Before (end of 2002) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 29 · Conservative 16 · Other 4 · Liberal Democrats 3
After (end of 2003) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 26 · Labour 19 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Other 2
Ward results
Abbotsford2 seats · turnout 21.6%
| Michelle Wendy Booth | Labour | 457 ✓ |
| Ben Lucas | Labour | 451 ✓ |
| Terence Holbrook | Conservative | 405 |
| Joyce Stokes | Conservative | 347 |
Breaston2 seats · turnout 38.9%
| Margaret Orchard | Conservative | 1,032 ✓ |
| Robert Parkinson | Conservative | 973 ✓ |
| Susan Bradley | Labour | 419 |
| Graeme Simpson | Labour | 362 |
Cotmanhay2 seats · turnout 17.5%
| Marion Birch | Labour | 352 ✓ |
| David Morgan | Labour | 326 ✓ |
| Eileen Richards | Conservative | 264 |
| Kenneth Tapping | Conservative | 221 |
Derby Rd East2 seats · turnout 23.4%
| Heather Griffiths | Labour | 413 ✓ |
| M. Wright | Labour | 377 ✓ |
| L. Corbett | Conservative | 229 |
| J Clare | Conservative | 216 |
| F Davis | Liberal Democrats | 209 |
| A Read | Liberal Democrats | 199 |
Derby Road East2 seats
| Andrew Reed | Liberal Democrats | 199 |
Derby Road West3 seats
| John Marshall | Conservative | 625 ✓ |
| Ronald Chadbourne | Conservative | 582 ✓ |
| Kevin Philip Miller | Conservative | 565 ✓ |
| David Andrews | Labour | 433 |
| Alison Cartwright | Labour | 422 |
| Marjorie Avill-Coates | Labour | 404 |
| Ian Allan Neill | Liberal Democrats | 396 |
| Kevin Stevenson | Liberal Democrats | 352 |
| Anthony Oldham | Liberal Democrats | 347 |
Draycott2 seats · turnout 33.3%
| Derek Orchard | Conservative | 744 ✓ |
| Malcolm Aindow | Conservative | 567 ✓ |
| Peter Cresswell | Independent | 391 |
| Mark O'Neill | Independent | 304 |
Hallam Fields2 seats · turnout 21.9%
| Baron Bishopston Edward Bishop | Labour | 521 ✓ |
| John Dunkley | Labour | 460 ✓ |
| Marie Aindow | Conservative | 304 |
| Roger Williams | Conservative | 285 |
Ilkeston Central2 seats · turnout 21.0%
| Glennice Birkin | Labour | 406 ✓ |
| Frank Phillips | Labour | 384 ✓ |
| Jenny Bartlett | Conservative | 345 |
| Victor Gillgan | Conservative | 314 |
Ilkeston North2 seats · turnout 18.2%
| Christopher Beardsley | Labour | 339 ✓ |
| Ernest Bevan | Labour | 335 ✓ |
| Margaret Lomas | Conservative | 183 |
| Margaret Smith | Conservative | 162 |
Kirk Hallam3 seats · turnout 22.0%
| Brendan Killeavy | Independent | 568 ✓ |
| Stephen Green | Labour | 491 ✓ |
| Eric Spencer | Liberal Democrats | 421 ✓ |
| Laura Booth | Labour | 415 |
| Richard Stevens | Labour | 361 |
| Martin Prior | Liberal Democrats | 288 |
| Andrew Blount | Conservative | 228 |
| Nicola Stephenson | Conservative | 210 |
| John Hay-Heddle | Conservative | 144 |
Little Eaton and Breadsall2 seats · turnout 32.9%
| Brian Smith | Conservative | 519 ✓ |
| Alan Summerfield | Conservative | 483 ✓ |
| Richard Alan Salmon | Liberal Democrats | 408 |
| John Beardmore | Liberal Democrats | 307 |
| William Newman | Labour | 204 |
