Before (end of 1972)
Not known.
After (end of 1973) (43 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 30 · Conservative 8 · Other 4 · The Liberal Party 1
Ward results
No. 1 (Farnworth)3 seats · turnout 25.9%
| E. Gilbody | Conservative | 1,092 |
| R. Tuson | Conservative | 1,078 |
| R. Aston | Conservative | 1,075 |
| E. Steele | Labour | 436 |
No. 10 (Heath Victoria & Weston)6 seats · turnout 97.0%
| O. Findlow | Independent | 3,043 ✓ |
| O Findlow | Independent | 3,043 |
| G. Dutton | Conservative | 2,565 ✓ |
| G Dutton | Conservative | 2,565 |
| M Sherlock | Independent | 2,060 ✓ |
| A. Parr | The Liberal Party | 1,900 ✓ |
| A Parr | LIB | 1,900 |
| G Gray | Independent | 1,881 |
| G. Gray | Independent | 1,881 ✓ |
| K. Ebbrell | Conservative | 1,765 ✓ |
| K Ebbrell | Conservative | 1,765 |
| A. Inett | Labour | 1,681 |
| A Inett | Labour | 1,681 |
| Sue Hind | Conservative | 1,607 |
| D Dykes | Labour | 1,477 |
| D. Dykes | Labour | 1,477 |
| E. Molyneux | Independent | 1,470 |
| E Molyneux | Independent | 1,470 |
| M. Eaton | Labour | 1,459 |
| N Barnes | LIB | 1,459 |
| M Eaton | Labour | 1,459 |
| N. Barnes | The Liberal Party | 1,459 |
| J. Beech | Labour | 1,447 |
| John Beech | Labour | 1,447 |
| R. Hadfield | Labour | 1,344 |
| R Hadfield | Labour | 1,344 |
| M Davis | Labour | 1,337 |
| M. Davis | Labour | 1,337 |
No. 11 (Bridgewater Grange Halton & Mersey)6 seats · turnout 29.0%
| T. Clare | Labour | 2,415 |
| C. Helsby | Labour | 2,209 |
| R. Eastup | Labour | 2,203 |
| S. Rose | Labour | 2,114 |
| K. Robinson | Labour | 2,105 |
| S. Williams | Labour | 2,057 |
| H. Hughes | Conservative | 1,191 |
| J. Myers | Conservative | 1,081 |
| T. Simcock | Conservative | 1,018 |
No. 12 (Daresbury)1 seat · turnout 56.5%
| J. Clay | Conservative | 246 |
| G. Corrie | LIB | 184 |
| H. Gibson | Labour | 48 |
No. 2 (Appleton)3 seats · turnout 22.6%
| G. Broome | Labour | 792 |
| A. Dodd | Conservative | 720 |
| L. Bower | Conservative | 714 |
| J. Derbyshire | Labour | 660 |
| W. Lowey | Labour | 652 |
No. 3 (Halton)3 seats · turnout 30.1%
| R. Harrison | Labour | 827 |
| J. Pimblett | Labour | 808 |
| J. Trehy | Labour | 799 |
| J. Newby | Conservative | 703 |
| W. Winstanley | Conservative | 703 |
| J. Adamson | Conservative | 613 |
No. 4 (Kingsway)3 seats · turnout 19.3%
| R. Beswick | Labour | 870 |
| J. Fletcher | Labour | 788 |
| Keith Holland-Delamere | Labour | 750 |
| J. Battersby | Conservative | 448 |
No. 5 (Victoria)3 seats · turnout 25.6%
| E. Gleave | Labour | 907 |
| A. Millar | Labour | 885 |
| F. Nyland | Labour | 832 |
| C. Chadwick | Conservative | 353 |
No. 6 (Broadheath)3 seats · turnout 15.1%
| A. McDermott | Labour | 790 |
| S. Ford | Labour | 669 |
| R. Sutton | Labour | 624 |
| C. Bowditch | Conservative | 313 |
No. 7 (Ditton)3 seats
| J. Collins | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| S. Owen | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| G. Corrie | Labour | 0 ✓ |
No. 8 (Hough Green)3 seats · turnout 21.5%
| C. Gerrard | Labour | 1,133 |
| J. Hughes | Labour | 1,085 |
| R. Steadman | Labour | 1,056 |
| A. Maynard | Conservative | 379 |
No. 9 (Halton Castle)5 seats · turnout 22.1%
| P. Tyrrell | Labour | 1,788 |
| G. Grimes | Labour | 1,591 |
| W. Luxton | Labour | 1,577 |
| J. Nugent | Labour | 1,529 |
| A. Coleman | Labour | 1,480 |
| C. Naylor | Conservative | 870 |
| H. Hensby | Conservative | 796 |
| J. Goldsmith | COMM | 314 |