Before (end of 2016) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 52 · Conservative 3 · Liberal Democrats 0 · Other 0
After (end of 2017) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 51 · Conservative 3 · Other 1 · Liberal Democrats 0
Ward results
Sherwood1 seat
| Adele Williams | Labour | 2,816 ✓ |
| William Raymond Scott | Conservative | 847 |
| Barry Holliday | Liberal Democrats | 359 |
| Zeb Brigham | Green | 221 |
| Carol Boultby | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 139 |
| David Bishop | — | 51 |
Sherwood1 seat
| Dave Bishop | Church of the Militant Elvis | 51 |