Before (end of 1972)
Not known.
After (end of 1973)
Not known.
Ward results
No. 11 (Heaton)3 seats · turnout 40.1%
| B. Allanson | Conservative | 1,598 |
| J. Hanscomb | Conservative | 1,524 |
| B. Hurst | Conservative | 1,504 |
| P. Cunliffe | Labour | 258 |
| N. Morlidge | Labour | 208 |
| T. Hill | Labour | 201 |
No. 12 (Rumworth & Hulton)3 seats · turnout 32.7%
| J. Parkinson | Conservative | 1,991 |
| A. Gledhill | Conservative | 1,880 |
| R. Carr | Conservative | 1,872 |
| D. Vause | Labour | 1,362 |
| H. Glynn | Labour | 1,313 |
| T. Regan | Labour | 1,250 |
| J. O'Hara | Dem Soc | 122 |
No. 14 (Farnworth North)3 seats · turnout 30.2%
| L. Cunliffe | Labour | 2,010 |
| R. Neary | Labour | 1,904 |
| G. Brown | Labour | 1,842 |
| A. Royse | Conservative | 1,243 |
| T. Rothwell | Conservative | 955 |
| L. Sharples | Conservative | 937 |
No. 15 (Farnworth South)3 seats · turnout 24.7%
| J. Wild | Labour | 1,757 |
| W. Hardman | Labour | 1,712 |
| D. Gilligan | Labour | 1,633 |
| C. Shaw | Conservative | 653 |
| G. Waterson | Conservative | 632 |
| I. Torkington | Conservative | 604 |
No. 17 (Blackrod & Horwich South)3 seats · turnout 52.4%
| L. Fearnhead | Independent | 1,395 ✓ |
| C. Everin | Conservative | 1,200 ✓ |
| G. Gardiner | Labour | 1,173 ✓ |
| D. Smith | Labour | 1,017 |
| J. Jolley | Conservative | 964 |
| E. Bracegirdle | Labour | 926 |
| F. Isherwood | LIB | 891 |
| L. Watkinson | Ind Lab | 856 |
| G. Farrington | LIB | 797 |
| M. Catrie | Conservative | 705 |
No. 18 (Kearsley)3 seats · turnout 39.6%
| J. Rothwell | LIB | 1,926 |
| E. Bell | LIB | 1,700 |
| R. Cornthwaite | Labour | 1,668 |
| K. Holt | LIB | 1,647 |
| B. Molyneux | Labour | 1,578 |
| T. Lewis | Labour | 1,564 |
No. 19 (Little Lever)3 seats · turnout 36.3%
| K. Hornby | Conservative | 1,111 |
| J. Lees | Conservative | 993 |
| A. Lawton | Conservative | 991 |
| J. Robinson | Labour | 938 |
| S. Narayan | LIB | 886 |
| W. Worthington | Labour | 842 |
| C. Lucas | Labour | 752 |
| J. Whaites | LIB | 600 |
| R. Pemberton | LIB | 516 |
No. 20 (Bradshaw)3 seats · turnout 39.2%
| B. Furlong | Conservative | 1,090 |
| T. Greenhalgh | Conservative | 1,077 |
| K. Howarth | Conservative | 1,073 |
| A. Winstanley | LIB | 1,054 |
| J. Webster | LIB | 1,037 |
| M. Batth | LIB | 1,012 |
| A. Brigg | Labour | 300 |
| J. Riley | Labour | 285 |
| C. Benjamin | Labour | 270 |
No. 21 (Bromley Cross-Eagley-Egerton)3 seats · turnout 40.0%
| D. Carr | Conservative | 1,456 |
| A. Poulsom | Conservative | 1,421 |
| H. Bennett | Conservative | 1,412 |
| P. O'Connor | LIB | 1,175 |
| T. Williams | LIB | 1,124 |
| D. Charlton | LIB | 1,095 |
| H. Haslam | Labour | 670 |
| S. Chadwick | Labour | 542 |
| A. Utley | Labour | 489 |
No. 23 (Westhoughton East & Hulton)3 seats · turnout 46.6%
| C. Smith | Conservative | 1,775 |
| A. Glover | Conservative | 1,750 |
| J. Smith | Conservative | 1,744 |
| P. Jones | Labour | 1,075 |
| C. Knowles | Labour | 1,015 |
| A. Fairhurst | Labour | 971 |
No. 3 (Tonge)3 seats · turnout 32.8%
| S. Harrison | Conservative | 2,129 |
| K. Knowles | Conservative | 1,950 |
| J. Rigby | Conservative | 1,929 |
| A. Hooton | Labour | 1,689 |
| P. Howarth | Labour | 1,637 |
| H. Grime | Labour | 1,637 |
No. 5 (Halliwell)3 seats · turnout 17.8%
| G. Riley | Labour | 1,444 |
| W. Hall | Conservative | 1,280 |
| R. Stones | Conservative | 1,252 |
| J. Morris | Conservative | 1,248 |