Before (end of 1972)
Not known.
After (end of 1973) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 37 · Conservative 6 · Labour 4 · The Liberal Party 0
Ward results
Astley1 seat · turnout 45.3%
| H. Woodcock | Independent | 433 |
| W. Wakefield | Labour | 213 |
Catfield1 seat · turnout 31.9%
| H. Starkings | Independent | 252 |
| R. Kemp | Independent | 103 |
Chaucer1 seat · turnout 26.4%
| G. Fisher | Independent | 205 |
| D. McDonald | Labour | 138 |
Fulmodeston1 seat · turnout 42.6%
| R. Broughton | Independent | 221 |
| D. Kinnear | Labour | 177 |
| M. Williams | Independent | 67 |
Glaven2 seats · turnout 35.2%
| B. Elsden | Independent | 591 |
| C. Sutton | Independent | 573 |
| H. Richards | Labour | 247 |
| G. Smithers | Independent | 199 |
Horning1 seat · turnout 47.3%
| F. Page | Conservative | 258 |
| H. Percival | Independent | 141 |
Horsefen1 seat · turnout 43.2%
| H. Bensley | Independent | 450 |
| C. Thrower | Independent | 187 |
Lancaster3 seats · turnout 16.4%
| D. Piercy | Independent | 469 |
| N. Edwards | Labour | 428 |
| R. Edmondson | Independent | 396 |
| E. Palmer | Labour | 358 |
| N. Barrett | Labour | 347 |
Neatishead1 seat
| C. Durrant | Independent | 0 ✓ |
No. 17 (Bacton)1 seat · turnout 38.2%
| R. Little | Independent | 311 |
| F. Carver | Labour | 240 |
No. 19 (East Ruston)1 seat · turnout 42.8%
| J. Paterson | Independent | 305 |
| G. Howard-Smith | Independent | 88 |
| A. Smith | Independent | 65 |
No. 20 (Stalham)1 seat · turnout 31.5%
| C. Wilen | Independent | 286 |
| S. Starling | Labour | 133 |
No. 3 (North Walsham)4 seats
| H Osborne | Conservative | 1,074 ✓ |
| E Harmer | Independent | 1,005 ✓ |
| F Bailey | Conservative | 957 ✓ |
| A Powles | Conservative | 844 ✓ |
| M Millington | Conservative | 817 |
| L Howlett | Labour | 748 |
| J Masters | Independent | 732 |
| R Fiske | Independent | 652 |
| S Tubby | Labour | 416 |
| Henry Dickinson | Labour | 373 |
| C McDonald | Labour | 361 |
No. 30 (Hindringham)1 seat · turnout 51.8%
| N. Bacon | Labour | 277 ✓ |
| R. Stennett-Willson | Independent | 197 |
| R. Rounce | Independent | 58 |
| A. Flood | Independent | 47 |
No. 31 (Blakeney)1 seat
| G. Allen | Independent | 0 ✓ |
No. 32 (Binham)1 seat
| J. Case | Independent | 0 ✓ |
No. 34 (Walsinghams)1 seat · turnout 49.2%
| T. Moore | Independent | 239 |
| C. Burton | Labour | 200 |
| J. Rounce | Independent | 67 |
No. 5 (Wells-Next-The-Sea)2 seats · turnout 36.7%
| C. Ramm | Independent | 557 |
| M. Kitson | Conservative | 416 |
| F. Sawbridge | Labour | 346 |
| G. Walker | Independent | 308 |
No. 6 (Cley-Next-The-Sea)1 seat · turnout 41.9%
| H. Dawson | Independent | 483 |
| Y. Savory | Independent | 218 |
No. 8 (Bodham)1 seat · turnout 34.3%
| R. Thurtle | Independent | 252 |
| P. Garwood | Labour | 133 |
No. 9 (Corpusty)1 seat · turnout 36.5%
| S. Radclyffe | Independent | 227 |
| A. Richards | Labour | 118 |
Overstrand1 seat · turnout 56.8%
| R. Thurston | Independent | 346 |
| F. Freeman | Conservative | 345 |
Pastonacres1 seat · turnout 51.3%
| A. Amis | Labour | 339 |
| W. Hicks | Independent | 275 |
Roughton1 seat · turnout 52.3%
| M. Dunham | Independent | 467 ✓ |
| E. Ransome | Independent | 165 |
| R. Codling | Conservative | 95 |
| J. Goodwin | Independent | 50 |
| W. Page | Independent | 47 |
| J. Golden | Independent | 22 |
Scottow1 seat · turnout 25.5%
| G. Richardson | Labour | 151 |
| A. Papworth | Independent | 141 |
| S. Retham | Independent | 69 |
Sheringham3 seats · turnout 35.2%
| R. Knight | Independent | 968 |
| H. Child | Independent | 889 |
| J. Palmer | Conservative | 587 |
| H. West | Independent | 577 |
| L. McGinn | Independent | 563 |
| A. Temple | Independent | 356 |
| A. Denis | Independent | 287 |
Suffield Park1 seat · turnout 29.0%
| E. Lycett | Independent | 259 |
| H. Brown | Independent | 157 |
The Raynhams1 seat · turnout 32.4%
| A. Duckworth-Chad | Independent | 300 |
| P. Kemp | Labour | 218 |
The Runtons2 seats · turnout 38.1%
| R. Hughes | Independent | 686 |
| E. Young | Independent | 628 |
| S. Holliday | Independent | 307 |
Wensum Valley1 seat · turnout 36.1%
| K. Perowne | Independent | 253 |
| G. Bacon | Labour | 143 |
Worstead1 seat · turnout 40.4%
| A. Bunnett | Independent | 172 |
| M. Bradbury | Independent | 165 |
| E. Beck | Labour | 151 |
