Before (end of 1996) (37 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · Other 2 · Conservative 0 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 1997) (37 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · Other 2 · Conservative 0 · Liberal Democrats 0
Ward results
Elmton1 seat
| R. Walker | Labour | 2,691 ✓ |
| J. Clifton | Independent | 1,163 |
| G Webster | ND | 1,116 |
| P Harwood | Conservative | 435 |
Scarcliffe1 seat
| S. Wright | Labour | 3,968 ✓ |
| F. Harwood | Conservative | 784 |
| J Palmer | Liberal Democrats | 688 |
Shirebrook1 seat
| Alyson Barnes | Labour | 4,599 ✓ |
| Anne Catherine Smith | Conservative | 556 |
South Normanton1 seat
| L. Cannon | Labour | 5,084 ✓ |
| D Blythe | Conservative | 1,957 |