Before (end of 1972)
Not known.
After (end of 1973) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 37 · Labour 29 · Other 0 · The Liberal Party 0
Ward results
Compton3 seats · turnout 32.1%
| G. Creber | Conservative | 2,055 |
| F. Milligan | Conservative | 2,031 |
| R. Ray | Conservative | 1,998 |
| P. Lovell | Labour | 531 |
| J. Jones | Labour | 501 |
| T. Saunders | Labour | 481 |
Crownhill3 seats · turnout 33.3%
| Jane Pascoe | Conservative | 2,139 |
| R. Morrell | Conservative | 2,128 |
| J. Dobell | Conservative | 2,126 |
| F. Gould | Labour | 1,163 |
| H. Trevan | Labour | 1,103 |
| W. Payne | Labour | 1,035 |
Drake3 seats · turnout 34.3%
| D. Mitchell | Conservative | 1,878 |
| T. Savery | Conservative | 1,789 |
| N. Pengelly | Conservative | 1,734 |
| F. Young | Labour | 835 |
| F. Dent | Labour | 802 |
| K. Cheffers | Labour | 773 |
Efford3 seats · turnout 38.0%
| F. Stott | Labour | 1,881 |
| R. King | Labour | 1,792 |
| G. Draper | Labour | 1,784 |
| D. Macmillan | Conservative | 802 |
| E. Richardson | Conservative | 786 |
| R. Brown | Conservative | 739 |
| J. Snell | LIB | 535 |
Ernesettle3 seats · turnout 34.8%
| Jonathan Roberts | Labour | 1,481 |
| J. Roberts | Labour | 1,481 ✓ |
| D. Drake | Labour | 1,321 ✓ |
| D Drake | Labour | 1,321 |
| C Brimblecombe | Labour | 1,259 ✓ |
| J Small | Conservative | 1,056 |
| J. Small | Conservative | 1,056 |
| M Coyte | Conservative | 1,031 |
| M. Coyte | Conservative | 1,031 |
| J Inglesby | Conservative | 1,013 |
| J. Inglesby | Conservative | 1,013 |
Ford3 seats · turnout 40.7%
| B. Batchelor | Labour | 1,553 ✓ |
| Betty Batchelor | Labour | 1,553 |
| H. Fox | Conservative | 1,435 ✓ |
| H Fox | Conservative | 1,435 |
| B Furzeman | Labour | 1,409 |
| B. Furzeman | Labour | 1,409 ✓ |
| V Venn | Labour | 1,348 |
| V. Venn | Labour | 1,348 |
| G. Blades | Conservative | 1,347 |
| G Blades | Conservative | 1,347 |
| E Willcock | Conservative | 1,264 |
| E. Willcock | Conservative | 1,264 |
Honicknowle3 seats · turnout 34.3%
| P. Whitfield | Labour | 2,102 |
| W. Nicholson | Labour | 2,002 |
| H. Dolley | Labour | 1,997 |
| H. Washbrook | Conservative | 692 |
| W. Rowe | Conservative | 692 |
| G. Switzer | Conservative | 687 |
Mount Gould3 seats · turnout 42.4%
| J Courtney | Conservative | 1,525 |
| J. Courtney | Conservative | 1,525 ✓ |
| E. Thornton | Conservative | 1,525 ✓ |
| E Thornton | Conservative | 1,525 |
| R Thornton | Conservative | 1,521 |
| R. Thornton | Conservative | 1,521 ✓ |
| D Knott | Labour | 1,183 |
| D. Knott | Labour | 1,183 |
| R Bulland | Labour | 1,151 |
| R. Bulland | Labour | 1,151 |
| K Pierce | Labour | 1,148 |
| G. Gladwell | The Liberal Party | 631 |
| G Gladwell | LIB | 631 |
Pennycross3 seats · turnout 39.6%
| A. Floyd | Labour | 2,123 |
| W. Glanville | Labour | 1,969 |
| I. Flett | Labour | 1,829 |
| K. Gardiner | Conservative | 1,154 |
| R. Goodall | Conservative | 1,121 |
| D. Chapman | Conservative | 1,024 |
Plympton Erle3 seats · turnout 25.7%
| J Mills | Conservative | 949 ✓ |
| J. Richards | Conservative | 881 ✓ |
| J Richards | Conservative | 881 |
| A. Wright | Conservative | 870 ✓ |
| A Wright | Conservative | 870 |
| J. Fildew | Labour | 603 |
| Jack Fildew | Labour | 603 |
| E Carn | Labour | 508 |
| K. Strang | Labour | 463 |
| K Strang | Labour | 463 |
Plympton St Mary3 seats · turnout 31.0%
| C. Smith | Conservative | 1,334 ✓ |
| W. Tregenna-Piggott | Conservative | 1,258 ✓ |
