Before (end of 1972)
Not known.
After (end of 1973) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 27 · Conservative 22 · The Liberal Party 5 · Other 3
Ward results
Bungay3 seats
| D Richardson | LIB | 870 ✓ |
| P Ellis | LIB | 675 ✓ |
| A Hood | Conservative | 654 ✓ |
| C Francis | LIB | 626 |
| I Baldwin | Conservative | 476 |
| A Mayne | Labour | 475 |
| H Fuller | Conservative | 443 |
| Lisa Spall | Labour | 412 |
| Carmen Scott | Labour | 338 |
Halesworth2 seats · turnout 45.1%
| E. Leverett | Labour | 506 |
| H. Holzer | Labour | 492 |
| J. Bennett | Conservative | 466 |
| G. Richardson | Independent | 455 |
| E. Griffin | Conservative | 352 |
| F. Coby | Independent | 81 |
Kessingland2 seats · turnout 26.1%
| J. Utting | Labour | 585 |
| G. Farmiloe | Conservative | 466 |
| J. Hicks | Conservative | 370 |
No. 1 (Beccles: North)2 seats · turnout 46.1%
| G. Westwood | Labour | 478 |
| D. Hartley | Conservative | 433 |
| A. Hutchinson | Labour | 411 |
| D. Wilson | Conservative | 334 |
| J. Philps | Independent | 218 |
No. 10 (Lowestoft: St. Johns)2 seats · turnout 35.6%
| T. Carter | Labour | 593 |
| P. Ramm | Labour | 569 |
| M. Hinson | Conservative | 381 |
| H. Sabell | Conservative | 356 |
| M Reynolds | Labour | 639 ✓ |
| A Jeffreys | Labour | 499 ✓ |
| H Boyd | Conservative | 363 |
| R Bowditch | LIB | 362 |
| M Pickering | Conservative | 350 |
No. 12 (Southwold)2 seats
| G. Cockerill | Conservative | 605 |
| A. Earle | Independent | 467 |
| C. Amory | Conservative | 415 |
| S. Hicklin | Independent | 373 |
No. 15 (Blundeston)2 seats · turnout 37.2%
| P. Coleby | LIB | 806 |
| J. Paul | Conservative | 547 |
| Somerleyton | Lord Con | 511 |
No. 16 (Carlton Colville)2 seats
| R Beales | Labour | 493 ✓ |
| R Dyer | Labour | 439 ✓ |
| E Duncan | Conservative | 410 |
| G Neville | Conservative | 381 |
No. 18 (Wrentham)1 seat · turnout 49.3%
| J. Gooch | Independent | 333 |
| K. Arnold | Labour | 143 |
No. 19 (Reydon)2 seats
| G Harrison | Labour | 775 ✓ |
| H Kent | Conservative | 594 ✓ |
| J Thomas | Conservative | 521 |
| R Stirling | Labour | 432 |
No. 2 (Beccles: South)4 seats
| R Ellwood | Labour | 1,075 ✓ |
| C Andrew | Labour | 1,025 ✓ |
| E Crisp | Labour | 989 ✓ |
| R Marshall | Conservative | 932 ✓ |
| W Lowe | Conservative | 913 |
| G Haworth | Conservative | 901 |
| E Gilbert | Conservative | 896 |
| Frederick Moore | Labour | 873 |
No. 20 (Worlingham)1 seat · turnout 48.9%
| N. Dodd | Conservative | 425 |
| T. White | Labour | 271 |
No. 21 (Southelmham)1 seat · turnout 56.4%
| B. Sandeman-Allen | Conservative | 373 |
| R. Gough | Labour | 201 |
No. 22 (Holton)1 seat · turnout 54.3%
| R. Wykes-Sneyd | Conservative | 345 |
| C. Leech | Labour | 212 |
No. 23 (Ilketshall)1 seat · turnout 52.1%
| A. Bartram | Conservative | 299 |
| B. Mansfield | Independent | 155 |
| W. Gowing | Independent | 69 |
No. 24 (Brampton)1 seat · turnout 57.3%
| W. Trevitt | Conservative | 289 |
| P. Thirtle | Labour | 264 |
No. 3 (Lowestoft: Carlton)6 seats
| S Bostock | Labour | 1,435 ✓ |
| E Meades | Labour | 1,385 ✓ |
| L Davies | Labour | 1,351 ✓ |
| D Durrant | Labour | 1,342 ✓ |
| J Scarles | Conservative | 1,311 ✓ |
| T Kelly | Labour | 1,296 ✓ |
| G Mallett | Labour | 1,270 |
| E Stuckey | Conservative | 1,224 |
| D Mellor | Conservative | 1,209 |
| G Duffield | Conservative | 1,201 |
| M Ison | Conservative | 1,187 |
| C Smith | Conservative | 1,184 |
| R Aitchison | LIB | 625 |
| H Sparham | LIB | 851 ✓ |
| A Shepherd | LIB | 730 ✓ |
| H Kirby | RES | 676 ✓ |
| B Thompson | Labour | 550 |
| Harold Porter | Labour | 543 |
| D Baldwin | Labour | 516 |
No. 5 (Lowestoft: Gunton)5 seats
| D Cullum | Conservative | 1,139 ✓ |
| N Brighouse | Conservative | 1,126 ✓ |
| V Beales | Conservative | 1,070 ✓ |
| J Aldous | Conservative | 1,046 ✓ |
| J Bray | Labour | 1,033 ✓ |
| Peter Carroll | Conservative | 967 |
| W Holden | Labour | 964 |
| Andy Milne | Labour | 897 |
| A Jurd | Labour | 894 |
| N Rimmell | Labour | 878 |
| A Moles | LIB | 698 |
No. 6 (Lowestoft: Kirkley)2 seats
| S Ellis | Labour | 871 ✓ |
| C Myhill | Labour | 851 ✓ |
| Martin Salmon | Conservative | 766 |
| Robert Woollard | Conservative | 761 |
| W Wren | Conservative | 1,687 ✓ |
| R Carter | Conservative | 1,648 ✓ |
| Michael Barnard | Conservative | 1,602 ✓ |
| H Turner | Conservative | 1,582 ✓ |
| A Leedham | Conservative | 1,558 ✓ |
| B Hunter | Labour | 1,505 |
| R Bryanton | Labour | 1,292 |
| D Hadingham | Labour | 1,216 |
| S McIntosh | Labour | 1,205 |
| G Whatmough | Labour | 1,171 |
No. 9 (Lowestoft: Roman Hill)2 seats · turnout 29.0%
| Hunter P. | Labour | 628 |
| J. Plant | Labour | 564 |
| C. Clarke | LIB | 288 |
Pakefield3 seats · turnout 35.1%
| J. Lark | Labour | 1,192 |
| A. Martin | Labour | 1,053 |
| V. Wallace | Labour | 976 |
| S. Neville | Conservative | 644 |
| W. Riches | Conservative | 639 |
Worlingham1 seat
| N. Dodd | Conservative | 425 |
| T. White | Labour | 271 |
