Before (end of 2000) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 21 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Labour 5 · Other 4
After (end of 2001) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 21 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Labour 5 · Other 4
Ward results
Ashbourne1 seat · turnout 66.9%
| R Caswell | Conservative | 4,586 |
| P. Mountain | Labour | 1,837 |
| C. Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 1,341 |
Bakewell1 seat
| J. Twigg | Conservative | 3,181 |
| J. Brighton | Independent | 1,043 |
| M. Geraghty | Liberal Democrats | 1,043 |
| P. Shepherd | Labour | 970 |
Darley Dale1 seat
| D. Read | Conservative | 2,140 |
| A. Allwood | Liberal Democrats | 1,915 |
| J March | Labour | 1,878 |
| K. Lescure | Independent | 603 |
Matlock1 seat
| S. Flitter | Liberal Democrats | 2,328 |
| G. Stevens | Conservative | 2,172 |
| P. Duffield | Labour | 1,320 |
Tideswell1 seat · turnout 71.0%
| J. Bevan | Conservative | 2,824 |
| S. Barber | Liberal Democrats | 1,572 |
| R. Gait | Labour | 1,500 |
Wirksworth1 seat
| K. Hall | Conservative | 3,098 |
| I. Ratcliffe | Labour | 2,368 |
| F. Read | Liberal Democrats | 887 |