Before (end of 2008) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 30 · Labour 18 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 1
After (end of 2009) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 29 · Labour 19 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 1
Ward results
Breadsall And West Hallam1 seat · turnout 44.5%
| Carol Ann Hart | Conservative | 2,320 ✓ |
| Frank Phillips | Labour | 714 |
| Barbra Butt | Liberal Democrats | 627 |
Breaston1 seat · turnout 44.3%
| Robert Parkinson | Conservative | 2,389 ✓ |
| Charlie Sarell | Labour | 1,110 |
| Martin Garnett | Liberal Democrats | 900 |
Cotmanhay1 seat · turnout 33.4%
| Ben Lucas | Labour | 1,377 ✓ |
| Simon Ratcliffe | Conservative | 1,139 |
| Mark Bailey | BNP | 883 |
Kirk Hallam1 seat · turnout 29.2%
| Michelle Wendy Booth | Labour | 1,261 ✓ |
| K Miller | Conservative | 783 |
| M Bailey | BNP | 327 |
| R Pyle | Liberal Democrats | 158 |
Long Eaton1 seat · turnout 38.0%
| Roland Hosker | Labour | 1,262 ✓ |
| Kevin Philip Miller | Conservative | 1,242 |
| Susannah Allen | Liberal Democrats | 528 |
| Lee Fletcher | Green | 444 |
Petersham1 seat · turnout 38.2%
| Garry Hickton | Conservative | 1,112 ✓ |
| Gail Newman | Labour | 1,069 |
| Ian Allan Neill | Liberal Democrats | 601 |
| Stephen Middleton | BNP | 361 |
Sandiacre1 seat · turnout 42.0%
| Wayne Major | Conservative | 2,223 ✓ |
| Laura Booth | Labour | 859 |
| Rachel Allen | Liberal Democrats | 792 |
Sawley1 seat · turnout 41.6%
| Bill Camm | Independent | 2,336 ✓ |
| Geoffrey Johnson Smith | Conservative | 1,037 |
| Owen Llewellyn | Labour | 463 |
| Fiona Aanonson | Liberal Democrats | 460 |