Before (end of 1994) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 24 · Conservative 19 · Liberal Democrats 1 · Other 0
After (end of 1995) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 30 · Conservative 12 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 0
Ward results
Babington1 seat · turnout 30.3%
| F. Hussain | Labour | 1,681 ✓ |
| Joan Magee | Conservative | 236 |
| M Sherazi | Liberal Democrats | 173 |
| L. Davies | Green | 154 |
Chaddesden1 seat
| K. Merry | Labour | 2,347 |
| M. Kilminster | Conservative | 726 |
| L. Alcock | Liberal Democrats | 221 |
| P. Chapman | Green | 61 |
Chellaston1 seat
| Barbara Jackson | Labour | 2,197 |
Darley1 seat
| E. Woolley | Labour | 2,017 |
| Simon Guilbert King | Liberal Democrats | 502 |
Kingsway1 seat · turnout 44.3%
| A. Graves | Labour | 1,628 ✓ |
| B. Maw | Conservative | 883 |
| Ann Crosby | Liberal Democrats | 799 |
Litchurch1 seat
| J. McGiven | Labour | 1,699 ✓ |
| B. Samra | Conservative | 255 |
| Jean Macdonald | Green | 112 |
| B Sherazi | Liberal Democrats | 107 |
Littleover1 seat
| Eric Ashburner | Liberal Democrats | 1,581 |
| S. Bhalla | Labour | 1,113 |
| G. Shaw | Conservative | 737 |
| K. Dickenson | SDP | 44 |
Mackworth1 seat · turnout 40.1%
| R. Gerrard | Labour | 2,121 ✓ |
| J Veitch | Conservative | 374 |
| W. Savage | Liberal Democrats | 115 |
Mickleover1 seat
| P. Taylor | Labour | 2,027 ✓ |
| R. Broadfield | Conservative | 1,206 |
| I. Care | Liberal Democrats | 456 |
Normanton1 seat
| C. Williamson | Labour | 1,774 ✓ |
| P McCandless | Conservative | 349 |
| A. Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 164 |
| E. Wall | Green | 60 |
Osmaston1 seat
| M. Streets | Labour | 1,217 ✓ |
| G Carran | Conservative | 159 |
| R. Troup | Liberal Democrats | 97 |
Spondon1 seat
| C. Wilson | Labour | 2,522 ✓ |
| C. Brown | Conservative | 1,626 |
| Chris Harris | Liberal Democrats | 242 |
