Before (end of 2002) (53 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 38 · Conservative 9 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 3
After (end of 2003) (53 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 36 · Conservative 8 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Other 4
Ward results
Ashover1 seat
| George Ramshaw | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Barlow & Holmesfield1 seat · turnout 34.5%
| Carol Huckerby | Conservative | 398 ✓ |
| Lee Stone | Labour | 126 |
Brampton & Walton2 seats · turnout 26.7%
| Henry Thompson | Conservative | 629 ✓ |
| Philip Needham | Conservative | 619 ✓ |
| Stephen Marriott | Labour | 329 |
Clay Cross North3 seats
| John Holmes | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| Kenneth Savidge | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| Geoffrey Morley | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Clay Cross South2 seats
| Peter Riggott | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| David Nuttall | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Coal Aston2 seats · turnout 23.7%
| Michelle Emmens | Conservative | 484 ✓ |
| Terence Furniss | Labour | 439 ✓ |
| Johnathan Williams | Labour | 418 |
Dronfield North2 seats · turnout 21.9%
| Graham Baxter | Labour | 443 ✓ |
| Christine Smith | Labour | 440 ✓ |
| Michelle Emmens | Conservative | 224 |
| Christina Pryce | Liberal Democrats | 214 |
Dronfield South3 seats · turnout 24.6%
| Kathleen Marr | Conservative | 631 ✓ |
| David Cheetham | Labour | 539 ✓ |
| Nicholas Foster | Labour | 514 ✓ |
| Clive Gill | Independent | 488 |
| David Andrew Joseph Hill | Labour | 485 |
| Anne Kershaw | Independent | 445 |
Dronfield Woodhouse2 seats · turnout 28.4%
| Simon Philip Temple | Liberal Democrats | 456 ✓ |
| Edward Hodd | Liberal Democrats | 409 ✓ |
| Stephen Brunt | Labour | 277 |
| Beryl Skelton | Conservative | 269 |
| Robert Quick | Labour | 255 |
Eckington North2 seats · turnout 21.1%
| Jane Marsh | Labour | 348 ✓ |
| John Dargue | Labour | 301 ✓ |
| David Speed | Independent | 231 |
| Carl Robinson | Independent | 205 |
| Peter Robinson | Conservative | 113 |
| Results | — | 0 |
Eckington South2 seats · turnout 17.8%
| Leonard Yates | Labour | 350 ✓ |
| Peter Brown | Independent | 330 ✓ |
| Robert Capps | Independent | 324 |
Gosforth Valley3 seats · turnout 28.0%
| Walter Pryce | Liberal Democrats | 832 ✓ |
| David Mortimer | Liberal Democrats | 799 ✓ |
| Frank Higgins | Liberal Democrats | 795 ✓ |
| Keith Foster | Labour | 342 |
| Simon Clark | Labour | 332 |
| Kathryn Steele | Labour | 318 |
Grassmoor2 seats
| Richard Marriott | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| Betty Hill | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Holmewood & Heath2 seats
| Patricia Maura Williams | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| Terry Fisher | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Killamarsh East2 seats
| Jane Holden | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| Grant Laughton | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Killamarsh West3 seats · turnout 13.4%
| Colin Robinson | Labour | 476 ✓ |
| Harold Laws | Labour | 475 ✓ |
| John Windle | Labour | 416 ✓ |
| Maureen Potts | Independent | 336 |
North Wingfield Central3 seats · turnout 16.3%
| Nigel Barker | Labour | 597 ✓ |
| Dorothy Ward | Labour | 538 ✓ |
| Geoffrey Butler | Labour | 533 ✓ |
| William Gent | Conservative | 333 |
Pilsley & Morton3 seats · turnout 18.8%
| Terence Moon | Independent | 634 ✓ |
| George Antcliff | Labour | 561 ✓ |
| Patricia Ann Holmes | Labour | 538 ✓ |
| Michael Wilson | Labour | 443 |
Renishaw1 seat
| Brian Ridgway | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Ridgeway & Marsh Lane1 seat
| David Walpole | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Shirland3 seats
| Sheila Taylor | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| Derek Cotterill | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Sutton2 seats
| Pat Kerry | Labour | 517 ✓ |
| Norma Dolby | Labour | 502 ✓ |
| Irene Evans | Conservative | 211 |
Tupton2 seats
| Graham Pass | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| Paul Broadhead | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Unstone1 seat · turnout 31.2%
| Frederick Hopkinson | Independent | 230 ✓ |
| Janet Anne Hill | Labour | 213 |
Wingerworth3 seats · turnout 30.4%
| William Pickford | Conservative | 621 ✓ |
| Stephen Craig Ellis | Conservative | 565 |
| Peter O'Neill | Conservative | 540 ✓ |
| Kevin Alker | Labour | 465 |
| Janet Robinson | Liberal Democrats | 439 |
| Kevin Moore | Liberal Democrats | 437 |
| Roger Scothern | Independent | 416 |
| Tom Snowdon | Liberal Democrats | 387 |
| Michael Gordon | Labour | 371 |