Before (end of 1972)
Not known.
After (end of 1973) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 33 · Conservative 6 · Labour 3 · The Liberal Party 0
Ward results
Breage & Germoe2 seats · turnout 40.1%
| K. Trevaskis | Independent | 641 |
| T. Buckett | Independent | 436 |
| S. Keverne | Independent | 300 |
| W. Smith | Independent | 264 |
| R. Beazley | Independent | 106 |
Constantine & Gweek1 seat · turnout 45.8%
| J. Tremayne | Independent | 430 |
| N. Wiseman | Independent | 234 |
| J. Allen | Independent | 27 |
Crowan1 seat · turnout 51.8%
| M. Cristophers | Independent | 453 |
| N. Henwood | Independent | 171 |
| R. Jenkin | Independent | 94 |
Grade-Ruan and Landewednack1 seat · turnout 70.4%
| J. Trewin | Independent | 437 |
| T. Hart | Independent | 385 |
Mabe & St. Gluvias1 seat · turnout 52.8%
| E. Spargo | Independent | 530 |
| A. Dunstan | Labour | 335 |
Mawnan & Budock1 seat · turnout 41.0%
| F. Mann | Independent | 402 |
| W. Rickard | Independent | 300 |
Meneage1 seat · turnout 65.2%
| P. Lyne | Independent | 323 |
| G. Nicholls | Independent | 235 |
| M. Boaden | Independent | 210 |
No. 1 (Helston)3 seats · turnout 27.3%
| J. Noye | Independent | 1,266 |
| D. Eddy | Independent | 1,016 |
| K. Bryant | Independent | 967 |
| F. Thomas | Labour | 282 |
| P. Southey | Labour | 229 |
No. 2 (Porthleven & Sithney)2 seats · turnout 50.5%
| V. Jenkins | Independent | 585 |
| C. Hollands | Independent | 568 |
| D. Balme | Independent | 366 |
| G. Andrews | Independent | 347 |
| M. Gale | Independent | 300 |
| L. Williams | Independent | 234 |
No. 3 (Camborne)9 seats
| A Weeks | Labour | 2,440 ✓ |
| B Waters | Conservative | 2,089 ✓ |
| J Scantlebury | Independent | 2,003 ✓ |
| S Williams | Labour | 1,667 ✓ |
| K Bowden | Conservative | 1,594 ✓ |
| J Gardner | Independent | 1,587 ✓ |
| R Bath | Conservative | 1,539 ✓ |
| Christopher Richards | Conservative | 1,534 ✓ |
| F Willoughby | Independent | 1,530 ✓ |
| J Kelynack | Conservative | 1,464 |
| J Winstanley | Labour | 1,302 |
| W Chapple | Labour | 1,208 |
| L Bray | Independent | 1,113 |
| S Rule | Labour | 1,101 |
| K Rutter | Labour | 992 |
No. 4 (Redruth)6 seats · turnout 14.9%
| A. Davey | Independent | 1,538 |
| R. Blamey | Independent | 1,210 |
| S. Jeffrey | Independent | 1,201 |
| H. Smith | Independent | 935 |
| J. Ham | Independent | 907 |
| E. Hocking | Independent | 589 |
| K. McKiernan | Labour | 447 |
| P. Barron | Conservative | 396 |
No. 5 (Illogan North)3 seats · turnout 20.6%
| F. Bawden | Independent | 587 |
| J. Bailey | Independent | 507 |
| J. Mayne | Conservative | 490 |
| W. Craig | Conservative | 467 |
| M. Nettle | Labour | 399 |
| J. Welch | Independent | 312 |
| P. Rowe | Labour | 312 |
No. 6 (Illogan South)3 seats
| W. Boskano | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| D. Jasper | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| D. Elford | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| D. Nurhonen | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| R. Wherry | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| E. Spargo | Independent | 0 ✓ |
St Keverne1 seat
| H. Woolnough | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Stithians1 seat · turnout 52.8%
| J. Williams | Independent | 374 |
| E. Brown | Independent | 260 |
Wendron & Sithney2 seats · turnout 24.6%
| F. Dale | Independent | 498 |
| E. Collins | Independent | 432 |
| V. Jenkins | Independent | 313 |
