Before (end of 1972)
Not known.
After (end of 1973) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 19 · Labour 12 · Other 8 · The Liberal Party 1
Ward results
Ashingdon2 seats · turnout 25.8%
| B. Crick | LIB | 355 |
| E. Leggatt | Independent | 298 |
| D. Boothby | Conservative | 203 |
| A. Cater | Conservative | 168 |
Barling and Sutton1 seat · turnout 37.5%
| M. Cowen | Labour | 184 |
| E. Mumford | Independent | 181 |
| D. Barber | Independent | 52 |
Canewdon1 seat · turnout 41.4%
| D. Wood | Independent | 303 ✓ |
| D. Gooding | Independent | 168 |
| R. Ranson | Labour | 95 |
| P. Gaffney | Independent | 89 |
Downhall2 seats · turnout 35.0%
| D. Ives | Conservative | 614 |
| R. Offwood | Conservative | 576 |
| J. Tucker | Labour | 216 |
| R. Marshall | Labour | 211 |
Foulness & Great Wakering East1 seat · turnout 52.6%
| A. Humby | Independent | 291 |
| L. Clift | Labour | 263 |
Grange & Rawreth3 seats · turnout 38.5%
| R. McCamley | Labour | 782 |
| C. Gowlett | Labour | 749 |
| R. Needham | Labour | 728 |
| B. Lovett | Conservative | 530 |
| R. Holman | Conservative | 478 |
| S. Carter | Conservative | 466 |
Great Wakering Central1 seat
| J. Warner | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Great Wakering West1 seat · turnout 44.1%
| E. Adcock | Independent | 319 |
| E. Cerson | Labour | 156 |
Hawkwell East3 seats · turnout 22.4%
| A. Harvey | Conservative | 482 |
| D. McKinnell | Labour | 457 |
| E. Maton | Conservative | 442 |
| K. Littley | Conservative | 415 |
| J. Chittenden | Labour | 389 |
| M. Tracey | Labour | 373 |
Hawkwell West2 seats · turnout 26.5%
| A. Tate | Conservative | 432 |
| M. Frank | Conservative | 380 |
| J. Skinner | Labour | 340 |
| H. Howe | Labour | 317 |
Hockley Central1 seat
| M. Kennaugh | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Hockley East2 seats · turnout 22.6%
| J. Browning | RES | 505 |
| S. Barnard | RES | 504 |
| W. Verrier | Labour | 178 |
| R Wright | Labour | 173 |
Hockley West1 seat
| R. Warren | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Hullbridge Riverside2 seats · turnout 30.3%
| M. Madden | Labour | 374 |
| Clive Morgan | Labour | 360 |
| E. Long | Independent | 289 |
| R. Moody | Conservative | 242 |
| R. Saward | Conservative | 206 |
Hullbridge South2 seats · turnout 22.3%
| J. Carter | Independent | 277 ✓ |
| G. Young | Labour | 163 ✓ |
| L. Campbell | Independent | 132 |
| A. Downes | Conservative | 111 |
| F. Hunt | Conservative | 105 |
| L. Insole | Independent | 85 |
| F. Watkins | Independent | 61 |
Lodge2 seats · turnout 33.0%
| C. Bright | Conservative | 547 |
| C. Clayton | Conservative | 543 |
| L. Campbell | Labour | 484 |
| L. Stichbury | Labour | 480 |
Rayleigh Central2 seats · turnout 41.0%
| P. Stanton | Conservative | 500 |
| E. Biggs | Conservative | 499 |
| T. Mair | Labour | 442 |
| C. Gray | Labour | 403 |
| T. Barwick | Independent | 268 |
Rochford Eastwood1 seat · turnout 39.5%
| G. Oldbury | Conservative | 269 |
| N. Auger | Labour | 240 |
Rochford Roche1 seat · turnout 45.8%
| C Stephenson | Labour | 307 |
| K. Francis | Conservative | 300 |
Rochford St. Andrews2 seats · turnout 29.3%
| W. Tracey | Labour | 472 |
| R. Blackburn | Labour | 459 |
| M. Hannah | Conservative | 361 |
| G. Newberry | Conservative | 313 |
Trinity3 seats · turnout 33.5%
| D. Fowler | Conservative | 637 |
| I. Shields | Conservative | 612 |
| N. Grove | Conservative | 606 |
| J. Edwards | Labour | 459 |
| J Clinkscales | Labour | 446 |
| D. Dryer | Labour | 433 |
Wheatley2 seats · turnout 39.5%
| K. Cope | Independent | 477 ✓ |
| K Cope | Independent | 477 |
| B Mutimer | Conservative | 474 |
| B. Mutimer | Conservative | 474 ✓ |
| S. Blyther | Conservative | 374 |
| S Blyther | Conservative | 374 |
| E. Staden | Labour | 186 |
| E Staden | Labour | 186 |
| M Grimshaw | Labour | 147 |
Whitehouse2 seats · turnout 30.5%
| S. Fletcher | Conservative | 529 |
| L. Fudge | Conservative | 510 |
| G. Davies | Labour | 281 |
| T. Leary | Labour | 267 |
