Before (end of 1972)
Not known.
After (end of 1973) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 17 · Conservative 16 · Labour 14 · The Liberal Party 9
Ward results
Cainscross3 seats · turnout 33.6%
| P. Parker | Labour | 1,114 |
| W. Preston | Labour | 1,104 |
| R. Phelps | Labour | 964 |
| G. Dunster | Conservative | 517 |
Cam2 seats · turnout 43.1%
| K. Hall | LIB | 639 |
| C. Hill | Independent | 585 |
| T. Sparrow | Labour | 483 |
| B. Addle | Labour | 434 |
Cambridge1 seat · turnout 50.0%
| L. Keedwell | Conservative | 390 |
| B. Prout | Independent | 220 |
Central3 seats
| D Harper | Conservative | 746 ✓ |
| L Bennett | LIB | 724 ✓ |
| A. Clinch | Conservative | 685 ✓ |
| G Smith | Conservative | 492 |
| Janet Bragg | Labour | 380 |
| J Dorset | Labour | 352 |
Dursley3 seats · turnout 47.5%
| L. Townsend | Independent | 808 |
| T. Linger | Labour | 725 |
| L. Gale | Independent | 695 |
| F. Maddern | Labour | 676 |
| H. Pate | Conservative | 631 |
| W. Heale | LIB | 483 |
| H. Jones | Independent | 403 |
| J. Smith | Labour | 390 |
| J. Chappell | Independent | 312 |
Eastington1 seat
| E. Besley | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Hinton1 seat · turnout 57.5%
| M. Sollars | Labour | 352 |
| R. Green | Independent | 173 |
| P. Conway | Conservative | 62 |
Leonard Stanley1 seat · turnout 64.0%
| W. Maddocks | Labour | 503 |
| L. Goldman | Conservative | 186 |
Nailsworth3 seats · turnout 27.7%
| G. Mills | Independent | 952 |
| M. Newman | Independent | 746 |
| M. Baker | Independent | 682 |
| D. Carter | Labour | 430 |
| B. Turk | Labour | 388 |
Nibley1 seat · turnout 58.0%
| J. Eley | Independent | 349 |
| P. Waterson | Independent | 179 |
No. 11 (Kingswood & Wotton)3 seats
| J. Heppell | LIB | 1,047 |
| N. Watkins | Independent | 783 |
| R. Spencer | Labour | 706 |
| F. Newman | Conservative | 629 |
| A. Sinclair | LIB | 558 |
| S. Sims | Independent | 487 |
| E. Panes | Independent | 478 |
| J. Jenkins | Independent | 428 |
| P. Milner | Conservative | 304 |
No. 13 (Severn)1 seat · turnout 27.6%
| G. Howard | Independent | 266 |
| W. McGlynn | Independent | 116 |
No. 14 (Parklands)1 seat · turnout 42.6%
| C. Herbert | Independent | 383 |
| J. Tomlins | Independent | 184 |
No. 15 (Quedgeley)1 seat · turnout 48.7%
| C. Meek | Conservative | 323 |
| J. Boulter | Labour | 171 |
| S. Aston | Independent | 71 |
| W. Wicks | Independent | 0 ✓ |
No. 20 (Chalford & Thrupp)3 seats · turnout 25.9%
| W. Duncan Young | Independent | 845 |
| F. Riddiford | Conservative | 560 |
| J. Webb | Independent | 485 |
| D. Collins | Conservative | 347 |
| B. Salter | Independent | 320 |
| A. Chapman | Independent | 158 |
No. 26 (Kings Stanley)1 seat · turnout 43.4%
| G. Grimble | Independent | 410 |
| C. Hearne | Labour | 283 |
No. 28 (Minchinhampton)3 seats · turnout 45.1%
| R. Walker | Conservative | 948 |
| R Nicholas | Conservative | 873 |
| R. Jones | Conservative | 868 |
| D. Lewis | Labour | 652 |
| W. Kirby | Labour | 494 |
| D. Pyne | Labour | 465 |
| G. Willoughby | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Painswick3 seats · turnout 43.5%
| A. Whitaker | LIB | 939 |
| Hindson J. | Conservative | 904 |
| J. Sollars | Conservative | 897 |
| T. Jago | Conservative | 758 |
| A. Mills | Independent | 520 |
| A. Usher | Labour | 264 |
Randwick1 seat
| D. Ponting | Labour | 272 |
| N. Morrison | Independent | 265 |
Rodborough1 seat · turnout 35.0%
| G. Haydn Bullock | Conservative | 249 |
| M. Ford | Labour | 211 |
Stonehouse3 seats · turnout 31.6%
| D. Howell | Labour | 1,051 |
| M. Critchley | Labour | 927 |
| J. West | Labour | 926 |
| G. Pugh | Independent | 913 |
Trinity3 seats · turnout 27.5%
| L. Fern | Labour | 837 |
| K. Hill | Conservative | 773 |
| A. Fitches | Labour | 668 |
| A. Proctor | Labour | 621 |
Uplands3 seats
| J Ward | LIB | 813 ✓ |
| S Mohammed | LIB | 738 ✓ |
| John Hill | Conservative | 721 ✓ |
| H Gardiner | LIB | 645 |
| M Hayles | Labour | 628 |
| S Thomas | Labour | 572 |
| R Griffiths | Conservative | 555 |
| J Chudleigh | Labour | 545 |
| W Strong | Conservative | 517 |
Upton St Leonards1 seat · turnout 37.9%
| B. Most | LIB | 262 |
| W. Evans | Conservative | 247 |
Vale1 seat · turnout 46.0%
| F. Perry | Independent | 298 |
| G. Strange | Labour | 261 |
Whiteshill1 seat · turnout 52.8%
| D. Thornton | Labour | 278 |
| F. Partleton | Conservative | 160 |
| F. Chapman | Independent | 47 |
Woodfield2 seats · turnout 38.9%
| P. Cox | LIB | 512 |
| J. Price | LIB | 394 |
| L. Johnson | Conservative | 336 |
| J. Carpenter | Labour | 319 |
| M. Howes | Labour | 282 |
