Before (end of 1972)
Not known.
After (end of 1973) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 43 · Conservative 7 · Other 2 · The Liberal Party 2
Ward results
Central3 seats · turnout 48.4%
| G. Pepper | Labour | 526 ✓ |
| R. Davenport | The Liberal Party | 511 ✓ |
| G. Mulcaster | The Liberal Party | 486 ✓ |
| M. Westlake | Conservative | 480 |
| L. Tideswell | Labour | 456 |
| W. Hurley | Conservative | 441 |
| P. Slack | Conservative | 432 |
| R. Russell | The Liberal Party | 415 |
| C. Cahill | Labour | 404 |
Dunston3 seats · turnout 34.7%
| W. Gorman | Labour | 1,209 ✓ |
| D Treese | Labour | 1,179 |
| D. Treese | Labour | 1,179 ✓ |
| P. Kelly | Labour | 962 ✓ |
| P Kelly | Labour | 962 |
| J Hale | Conservative | 634 |
| E. Bonsall | Conservative | 564 |
| E Bonsall | Conservative | 564 |
| M Manning | Conservative | 537 |
Hasland3 seats · turnout 24.7%
| H. James | Labour | 755 |
| S. Hetherington | Labour | 751 |
| P. Spowage | Labour | 711 |
| V. Kirkland | Conservative | 413 |
Moor3 seats · turnout 29.7%
| J. Martin | Labour | 964 |
| J. Martin | Labour | 964 ✓ |
| M. Hamer | Labour | 936 ✓ |
| Ms. V. Hamer | Labour | 936 |
| M Caulfield | Labour | 928 |
| M. Caulfield | Labour | 928 ✓ |
| Jennifer Radford | Conservative | 548 |
| M Plater | Conservative | 548 |
| J Dickins | Conservative | 530 |
| J. Dickins | Conservative | 530 |
New Whittington3 seats · turnout 37.1%
| M. Anderson | Labour | 867 ✓ |
| M Anderson | Labour | 867 |
| J Anderson | Labour | 848 |
| J. Anderson | Labour | 848 ✓ |
| G. Cutts | Labour | 799 ✓ |
| G Cutts | Labour | 799 |
| J. Wheatcroft | Conservative | 428 |
| J Wheatcroft | Conservative | 428 |
| J Wilton | Conservative | 418 |
| C Teasel | Conservative | 411 |
| C. Teasel | Conservative | 411 |
Old Whittington3 seats · turnout 33.9%
| W. Flanagan | Labour | 673 |
| F. Holland | Ind Lab | 606 |
| H. Mullett | Labour | 529 |
| R. Brocklehurst | Labour | 387 |
| J. Woodhead | Conservative | 349 |
| S. Rogers | Conservative | 332 |
| A. Oates | Conservative | 300 |
Staveley Central3 seats
| G Pepper | Labour | 526 |
| R Davenport | LIB | 511 |
| G Mulcaster | LIB | 486 |
| Ms. M. Westlake | Conservative | 480 |
| L Tideswell | Labour | 456 |
| W Hurley | Conservative | 441 |
| P. Slack | Conservative | 432 |
| R Russell | LIB | 415 |
| C Cahill | Labour | 404 |
West3 seats · turnout 33.9%
| P. Revill | Conservative | 1,372 |
| P. Revill | Conservative | 1,372 ✓ |
| H Rogers | Conservative | 1,356 |
| H. Rogers | Conservative | 1,356 ✓ |
| D. Billinge | Conservative | 1,332 |
| D. Billinge | Conservative | 1,332 ✓ |
| Rachel Rush | Labour | 465 |
| R. Rush | Labour | 465 |
| C. Fisher | Labour | 430 |
| C Fisher | Labour | 430 |
| S. Blankley | Labour | 423 |
| Santha Blankley | Labour | 423 |
Woodthorpe2 seats
| E. Fairs | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| J. Wickens | Labour | 0 ✓ |
