Before (end of 1972)
Not known.
After (end of 1973)
Not known.
Ward results
No. 15 (Bassett)3 seats · turnout 25.9%
| N. Best | Conservative | 1,946 |
| L. Aldred | Conservative | 1,860 |
| F. Higlett | Conservative | 1,854 |
| W. Whitlock | Labour | 653 |
| H. Chalk | Labour | 643 |
| L. Morant | Labour | 607 |
No. 3 (St. Denys & Bitterne Park)2 seats · turnout 32.8%
| C. Mitchell | Conservative | 1,200 |
| B. Deacon | Conservative | 1,116 |
| W. Sanders | Labour | 977 |
| A. Kirby | Labour | 920 |
No. 5 (Pear Tree & Bitterne Manor)3 seats · turnout 30.5%
| J. Rawlinson | Labour | 1,369 |
| H. Khan | Labour | 1,339 |
| A. Rees | Labour | 1,328 |
| M. Macmillan | Conservative | 1,249 |
| J. Read-Brewster | Conservative | 1,246 |
| R. Robinson | Conservative | 1,227 |