Before (end of 1972)
Not known.
After (end of 1973) (72 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 60 · Conservative 8 · The Liberal Party 3 · Other 1
Ward results
No. 13 seats
| W. Griffiths | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| S. Bourne | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| C. Grosvenor | Labour | 0 ✓ |
No. 103 seats · turnout 14.9%
| J. Moston | Labour | 1,017 |
| H. Barber | Labour | 878 |
| P. Bryan | Labour | 861 |
| G. Stretton | Conservative | 356 |
| E. Dron | COMM | 76 |
No. 113 seats · turnout 14.9%
| W. Austin | Labour | 1,440 |
| M. Hughes | Labour | 1,141 |
| S. Hancock | Labour | 1,091 |
| B. Wright | T/R | 699 |
No. 123 seats · turnout 32.7%
| A. Gatensbury | Conservative | 909 ✓ |
| W. Hancock | Conservative | 891 ✓ |
| B Worthington | Conservative | 865 ✓ |
| P. Tye | Labour | 850 |
| P. Nixon | Labour | 782 |
| J. Birkin | Labour | 779 |
| S. Johnson | LIB | 727 |
| C. Dunning | LIB | 614 |
| D. Clarke | LIB | 609 |
| G. Clarke | Independent | 326 |
No. 133 seats · turnout 31.1%
| C. Leech | LIB | 835 ✓ |
| R. Burman | LIB | 825 ✓ |
| E. Holland | LIB | 822 ✓ |
| D. Brown | Independent | 618 |
| W. Pepper | Independent | 442 |
| P. Heath | Independent | 409 |
| H. Burton | Labour | 383 |
| J. Hemmings | Labour | 343 |
| K. Shemwell | Labour | 341 |
| K. Edmondson | COMM | 46 |
No. 153 seats · turnout 18.1%
| H. Smallwood | Labour | 1,098 |
| L. Smallwood | Labour | 1,004 |
| T. Brennan | Labour | 976 |
| S. Jones | Conservative | 502 |
| F. Whitehead | Conservative | 470 |
| R. Wain | Conservative | 470 |
No. 163 seats · turnout 13.7%
| A. Tuhey | Labour | 990 |
| R. Walker | Labour | 796 |
| E. Beddow | Labour | 775 |
| A. Sharman | T/R | 567 |
| E. Procter | T/R | 424 |
No. 173 seats · turnout 26.5%
| T. Beddow | Labour | 1,511 |
| B. Shackleton | Labour | 1,442 |
| C. Coulson | Labour | 1,370 |
| L. Rayner | LIB | 890 |
| G. Chadwick | LIB | 814 |
| F. Walker | LIB | 691 |
| A. Poole | Independent | 371 |
| G. Solkow | Independent | 302 |
No. 183 seats
| C. Finney | Conservative | 1,547 |
| R. Irving | Conservative | 1,484 |
| J. Alcock | Conservative | 1,459 |
| F. Quinn | Labour | 1,027 |
| L. Bate | Labour | 1,001 |
| W. James | Labour | 953 |
| K. Chorlton | LIB | 700 |
| C. Moss | LIB | 670 |
| M. Franses | LIB | 640 |
No. 193 seats
| F. Cholerton | Labour | 1,488 |
| H. Travers | Labour | 1,353 |
| S. Bate | Labour | 1,302 |
| C. Bolam | Conservative | 689 |
| D. Irving | Conservative | 677 |
| S. Tunstall | Conservative | 610 |
| P. Harrison | COMM | 97 |
No. 23 seats · turnout 20.2%
| S. Dutton | Labour | 1,000 |
| T. Price | Labour | 940 |
| T. Cartmill | Labour | 837 |
| R. Shaw | Independent | 716 |
| P. Shaw | Independent | 711 |
No. 203 seats · turnout 20.6%
| H. Hammersley | Labour | 1,664 |
| T. Redmond | Labour | 1,491 |
| G. Jones | Labour | 1,423 |
| W. Beckett | Conservative | 659 |
| A Ball | Conservative | 655 |
No. 213 seats · turnout 11.7%
| D Shotton | Labour | 748 |
| J. Hulme | Labour | 738 |
| G. Thorley | Labour | 669 |
| S. Brown | COMM | 80 |
No. 223 seats · turnout 30.0%
| W. Wass | Conservative | 1,491 |
| M. Shaw | Conservative | 1,424 |
| J. Wallis | Labour | 1,418 |
| B. Emmott | Conservative | 1,357 |
| K. Green | Labour | 1,168 |
| M. Edwards | Labour | 1,092 |
No. 233 seats · turnout 13.0%
| M. Bourne | Labour | 1,395 |
| D. Brough | Labour | 1,237 |
| W. Whitehouse | Independent | 1,139 |
| P. Stonehewer | Labour | 1,114 |
No. 243 seats · turnout 16.6%
| D. Robinson | Labour | 1,120 |
| A. Ballham | Labour | 1,013 |
| G. Stevenson | Labour | 939 |
| C. Prosser | Conservative | 521 |
| F. Aston | T/R | 479 |
No. 33 seats · turnout 5.5%
| J. Monks-Neil | Labour | 1,038 |
| H. Churton | COMM | 169 |
No. 43 seats · turnout 20.6%
| A. Moran | Labour | 1,098 |
| H. Leese | Labour | 1,087 |
| M. Tyler | Labour | 1,057 |
| R Ibbs | Independent | 834 |
| T. James | Independent | 833 |
No. 63 seats · turnout 12.9%
| J. Boulton | Labour | 934 |
| G. Barber | Labour | 889 |
| E. Swinson | Labour | 851 |
| J. Davies | Conservative | 358 |
| E. Alimo | COMM | 118 |
No. 73 seats
| L. Wall | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| J. Wooldridge | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| R. Southern | Labour | 0 ✓ |
No. 83 seats · turnout 17.0%
| J. Forrester | Labour | 1,116 |
| J. Westwood | Labour | 1,035 |
| S. Halfpenny | Labour | 1,024 |
| S. Rogers | T/R | 575 |
No. 93 seats · turnout 13.2%
| L. Sillitoe | Labour | 1,068 |
| G. Allan | Labour | 1,020 |
| R. Swann | Labour | 951 |
| C. Manning | Independent | 526 |
