Before (end of 1972)
Not known.
After (end of 1973) (67 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 32 · Labour 29 · Other 5 · The Liberal Party 1
Ward results
Alsager Odd Rode1 seat · turnout 40.5%
| J. Hollinshead | Independent | 2,757 |
| S. Smith | Conservative | 2,330 |
Bollington1 seat · turnout 55.2%
| E. Mosley | Conservative | 2,130 |
| J. Washington | Labour | 1,756 |
| A. Berry | LIB | 1,693 |
Bucklow Rural1 seat · turnout 44.4%
| C. Cornwall-Legh | Conservative | 2,494 |
| P Caswell | Labour | 605 |
Chester No. 12 seats · turnout 28.4%
| T. Tomlins | Labour | 3,802 |
| Price J. | Labour | 3,790 |
| A. James | Conservative | 2,138 |
Chester No. 21 seat · turnout 45.5%
| T. Fazey | Labour | 1,986 |
| J. Jones | Conservative | 1,655 |
Chester No. 31 seat · turnout 44.9%
| C. Ribbeck | Conservative | 2,975 |
| S. Hill | Labour | 2,003 |
Chester No. 41 seat · turnout 46.1%
| J. Cotterell | Conservative | 2,064 |
| J. Arrowsmith | Labour | 1,848 |
Chester Rural No. 11 seat · turnout 57.9%
| W. Wade | Conservative | 3,474 |
| D. Hooper | LIB | 2,095 |
| F. Barker | Labour | 2,072 |
Chester Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 50.5%
| J. Davies-Colley | Conservative | 3,584 |
| J Crawford | Labour | 2,108 |
Congleton No. 11 seat · turnout 38.5%
| F. Bowers | Labour | 1,431 |
| C. Harrison | Conservative | 1,001 |
Congleton No. 21 seat · turnout 42.6%
| R. Worthington | Conservative | 2,210 |
| E Gill | Labour | 1,597 |
Crewe No. 11 seat · turnout 27.3%
| J. Booth | Labour | 1,191 |
| M. Beckett | Conservative | 633 |
Crewe No. 21 seat · turnout 34.2%
| H. Vernon | Labour | 2,562 |
| A. Hollins | Conservative | 1,193 |
Crewe No. 31 seat
| R. Hinks | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Crewe No. 41 seat · turnout 28.9%
| S. Orwell | Labour | 1,417 |
| R. Copeland | Conservative | 534 |
| A. Beckett | Independent | 469 |
Ellesmere Port No. 11 seat · turnout 37.4%
| G. Isted | Labour | 2,122 |
| N. Brown | Conservative | 1,942 |
Ellesmere Port No. 21 seat · turnout 35.3%
| P. Richards | Conservative | 2,094 |
| L. Lloyd | Labour | 1,707 |
Ellesmere Port No. 31 seat · turnout 33.0%
| J. Broadhouse | Labour | 2,386 |
| H. Evans | Conservative | 931 |
Ellesmere Port No. 41 seat · turnout 27.5%
| C. Hayward | Labour | 1,893 |
| T. Gorman | Conservative | 437 |
| S. Finch | E Dem | 99 |
Golborne1 seat · turnout 60.3%
| W. Edwards | Conservative | 2,017 |
| L. Daintith | Labour | 1,545 |
Macclesfield No. 11 seat · turnout 39.4%
| J. Godwin | Conservative | 1,516 |
| A. Lingard | LIB | 1,310 |
| A. Johnson | Labour | 1,115 |
Macclesfield No. 21 seat · turnout 40.2%
| B. Harris | Conservative | 1,604 |
| A. Tatton | Labour | 1,521 |
| M. Hobson | LIB | 1,230 |
Macclesfield No. 31 seat · turnout 33.3%
| D. Dobson | Labour | 2,025 |
| W. Brown | Conservative | 1,372 |
Macclesfield Rural No. 11 seat · turnout 54.7%
| S. Smith | Conservative | 3,136 |
| D. Rutherford | Labour | 1,626 |
Macclesfield Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 56.0%
| E. Bayley | Conservative | 2,729 |
| B Jeuda | Labour | 734 |
Macclesfield Rural No. 31 seat · turnout 58.2%
| M. Melrose | Conservative | 2,480 |
| A. Davies | LIB | 1,559 |
| D. Jeuda | Labour | 393 |
Nantwich Rural No. 11 seat
| B. Mulliner | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Nantwich Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 54.5%
| J. Driver | Independent | 2,731 |
| A. Roberts | Conservative | 1,468 |
| Kelly Suzanne Haines | Labour | 1,384 |
Nantwich Rural No. 31 seat · turnout 39.3%
| J. Hill | Conservative | 1,840 |
| F. Furber | Independent | 1,786 |
