Before (end of 2010) (53 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 29 · Conservative 10 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Other 6
After (end of 2011) (53 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 34 · Conservative 17 · Other 2 · Liberal Democrats 0
Ward results
Ashover1 seat · turnout 49.9%
| George Peter Ramshaw | Conservative | 649 ✓ |
| Brian Flude | Labour | 148 |
Barlow & Holmesfield1 seat · turnout 48.6%
| Carol Huckerby | Conservative | 553 ✓ |
| Ida Carter | Labour | 208 |
Brampton & Walton2 seats · turnout 48.4%
| Peter Elliott | Conservative | 1,062 ✓ |
| Martin Thacker | Conservative | 1,054 ✓ |
| Mark Grayling | Labour | 401 |
Clay Cross North3 seats · turnout 31.6%
| Tracy Jane Reader | Labour | 1,068 ✓ |
| Kenneth Savidge | Labour | 1,065 ✓ |
| Geoffrey Morley | Labour | 1,064 ✓ |
| Elizabeth Jerman | Conservative | 602 |
| Julie Oldale | Conservative | 499 |
Clay Cross South2 seats · turnout 31.2%
| Peter Riggott | Labour | 814 ✓ |
| Bob Wright | Labour | 751 ✓ |
| Katharine Ann Burrow | Conservative | 244 |
Coal Aston2 seats · turnout 48.5%
| Michelle Emmens | Conservative | 730 ✓ |
| Philip Blackburn | Conservative | 680 ✓ |
| Kathleen O'Donnell | Labour | 546 |
| Vanessa Smith | Labour | 543 |
| Rebecca Memmott | Liberal Democrats | 198 |
Dronfield North2 seats · turnout 39.2%
| Graham Baxter | Labour | 676 ✓ |
| Christine Smith | Labour | 639 ✓ |
| Denise Blackburn | Conservative | 449 |
| Mark Adrian Foster | Conservative | 409 |
| Barry Memmott | Liberal Democrats | 163 |
Dronfield South3 seats · turnout 40.0%
| Angelique Foster-Guembourg | Conservative | 854 ✓ |
| Dudley Oxspring | Conservative | 719 ✓ |
| Nicholas Foster | Labour | 699 ✓ |
| Angela Talford | Conservative | 681 |
| David Cheetham | Labour | 676 |
| Caroline Smith | Labour | 670 |
| Richard Bull | Liberal Democrats | 457 |
| Alan Memmott | Liberal Democrats | 334 |
Dronfield Woodhouse2 seats · turnout 45.8%
| Roger Anthony Hall | Conservative | 613 ✓ |
| Paula Widdowson | Conservative | 544 ✓ |
| Simon Clark | Labour | 402 |
| Kathryn Steele | Labour | 365 |
| Simon Philip Temple | Liberal Democrats | 333 |
| George Sorrill | Liberal Democrats | 306 |
Eckington North2 seats · turnout 33.3%
| Jane Austen | Labour | 473 ✓ |
| John Dargue | Labour | 431 ✓ |
| Jennifer Booth | Independent | 340 |
| James Jesson | Independent | 206 |
| Carol Robinson | Independent | 197 |
| Cynthia Abbott | Conservative | 148 |
| John Donnelly | Conservative | 136 |
Eckington South2 seats · turnout 29.4%
| Clive Hunt | Labour | 604 ✓ |
| Jacqueline Ridgway | Labour | 462 ✓ |
| Peter Brown | Independent | 260 |
| David Speed | Independent | 166 |
| Anthony McDonnell | Conservative | 134 |
| Robert Taylor | Conservative | 115 |
Gosforth Valley3 seats · turnout 45.0%
| Michelle Emmens | Conservative | 818 ✓ |
| John McGrory | Conservative | 798 ✓ |
| Adele Blackburn | Conservative | 773 ✓ |
| Robert Gachagan | Labour | 619 |
| David Andrew Joseph Hill | Labour | 606 |