| R. Radmore | Conservative | 1,230 ✓ |
| J. Beresford | Labour | 832 |
| W. Gross | Labour | 812 |
| A. De Launey | Labour | 805 |
Plympton St. Mary3 seats
| C Smith | Conservative | 1,334 |
| W Tregenna-Piggott | Conservative | 1,258 |
| Reginald Radmore | Conservative | 1,230 |
| John Beresford | Labour | 832 |
| W Gross | Labour | 812 |
| A De Launey | Labour | 805 |
Plymstock Dunstone3 seats · turnout 40.8%
| Andrew Everett | Conservative | 1,703 |
| A. Everett | Conservative | 1,703 ✓ |
| I Langdon | Conservative | 1,684 ✓ |
| Dennis Dicker | Conservative | 1,635 ✓ |
| R. Snell | The Liberal Party | 1,014 |
| R Snell | LIB | 1,014 |
| B Hills | Labour | 445 |
| B. Hills | Labour | 445 |
| R Fraser | Labour | 380 |
| R. Fraser | Labour | 380 |
| Maggie Browning | Labour | 307 |
| M. Browning | Labour | 307 |
Plymstock Radford3 seats · turnout 40.2%
| R. Easton | Conservative | 1,430 ✓ |
| R Easton | Conservative | 1,367 |
| R. Easton | Conservative | 1,367 ✓ |
| D Thompson | Conservative | 1,219 |
| D. Thompson | Conservative | 1,219 ✓ |
| E. Hill | Labour | 753 |
| E Hill | Labour | 753 |
| N. Williams | The Liberal Party | 685 |
| N Williams | LIB | 685 |
| W. Williamson | Labour | 590 |
| W Williamson | Labour | 590 |
| James Leppard | Labour | 552 |
| J. Leppard | Labour | 552 |
St. Andrew3 seats · turnout 37.3%
| A. Glinn | Conservative | 1,568 |
| P. Bond | Conservative | 1,495 |
| W. Turner | Conservative | 1,465 |
| L. Hill | Labour | 1,254 |
| M. Telford | Labour | 1,219 |
| P. Knight | Labour | 1,192 |
St. Aubyn3 seats · turnout 28.1%
| F. Long | Labour | 1,319 |
| D. Yeates | Labour | 1,313 |
| L. Goldstone | Labour | 1,254 |
| W. Wilks | Conservative | 881 |
| J. Ashford | Conservative | 784 |
| W. Harris | Conservative | 772 |
St. Budeaux3 seats · turnout 42.7%
| G. Tucker | Labour | 2,168 |
| R. Hockey | Labour | 2,054 |
| R. Bishop | Labour | 2,020 |
| M. Hoblin | Conservative | 1,300 |
| J. Lee | Conservative | 1,224 |
| J. Rennie | Conservative | 1,152 |
St. Peter3 seats · turnout 32.7%
| I. Lowe | Labour | 1,657 |
| J. Luce | Labour | 1,641 |
| R. Blank | Labour | 1,578 |
| R. Baker | Conservative | 622 |
| J Munton | Conservative | 616 |
| P. Duigman | Conservative | 608 |
Stoke3 seats · turnout 35.2%
| P. Washbourn | Conservative | 1,538 |
| C. Wilbraham | Conservative | 1,522 |
| W. Howe | Conservative | 1,462 |
| J. Cocks | Labour | 1,055 |
| H. Williams | Labour | 1,027 |
| P. May | Labour | 973 |
Sutton3 seats · turnout 30.8%
| W. Piper | Labour | 1,486 |
| H. Lobb | Labour | 1,443 |
| F. Johnson | Labour | 1,403 |
| R. Hawke | LIB | 895 |
| C. Ryall | Conservative | 665 |
| C. Flay | Conservative | 551 |
| J. Corrigan | Conservative | 514 |
Tamerton3 seats · turnout 27.1%
| W. Evans | Labour | 1,402 |
| R. Scott | Labour | 1,376 |
| J. Jones | Labour | 1,337 |
| A Williams | Conservative | 922 |
| P. Birrell | Conservative | 888 |
| T. Docking | Conservative | 835 |
Trelawny3 seats · turnout 34.6%
| G. Jinks | Conservative | 1,975 |
| A. Parish | Conservative | 1,958 |
| W. Thompson | Conservative | 1,911 |
| B. Mills | Labour | 773 |
| K. Glanville | Labour | 749 |
| R. Oliver | Labour | 723 |
Whitleigh3 seats · turnout 27.3%
| T. Johnson | Conservative | 1,320 |
| S. Blane | Conservative | 1,201 |
| T. Jones | Conservative | 1,200 |
| H. Luscombe | Labour | 1,122 |
| E. Thomas | Labour | 1,106 |
| H. Welch | Labour | 956 |
