Before (end of 2009) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 30 · Labour 16 · Other 2 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 2010) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 25 · Labour 20 · Other 3 · Liberal Democrats 0
Ward results
CARLTON1 seat
| Ruth Anna Jane Wilde | Labour | 1,628 ✓ |
| Helen Colton | Conservative | 1,342 |
East Retford East1 seat
| M. Quigley | Conservative | 1,869 ✓ |
| James Anderson | Labour | 1,532 |
East Retford North1 seat
| Graham Oxby | Labour | 1,619 ✓ |
| Emma Jane Auckland | Conservative | 1,146 |
| David Otter | BNP | 282 |
East Retford South1 seat
| Carolyn Troop | Labour | 1,287 ✓ |
| Ferzanna Riley | Conservative | 730 |
East Retford West1 seat
| Ian Campbell | Labour | 782 ✓ |
| Chris Hollands | Conservative | 767 |
| David Hassett | Liberal Democrats | 515 |
EVERTON1 seat
| Annette Simpson | Conservative | 732 ✓ |
| Chris Stringer | Independent | 566 |
Harworth1 seat
| Frederick Hartley | Labour | 2,345 ✓ |
| Steve Harwood-Gray | Conservative | 891 |
Langold1 seat · turnout 61.2%
| Jill Freeman | Labour | 857 ✓ |
| Pat Grant | Conservative | 242 |
MISTERTON1 seat
| Hazel Brand | Independent | 773 ✓ |
| Raymond Arthur Simpson | Conservative | 554 |
Tuxford and Trent1 seat
| Keith Harold Isard | Conservative | 1,264 ✓ |
| Bert Hunt | Labour | 937 |
Worksop East1 seat
| Griffith Wynne | Labour | 2,090 ✓ |
| Geoffrey Coe | Independent | 893 |
WORKSOP NORTH1 seat
| David Potts | Labour | 2,428 ✓ |
| Peter Ashford | Conservative | 1,480 |
Worksop North East1 seat
| Shirley Toms | Labour | 2,110 ✓ |
| Alec Thorpe | Conservative | 1,184 |
Worksop North West1 seat
| David Pressley | Labour | 2,146 ✓ |
| Vincent Audritt | Conservative | 1,077 |
Worksop South1 seat
| Christopher Wanless | Conservative | 1,823 ✓ |
| Kevin Maurizio Greaves | Labour | 1,600 |
Worksop South East1 seat
| Brian Hopkinson | Labour | 2,024 ✓ |
| Mark Hunter | Liberal Democrats | 386 |
| Catherine Parrish | Conservative | 319 |