Before (end of 1986) (53 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 31 · Conservative 17 · Other 5 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1987) (53 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 32 · Conservative 15 · Other 5 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1
Ward results
Ashover1 seat · turnout 49.5%
| B. Parr | Independent | 465 |
| G. Ramshaw | Conservative | 237 |
| R. Rutherford | Labour | 57 |
Barlow & Holmesfield1 seat · turnout 53.8%
| R. Boyes | Independent | 422 |
| A. Knight | Conservative | 321 |
| M. Foster | Labour | 121 |
Brampton & Walton3 seats
| H. Thompson | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| J. Lowe | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| P. Needham | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Clay Cross North3 seats · turnout 34.0%
| J. Nuttall | Labour | 1,164 |
| J. Dunn | Labour | 1,079 |
| G. Skinner | Labour | 1,041 |
| C. Fox | MOD LAB | 671 |
| R. Drake | Conservative | 504 |
Clay Cross South2 seats
| P. Booker | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| D. Nuttall | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Coal Aston2 seats · turnout 51.8%
| C. Hinchliffe | Conservative | 793 |
| C. Gill | Conservative | 775 |
| M. Birch | Lib/Sdp | 391 |
| M. Wing | Lib/Sdp | 381 |
| D. Steele | Labour | 326 |
| K. Steele | Labour | 301 |
Dronfield North3 seats · turnout 42.8%
| G. Baxter | Labour | 947 |
| N. Foster | Labour | 946 |
| C. Smith | Labour | 927 |
| C. Gill | Conservative | 733 |
| L. Hinchliffe | Conservative | 724 |
| R. Kay | Lib/Sdp | 593 |
Dronfield South3 seats · turnout 49.4%
| P. Tasker | Conservative | 1,322 |
| P. Stinson | Conservative | 1,286 |
| T. Smith | Conservative | 1,278 |
| J. Goodhand | Labour | 648 |
| R. Hammersley | Labour | 644 |
| P. England | Lib/Sdp | 636 |
| B. Moor | Labour | 635 |
| P. Kay | Lib/Sdp | 600 |
| P. Whyman | Lib/Sdp | 588 |
Dronfield Woodhouse1 seat · turnout 57.9%
| C. Batty | Conservative | 520 |
| K. Gillott | Labour | 286 |
| S. Temple | Lib/Sdp | 176 |
Eckington North2 seats
| P. Turner | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| P. Brown | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Eckington South2 seats
| A. Barker | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| P. Cussons | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Gosforth Valley3 seats · turnout 52.4%
| D. Smillie | Lib/Sdp | 1,034 |
| E. Batty | Conservative | 1,031 |
| D. Bennett | Conservative | 1,000 |
| N. Gregory | Lib/Sdp | 985 |
| W. Pryce | Lib/Sdp | 962 |
| H. Giles | Conservative | 951 |
| C. Barrett | Labour | 338 |
| S. Clark | Labour | 326 |
| A. Dunn | Labour | 320 |
Holmewood & Heath2 seats · turnout 37.2%
| R. Brunt | Labour | 789 |
| G. Glasby | Labour | 651 |
| D. Thomson | Conservative | 310 |
Killamarsh East1 seat
| L. Laycock | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Killamarsh West3 seats · turnout 31.2%
| K. Warnes | Labour | 1,180 |
| C. Robinson | Labour | 1,161 |
| J. Reed | Labour | 1,125 |
| A. Leigh | Lib/Sdp | 616 |
North Wingfield Central3 seats · turnout 33.9%
| J. Wynn | Labour | 1,377 |
| N. Barker | Labour | 1,330 |
| J. Bradley | Labour | 1,288 |
| W. Gent | Conservative | 661 |
Pilsley2 seats · turnout 47.9%
| T. Moon | Independent | 920 |
| M. Brailsford | MOD LAB | 577 |
| P. Holmes | Labour | 544 |
| M. Bailey | Labour | 367 |
Renishaw1 seat
| E. Howarth | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Ridgeway & Marsh Lane1 seat · turnout 54.0%
| B. Spooner | Conservative | 389 |
| S. Pickering | Labour | 369 |
Shirland3 seats
| G. Shaw | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| H. Howard | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| M. Hancock | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Sutton2 seats · turnout 29.6%
| I. Beresford | Labour | 690 |
| G. Booth | Independent | 622 |
| M. Kitchener | Labour | 544 |
Tupton2 seats
| G. Whitmore | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| G. Marshall | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Unstone1 seat · turnout 47.5%
| F. Hopkinson | Labour | 474 |
| M. Emmens | Conservative | 285 |
Wingerworth3 seats · turnout 41.9%
| G. Wade | Conservative | 1,473 |
| J. Hopkinson | Conservative | 1,462 |
| G. Jacobson-Kemp | Conservative | 1,406 |
| J. Higginbottom | Labour | 791 |
| T. Moss | Labour | 776 |
| T. Bower | Labour | 720 |