Before (end of 1972)
Not known.
After (end of 1973) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 29 · Labour 21 · Other 5 · The Liberal Party 0
Ward results
Ash2 seats
| R. Chandler | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| R. Laslett | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Aylesham2 seats · turnout 38.4%
| J. Moffat | Labour | 852 |
| E. Hill | Labour | 843 |
| D. Jack | Independent | 246 |
| D. Carline | Conservative | 123 |
| J. Payne | Conservative | 52 |
Barton2 seats
| P. Bean | Conservative | 952 |
| B. Kemp | Conservative | 861 |
| D. Sansum | Labour | 619 |
| H. Thornton | Labour | 558 |
Capel-le-Ferne2 seats · turnout 33.8%
| H. Ricketts | Conservative | 564 |
| E. Eley | Conservative | 488 |
| C. Souton | Independent | 333 |
Cornilo1 seat · turnout 58.2%
| J. Williams | Conservative | 594 |
| C. Brailsford | Labour | 240 |
Eastry1 seat · turnout 41.2%
| D. Miller | Conservative | 377 |
| L. Mollart | Independent | 294 |
Little Stour1 seat · turnout 38.4%
| H. Cave | Conservative | 602 |
| G Pettman | COMM | 105 |
Lydden and Temple Ewell1 seat · turnout 46.8%
| J. Sinnatt | Conservative | 502 |
| J. Burkimsher | Independent | 303 |
Middle Deal3 seats · turnout 46.2%
| S. Spears | Labour | 1,243 |
| I. Kilbery | Labour | 1,185 |
| D. Anderson | Labour | 1,159 |
| E. Ferris | Conservative | 1,050 |
| D. Yates-Mercer | Conservative | 997 |
| J. Vidler | Conservative | 997 |
No. 10 (Dover: Town & Pier)2 seats · turnout 39.4%
| J. Watson | Labour | 542 |
| J. Thompson | Labour | 541 |
| R Frayne | Conservative | 374 |
| C. Banger | Conservative | 361 |
| W. Stone | Independent | 249 |
| J. Ullmann | Independent | 92 |
No. 3 (Deal: South)4 seats
| S. Wilson-Haffendon | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| A. Cavell | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| B. Elliott | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| A. Greenway | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
No. 4 (Deal: West)4 seats · turnout 40.4%
| J. Bell | Labour | 1,599 ✓ |
| T. Harrison | Labour | 1,536 ✓ |
| J. Leach | Labour | 1,489 ✓ |
| R. Southey | Labour | 1,484 ✓ |
| G. Brown | Conservative | 471 |
| D. Bain | Conservative | 471 |
| M. Kennedy | Conservative | 440 |
| S. Kiggin | Conservative | 438 |
No. 5 (Dover: River)6 seats · turnout 54.0%
| G. Ruck | Labour | 1,750 ✓ |
| P. Mee | Labour | 1,726 ✓ |
| C. Sims | Labour | 1,718 ✓ |
| J. Bushell | Labour | 1,654 ✓ |
| B. Ridgway | Labour | 1,577 ✓ |
| B. Tant | Labour | 1,488 ✓ |
| B. Parkinson | The Liberal Party | 1,380 |
| P. Buss | Conservative | 1,285 |
| R. McCracken | Conservative | 1,190 |
| C. Terry | Conservative | 1,111 |
| C. Spear | Conservative | 1,088 |
| L. Westmorland | Conservative | 1,004 |
| I. Davies | Conservative | 927 |
No. 6 (Dover: Hougham)4 seats · turnout 44.9%
| J. Dennard | Conservative | 1,395 |
| R. Newman | Labour | 1,291 |
| M. Farrell | Conservative | 1,270 |
| S. Smith | Conservative | 1,254 |
| R. Norley | Conservative | 1,241 |
| A. Shirley | Labour | 1,137 |
| C. Beal | Labour | 1,107 |
| R. Gardner | Labour | 1,089 |
No. 7 (Dover: St. Barts)2 seats · turnout 36.7%
| K. Goodfellow | Labour | 704 ✓ |
| M. Hart | Labour | 693 ✓ |
| A. McCracken | Conservative | 377 |
| R. Wakefield | Conservative | 324 |
No. 8 (Dover: Castle)2 seats · turnout 33.4%
| H. Morison | Conservative | 707 |
| G. Aslett | Conservative | 683 |
| D. Overton | Ind Con | 336 |
Noninstone1 seat · turnout 43.4%
| B. Styles | Independent | 316 |
| N. Slingsby | Labour | 127 |
North Deal3 seats · turnout 37.1%
| F. Eckersley | Conservative | 890 ✓ |
| R. Whiteside | Conservative | 857 ✓ |
| M. Matveieff | Conservative | 855 ✓ |
| R. Young | Labour | 768 |
| J. Hood | Labour | 752 |
| E. Clarke | Labour | 720 |
Pineham2 seats · turnout 31.8%
| K. Thomas | Independent | 580 |
| B. Spencer | Conservative | 434 |
| M. Cooper | Independent | 361 |
| G. Hackford | Conservative | 271 |
| K. Sears | Independent | 128 |
Ringwould1 seat · turnout 45.8%
| G. Payne | Conservative | 433 |
| F. Gildert | Ind Lab | 98 |
| D. Morris | Independent | 91 |
Sandwich3 seats · turnout 49.3%
| R. Chesterfield | Conservative | 1,041 |
| E. Simmonds | Conservative | 852 |
| J. Du Boulay | Independent | 764 |
| P. Leith | Labour | 740 |
| B. Castle | Conservative | 718 |
| F. Leith | Labour | 609 |
| J. Skeer | Labour | 430 |
Shepherdswell With Coldred1 seat · turnout 54.0%
| A. Williamson | Conservative | 517 |
| E. Richards | Labour | 180 |
| H. Wood | Independent | 113 |
St. Margarets-at-Cliffe2 seats · turnout 46.8%
| R. Melhuish | Conservative | 786 |
| A. Chapman | Conservative | 655 |
| W. Scott | Independent | 256 |
| H. Beynon | Labour | 228 |
| R. Letts | Labour | 194 |
Woodnesborough With Staple1 seat · turnout 38.7%
| R. Maggs | Independent | 361 |
| W. Blackman | Labour | 57 |
