Before (end of 1986) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 28 · Labour 19 · Other 4 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1987) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 29 · Labour 21 · Other 2 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
Ward results
Abbotsford1 seat · turnout 58.0%
| K. Trueman | Labour | 373 |
| R. Sweetland | Conservative | 284 |
| J. Allen | Lib/Sdp | 251 |
Breadsall & Morley1 seat · turnout 74.1%
| J Smith | Conservative | 540 |
| D. O'Dowd | Lib/Sdp | 117 |
| June Elwell | Labour | 80 |
Breaston3 seats · turnout 56.5%
| Margaret Orchard | Conservative | 1,418 |
| R. Parkinson | Conservative | 1,315 |
| H. Pemberton | Conservative | 1,273 |
| M. Fox | Labour | 491 |
| A. Torr | Labour | 477 |
| R. Smedley | Labour | 434 |
| P. Northover | Lib/Sdp | 389 |
| L. Northover | Lib/Sdp | 325 |
Cotmanhay3 seats · turnout 39.3%
| P. Jeffery | Labour | 1,007 |
| M. Campion | Labour | 943 |
| B Lucas | Labour | 919 |
| T. Bramley | Conservative | 611 |
| P. Snell | Conservative | 599 |
| C. Jones | Conservative | 548 |
| D. Parker | Lib/Sdp | 293 |
Dale Abbey1 seat · turnout 55.1%
| P. Cresswell | Independent | 462 |
| E. Davies | Lib/Sdp | 70 |
| R. Newton | Labour | 66 |
Derby Rd East3 seats · turnout 38.0%
| Heather Griffiths | Labour | 860 |
| E. Brown | Labour | 833 |
| A. Gilbert | Labour | 779 |
| M. Evans | Conservative | 683 |
| A. Morton | Conservative | 632 |
| M. Brookes | Lib/Sdp | 542 |
| A. Smith | Lib/Sdp | 475 |
Derby Rd West3 seats
| A. Wilkinson | Conservative | 1,259 ✓ |
| M. Wilkinson | Conservative | 1,226 ✓ |
| S Stevens | Conservative | 1,199 ✓ |
| G. Platts | Labour | 654 |
| I. Neill | Lib/Sdp | 639 |
| M. Andrews | Labour | 620 |
| T. Willcox | Lib/Sdp | 609 |
| B. Redgraves | Lib/Sdp | 605 |
| J. Somerset Sullivan | Labour | 554 |
Draycott1 seat · turnout 60.5%
| J. Harrison | Conservative | 629 |
| R. Boyland | Labour | 602 |
| J. Wing | Lib/Sdp | 99 |
Ilkeston South2 seats · turnout 46.6%
| E. Bishop | Labour | 628 |
| Barbara Harrison | Conservative | 595 |
| Reed P. | Conservative | 578 |
| P. Vause | Labour | 512 |
| T. Johnston | Lib/Sdp | 448 |
Kirk Hallam North2 seats · turnout 46.0%
| C Stevenson | Labour | 837 |
| R. Walton | Labour | 788 |
| E. Wallbank | Conservative | 405 |
| Lawrence E. | Conservative | 375 |
| S. Smith | Lib/Sdp | 282 |
Kirk Hallam South2 seats · turnout 48.0%
| B. Killeavy | Labour | 902 |
| P. Moloney | Labour | 862 |
| J. Allen | Conservative | 274 |
| M. Chambers | Conservative | 244 |
| M. Walters | Lib/Sdp | 191 |
Little Eaton1 seat · turnout 63.1%
| S. Downing | Conservative | 617 |
| J. Easter | Lib/Sdp | 439 |
| R. Bedford | Labour | 120 |
Long Eaton Central2 seats · turnout 41.8%
| J Brown | Conservative | 704 |
| F. Hickton | Conservative | 682 |
| R. Hosker | Labour | 640 |
| J. Marshall | Labour | 588 |
| F. Davis | Lib/Sdp | 274 |
Nottingham Road3 seats · turnout 43.8%
| J Allen | Conservative | 1,204 |
| D Byrne | Conservative | 1,166 |
| R. Gough | Conservative | 1,088 |
| B. White | Labour | 782 |
| J. Buckley | Labour | 753 |
| G. Stevenson | Labour | 729 |
| M. Fountain | Lib/Sdp | 536 |
OCKBROOK & BORROWASH3 seats · turnout 58.3%
| M. Tumanow | Conservative | 1,861 |
| F. Collyer | Conservative | 1,857 |
| D. Harling | Conservative | 1,733 |
| E Highton | Labour | 1,323 |
| P. Whitt | Labour | 1,059 |
| J. Martin | Labour | 959 |
| W. Davies | Lib/Sdp | 530 |
| M. Griffiths | Lib/Sdp | 450 |
Old Park2 seats · turnout 44.0%
| T. Guy | Labour | 606 |
| E. Goacher | Labour | 572 |
| L. Pestell | Lib/Sdp | 384 |
| D. Sherwood | Conservative | 356 |
| J. Hunt | Lib/Sdp | 347 |
| M Sherwood | Conservative | 343 |
Sandiacre North2 seats · turnout 50.9%
| D. Barker | Labour | 815 |
| I Judson | Conservative | 805 |
| M Aindow | Conservative | 754 |
| F Dickman | Labour | 723 |
| N. Cross | Lib/Sdp | 323 |
Sandiacre South2 seats · turnout 49.4%
| D. Uren | Conservative | 1,079 |
| F. Jones | Conservative | 985 |
| I. Williams | Labour | 407 |
| H. Tilford | Lib/Sdp | 389 |
| D. Pratley | Labour | 375 |
Sawley3 seats · turnout 43.1%
| W. Camm | Independent | 2,613 |
| V. Chalk | Conservative | 979 |
| K Miller | Conservative | 960 |
| J. Campbell | Lib/Sdp | 858 |
| E. Gay | Lib/Sdp | 727 |
| J. Hall | Labour | 617 |
| P. Mills | Labour | 594 |
Victoria2 seats · turnout 51.9%
| W. Evans | Conservative | 732 |
| A. Johnstone | Conservative | 726 |
| B. Charlesworth | Labour | 385 |
| R. Woodhouse | Labour | 364 |
| A. Bosman | Lib/Sdp | 360 |
| B. Butelli | Lib/Sdp | 345 |
West Hallam2 seats · turnout 49.3%
| J. Fildes | Conservative | 1,100 |
| H. Shaw | Conservative | 1,009 |
| M. Pitchford | Lib/Sdp | 538 |
| J. Carrier | Labour | 360 |
| J. Harrison | Labour | 299 |
Wilsthorpe2 seats · turnout 43.8%
| D. Holdsworth | Conservative | 1,051 |
| J. Cormack | Conservative | 1,042 |
| C. Moss | Lib/Sdp | 690 |
| A. Scott | Labour | 521 |
| N. Cheetham | Labour | 499 |