Before (end of 1990) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 24 · Labour 20 · Other 0 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 1991) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 22 · Conservative 22 · Liberal Democrats 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Abbey1 seat
| M. Ainsley | Labour | 2,054 ✓ |
| G. Shaw | Conservative | 1,267 |
| G. Wood | Liberal Democrats | 279 |
| P. Brock | Green | 136 |
Babington1 seat
| F. Hussain | Labour | 1,596 ✓ |
| M. Burgess | Liberal Democrats | 505 |
| M. Ali | Conservative | 489 |
| B. Emmans | Green | 122 |
Chaddesden1 seat
| J. Till | Labour | 2,209 ✓ |
| H. Johnson | Conservative | 1,857 |
| D. Smith | Liberal Democrats | 474 |
Chellaston1 seat
| J. Jennings | Conservative | 2,893 ✓ |
| H. Gorham | Labour | 1,321 |
| A. Hartropp | Liberal Democrats | 417 |
| C. Cooper | Green | 140 |
Darley1 seat
| Philip Hickson | Conservative | 2,826 ✓ |
| J. Gilmore | Labour | 1,298 |
| W. Webley | Liberal Democrats | 692 |
| L. Ludkiewicz | Green | 88 |
Derwent1 seat
| D. Hayes | Labour | 1,784 ✓ |
| J. Ormond | Conservative | 863 |
| M. McCann | Liberal Democrats | 308 |
| I. Sandars | Green | 64 |
Kingsway1 seat · turnout 48.1%
| M Bertalan | Conservative | 2,171 |
| K Hepworth | Labour | 1,017 |
| A Spendlove | Liberal Democrats | 486 |
Litchurch1 seat
| J. McGiven | Labour | 1,744 ✓ |
| M. Najeeb | Conservative | 614 |
| C. Harris | Liberal Democrats | 196 |
| L. Davies | Green | 139 |
Littleover1 seat
| Robin John Wood | Conservative | 1,918 ✓ |
| L. Care | Liberal Democrats | 1,060 |
| J. Green | Labour | 1,006 |
| M. Attenborrow | Green | 67 |
Mackworth1 seat · turnout 50.6%
| G. Summers | Labour | 1,929 |
| A Clemson | Conservative | 1,242 |
| Sally Ann Hart | Liberal Democrats | 294 |
Mickleover1 seat
| R. Broadfield | Conservative | 2,710 ✓ |
| Axel Macdonald | Labour | 922 |
| D. Turner | Liberal Democrats | 573 |
| C. Jones | Green | 128 |
Normanton1 seat
| C. Williamson | Labour | 1,810 ✓ |
| K. Webley | Conservative | 1,104 |
| L. Jones | Liberal Democrats | 285 |
| E. Wall | Green | 83 |
Sinfin1 seat · turnout 40.9%
| A. Mullarkey | Labour | 1,960 |
| C. Hateley | Conservative | 822 |
| E. Blane | Liberal Democrats | 295 |
Spondon1 seat
| C. Brown | Conservative | 3,268 ✓ |
| K. Merry | Labour | 1,916 |
| D. Holebrook | Liberal Democrats | 413 |
| P. Chapman | Green | 119 |
