Before (end of 1999) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 34 · Conservative 6 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Other 0
After (end of 2000) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 29 · Conservative 9 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Other 0
Ward results
Abbey1 seat
| H. Love | Conservative | 422 |
| P. Clayden | Liberal Democrats | 338 |
Babington1 seat
| A. Hussain | Labour | 1,235 ✓ |
| J. Iqbal | Conservative | 491 |
| D Mensah | Liberal Democrats | 194 |
Chaddesden1 seat
| J Veitch | Conservative | 891 |
| B Harry | Liberal Democrats | 210 |
Chellaston1 seat
| D. Black | Conservative | 1,635 ✓ |
| E. Ashburner | Liberal Democrats | 244 |
Derwent1 seat
| D. Roberts | Labour | 771 ✓ |
| P. West | Conservative | 365 |
| Keane J-P | Liberal Democrats | 157 |
Litchurch1 seat · turnout 18.5%
| Akhtar M. | Labour | 877 ✓ |
| Joan Magee | Conservative | 323 |
| Audrey Savage | Liberal Democrats | 125 |
Littleover1 seat
| C. Charlesworth | Conservative | 559 |
| H. Malcolm-Walker | Labour | 504 |
Mackworth1 seat
| R. Baxter | Labour | 853 ✓ |
| Susannah Hart | Conservative | 542 |
| A Dark | Liberal Democrats | 157 |
Mickleover1 seat · turnout 38.3%
| Hilary Ann Jones | Liberal Democrats | 1,544 ✓ |
| R. Wood | Conservative | 1,239 |
| P. Taylor | Labour | 788 |
Normanton1 seat · turnout 21.7%
| R. Jones | Labour | 835 ✓ |
| Janice Lee | Conservative | 396 |
| B. Lowe | Liberal Democrats | 266 |
Sinfin1 seat
| T. Hart | Conservative | 328 |
| M. Skelton | Liberal Democrats | 156 |
Spondon1 seat · turnout 35.7%
| Evonne Berry | Conservative | 1,803 ✓ |
| M. Byrne | Labour | 1,343 |
| P. Peat | Liberal Democrats | 302 |
