Before (end of 2003) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Conservative 19 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 2
After (end of 2004) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 24 · Labour 18 · Other 5 · Liberal Democrats 1
Ward results
Beckingham1 seat
| Kenneth Bullivant | Conservative | 610 ✓ |
| Joan Sanger | Labour | 294 |
CARLTON1 seat
| Valerie Bowles | Conservative | 1,039 ✓ |
| William Walters | Labour | 1,027 |
CLAYWORTH1 seat
| Kirsten Sutton | Conservative | 702 ✓ |
| Gillian Freeman | Labour | 159 |
East Retford East1 seat
| Mike Quigley | Conservative | 1,346 ✓ |
| Pamela Skelding | Labour | 646 |
| Lawrence Hudson | Liberal Democrats | 437 |
East Retford North1 seat
| Andrew Tromans | Conservative | 1,084 ✓ |
| James Napier | Labour | 1,006 |
East Retford South1 seat
| Lionel Skelding | Labour | 746 ✓ |
| Andrew Dibb | Conservative | 575 |
East Retford West1 seat
| Perry Offer | Conservative | 575 ✓ |
| James Anderson | Labour | 399 |
| Tegfryn Davies | Liberal Democrats | 276 |
Harworth1 seat
| Sharon Randall | Independent | 1,137 ✓ |
| Keith Muskett | Labour | 993 |
Sutton1 seat
| Elizabeth Yates | Conservative | 572 ✓ |
| Glynis Chapman | Liberal Democrats | 190 |
Tuxford and Trent1 seat
| Michael Jenkins | Conservative | 675 ✓ |
| Albert Hunt | Labour | 407 |
| Peter Lock | Liberal Democrats | 362 |
Worksop East1 seat
| Geoffrey Coe | Independent | 1,204 ✓ |
| Jeffrey Elliott | Labour | 988 |
WORKSOP NORTH1 seat
| Allan Makeman | Labour | 1,283 ✓ |
| Christopher Wanless | Conservative | 1,105 |
Worksop North East1 seat
| William Graham | Conservative | 1,156 ✓ |
| David Walsh | Labour | 1,153 |
Worksop North West1 seat
| Ian Alexander Jones | Independent | 1,166 ✓ |
| Glynn Gilfoyle | Labour | 849 |
Worksop South1 seat
| Michael Bennett | Conservative | 1,628 ✓ |
| Roger Dyas-Elliott | Labour | 697 |
Worksop South East1 seat
| John Shephard | Labour | 1,281 ✓ |
| Carole Mangham | Conservative | 502 |