Little Hallam2 seats · turnout 29.6%
| Bridget Harrison | Conservative | 602 ✓ |
| David Stephenson | Conservative | 591 ✓ |
| Simon Haydon | Labour | 312 |
| Jean Shooter | Labour | 298 |
Long Eaton Central3 seats · turnout 31.4%
| Robert Dockerill | Conservative | 560 ✓ |
| Garry Hickton | Conservative | 534 ✓ |
| Gerald Hartopp | Conservative | 531 ✓ |
| Paula Hosker | Labour | 514 |
| Charles Stevenson | Labour | 461 |
| Greta Stevenson | Labour | 443 |
| G. Stevenson | Labour | 433 |
| Rachel Allen | Liberal Democrats | 252 |
| Geoffrey Daxer | Liberal Democrats | 202 |
| Richard Grant | Liberal Democrats | 202 |
| David Bartrop | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 123 |
Nottingham Rd3 seats · turnout 25.0%
| R. Hosker | Labour | 629 ✓ |
| B. White | Labour | 609 ✓ |
| M. Grant | Labour | 576 ✓ |
| N. Gough | Conservative | 560 |
| Watson | D Con | 474 |
| F. Jones | Conservative | 451 |
| J Pennington | BNP | 282 |
OCKBROOK & BORROWASH3 seats · turnout 41.3%
| Douglas Hodges | Conservative | 1,177 ✓ |
| Vera Tumanow | Conservative | 1,149 ✓ |
| Patrick Smith | Conservative | 1,055 ✓ |
| Kevin Bates | Labour | 830 |
| Eric Highton | Labour | 810 |
| J. Martin | Labour | 794 |
| Jeffery Martin | Labour | 764 |
| Zoe France | Liberal Democrats | 220 |
| Margaret Long | Liberal Democrats | 214 |
Old Park2 seats · turnout 25.8%
| Pam Phillips | Labour | 369 ✓ |
| Patrick Moloney | Labour | 347 ✓ |
| Benjamin Miller | Conservative | 265 |
| Val Clare | Conservative | 229 |
Sandiacre North2 seats · turnout 35.0%
| Michael Wallis | Conservative | 453 ✓ |
| Annesley Hardy | Conservative | 451 ✓ |
| Marie Blackler | Labour | 431 |
| Martin Waring | Labour | 374 |
| Pamela Hallam | Liberal Democrats | 192 |
Sandiacre South2 seats · turnout 34.0%
| Stephen Bilbie | Conservative | 572 ✓ |
| Barbara Uren | Conservative | 551 ✓ |
| Hazel Tilford | Liberal Democrats | 508 |
| Martin Garnett | Liberal Democrats | 430 |
| Denis Barker | Labour | 236 |
Sawley3 seats · turnout 24.6%
| William Camm | Independent | 1,252 ✓ |
| Craig France | Liberal Democrats | 685 ✓ |
| Rodney Wilby Allen | Liberal Democrats | 494 ✓ |
| Jonathon Hemsley | Labour | 258 |
| Brenda Gillgan | Conservative | 224 |
| Hayley Clare | Conservative | 221 |
| Brian Stokes | Conservative | 162 |
| R U Seerius | The Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 154 |
Stanley1 seat · turnout 34.4%
| Gail Newman | Labour | 381 ✓ |
| Dorothy Harling | Conservative | 208 |
West Hallam & Dale Abbey3 seats · turnout 31.3%
| Carol Ann Hart | Conservative | 851 ✓ |
| Gary Hamson | Liberal Democrats | 802 ✓ |
| John Fildes | Conservative | 753 ✓ |
| Michael Sherwood | Conservative | 720 |
| Janet Mallett | Liberal Democrats | 702 |
Wilsthorpe3 seats · turnout 26.9%
| Chris Corbett | Conservative | 774 ✓ |
| Donna Anne Briggs | Conservative | 709 ✓ |
| Jenny Brown | Conservative | 709 ✓ |
| Owen Llewellyn | Labour | 557 |
| Sally-Anne Wathen | Liberal Democrats | 432 |
| Malcolm Barnes | Liberal Democrats | 423 |