Before (end of 1986) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Conservative 17 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 · Other 0
After (end of 1987) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 23 · Conservative 20 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Abbey1 seat · turnout 37.8%
| M Ainsley | Labour | 1,669 |
| B. Larimore | Conservative | 1,432 |
| L. Wilson | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 579 |
Babington1 seat · turnout 36.5%
| J. Maltby | Labour | 1,593 |
| M. Burgess | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 815 |
| T. Fogg | Conservative | 613 |
Chaddesden1 seat · turnout 47.3%
| H. Johnson | Conservative | 1,923 |
| M. Streets | Labour | 1,502 |
| H. Holbrook | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 733 |
Chellaston1 seat · turnout 54.1%
| J. Jennings | Conservative | 2,611 ✓ |
| W. Lythgoe | Labour | 1,457 |
| M. Essex | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 615 |
| J. Lissett | Independent | 369 |
Darley1 seat · turnout 53.3%
| P. Hickson | Conservative | 2,797 |
| M. Repton | Labour | 1,377 |
| L. Pratt | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 849 |
Derwent1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| F. Tunnicliffe | Labour | 1,348 |
| S. King | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 1,221 |
| D. Heath | Conservative | 611 |
Kingsway1 seat · turnout 47.3%
| M Bertalan | Conservative | 2,191 ✓ |
| L. Barker | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 860 |
| J. Evans | Labour | 662 |
| S. Gibson | Independent | 26 |
Litchurch1 seat · turnout 34.8%
| J. McGiven | Labour | 1,585 |
| B. Wayne | Conservative | 688 |
| R. Khan | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 504 |
Littleover1 seat · turnout 53.1%
| R. Wood | Conservative | 1,976 ✓ |
| A. Cooper | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 938 |
| R. Turner | Labour | 847 |
| K. Dickenson | Independent | 106 |
Mackworth1 seat · turnout 44.6%
| A Clemson | Conservative | 1,378 |
| M. Tanvir | Labour | 1,251 |
| R. Jackson | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 619 |
Mickleover1 seat · turnout 51.2%
| N. Glen | Conservative | 2,842 |
| A. Wilbraham | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 899 |
| P. Taylor | Labour | 617 |
Normanton1 seat · turnout 39.6%
| F. Brocklehurst | Labour | 1,473 |
| D. Hogg | Conservative | 1,137 |
| W. Drew | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 486 |
Osmaston1 seat · turnout 30.1%
| J. Woolley | Labour | 1,119 |
| D. Brown | Conservative | 511 |
| P. Elsbury | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 334 |
Sinfin1 seat · turnout 38.3%
| A. Mullarkey | Labour | 1,500 |
| K. Lester | Conservative | 869 |
| P. James | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 514 |
Spondon1 seat · turnout 53.8%
| C. Brown | Conservative | 3,218 |
| D. Hayes | Labour | 1,617 |
| R. Guilford | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 721 |
