Before (end of 1972)
Not known.
After (end of 1973) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 39 · Conservative 17 · Other 0 · The Liberal Party 0
Ward results
No. 1 (Acklam)7 seats
| H Pearson | Conservative | 2,862 ✓ |
| A Pearson | Conservative | 2,811 ✓ |
| Matthew Daniel | Conservative | 2,800 ✓ |
| F McClure | Conservative | 2,775 ✓ |
| A Bell | Conservative | 2,769 ✓ |
| L Thompson | Conservative | 2,703 ✓ |
| G Morley | Conservative | 2,688 ✓ |
| M Dancey | Labour | 1,105 |
| A Fatchett | Labour | 1,080 |
| J Wilcock | Labour | 1,070 |
| M Warwick | Labour | 1,060 |
| F Queenan | Labour | 1,051 |
| J Whittingham | Labour | 1,044 |
| P Queenan | Labour | 1,034 |
No. 10 (Tollesby)7 seats · turnout 12.8%
| N. Goldie | Labour | 1,617 |
| R. Hudson | Labour | 1,523 |
| J. Stokes | Labour | 1,519 |
| Shearer D. | Labour | 1,517 |
| A. Perry | Labour | 1,504 |
| M. Kirk | Labour | 1,496 |
| H. Glasgow | Labour | 1,493 |
| H. Hodgson | Conservative | 614 |
No. 2 (Ayresome)5 seats · turnout 14.6%
| E. Gaunt | Labour | 1,092 |
| J. Mason | Labour | 1,050 |
| S. Roberts | Labour | 1,023 |
| E. Dickinson | Labour | 1,004 |
| W. Purvis | Labour | 927 |
| R. Hopkins | Conservative | 426 |
| D. Howe | Conservative | 402 |
| A. Oxley | Conservative | 380 |
No. 3 (Berwick Hills)7 seats
| A Carter | Labour | 1,275 ✓ |
| P Gallogley | Labour | 1,274 ✓ |
| N Higgins | Labour | 1,208 ✓ |
| C Godfrey | Labour | 1,206 ✓ |
| M Barker | Labour | 1,189 ✓ |
| Sandy Blackburn | Labour | 1,181 ✓ |
| Clive Robson | Labour | 1,066 ✓ |
| A Rutherford | TA | 282 |
| K Rawlings | Conservative | 234 |
No. 4 (Gresham)6 seats
| D Biewer | Labour | 1,989 ✓ |
| M Dancey | Labour | 1,923 ✓ |
| C Atkin | Labour | 1,879 ✓ |
| R Smith | Labour | 1,864 ✓ |
| R Haston | Labour | 1,795 ✓ |
| J Swash | Labour | 1,687 ✓ |
| P Ellenor | Conservative | 992 |
| F Timney | Conservative | 943 |
| A Withycombe | Conservative | 891 |
No. 5 (Linthorpe)6 seats
| Marc Allinson | Conservative | 2,305 ✓ |
| Elizabeth Ann Pearson | Conservative | 2,304 ✓ |
| M Goulding | Conservative | 2,303 ✓ |
| H Lancaster | Conservative | 2,294 ✓ |
| D Withycombe | Conservative | 2,229 ✓ |
| R Porter | Conservative | 2,226 ✓ |
| J Ashkins | Labour | 828 |
| P Lee | Labour | 821 |
| J Tait | Labour | 781 |
No. 6 (Marton)4 seats · turnout 21.8%
| W. Hinton | Conservative | 1,791 |
| F. Jones | Conservative | 1,783 |
| J. Perks | Conservative | 1,749 |
| A. Cunningham | Conservative | 1,735 |
| W. Rigby | Labour | 272 |
No. 7 (North Ormesby)4 seats
| C Shopland | Labour | 1,134 ✓ |
| Jayne Elizabeth Senior | Labour | 1,082 ✓ |
| D Hammond | Labour | 1,032 ✓ |
| J Wheatley | Labour | 1,022 ✓ |
| B Meynell | Conservative | 537 |
| M Murray | Conservative | 533 |
No. 8 (St. Hildas)4 seats · turnout 12.5%
| L. Poole | Labour | 695 |
| J. Bennington | Labour | 691 |
| G. Burns | Labour | 689 |
| E. Keenan | Labour | 661 |
| M. Wilkins | Conservative | 111 |
| J. Wilson | Ind SOC | 106 |
No. 9 (Thorntree)6 seats · turnout 10.4%
| W. Ferrier | Labour | 1,212 |
| R. Brady | Labour | 1,172 |
| J. Campbell | Labour | 1,143 |
| P. Haden | Labour | 1,135 |
| A. Campbell | Labour | 1,124 |
| L. Thompson | Labour | 1,117 |
| J. Toshack | Conservative | 283 |
