Before (end of 1972)
Not known.
After (end of 1973) (24 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 10 · The Liberal Party 8 · Other 6 · Conservative 0
Ward results
Aylestone3 seats · turnout 25.4%
| P. Powell | Independent | 1,310 |
| E. Carter | Ind Con | 686 |
| N. Richards | LIB | 611 |
| J. Chatland | Ind Con | 485 |
| D. Wheeler | Conservative | 468 |
No. 1 (Bartonsham)3 seats · turnout 18.3%
| W. Higgins | Labour | 700 |
| J. Prendergast | Labour | 624 |
| R. Powell | Labour | 509 |
| R. Summers | Independent | 325 |
No. 2 (Central)2 seats
| D. Evans | LIB | 0 ✓ |
| J. Baldwin | LIB | 0 ✓ |
No. 3 (Holmer)3 seats · turnout 21.2%
| T. Ingram | Labour | 797 |
| M. Prendergast | Labour | 687 |
| F. Warr | Labour | 637 |
| D. Hopkins | Conservative | 609 |
No. 4 (St. Martins)6 seats · turnout 14.8%
| H. Evans | Independent | 2,056 |
| W. Griffin | Labour | 1,248 |
| J. McMahon | Independent | 930 |
| C. Jones | Labour | 732 |
| G. Barrett | Labour | 719 |
| C. Tudge | Labour | 719 |
| G. Woolstenholme | Labour | 654 |
| H. Bayliss | Independent | 480 |
No. 5 (St. Nicholas)4 seats · turnout 25.7%
| D. Short | LIB | 1,129 |
| W. Vowles | LIB | 992 |
| M. Bew | LIB | 969 |
| S. Beaumont | LIB | 947 |
| M. Thomas | Conservative | 522 |
| S. Davies | Conservative | 470 |
| G. Elcox | Independent | 301 |
No. 7 (South Tupsley)3 seats · turnout 26.0%
| M. Short | LIB | 797 |
| J. Carter | Ind Con | 780 |
| F. Blackler | Ind Con | 757 |
| L. Bull | Labour | 504 |
| P. Wheeler | Conservative | 449 |