Before (end of 2001) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 29 · Conservative 9 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Other 0
After (end of 2002) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 27 · Liberal Democrats 12 · Conservative 11 · Other 1
Ward results
Abbey3 seats
| Maurice Burgess | Liberal Democrats | 1,512 ✓ |
| Ann Jackman | Liberal Democrats | 1,464 ✓ |
| Bryan Lowe | Liberal Democrats | 1,307 ✓ |
| Michael Fuller | Labour | 1,071 |
| Michael Walker | Labour | 964 |
| Joginder Singh Johal | Labour | 908 |
| Val Clare | Conservative | 365 |
| Adrian Pegg | Conservative | 349 |
| Douglas Sice | Conservative | 314 |
Allestree3 seats
| Roy Michael Webb | Conservative | 2,726 ✓ |
| Philip Hickson | Conservative | 2,621 ✓ |
| John Alfred Leather | Conservative | 2,529 ✓ |
| Tom Bradley | Labour | 1,274 |
| David Byrne | Labour | 1,159 |
| Keith Normington | Labour | 920 |
| Roger Jackson | Liberal Democrats | 721 |
| Robin Pratt | Liberal Democrats | 559 |
| John-Paul Keane | Liberal Democrats | 488 |
Alvaston3 seats
| Jonathan Paul Bayliss | Labour | 1,489 ✓ |
| Alan Graves | Labour | 1,219 ✓ |
| Christopher Wynn | Labour | 1,136 ✓ |
| Pauline Jennings | Conservative | 664 |
| Cara Copestick | Liberal Democrats | 605 |
| Colin Pallett | Conservative | 573 |
| Barry Pearn | Conservative | 542 |
| Audrey Savage | Liberal Democrats | 424 |
| William Savage | Liberal Democrats | 383 |
Arboretum3 seats
| Ajaz Rehman | Labour | 1,463 ✓ |
| Aftab Hussain | Labour | 1,356 ✓ |
| Fareed Hussain | Labour | 1,338 ✓ |
| Ahmad Javed | Conservative | 893 |
| Mohammed Yaqub | Conservative | 770 |
| Christopher Charlesworth | Conservative | 759 |
| Paul Whitaker | Liberal Democrats | 592 |
| Mohammed Rashid | Liberal Democrats | 477 |
| Divine Mensah | Liberal Democrats | 461 |
Blagreaves3 seats
| Ruth Skelton | Liberal Democrats | 2,330 ✓ |
| Ann Crosby | Liberal Democrats | 2,170 ✓ |
| Robert Troup | Liberal Democrats | 2,086 ✓ |
| Lisa Higginbottom | Labour | 1,148 |
| Pat Hill | Labour | 1,113 |
| Mouhammad Daullah | Labour | 980 |
| Janice Lee | Conservative | 592 |
| Margaret Sandford | Conservative | 493 |
| Tafseer Iqbal | Conservative | 425 |
Boulton3 seats
| Ronald Blanksby | Labour | 1,406 ✓ |
| Barbara Jackson | Labour | 1,214 ✓ |
| Ron Allen | Independent | 1,144 ✓ |
| Hardyal Dhindsa | Labour | 1,134 |
| Anthony Bethell | Independent | 1,027 |
| Melvyn Borrington | Independent | 927 |
| Sean Conway | Conservative | 734 |
| David Rodney Jennings | Conservative | 556 |
| Masadiq Hussain | Conservative | 453 |
| Kenneth Cowley | Liberal Democrats | 305 |
| Craig Head | Liberal Democrats | 228 |
| Hilary Edwards | Liberal Democrats | 212 |
Chaddesden3 seats
| Sara Frances Bolton | Labour | 1,587 ✓ |
| John Ahern | Labour | 1,573 ✓ |
| Axel Macdonald | Labour | 1,555 ✓ |
| A Taylor | Conservative | 1,000 |
| Vincent Mills | Conservative | 991 |
| Harold Johnson | Conservative | 889 |
| Leslie Alcock | Liberal Democrats | 438 |
| Leslie Alcock | Liberal Democrats | 322 |
| Terrence Payne | Liberal Democrats | 300 |
Chellaston3 seats
| Paul Willitts | Conservative | 1,351 ✓ |
| Lesley Skelton | Conservative | 1,336 ✓ |
| David Whitehead | Labour | 1,319 ✓ |
| Nicholas Van Grudgings | Conservative | 1,262 |
| Elizabeth Woolley | Labour | 947 |
| Mnjit Mann | Labour | 874 |
| Eric Ashburner | Liberal Democrats | 379 |
| Michael Hardy | Liberal Democrats | 343 |
