Before (end of 1972)
Not known.
After (end of 1973)
Not known.
Ward results
No. 1 (Bury: Church)3 seats · turnout 39.2%
| P. Spurr | Conservative | 1,503 |
| K. Moore | Conservative | 1,425 |
| B. Forkin | Conservative | 1,406 |
| S. Gillibrand | Labour | 1,150 |
| V. Willis | Labour | 1,104 |
| A. Herricks | Labour | 1,070 |
No. 12 (Ramsbottom)3 seats · turnout 45.3%
| A. Little | Conservative | 1,648 |
| E. Waite | Conservative | 1,581 |
| H. Mills | LIB | 1,569 |
| D. Campbell-Savours | Labour | 1,512 |
| D. Ridings | Labour | 1,509 |
| Hardy T. | Labour | 1,508 |
| D. Harvey | Conservative | 1,362 |
| D. Leonard | LIB | 1,257 |
| M. Foster | LIB | 1,202 |
No. 14 (Whitefield: North & West)3 seats · turnout 37.6%
| E. Sewell | Labour | 1,504 |
| H. Fox | Conservative | 1,464 |
| M. Tonge | Conservative | 1,422 |
| G. Sharkey | Labour | 1,397 |
| M. Dibbs | Conservative | 1,392 |
| W. Amey | Labour | 1,377 |
No. 2 (Bury: East)3 seats · turnout 32.1%
| G. Kershaw | Labour | 1,725 |
| J. Skellern | Labour | 1,701 |
| J. Finnerby | Labour | 1,578 |
| W. Holden | Conservative | 908 |
| C. Jackson | Conservative | 839 |
| R. Rigby | Conservative | 805 |
| D. Wilcox | Ind LIB | 246 |
No. 3 (Bury: Elton)3 seats · turnout 35.5%
| J. Ethell | Conservative | 1,741 |
| F. Brooks | Conservative | 1,709 |
| P. Arthur-Smith | Conservative | 1,668 |
| S. Entwistle | Labour | 1,501 |
| E. Stephenson | Labour | 1,487 |
| T. Woods | Labour | 1,408 |
No. 4 (Bury: Moorside)3 seats · turnout 36.7%
| H. Mather | Conservative | 1,669 |
| A. Collinson | Conservative | 1,652 |
| N. Hamer | Conservative | 1,588 |
| M. Hargreaves | Labour | 1,561 |
| W. Ramsey | Labour | 1,497 |
| W. Clarke | Labour | 1,423 |
No. 5 (Bury: Redvales)3 seats · turnout 36.3%
| D. Davies | Labour | 1,641 |
| H. Coates | Labour | 1,426 |
| D. Saunders | Labour | 1,223 |
| E. Andrew | Conservative | 958 |
| G. Hurst | Conservative | 945 |
| P. Manners | Conservative | 828 |
| F. Spencer | Independent | 817 |
No. 6 (Bury: Unsworth)3 seats · turnout 34.1%
| J. Bullas | Labour | 1,887 |
| E. Hubert | Labour | 1,886 |
| L. Caplan | Labour | 1,795 |
| R. Wright | Conservative | 1,414 |
| J. Scholes | Conservative | 1,364 |
| N. Singer | Conservative | 1,312 |
No. 7 (Prestwich: Rooden Laneand Holyrood)3 seats · turnout 40.1%
| S. Clynes | LIB | 1,793 |
| W. Hall | LIB | 1,540 |
| V. Hannam | LIB | 1,304 |
| R. Burford | Conservative | 1,083 |
| G. Quinn | Conservative | 889 |
| H. Thompson | Conservative | 744 |
| C. Starkey | Labour | 444 |
| M. Wild | Labour | 413 |
| T. Oldham | Labour | 371 |
No. 8 (Prestwich: Central & Sedgley)3 seats · turnout 31.3%
| S. Pepperman | LIB | 1,461 |
| M. Baigel | LIB | 1,335 |
| J. Myers | LIB | 1,199 |
| J. Novick | Conservative | 1,124 |
| J. Makin | Conservative | 993 |
| W. Norbury | Conservative | 854 |
| D. Bibby | Labour | 553 |
| L. Jones | Labour | 535 |
| N. Jones | Labour | 495 |