Before (end of 2002) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 21 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Labour 5 · Other 4
After (end of 2003) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 24 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Labour 5 · Other 1
Ward results
Ashbourne North2 seats
| Frederick Elliott | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| Anthony Millward | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Ashbourne South2 seats · turnout 22.5%
| Andrew Lewer | Conservative | 517 ✓ |
| Alan Hodkinson | Conservative | 487 ✓ |
| Che Page | Labour | 210 |
| Lytton Page | Labour | 165 |
Bakewell3 seats · turnout 43.4%
| Judith Twigg | Conservative | 1,042 ✓ |
| Carol Ann Walker | Conservative | 810 ✓ |
| John Pearce | Conservative | 786 ✓ |
| John Brighton | Independent | 531 |
| Hilary Young | Independent | 452 |
| Maureen Smith | Liberal Democrats | 376 |
| Helen Pocock | Liberal Democrats | 351 |
| Trevor Smith | Independent | 332 |
| Joyce Steele | Liberal Democrats | 298 |
| Stephen Pope | Labour | 162 |
Bradwell1 seat
| Janet Goodison | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Brailsford1 seat
| Carol Valentine | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Calver1 seat · turnout 49.3%
| Catherine Hunt | Conservative | 575 ✓ |
| Shirley Holt | Liberal Democrats | 221 |
Carsington Water1 seat · turnout 39.5%
| Lewis Michael Rose | Conservative | 468 ✓ |
| Julia Pulman | Liberal Democrats | 134 |
Chatsworth1 seat
| Michael Longden | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Clifton and Bradley1 seat
| Ian Cyril Temple Bates | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Darley Dale3 seats · turnout 34.9%
| David Burton | Liberal Democrats | 1,051 ✓ |
| David Fearn | Liberal Democrats | 1,014 ✓ |
| Sandra Fearn | Liberal Democrats | 989 ✓ |
| John Wall | Conservative | 396 |
| Howard Simpson-Birks | Conservative | 395 |
| Terence Kilburn | Conservative | 344 |
| Fionntann Page | Labour | 184 |
Dovedale and Parwich1 seat · turnout 41.7%
| Scott Spencer | Conservative | 441 ✓ |
| Eric Page | Labour | 131 |
Doveridge & Sudbury1 seat
| Charles Brindley | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Hartington & Taddington1 seat
| David Chapman | Conservative | 364 ✓ |
| Eleanor Nancolas | Liberal Democrats | 128 |
Hathersage and Eyam2 seats
| Jacqueline Bevan | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| David Hoskin | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Hulland1 seat
| Jennifer Radford | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Lathkill and Bradford1 seat · turnout 43.9%
| William Moore | Independent | 320 ✓ |
| Andrew Howard | Conservative | 293 |
Litton and Longstone1 seat
| Robert Otter | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Masson2 seats · turnout 32.2%
| John March | Labour | 395 ✓ |
| Nicholas Elliott | Labour | 328 ✓ |
| Barbara Bowman | Liberal Democrats | 248 |
| Joanna Cochrane | Conservative | 237 |
| Janet Mary Beckett | Liberal Democrats | 236 |
| Vivienne Smith | Conservative | 230 |
Matlock All Saints3 seats
| David Barker | Liberal Democrats | 914 ✓ |
| Martin Stanway Burfoot | Liberal Democrats | 897 ✓ |
| Garrick Stevens | Conservative | 867 ✓ |
| Martyn Moss | Liberal Democrats | 766 |
| Melvyn Askew | Conservative | 566 |
| John Russell Smith | Conservative | 541 |
| Aaron Elliott | Independent | 413 |
| Jessica Power | Independent | 262 |
Matlock St Giles3 seats
| Steve Flitter | Liberal Democrats | 1,035 ✓ |
| Anthony Allwood | Liberal Democrats | 913 ✓ |
| Ursula Lunn | Liberal Democrats | 815 ✓ |
| Diana Dakin | Conservative | 703 |
| Jacqueline Stevens | Conservative | 692 |
| Barrie Tipping | Conservative | 665 |
| Tane Page | Labour | 229 |
Norbury1 seat
| Kenneth Bull | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Tideswell1 seat · turnout 36.6%
| Tracy Critchlow | Conservative | 282 ✓ |
| Susan Barber | Liberal Democrats | 272 |
Winster and South Darley1 seat
| Raymond Dring | Liberal Democrats | 400 ✓ |
| Jean Wall | Conservative | 128 |
| Paul Tozer | Labour | 91 |
Wirksworth3 seats · turnout 28.0%
| Irene Ratcliffe | Labour | 901 ✓ |
| James Ratcliffe | Labour | 822 ✓ |
| Peter Slack | Labour | 820 ✓ |
| Kevin Hall | Conservative | 468 |
| Gladwyn Hedley Kilkenny Gratton | Conservative | 452 |
| Les Hall | Conservative | 405 |