| Christine Yates | Liberal Democrats | 334 |
Darley3 seats
| Martin Jeffrey Repton | Labour | 1,375 ✓ |
| Valerie Beech | Labour | 1,366 ✓ |
| Michael Futers | Labour | 1,343 ✓ |
| Susannah Hart | Conservative | 1,194 |
| Graham Else | Conservative | 1,169 |
| Balbir Samra | Conservative | 995 |
| Joan Travis | Liberal Democrats | 697 |
| Simon Guilbert King | Liberal Democrats | 680 |
| Bezz Berry | Liberal Democrats | 673 |
Derwent3 seats
| Dave Roberts | Labour | 1,093 ✓ |
| Margaret Eileen Redfern | Labour | 981 ✓ |
| Suman Gupta | Labour | 820 ✓ |
| Philip Lucas | Conservative | 518 |
| Kevin Pearn | Conservative | 434 |
| Christopher Ballantyne | Conservative | 364 |
| Rafe Nauen | Liberal Democrats | 300 |
| Ken Hartley | Liberal Democrats | 290 |
| Susan Troup | Liberal Democrats | 222 |
Littleover3 seats
| Lucy Care | Liberal Democrats | 2,695 ✓ |
| Lee Allen | Liberal Democrats | 2,448 ✓ |
| Mike Carr | Liberal Democrats | 2,408 ✓ |
| Alan Griffiths | Conservative | 742 |
| Alan Mullarkey | Labour | 692 |
| Virginia Lemmings | Conservative | 690 |
| Dennis Horgan | Conservative | 671 |
| Joe Naitta | Labour | 590 |
| Mirza Akhtar | Labour | 580 |
Mackworth3 seats
| Raymond Baxter | Labour | 1,496 ✓ |
| Richard Gerrard | Labour | 1,275 ✓ |
| Loony Wilsoncroft | Labour | 1,145 ✓ |
| Franklyn Harwood | Conservative | 633 |
| Gay Evans | Conservative | 615 |
| Richard Pearn | Conservative | 592 |
| Lorraine Brown | Liberal Democrats | 402 |
| Philip Clayden | Liberal Democrats | 328 |
| Stephen Handley | Liberal Democrats | 308 |
Mickleover3 seats
| Anders Hanson | Liberal Democrats | 3,077 ✓ |
| Hilary Ann Jones | Liberal Democrats | 3,021 ✓ |
| Maggie Hird | Liberal Democrats | 2,953 ✓ |
| Christine Pearn | Conservative | 1,320 |
| Keith Webley | Conservative | 1,285 |
| Julie Hadjiska | Conservative | 1,249 |
| Peter Taylor | Labour | 687 |
| Steven Poyser | Labour | 601 |
| Lennin Shillingford | Labour | 568 |
Normanton3 seats
| Christopher Williams | Labour | 1,712 ✓ |
| Ashok Kalia | Labour | 1,576 ✓ |
| Amar Nath | Labour | 1,566 ✓ |
| Mohammad Ali | Conservative | 854 |
| Amjid Ibrahim | Conservative | 801 |
| Jawaid Iqbal | Conservative | 735 |
| Glenda Anne Howcroft | Liberal Democrats | 549 |
| Lloyd Newby | Liberal Democrats | 528 |
| Jhameel Sharif | Liberal Democrats | 460 |
Oakwood3 seats
| Pauline Latham | Conservative | 1,362 ✓ |
| Paul Martin West | Conservative | 1,341 ✓ |
| Richard Jason Smalley | Conservative | 1,341 ✓ |
| Jack Andrews | Labour | 941 |
| Janet Till | Labour | 912 |
| Phillip Woodhead | Labour | 911 |
| Charles Baker | Liberal Democrats | 419 |
| Patricia Turner | Liberal Democrats | 242 |
| David Turner | Liberal Democrats | 228 |
Sinfin3 seats
| Robin Turner | Labour | 1,180 ✓ |
| Hardial Dhamrait | Labour | 1,004 ✓ |
| Prem Chera | Labour | 1,001 ✓ |
| Jamie Driscoll | Liberal Democrats | 419 |
| Margaret Skelton | Liberal Democrats | 366 |
| Grace Smith | Conservative | 360 |
| David Andrew William Hart | Conservative | 356 |
| Mohammed Adris | Conservative | 306 |
| Narinder Singh | Liberal Democrats | 278 |
Spondon3 seats
| Catriona Brown-Reckless | Conservative | 1,824 ✓ |
| Evonne Berry | Conservative | 1,818 ✓ |
| Peter Berry | Conservative | 1,746 ✓ |
| Michael Byrne | Labour | 1,316 |
| Richard Morgan | Labour | 1,236 |
| Leon Taylor | Labour | 1,116 |
| Patrick Peat | Liberal Democrats | 536 |
| Ian Care | Liberal Democrats | 289 |
| Robert Charlesworth | Liberal Democrats | 274 |