Before (end of 1972)
Not known.
After (end of 1973) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 28 · Other 13 · The Liberal Party 2 · Labour 2
Ward results
Ashton3 seats · turnout 30.0%
| H. Dobson | Conservative | 814 |
| P. Nicoll | Conservative | 808 |
| H. Nuttall | Conservative | 753 |
| I. Hainsworth | Independent | 340 |
Central3 seats · turnout 26.9%
| R. Jordan | Conservative | 865 |
| N. Utley | Conservative | 861 |
| A. Middleton | Conservative | 842 |
| N. Horridge | Labour | 436 |
Newton & Treales2 seats · turnout 35.8%
| L. Braithwaite | Independent | 574 |
| S. Armstrong | Independent | 490 |
| L. Williams | Independent | 339 |