Before (end of 2004) (64 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 43 · Conservative 13 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Other 1
After (end of 2005) (64 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 38 · Conservative 15 · Liberal Democrats 10 · Other 1
Ward results
Alfreton1 seat
| Peter Buckley | Labour | 3,148 ✓ |
| David Wilson | Conservative | 2,193 |
| Paul Robin Gibbons | Liberal Democrats | 1,179 |
Alport and Derwent1 seat
| John Dennis Jackson | Conservative | 3,046 ✓ |
| James Ratcliffe | Labour | 1,880 |
| Roger Shelley | Liberal Democrats | 1,555 |
| Francis Bulkeley-Kirkham | Independent | 538 |
Ashbourne1 seat · turnout 70.3%
| Andrew Lewer | Conservative | 4,794 ✓ |
| Margaret Ann Elsworth | Liberal Democrats | 2,454 |
Ashgate1 seat
| Raymond Russell | Liberal Democrats | 2,921 ✓ |
| Avis Joan Murphy | Labour | 1,598 |
| William Gratton | Conservative | 738 |
| Robert Christopher Warwick | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 172 |
Aston and Melbourne1 seat
| John Harrison | Conservative | 3,396 ✓ |
| William Lythgoe | Labour | 2,039 |
| Terrence Payne | Liberal Democrats | 966 |
Barlborough & Clowne1 seat
| Anne Western | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Belper1 seat
| Joyce Sanders | Labour | 2,270 ✓ |
| John Nelson | Conservative | 2,242 |
| Hassan Dervish | Liberal Democrats | 991 |
Birdholme1 seat
| David Allen | Labour | 2,905 ✓ |
| Adrian Kitch | Liberal Democrats | 2,173 |
| Leonard Twigg | Conservative | 441 |
| Jenneth Stevenson | Labour | 2,761 ✓ |
| James Clifton | Independent | 1,464 |
| Sandra Frow | — | 1,363 |
| Joan Elizabeth Dixon | Labour | 3,750 ✓ |
| Jackie Dale | — | 1,364 |
Breadsall and West Hallam1 seat · turnout 71.8%
| Carol Ann Hart | Conservative | 2,995 ✓ |
| Pam Phillips | Labour | 1,729 |
| Janet Mallett | Liberal Democrats | 1,286 |
Brimington1 seat
| Walter Burrows | Labour | 2,460 ✓ |
| Paul Michael Mann | Liberal Democrats | 1,822 |
| John Robinson | Conservative | 388 |
Buxton North and East1 seat · turnout 61.0%
| Barbara Wilson | Labour | 2,311 ✓ |
| Derek Udale | Conservative | 1,597 |
| Brian Shepherd | Liberal Democrats | 861 |
| Lynton Bennett | Respect | 478 |
Buxton West1 seat
| Robin Baldry | Conservative | 2,672 ✓ |
| Elizabeth Ballinger | Labour | 1,769 |
| Marc Godwin | Liberal Democrats | 1,521 |
Chapel and Hope Valley1 seat · turnout 69.0%
| Tracy Critchlow | Conservative | 2,765 ✓ |
| Terry Norton | Labour | 2,116 |
| Peter Ashenden | Liberal Democrats | 1,390 |
Clay Cross1 seat
| Peter Riggott | Labour | 2,666 ✓ |
| George Peter Ramshaw | Conservative | 1,529 |
| Dean Corbridge | Liberal Democrats | 951 |
Derwent Valley1 seat
| Anthony Allwood | Liberal Democrats | 3,367 ✓ |
| Deborah Read | Conservative | 3,039 |
Dovedale1 seat · turnout 67.5%
| Raymond Caswell | Conservative | 3,410 ✓ |
| Eleanor Nancolas | Liberal Democrats | 2,861 |
| Patrick Clark | Conservative | 3,212 ✓ |
| Peter Shepherd | Labour | 1,843 |
| Deena Smith | Liberal Democrats | 1,564 |
Eckington1 seat · turnout 57.5%
| D Featherstone | Labour | 2,573 |
| P Robinson | Conservative | 885 |
| S Temple | Liberal Democrats | 702 |
| C. Robinson | Independent | 453 |
| A. Barker | Independent | 410 |
Etherow1 seat · turnout 57.7%
| David Wilcox | Labour | 2,667 ✓ |
| John Haken | Conservative | 1,133 |
| Maureen Hargreaves | Liberal Democrats | 793 |
| Chris Webster | Independent | 178 |
Glossop North and Rural1 seat
| George Wharmby | Conservative | 1,884 ✓ |
| Jaqueline Wilkinson | Labour | 1,811 |
| Peter Beard | Liberal Democrats | 950 |
| Ivan Bell | Independent | 849 |
Glossop South1 seat
| Roger Wilkinson | Labour | 2,035 ✓ |
| Robert Hadfield-Howse | Liberal Democrats | 1,553 |
| Judith Hopkins | Conservative | 1,346 |
| Leslie Wilcox | Independent | 340 |
Greater Heanor1 seat
| Kenneth Armstrong | Labour | 2,836 ✓ |
| Nigel Mills | Conservative | 1,663 |
| Kaith Falconbridge | Liberal Democrats | 810 |
Hatton and Hilton1 seat
| Francis Hood | Conservative | 4,087 ✓ |
