Before (end of 1972)
Not known.
After (end of 1973) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 24 · Conservative 18 · Labour 15 · The Liberal Party 0
Ward results
Barlaston2 seats
| Robin Nicholas Dickson | Conservative | 750 ✓ |
| A Dofsky | Conservative | 628 ✓ |
| F Matthews | Labour | 384 |
| J Dando | Labour | 362 |
Beaconside1 seat · turnout 38.7%
| W. Clarke | Independent | 294 |
| D. Hitchen | Independent | 182 |
| L. Alderson | Labour | 49 |
Haywood2 seats · turnout 42.4%
| I. Kinsey | Conservative | 564 |
| J. Northcote | Conservative | 561 |
| G. Johnson | Labour | 518 |
| M. Poulter | Labour | 453 |
Holmcroft3 seats · turnout 33.1%
| W. Simpson | Labour | 736 |
| H. Lowry | Labour | 722 |
| A. Compton | Labour | 680 |
| L. Grattage | Independent | 647 |
| C. Hally | Independent | 645 |
| B. Kenderdine | Independent | 642 |
Littleworth3 seats · turnout 40.3%
| W. Bowen | Independent | 764 |
| N. Potter | Independent | 660 |
| G. Mason | Independent | 597 |
| R. Tyler | Labour | 551 |
| D. Eley | Labour | 527 |
| K. Allard | Labour | 401 |
| A. Evers | LIB | 304 |
| S. Lathe | LIB | 257 |
| H. Martin | LIB | 257 |
Milford 2 seats · turnout 32.4%
| M. Dale | Conservative | 687 |
| H. Doffman | Conservative | 687 |
| J. Roy | Labour | 117 |
No. 1 (Stafford: Baswich)6 seats
| W. Dean | Independent | 1,862 ✓ |
| D Brown | Independent | 1,851 ✓ |
| T Evans | Independent | 1,833 ✓ |
| A Will | Independent | 1,708 ✓ |
| L Kinson | Independent | 1,673 ✓ |
| F Cary | Independent | 1,537 ✓ |
| P Lally | Rad Alt | 918 |
| N Benzie | Labour | 848 |
| D Crocket | Labour | 801 |
| M Grocott | Labour | 764 |
| A Thorndike | Labour | 759 |
| Michael Shone | Labour | 695 |
No. 10 (Stone: Stonefield & St. Michaels)3 seats · turnout 40.0%
| F. Jordan | Independent | 1,235 |
| M. Moulson | Independent | 1,086 |
| M. Hill | Conservative | 776 |
| M. Kennedy | Labour | 763 |
| C. Warren | LIB | 649 |
| L. Binns | Labour | 616 |
| J. Beecham | Labour | 544 |
No. 15 (Haughton)1 seat · turnout 34.3%
| R. Cartmail | Conservative | 487 |
| A. Elwell | Independent | 142 |
| M. McCormick | Labour | 78 |
No. 19 (Stowe)1 seat · turnout 55.1%
| R. Tonge | Conservative | 503 |
| F. Johnson | Ind Lab | 311 |
No. 2 (Stafford: Common)2 seats
| I. Moseley | Labour | 432 |
| L. Jacques | Labour | 430 |
| A. Perry | Conservative | 294 |
| A. Murray | Ind Lab | 205 |
| C. Holt | Ind Lab | 179 |
No. 21 (Eccleshall)3 seats · turnout 28.9%
| F. Wood | Conservative | 1,075 |
| J. Osborne | Conservative | 1,049 |
| H. Butters | Conservative | 1,008 |
| R. Waterhouse | Labour | 228 |
| D. Murray | Labour | 188 |
| T. Welch | Labour | 174 |
No. 22 (Fulford)3 seats · turnout 34.0%
| F. Dainton | Independent | 863 |
| J. Allinson | Independent | 722 |
| A. Allinson | Independent | 686 |
| E. Bevan | LIB | 648 |
| W. Morgan | Independent | 472 |
| V. McEllinhey | Labour | 182 |
| D. Porter | Labour | 182 |
No. 23 (Sandon)1 seat
| G. McKerrell | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
No. 24 (Stone Rural)1 seat · turnout 29.8%
| B. Davies | Conservative | 455 |
| W. Riley | Labour | 103 |
No. 25 (Swynnerton)2 seats
| R. Cheadle | Conservative | 797 |
| G. Williams | Conservative | 734 |
| M. Hood | Independent | 286 |
| D. Price | Independent | 285 |
| L. Lawrenson | Labour | 181 |
No. 3 (Stafford: Coton)2 seats · turnout 38.7%
| B. Taggar | Labour | 819 |
| W. Kemp | Labour | 793 |
| T. Reeves | Independent | 468 |
| A. Marshall | Independent | 432 |
No. 4 (Stafford: Forebridge)2 seats · turnout 40.9%
| G. Bailey | Labour | 658 |
| E. Kidman | Labour | 539 |
| N. Salisbury | Independent | 370 |
| S. Bowen | Independent | 328 |
No. 5 (Stafford: Highfields)4 seats · turnout 37.8%
| W. Giles | Independent | 1,038 ✓ |
| A Gardner | Independent | 1,006 ✓ |
| J. Archer | Independent | 990 ✓ |
| J O'Leary | Independent | 987 ✓ |
| L Wright | Labour | 761 |
| S Wise | Labour | 700 |
| W Ewen | Labour | 690 |
| A. Jones | Labour | 683 |
| J. Lawton | The Liberal Party | 330 |
| R Sutton | LIB | 317 |
| G Sutton | LIB | 296 |
| R. Covington | LIB | 259 |
No. 8 (Stafford: Manor)3 seats · turnout 37.9%
| N. Crockett | Labour | 1,329 |
| N. Roy | Labour | 1,118 |
| D. Taylor | Labour | 1,091 |
| G. Warde | Independent | 754 |
| H. Jones | Independent | 712 |
| A. Bourne | Independent | 690 |
No. 9 (Stafford: Tillington)2 seats · turnout 39.8%
| M. Keleghan | Independent | 582 |
| R. Mole | Labour | 567 |
| S. Sheppard | Independent | 477 |
| M. Compton | Labour | 473 |
| L. O'Neill | Ind Lab | 223 |
| P. Tallon | COMM | 63 |
Seighford2 seats · turnout 33.1%
| F. Richardson | Conservative | 663 |
| K. Brown | Conservative | 619 |
| S. Jenkins | LIB | 306 |
| D. Stanbury | Labour | 292 |
Walton3 seats · turnout 38.8%
| M. Farmer | Independent | 817 |
| D. Kitt | Labour | 718 |
| W. Jones | Labour | 668 |
| D. Spooner | Labour | 654 |
| H. Hammersley | Independent | 548 |
| M. Clendon | Independent | 528 |
Woodseaves1 seat · turnout 33.0%
| C. Jones | Independent | 388 |
| J. Fielder | Labour | 108 |
