biddulph | Ind Lab | 475 |
| A. Scott | Labour | 379 |
Nottingham Road3 seats · turnout 39.9%
| J Allen | Conservative | 1,048 |
| D Byrne | Conservative | 1,034 |
| R. Gough | Conservative | 1,026 |
| B. White | Labour | 786 |
| C. Wright | Labour | 718 |
| W. Sutton | Labour | 694 |
OCKBROOK & BORROWASH3 seats · turnout 54.4%
| R. Seeley | Conservative | 1,924 |
| A. Colclough | Conservative | 1,841 |
| M. Tumanow | Conservative | 1,790 |
| E Highton | Labour | 1,437 |
| D. Bell | Labour | 1,187 |
| J. Somerset Sullivan | Labour | 1,082 |
Old Park2 seats · turnout 36.1%
| T. Guy | Labour | 713 |
| M. Needham | Labour | 665 |
| M Sherwood | Conservative | 353 |
| B. Spittal | Conservative | 343 |
Sandiacre North2 seats
| M. Jowett | Labour | 1,043 |
| D. Barker | Labour | 943 |
| M Aindow | Conservative | 710 |
| K Tapping | Conservative | 685 |
Sandiacre South2 seats · turnout 49.2%
| D. Uren | Conservative | 949 |
| G. Ross-Clyne | Conservative | 933 |
| F Dickman | Labour | 518 |
| I. Williams | Labour | 515 |
Sawley3 seats · turnout 40.0%
| W. Camm | Ind Lab | 2,574 |
| V. Chalk | Conservative | 1,039 |
| L. Munro | Conservative | 989 |
| R. Robinson | Labour | 864 |
| G Thompsell | Labour | 664 |
| T. Wells | Labour | 660 |
Victoria2 seats · turnout 52.3%
| W. Evans | Conservative | 905 |
| A. Johnstone | Conservative | 754 |
| K. Trueman | Labour | 644 |
| P. Gough | Labour | 602 |
West Hallam2 seats
| L. Heathcote | Conservative | 896 |
| H. Shaw | Conservative | 896 |
| P. Steiner | Independent | 398 |
| C. Blockley | Independent | 349 |
| M. Birch | Labour | 242 |
| A. Clapham | Labour | 212 |
Wilsthorpe2 seats · turnout 43.2%
| R. Webb | Conservative | 1,042 |
| S. Morton | Conservative | 957 |
| S. Chadbourne | Labour | 811 |
| C. Winfield | Labour | 743 |
