Before (end of 1986) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 26 · Other 6 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 · Labour 2
After (end of 1987) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 24 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 9 · Labour 3 · Other 3
Ward results
Ashbourne3 seats · turnout 50.9%
| G. Ward | Conservative | 1,306 ✓ |
| C. Birch | Conservative | 1,279 ✓ |
| E. Plumbly | Conservative | 1,132 ✓ |
| E. Plumbly | Conservative | 1,132 |
| E. Taylor | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 819 |
| E. Taylor | Lib/Sdp | 819 |
| J. Alton | Lib/Sdp | 606 |
| J. Alton | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 606 |
| N. Robins | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 514 |
| N. Robins | Lib/Sdp | 514 |
| V. Smith | Labour | 384 |
| V. Smith | Labour | 384 |
| C. Barnes | Labour | 314 |
| C. Barnes | Labour | 314 |
| D. Hadfield | Labour | 263 |
| D. Hadfield | Labour | 263 |
Ashford & Longstone1 seat · turnout 65.7%
| C. Crowther | Conservative | 625 |
| A. Cieslakowska | Lib/Sdp | 195 |
| G. McPhie | Labour | 55 |
Bakewell3 seats · turnout 75.6%
| M Crapper | Lib/Sdp | 959 |
| M. Crapper | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 959 ✓ |
| D. Haythornthwaite | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 940 ✓ |
| D Haythornthwaite | Lib/Sdp | 940 |
| J. Twigg | Conservative | 824 |
| J. Twigg | Conservative | 824 ✓ |
| A. Luckraft | Conservative | 638 |
| A Luckraft | Conservative | 638 |
| M. Knighton | Conservative | 616 |
| M. Knighton | Conservative | 616 |
| J Blakeway | Independent | 598 |
| P Crump | Lib/Sdp | 559 |
| P. Crump | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 559 |
| T. Welch | Independent | 539 |
| T. Welch | Independent | 539 |
| L. Wright | Independent | 213 |
| L Wright | Independent | 213 |
| D. McPhie | Labour | 99 |
| D McPhie | Labour | 99 |
| J. Taggart | Labour | 70 |
| J Taggart | Labour | 70 |
| T Brough | Labour | 63 |
| T. Brough | Labour | 63 |
Bradwell1 seat · turnout 55.5%
| C. Bradwell | Independent | 500 |
| D. Shaw | Independent | 288 |
Brailsford1 seat · turnout 67.8%
| J. Foster | Conservative | 570 |
| A. Spendlove | Lib/Sdp | 306 |
Brassington & Parwich1 seat · turnout 70.3%
| L. Rose | Conservative | 666 |
| J. Fearn | Lib/Sdp | 249 |
| L. Udall | Labour | 80 |
Calver1 seat · turnout 68.4%
| M. Gillan | Conservative | 538 |
| R. Mumford | Lib/Sdp | 196 |
| Thorpe D. | Labour | 37 |
Chatsworth1 seat · turnout 65.8%
| C. Hoole | Conservative | 648 |
| J. Grindrod | Lib/Sdp | 382 |
Clifton and Bradley1 seat · turnout 66.7%
| G. Peach | Conservative | 517 |
| A. Hunt | Lib/Sdp | 272 |
Darley Dale3 seats · turnout 52.2%
| D. Fearn | Lib/Sdp | 1,229 |
| B. Fearn | Conservative | 1,047 |
| S. Fearn | Lib/Sdp | 1,038 |
| P. Richardson | Conservative | 1,015 |
| P. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 944 |
| A. Hill | Conservative | 852 |
| S. Davison | Labour | 336 |
| I. Ratcliffe | Labour | 257 |
| L. Maloney | Labour | 250 |
Doveridge1 seat · turnout 64.3%
| C. Brindley | Conservative | 618 |
| S. Barry | Lib/Sdp | 265 |
Eyam & Stoney Middleton1 seat · turnout 58.9%
| S. Longden | Conservative | 481 ✓ |
| W. Hubbard | Independent | 131 |
| R Slater | Labour | 99 |
| R. Hodges | Lib/Sdp | 94 |
Hartington & Doverdale1 seat · turnout 59.9%
| F. Glossop | Independent | 625 |
| T. Nunnington | Lib/Sdp | 147 |
Hathersage2 seats · turnout 55.1%
| W. Massey | Conservative | 828 |
| J. Bevan | Conservative | 768 |
| D. Mander | Lib/Sdp | 720 |
| B. Dobbins | Labour | 174 |
| P. Jackson | Labour | 149 |
Hulland1 seat · turnout 55.8%
| R. Sevier | Conservative | 613 |
| J. Walters | Lib/Sdp | 315 |
Masson2 seats · turnout 55.8%
| O. Allen | Conservative | 758 |
| D. White | Conservative | 752 |
| B. Bowman | Lib/Sdp | 456 |
| B. Greaves | Lib/Sdp | 455 |
| J March | Labour | 384 |
| R. Windsor | Labour | 369 |
Matlock All Saints3 seats · turnout 58.3%
| G. Stevens | Conservative | 1,307 |
| D. Barker | Lib/Sdp | 1,194 |
| K. Birch | Conservative | 1,083 |
| M. Elsworth | Lib/Sdp | 1,048 |
| B. Storey | Conservative | 1,037 |
| W. Clarke | Lib/Sdp | 968 |
| J. Varney | Labour | 282 |
| A. Hall | Labour | 275 |
| C. White | Labour | 269 |
Matlock St Giles3 seats · turnout 68.3%
| P. Edwards | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 1,545 ✓ |
| S. Flitter | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 1,236 ✓ |
| D. Brewster | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 1,091 ✓ |
| P. Leighton | Conservative | 1,064 |
| M. Henshaw | Conservative | 1,013 |
| J. Wall | Conservative | 838 |
| E. Morgan | Labour | 394 |
| M. Grayling | Labour | 337 |
| J. Wheeldon | Labour | 302 |
Norbury1 seat · turnout 64.2%
| K Bull | Conservative | 676 |
| E. Fereday | Lib/Sdp | 130 |
selaD3 seats
| P Edwards | Lib/Sdp | 1,545 |
| S Flitter | Lib/Sdp | 1,236 |
| D Brewster | Lib/Sdp | 1,091 |
| P Leighton | Conservative | 1,064 |
| M. Henshaw | Conservative | 1,013 |
| Jean Wall | Conservative | 838 |
| E Morgan | Labour | 394 |
| Mark Grayling | Labour | 337 |
| J Wheeldon | Labour | 302 |
| Matlock St. | Giles | 0 |
Taddington1 seat · turnout 62.7%
| F. Holland | Conservative | 527 |
| C. Newton | Lib/Sdp | 275 |
Winster and South Darley1 seat · turnout 69.3%
| D. Burton | Lib/Sdp | 457 |
| J. Thornton | Conservative | 261 |
| P. Goalen | Labour | 91 |
Wirksworth3 seats · turnout 55.2%
| W. Doxey | Labour | 1,253 |
| M. Waterhouse | Labour | 1,014 |
| S. Clamp | Labour | 989 |
| N. Mountney | Conservative | 818 |
| R. Waterhouse | Conservative | 774 |
| P. Johnson | Lib/Sdp | 731 |
| R. Walsh | Conservative | 629 |
| D. Saunders | Lib/Sdp | 564 |
| F. Read | Lib/Sdp | 499 |
Youlgreave1 seat · turnout 68.7%
| B. Oldfield | Independent | 653 |
| D. Statham | Conservative | 246 |
