Before (end of 1998) (37 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · Other 2 · Conservative 0 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 1999) (37 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 32 · Other 5 · Conservative 0 · Liberal Democrats 0
Ward results
Ault Hucknall1 seat
| G. Parkin | Labour | 0 |
Barlborough1 seat
| Emma Watts | Labour | 554 ✓ |
| L. Hartley | Liberal Democrats | 176 |
Blackwell2 seats
| A. Tomlinson | Labour | 0 |
| C. Moesby | Labour | 0 |
Bolsover Central2 seats
| A. Drury | Labour | 0 |
| W. Chapman | Labour | 0 |
Bolsover North1 seat
| T. Rodda | Labour | 0 |
Bolsover South2 seats
| Jennie Bennett | Labour | 0 |
| B. Huddless | Labour | 0 |
Bolsover West1 seat · turnout 28.0%
| K. Bowman | Labour | 591 |
| J Dale | SOC | 127 |
Clowne3 seats
| B. Hendry | Labour | 0 |
| S. Patrick | Labour | 0 |
| P. Linley | Labour | 0 |
Elmton & Creswell3 seats
| James Clifton | Independent | 946 ✓ |
| Shaun Wass | Independent | 911 ✓ |
| D McGregor | Labour | 652 ✓ |
| Enid Glassey | Labour | 614 |
| P Richardson | Labour | 600 |
Pinxton2 seats · turnout 19.7%
| D. Kelly | Labour | 677 |
| L. Worrall | Labour | 579 |
| T. Alexander | Independent | 365 |
Scarcliffe East1 seat
| M. Bradbury | Labour | 0 |
Scarcliffe North1 seat · turnout 38.6%
| S. Fritchley | Labour | 193 |
| R. Holmes | Independent | 168 |
Scarcliffe South1 seat · turnout 46.9%
| M. Crane | Labour | 511 |
| C. Carsley | Liberal Democrats | 141 |
Shirebrook East1 seat
| B. Murray-Carr | Labour | 0 |
Shirebrook North1 seat
| K. Walker | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| K. Walker | Labour | 0 |
Shirebrook North West1 seat
| M. Dawkins | Labour | 0 |
| M. Dawkins | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Shirebrook South1 seat
| W. Adams | Labour | 0 |
Shirebrook South West1 seat
| K. Fowles | Labour | 0 |
| K. Fowles | Labour | 0 ✓ |
South Normanton East2 seats · turnout 21.6%
| T. Cook | Labour | 600 |
| H. Scrimshaw | Labour | 594 |
| K. Smith | Conservative | 180 |
| E Copley | Conservative | 136 |
South Normanton West2 seats · turnout 22.0%
| R. Brooks | Labour | 511 |
| I. Yates | Labour | 480 |
| S. Curry | Conservative | 220 |
| D Blythe | Conservative | 210 |
Tibshelf2 seats · turnout 34.1%
| R. Heffer | Independent | 527 |
| M. Coupe | Independent | 509 |
| I. Brentnall | Labour | 492 |
| B. McCabe | Labour | 301 |
Whitwell3 seats · turnout 29.8%
| G. Webster | RES | 760 |
| D. Reynolds | Labour | 628 |
| K. Stevenson | Labour | 586 |
| Vivienne Mills | Independent | 503 |
| A. Leam | Labour | 448 |
| I. Whyles | SOC | 439 |