| Robert Quick | Labour | 590 |
| Wendy Temple | Liberal Democrats | 579 |
| Anthony Winfrow | Liberal Democrats | 436 |
| Leslie Botham | Liberal Democrats | 415 |
Grassmoor2 seats · turnout 38.6%
| Elizabeth Hill | Labour | 928 ✓ |
| Pamela Hemsley | Labour | 891 ✓ |
| Alan Blackburn | Conservative | 230 |
| Maureen Blackburn | Conservative | 212 |
Holmewood & Heath2 seats · turnout 26.3%
| Lee Stone | Labour | 607 ✓ |
| Patricia Maura Williams | Labour | 582 ✓ |
| Derek Jason | Conservative | 248 |
Killamarsh East2 seats · turnout 32.3%
| Harold Laws | Labour | 743 ✓ |
| John Windle | Labour | 652 ✓ |
| Gary Mason | Conservative | 282 |
| Clifford Abbott | Conservative | 206 |
Killamarsh West3 seats · turnout 29.7%
| Lilian Robinson | Labour | 955 ✓ |
| Alan Douglas Garrett | Labour | 929 ✓ |
| William Rice | Labour | 918 ✓ |
| Maureen Potts | Independent | 398 |
| Samantha Hadfield | Conservative | 259 |
| Rosemary Renwick | Conservative | 213 |
| Richard Simon Smith | Conservative | 198 |
North Wingfield Central3 seats · turnout 34.1%
| Nigel Barker | Labour | 1,284 ✓ |
| Kevin Gillott | Labour | 1,153 ✓ |
| Geoffrey Butler | Labour | 1,108 ✓ |
| Harold Booker | Independent | 354 |
| Charlotte Cupit | Conservative | 270 |
| Charles Moss | Conservative | 238 |
| Derrick Willmot | Conservative | 222 |
Pilsley & Morton3 seats · turnout 47.7%
| Steven Berta | Conservative | 313 ✓ |
Pilsley & Morton e3 seats · turnout 29.7%
| T. Moon | Independent | 833 ✓ |
| P. Holmes | Labour | 763 ✓ |
| A. Cooper | Independent | 754 ✓ |
| D. Ward | Labour | 471 |
| J. Boyle | Labour | 431 |
| John Todd | Conservative | 359 |
| Steven Berta | Conservative | 313 |
Renishaw1 seat · turnout 34.7%
| Brian Ridgway | Labour | 480 ✓ |
| Gwyneth Harris | Conservative | 225 |
Ridgeway & Marsh Lane1 seat · turnout 51.9%
| Michael Gordon | Labour | 410 ✓ |
| Carolyn Abbott | Conservative | 306 |
Shirland3 seats · turnout 48.5%
| Derrick Skinner | Labour | 964 ✓ |
| Barry Barnes | Labour | 929 ✓ |
| Barry Lewis | Conservative | 670 ✓ |
| Graham Ullathorne | Labour | 610 |
| Guy Liggett | Conservative | 587 |
| Heather Liggett | Conservative | 562 |
| Derek Cotterill | Independent | 512 |
Sutton2 seats · turnout 37.9%
| Norma Dolby | Labour | 791 ✓ |
| Pat Kerry | Labour | 789 ✓ |
| Irene Evans | Conservative | 308 |
| Kenneth Edmonds | Conservative | 305 |
| Norman Hough | Independent | 236 |
Tupton2 seats · turnout 44.3%
| Wayne Lilleyman | Labour | 754 ✓ |
| Stephen Peters | Labour | 699 ✓ |
| Peter Lacey | Independent | 286 |
| Francis Greaves | Independent | 281 |
| Brian Wakefield | Independent | 236 |
| Sheila Greaves | Independent | 234 |
| Mandy Wakefield | Independent | 206 |
Unstone1 seat
| Janet Anne Hill | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Wingerworth3 seats · turnout 41.4%
| Pat Antcliff | Conservative | 1,129 ✓ |
| Stuart Ellis | Conservative | 1,113 ✓ |
| Caroline Ellis | Conservative | 1,014 ✓ |
| Peter O'Neill | Independent | 838 |
| Joan Snape | Labour | 821 |
| Mary Gordon | Labour | 730 |