Before (end of 2000) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 26 · Conservative 20 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Other 3
After (end of 2001) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 26 · Conservative 20 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Other 3
Ward results
Balderton1 seat · turnout 63.2%
| Walker K. | Conservative | 3,042 |
| A. Hannaford | Labour | 2,249 |
| N. Allen | Liberal Democrats | 976 |
| D Logue | Independent | 744 |
Blidworth1 seat · turnout 55.3%
| Yvonne Woodhead | Labour | 2,357 |
| G. Merry | Independent | 899 |
| N. Dean | Conservative | 743 |
Caunton1 seat · turnout 70.6%
| R Laughton | Conservative | 3,225 |
| B. Haigh | Liberal Democrats | 2,714 |
| D. Bates | Labour | 1,731 |
Collingham1 seat · turnout 67.3%
| V. Dobson | Conservative | 3,337 |
| D. Whicher | Labour | 1,606 |
| Mary Rayner | Liberal Democrats | 1,294 |
Newark North1 seat · turnout 56.0%
| P. Prebble | Conservative | 2,087 |
| V Hall | Labour | 2,040 |
| Gillian Dawn | Independent | 1,252 |
Newark South1 seat
| C. Bromfield | Labour | 1,857 |
| A. Marshall | Conservative | 1,101 |
| F. Higson | Liberal Democrats | 388 |
Ollerton1 seat · turnout 56.7%
| S. Smedley | Labour | 3,739 |
| Brian William Jarvis | Conservative | 1,522 |
Rufford1 seat · turnout 61.0%
| A. Freeman | Labour | 2,673 |
| Mary Brown | Conservative | 1,347 |
| S Dunlop | Independent | 1,088 |