Before (end of 1982) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 27 · Conservative 17 · Other 0 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1983) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Conservative 18 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Abbey1 seat · turnout 31.9%
| F. Tunnicliffe | Labour | 1,803 ✓ |
| M. Tomlinson | Conservative | 910 |
| L. Wilson | All | 298 |
Babington1 seat · turnout 38.7%
| J. Maltby | Labour | 2,424 ✓ |
| J. Hackney | Conservative | 657 |
| J. Cutler | Lib/Sdp | 250 |
Chaddesden1 seat · turnout 45.9%
| M. Streets | Labour | 1,615 ✓ |
| G. Andrews | Conservative | 1,441 |
| K. Dibdon | Lib/Sdp | 1,053 |
Chellaston1 seat · turnout 45.8%
| J. Lissett | Conservative | 1,903 ✓ |
| M. Fuller | Labour | 1,711 |
Darley1 seat · turnout 45.6%
| A. Wright | Conservative | 2,560 ✓ |
| W. Denman | Labour | 810 |
| P. Simpson | Lib/Sdp | 677 |
| R. Morledge | Independent | 253 |
Derwent1 seat · turnout 43.2%
| G. Kennedy | Lib/Sdp | 1,763 ✓ |
| G. Topham | Labour | 1,195 |
| C. Hadfield | Conservative | 425 |
| S. Gibson | CCU | 13 |
Kingsway1 seat · turnout 40.6%
| H. Johnson | Conservative | 1,752 ✓ |
| S. Seward | Lib/Sdp | 800 |
| D. Dorrell | Labour | 726 |
Litchurch1 seat · turnout 35.0%
| J. McGiven | Labour | 2,041 ✓ |
| A. Phillips | Conservative | 486 |
| W. Mooney | Lib/Sdp | 261 |
Littleover1 seat · turnout 48.3%
| R. Wood | Conservative | 1,913 ✓ |
| Sara Bolton | Labour | 878 |
| G. Taylor | Lib/Sdp | 486 |
| B. Sabine | Ecol | 88 |
Mackworth1 seat · turnout 41.0%
| J. Anderson | Labour | 1,817 ✓ |
| B. Haller | Conservative | 916 |
| P. King | Lib/Sdp | 383 |
Mickleover1 seat
| N. Glen | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Normanton1 seat · turnout 41.6%
| F. Brocklehurst | Labour | 2,012 ✓ |
| K. Dickenson | Conservative | 1,003 |
| P. Boateng | Lib/Sdp | 283 |
Sinfin1 seat · turnout 41.2%
| A. Mullarkey | Labour | 1,828 ✓ |
| P. Foy | Conservative | 648 |
| C. Moore | Lib/Sdp | 647 |
Spondon1 seat · turnout 41.6%
| M. Rowley | Conservative | 2,185 ✓ |
| M. Tanvir | Labour | 1,146 |
| J. Barnett | Lib/Sdp | 869 |