Neston1 seat
| J. Herbert | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Northwich No. 11 seat · turnout 46.9%
| J. Jones | Labour | 1,127 |
| T. Teece | Conservative | 865 |
| A. Wood | LIB | 454 |
Northwich No. 21 seat · turnout 39.2%
| R. Carey | Labour | 2,471 |
| P. Adams | Independent | 634 |
Northwich Rural No. 11 seat · turnout 47.8%
| G. Couper | Conservative | 2,410 |
| J. Pollard | Independent | 2,355 |
| J. Oliveira | Labour | 1,895 |
Northwich Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 45.5%
| J. Hayes | Conservative | 3,527 |
| A. Waddington | Labour | 1,494 |
Northwich Rural No. 31 seat · turnout 43.6%
| J. Johnson | Conservative | 2,616 |
| R. Bostock | Labour | 1,452 |
Runcorn No. 11 seat · turnout 37.1%
| T. Clare | Labour | 2,700 |
| I. Povey | Conservative | 1,067 |
Runcorn No. 21 seat · turnout 48.0%
| R. Eastup | Labour | 2,129 |
| Wood A. | Conservative | 1,939 |
Runcorn No. 31 seat · turnout 36.1%
| P. Tyrrell | Labour | 2,334 |
| M. Tinne | Conservative | 1,173 |
Runcorn Rural No. 11 seat · turnout 55.0%
| G. Rylands | Conservative | 2,123 |
| J. Dawson | LIB | 1,119 |
| J. Bentley | Labour | 421 |
Runcorn Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 44.7%
| G. Ford | Conservative | 2,396 |
| Peter Jones | Labour | 1,783 |
| G. Rushton | Independent | 1,187 |
Runcorn Rural No. 31 seat · turnout 52.0%
| A. Bartholomew | Conservative | 2,957 |
| F. Deakin | LIB | 1,982 |
| J. Fagan | Labour | 799 |
Tarvin Rural No. 11 seat · turnout 41.4%
| F. Carroll | Conservative | 2,644 |
| A Wood | Labour | 804 |
Tarvin Rural No. 21 seat
| T. Appleby | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Warrington No. 12 seats · turnout 30.3%
| H. Whitehead | Labour | 4,199 |
| D. Mapp | Labour | 4,039 |
| B. Shakeshaft | Conservative | 1,090 |
| B. Borsa | Conservative | 995 |
Warrington No. 21 seat · turnout 31.8%
| W. Avery | Labour | 2,251 |
| Robert Rigby | Conservative | 621 |
Warrington No. 31 seat · turnout 41.0%
| J. Phoenix | Labour | 2,038 |
| R. Crocker | Conservative | 1,611 |
Warrington No. 41 seat · turnout 36.9%
| G. Cooper | Labour | 2,649 |
| G. Burtt | Conservative | 1,620 |
Warrington Rural No. 11 seat · turnout 43.4%
| H. Appleton | Labour | 1,861 |
| H. Fairclough | Conservative | 1,773 |
Warrington Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 44.8%
| R. Humphreys | Conservative | 1,613 |
| F. Urey | Labour | 1,372 |
Warrington Rural No. 31 seat · turnout 44.6%
| W. Farrington | Conservative | 1,755 ✓ |
| H Edwards | Labour | 1,683 |
| C. Chynoweth | LIB | 1,055 |
| M. Crundall | Independent | 497 |
Warrington Rural No. 41 seat · turnout 39.8%
| R. Tanner | Conservative | 1,527 |
| J. Bottomley | Labour | 1,272 |
Widnes No. 11 seat · turnout 32.4%
| E. Oakes | Labour | 2,708 |
| C. Bowditch | Conservative | 1,196 |
Widnes No. 21 seat · turnout 33.5%
| A. Maynard | Conservative | 1,983 |
| R. Steele | Labour | 1,313 |
Widnes No. 31 seat · turnout 29.3%
| F. Nyland | Labour | 1,661 |
| W. Winstanley | Conservative | 886 |
Widnes No. 41 seat · turnout 28.7%
| S. Owen | Labour | 1,948 |
| R. Tuson | Conservative | 958 |
Wilmslow No. 11 seat · turnout 51.8%
| G. Sampey | RES | 2,509 ✓ |
| D. Kerr | Conservative | 1,433 |
| J. Wolfe | LIB | 1,426 |
| D. Shaw | Labour | 833 |
Wilmslow No. 21 seat · turnout 48.3%
| J. Millett | Conservative | 2,936 |
| B. Butcher | Independent | 1,994 |
Winsford No. 11 seat · turnout 37.5%
| L. Knight | Labour | 1,804 |
| J. Wilson | Independent | 1,578 |
Winsford No. 21 seat · turnout 33.0%
| E. McGee | Labour | 1,291 |
| A. Roberts | Conservative | 1,142 |
