Before (end of 1998) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 16 · Conservative 15 · Labour 8 · Other 0
After (end of 1999) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 21 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Labour 5 · Other 4
Ward results
All Saints3 seats
| G. Stevens | Conservative | 832 |
| Dan Barker | Liberal Democrats | 764 |
| T Boam | Liberal Democrats | 693 |
| M. Henshaw | Conservative | 680 |
| M. Moss | Liberal Democrats | 648 |
| N. Ward | Conservative | 607 |
| P. Baldy | Labour | 319 |
| H Ellis | Labour | 259 |
| E. Hathaway | Labour | 238 |
Ashbourne3 seats
| S Spencer | Conservative | 941 ✓ |
| F Elliott | Conservative | 928 ✓ |
| A. Hodkinson | Conservative | 775 ✓ |
| V Ferry | Liberal Democrats | 626 |
| A. Millward | Labour | 575 |
| J. Ferry | Liberal Democrats | 517 |
| A. Lee | Liberal Democrats | 450 |
Ashford & Longstone1 seat
| C. Crowther | Conservative | 602 ✓ |
| J. Perry | Labour | 172 |
Bakewell3 seats
| J. Brighton | Independent | 764 ✓ |
| Hilary Young | Independent | 605 ✓ |
| T Smith | Independent | 572 ✓ |
| J. Twigg | Conservative | 568 |
| A. Dudley | Liberal Democrats | 545 |
| C Walker | Conservative | 475 |
| J. Trickett | Conservative | 400 |
| P Russell | Labour | 284 |
| J Steele | Liberal Democrats | 254 |
| E Garratt | Liberal Democrats | 253 |
Baslow1 seat
| J Walker | Conservative | 436 |
| Patricia Birchley | Liberal Democrats | 330 |
| J. Perry | Labour | 60 |
Bradwell1 seat · turnout 47.1%
| Janet Goodison | Conservative | 422 |
| J. Nunn | Labour | 265 |
Brailsford1 seat
| C. Valentine | Conservative | 471 ✓ |
| C. Wheatcroft | Liberal Democrats | 225 |
Brassington & Parwich1 seat · turnout 51.1%
| L. Rose | Conservative | 583 |
| C. Page | Labour | 121 |
| D. Jackson | Liberal Democrats | 107 |
Calver1 seat
| M. Gillan | Conservative | 357 ✓ |
| P Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 233 |
| D Hall | Labour | 72 |
Chatsworth1 seat · turnout 56.0%
| J. Walker | Conservative | 436 ✓ |
| P. Birchley | Liberal Democrats | 330 |
| J. Perry | Labour | 60 |
Clifton and Bradley1 seat · turnout 47.3%
| I Bates | Conservative | 585 |
| R Page | Labour | 129 |
Darley Dale3 seats
| D Burton | Liberal Democrats | 965 ✓ |
| D Fearn | Liberal Democrats | 927 ✓ |
| S. Fearn | Liberal Democrats | 894 ✓ |
| K Lescure | Conservative | 562 |
| B Simpson-Birks | Conservative | 443 |
| Howard Simpson-Birks | Conservative | 398 |
| S. Davison | Labour | 366 |
| S Cottrell | Labour | 311 |
| T Kilburn | Independent | 223 |
Doveridge1 seat · turnout 41.8%
| C. Brindley | Conservative | 488 |
| K. Chidlow | Liberal Democrats | 101 |
| J. Ratcliffe | Labour | 65 |
Eyam & Stoney Middleton1 seat
| J Oddy | Conservative | 397 ✓ |
| S Holt | Liberal Democrats | 140 |
| Dylan Jeffrey | Labour | 115 |
Hartington & Doverdale1 seat · turnout 42.8%
| J Hollingsworth | Conservative | 404 |
| E Page | Labour | 147 |
Hathersage2 seats
| J. Bevan | Conservative | 733 ✓ |
| D. Hoskin | Conservative | 684 ✓ |
| R. Gait | Labour | 360 |
| C. Poulson | Labour | 347 |
Hulland1 seat
| J. Radford | Conservative | 475 ✓ |
| J. Pulham | Liberal Democrats | 129 |
| F Bark | Labour | 127 |
Masson2 seats · turnout 34.2%
| J March | Labour | 520 |
| N. Elliott | Labour | 435 |
| J Beckett | Liberal Democrats | 241 |
| D. Garrad | Conservative | 232 |
| B. Bowman | Liberal Democrats | 228 |
| B. Shopland | Conservative | 194 |
Matlock All Saints3 seats · turnout 41.8%
| G. Stevens | Conservative | 832 ✓ |
| D. Barker | Liberal Democrats | 764 ✓ |
| T. Boam | Liberal Democrats | 693 ✓ |
| M. Henshaw | Conservative | 680 |
| M. Moss | Liberal Democrats | 648 |
| N. Ward | Conservative | 607 |
| P. Baldy | Labour | 319 |
| H. Ellis | Labour | 259 |
| E. Hathaway | Labour | 238 |
Norbury1 seat
| K Bull | Conservative | 632 ✓ |
| B. Rosindell | Labour | 92 |
St Giles & Tansley3 seats
| S Flitter | Liberal Democrats | 903 |
| Patricia Ann Wildgoose | Liberal Democrats | 754 |
| N. Allwood | Liberal Democrats | 726 |
| Diana Dakin | Conservative | 710 |
| Jean Wall | Conservative | 581 |
| D Wilson | Conservative | 544 |
| J Bird | Labour | 348 |
| K Parkinson | Labour | 339 |
| A Bond | Independent | 332 |
| M Rutter | Labour | 299 |
Stanton1 seat
| D. Read | Conservative | 285 ✓ |
| K. Simpson | Liberal Democrats | 183 |
| J Powell | Labour | 100 |
Taddington1 seat
| J Chapman | Conservative | 466 ✓ |
| T Worth | Labour | 143 |
| M. Geraghty | Liberal Democrats | 72 |
Tideswell1 seat
| Tracy Critchlow | Conservative | 317 ✓ |
| Susan Barber | Liberal Democrats | 295 |
| M Ayers | Labour | 261 |
Winster and South Darley1 seat
| R. Dring | Liberal Democrats | 310 ✓ |
| A. Biggin | Conservative | 218 |
| C. Morris | Labour | 113 |
Youlgreave1 seat
| J. Youatt | Independent | 239 ✓ |
| R. Soper | Conservative | 209 |
| M. Smith | Liberal Democrats | 139 |
