The Labour Party held control of the council and increased its majority by one compared with the previous election when it had gained the council from no overall control.
Notably, UKIP came a close second and gained four seats, despite not previously contesting an election in the district; a subsequent Conservative defection shortly after the election saw them assume the status of official opposition party.
Prior to the election, the composition of the council was: After the election, the composition of the council was: Vote share changes are based on the results achieved by parties in 2010 when these seats were last contested.
^ Linda Whitehouse was the sitting councillor for the Rawnsley ward and previously defected from the Conservatives to UKIP.
^ Mike Grocott was re-elected as the councillor for the Western Springs ward after he had previously left the Liberal Democrats to become an independent.