| Michael Adcock | Labour | 2,457 |
| Patricia Ann Wildgoose | Liberal Democrats | 1,325 |
Heage1 seat
| Geoffrey Carlisle | Labour | 2,600 ✓ |
| Juliette Blake | Conservative | 1,939 |
| Anthony Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 1,028 |
Heanor Central1 seat
| Robert Janes | Labour | 2,643 ✓ |
| Christopher Jubb | Conservative | 1,411 |
| Judith Woolley | Liberal Democrats | 1,013 |
Hipper1 seat
| Karen Morgan | Liberal Democrats | 3,056 ✓ |
| Michael Fanshawe | Labour | 1,469 |
| David Robinson | Conservative | 616 |
| William Pickford | Conservative | 2,927 ✓ |
| Janet Robinson | Liberal Democrats | 1,729 |
| Sean Lennon | Labour | 1,659 |
Horsley1 seat
| Eric Lancashire | Labour | 2,844 ✓ |
| Gregory MacDonald | Conservative | 2,579 |
| Jeremy Richard Benson | Liberal Democrats | 1,169 |
Ilkeston1 seat
| Kathleen Trueman | Labour | 3,586 ✓ |
| Edwin Stephenson | Conservative | 2,110 |
Killamarsh1 seat
| Alan Charles | Labour | 2,730 ✓ |
| Terence McElligott | Liberal Democrats | 611 |
| Jonathan Woodhead | Conservative | 575 |
| Kath Lauro | Labour | 2,884 ✓ |
| Michael Lacey | Conservative | 1,650 |
| Peter Morris | Liberal Democrats | 892 |
Long Eaton1 seat · turnout 61.8%
| Roland Hosker | Labour | 2,802 ✓ |
| Nancy Gough | Conservative | 1,712 |
| Rachel Allen | Liberal Democrats | 1,171 |
Matlock1 seat · turnout 65.6%
| Steve Flitter | Liberal Democrats | 3,221 ✓ |
| Garrick Stevens | Conservative | 2,291 |
Midway and Hartshorne1 seat
| Andrew Richard Jones | Labour | 3,465 ✓ |
| Paul Murray | Conservative | 2,364 |
New Mills1 seat
| Elizabeth Atkins | Liberal Democrats | 2,456 ✓ |
| Susan Barrow | Labour | 2,421 |
| Gillian Pickford | Conservative | 1,577 |
Newhall and Seales1 seat
| Sean Bambrick | Labour | 2,633 ✓ |
| Kevin Goodwin | Conservative | 1,870 |
| Alun Thomas | Liberal Democrats | 806 |
| Kevin Gillott | Labour | 2,776 ✓ |
| Sheila Naylor | Liberal Democrats | 914 |
| Charles Moss | Conservative | 765 |
Petersham1 seat · turnout 63.6%
| Gail Newman | Labour | 2,256 ✓ |
| Kevin Philip Miller | Conservative | 1,534 |
| Ian Allan Neill | Liberal Democrats | 1,366 |
| Jim Coyle | Labour | 2,760 ✓ |
| Keith Smith | Conservative | 1,535 |
Repton and Willington1 seat
| Martyn Ford | Conservative | 3,148 ✓ |
| Darcie Christina Shepherd | Labour | 2,493 |
| Derek Winter | Liberal Democrats | 1,278 |
Ripley1 seat
| Charles Cutting | Labour | 3,120 ✓ |
| David Bowley | Conservative | 2,415 |
| Catherine Smith | Liberal Democrats | 1,115 |
Shirebrook and Pleasley1 seat · turnout 56.0%
| Marian Stockdale | Labour | 4,552 |
| M. Robinson | Conservative | 947 |
| S. Doyle | BNP | 754 |
Somercotes1 seat
| Paul Hinton Smith | Labour | 2,968 ✓ |
| Jack Brown | Conservative | 1,705 |
| Gordon Monaghan | Liberal Democrats | 674 |
| Clive Richard Moesby | Labour | 3,792 ✓ |
| David Blythe | Conservative | 1,777 |
St Mary's1 seat
| Mark Higginbottom | Liberal Democrats | 2,354 ✓ |
| Gordon Simmons | Labour | 1,948 |
| Mark Nolan | Conservative | 480 |
| Graham Tasker | BNP | 156 |
| David Stone | Liberal Democrats | 2,505 ✓ |
| Stephen Lismore | Labour | 2,466 |
| Thomas Marvin | Conservative | 462 |
Staveley South1 seat
| John Kenneth Williams | Labour | 3,461 ✓ |
| Michael Bagshaw | Liberal Democrats | 2,288 |
| Peter John Hunt | Conservative | 405 |
Stonebroom and Pilsley1 seat
| David Cotterill | Labour | 2,403 ✓ |
| Richard Hardwick | Conservative | 928 |
| Margaret Treweek | Independent | 837 |
| Michael Wing | Liberal Democrats | 732 |
Sutton1 seat
| David Chapman | Labour | 2,950 ✓ |
| Adrian Martin | Liberal Democrats | 1,025 |
| Irene Evans | Conservative | 788 |
| Trevor Southerd | Labour | 3,275 ✓ |
| Jon-Paul McEwan | Conservative | 1,722 |
| Martyn Moss | Liberal Democrats | 851 |
| David Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 2,232 ✓ |
| Clive Pearson | Conservative | 2,126 |
| Jean Horsfall | Labour | 1,382 |
Wirksworth1 seat · turnout 67.3%
| Irene Ratcliffe | Labour | 2,424 ✓ |
| Kevin Hall | Conservative | 2,225 |
| John Hopkinson | Liberal Democrats | 1,116 |
