Before (end of 1972)
Not known.
After (end of 1973) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 38 · The Liberal Party 4 · Other 0 · Conservative 0
Ward results
Brays Grove3 seats · turnout 25.5%
| Michael Ralph Danvers | Labour | 669 |
| B. Evans | Labour | 669 ✓ |
| B Evans | Labour | 669 |
| M. Danvers | Labour | 669 ✓ |
| E Wotton | Labour | 659 |
| E. Wotton | Labour | 659 ✓ |
| G. Groves | Conservative | 216 |
| G Groves | Conservative | 216 |
| L Chapman | Conservative | 204 |
| L. Chapman | Conservative | 204 |
| B Roberts | Conservative | 190 |
| B. Roberts | Conservative | 190 |
Great Parndon2 seats · turnout 39.1%
| G. Fallon | LIB | 536 |
| C. Cave | Labour | 535 |
| R. Edey | Labour | 503 |
| P. Eldridge | LIB | 426 |
| L. Plumb | Conservative | 332 |
Hare Street & Town Centre3 seats · turnout 25.9%
| M. Bach | Labour | 583 |
| J. Arnott | Labour | 513 |
| D. Sharp | Labour | 504 |
| T. Merryweather | LIB | 282 |
| S. Ward | LIB | 277 |
| T. Owen | LIB | 264 |
Kingsmoor2 seats · turnout 28.7%
| C. Cackett | Labour | 526 |
| A. Hudson | Labour | 496 |
| B. Barry | Conservative | 353 |
| D. Luetchford | Conservative | 346 |
Latton Bush3 seats · turnout 22.8%
| E. Myers | Labour | 841 |
| D. Read | Labour | 815 |
| F. Jackson | Labour | 772 |
| F. Smith | Conservative | 264 |
Little Parndon3 seats · turnout 34.5%
| D. Condon | Labour | 865 ✓ |
| Dan Condon | Labour | 865 |
| G Newport | Labour | 821 |
| G. Newport | Labour | 821 ✓ |
| J. Cave | Labour | 809 ✓ |
| Jamie Cave | Labour | 809 |
| C. Merryweather | The Liberal Party | 339 |
| C Merryweather | LIB | 339 |
| D Eldridge | LIB | 335 |
| A. Bezdel | Conservative | 280 |
| A Bezdel | Conservative | 280 |
| F Wood | Conservative | 273 |
| J. Wood | Conservative | 254 |
| J Wood | Conservative | 254 |
Mark Hall North2 seats · turnout 22.7%
| J. McAlpine | Labour | 490 |
| P. Campbell | Labour | 453 |
| R. Whyte | Conservative | 216 |
Mark Hall South4 seats · turnout 25.6%
| Sally Anne Anderson | Labour | 994 |
| D. Burnham | Labour | 935 |
| D. Richards | Labour | 874 |
| L. Smith | Labour | 858 |
| E. Hagger | Conservative | 358 |
| P. Whiteley | Conservative | 346 |
Netteswell5 seats · turnout 19.2%
| J. Desormeaux | Labour | 1,011 |
| A. Graham | Labour | 992 |
| R. Morris | Labour | 985 |
| A. Garner | Labour | 968 |
| M Lawn | Labour | 963 |
| M. Furlong | Ind Lab | 336 |
Old Harlow3 seats · turnout 26.3%
| E. Albone | Labour | 684 |
| B. Jenkins | Labour | 684 |
| M. Gerrard | Labour | 672 |
| G. Trimmer | Conservative | 666 |
| K. Dawson | Ind Lab | 90 |
Potter Street3 seats · turnout 23.7%
| B. Gibson | Labour | 737 |
| B. Phelps | Labour | 705 |
| R. Bruce | Labour | 699 |
| R. Pulford | COMM | 143 |
Stewards3 seats · turnout 37.3%
| B. Barnes | LIB | 779 |
| J. Hewitt | LIB | 774 |
| D. Wright | LIB | 730 |
| R. Collyer | Labour | 714 |
| D. Pugh | Labour | 677 |
| D. Palmer | Labour | 669 |
Tye Green3 seats · turnout 35.3%
| D. Roberts | Labour | 885 |
| A. James | Labour | 865 |
| B. Downie | Labour | 862 |
| L. Kozlowska | LIB | 490 |
| J. Wilson | LIB | 480 |
| K. Leader | LIB | 473 |