Before (end of 2006) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 24 · Liberal Democrats 15 · Conservative 11 · Other 1
After (end of 2007) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 24 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Conservative 12 · Other 2
Ward results
Abbey1 seat
| Bryan Lowe | Liberal Democrats | 1,237 ✓ |
| Jaz Greer | Labour | 1,093 |
| Andrew Richard Hill | Conservative | 327 |
| Norman Clayton | Independent | 149 |
Allestree1 seat
| Steve Willoughby | Conservative | 3,172 ✓ |
| Frank Kirkland | Labour | 940 |
| Simon Guilbert King | Liberal Democrats | 801 |
Alvaston1 seat · turnout 30.1%
| Paul Bayliss | Labour | 1,513 ✓ |
| Naveed Hussain | Liberal Democrats | 1,158 |
| Alison Hayes | Conservative | 660 |
Arboretum1 seat · turnout 37.2%
| Fareed Hussain | Labour | 1,936 ✓ |
| Masud Akhtar | Liberal Democrats | 1,461 |
| Douglas Sice | Conservative | 270 |
| Jane Sarah Temple | Green | 162 |
| Josephine Rooney | Independent | 114 |
Blagreaves1 seat · turnout 42.9%
| Bob Troup | Liberal Democrats | 1,885 ✓ |
| Baggy Shanker | Labour | 1,292 |
| Lisa Marshall | Conservative | 792 |
| Clare Shelton | Green | 194 |
Boulton1 seat · turnout 31.2%
| Barbara Jackson | Labour | 1,269 ✓ |
| Brenda Longworth | Independent | 870 |
| David Rodney Jennings | Conservative | 656 |
| Grahame Elson | Liberal Democrats | 374 |
Chaddesden1 seat
| Alan Leslie Grimadell | Conservative | 1,588 ✓ |
| Axel Macdonald | Labour | 1,468 |
| David Batey | Liberal Democrats | 388 |
Chellaston1 seat
| Harvey Jennings | Conservative | 1,828 ✓ |
| Linda Winter | Labour | 1,699 |
| Stephen Francis Connolly | Liberal Democrats | 252 |
| David Black | Independent | 201 |
Darley1 seat · turnout 39.8%
| Martin Jeffrey Repton | Labour | 1,198 ✓ |
| Roger Jackson | Liberal Democrats | 1,168 |
| Lorraine Radford | Conservative | 964 |
| David Clasby | Green | 338 |
Derwent1 seat
| Martin Rawson | Labour | 1,170 ✓ |
| Philip Lucas | Conservative | 598 |
| William Wright | Independent | 299 |
| Leslie Alcock | Liberal Democrats | 252 |
Littleover1 seat · turnout 42.1%
| Mike Carr | Liberal Democrats | 2,359 ✓ |
| Michael Cook | Conservative | 1,333 |
| Linda McGraw | Labour | 583 |
Mackworth1 seat · turnout 28.9%
| Lisa Higginbottom | Labour | 1,325 ✓ |
| Simon Lysaczenko | Liberal Democrats | 702 |
| Andrew Brown | Conservative | 692 |
Mickleover1 seat · turnout 44.7%
| Maggie Hird | Liberal Democrats | 2,758 ✓ |
| Matthew Edward Holmes | Conservative | 1,797 |
| Joga Thind | Labour | 415 |
Normanton1 seat
| Amar Nath | Labour | 1,764 ✓ |
| Afifa Majid | Liberal Democrats | 1,522 |
| Jawaid Iqbal | Conservative | 336 |
Oakwood1 seat
| Robin John Wood | Conservative | 1,358 ✓ |
| Phillip Woodhead | Labour | 711 |
| Frank Harwood | Independent | 604 |
| Eric Ashburner | Liberal Democrats | 238 |
| Stephen Shelton | Green | 112 |
Sinfin1 seat
| Prem Chera | Labour | 1,321 ✓ |
| Patrick Fullarton | Conservative | 592 |
| Joe Singh Naitta | Liberal Democrats | 465 |
Spondon1 seat
| Peter Berry | Conservative | 2,309 ✓ |
| Christopher Wynn | Labour | 896 |
| John-Paul Keane | Liberal Democrats | 373 |