Before (end of 1973) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 45 · Other 4 · The Liberal Party 0 · Conservative 0
After (end of 1974) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 45 · Other 4 · The Liberal Party 0 · Conservative 0
Ward results
Abbey4 seats
| J Bruce | Labour | 1,959 ✓ |
| H Howie | Labour | 1,956 ✓ |
| J Longden | Labour | 1,899 ✓ |
| A Puddefoot | Labour | 1,891 ✓ |
| A Beadle | LIB | 926 |
| M Taylor | LIB | 905 |
| D Keenan | LIB | 820 |
| M Staines | LIB | 817 |
| C Martin | Conservative | 629 |
| A Gray | Conservative | 623 |
| James Barnett | Conservative | 594 |
| W Williamson | Conservative | 575 |
Cambell4 seats · turnout 20.9%
| J. Butler | Labour | 1,884 ✓ |
| S. Cole | Labour | 1,877 ✓ |
| D. Jones | Labour | 1,768 ✓ |
| J. Jones | Labour | 1,679 ✓ |
| B. Williams | Conservative | 205 |
Chadwell Heath4 seats · turnout 29.9%
| D. Grandison | RES | 1,783 ✓ |
| C. Ayres | RES | 1,763 ✓ |
| P. Miller | RES | 1,733 ✓ |
| J. Harper | RES | 1,698 ✓ |
| F. Coomber | Labour | 898 |
| L. Henstock | Labour | 872 |
| J. O'Donogue | Labour | 841 |
| J. Tweed | Labour | 817 |
| G. Hyams | Conservative | 413 |
| Hyams L. | Conservative | 360 |
| D. Connor | COMM | 151 |
Eastbrook4 seats · turnout 19.3%
| F. Tibble | Labour | 1,824 ✓ |
| L. Collins | Labour | 1,812 ✓ |
| A. Biles | Labour | 1,791 ✓ |
| J. Lawrence | Labour | 1,772 ✓ |
| R Johnson | Conservative | 301 |
| W. Maule | Conservative | 222 |
| J. Carter | COMM | 147 |
Fanshawe4 seats · turnout 19.6%
| F. Jones | Labour | 1,823 ✓ |
| M. Eales | Labour | 1,736 ✓ |
| B. Walker | Labour | 1,681 ✓ |
| E. Turner | Labour | 1,651 ✓ |
| K. Madden | COMM | 233 |
| Michael John White | Conservative | 187 |
| W. White | Conservative | 168 |
Gascoigne4 seats · turnout 26.4%
| E. Harris | Labour | 2,640 ✓ |
| C. Godfrey | Labour | 2,591 ✓ |
| D. Waters | Labour | 2,536 ✓ |
| Gareth Shaw | Labour | 2,536 ✓ |
| David Reed | Conservative | 335 |
| F. Creamer | COMM | 215 |
Heath5 seats · turnout 17.3%
| C. Fairbrass | Labour | 2,020 ✓ |
| J. Thomas | Labour | 1,947 ✓ |
| B. Wilkins | Labour | 1,890 ✓ |
| K. Darby | Labour | 1,794 ✓ |
| T. Reynolds | Labour | 1,668 ✓ |
| A. Horrell | Conservative | 682 |
| S. Horrell | Conservative | 659 |
| H. Ott | COMM | 173 |
LONGBRIDGE4 seats
| J Cavanagh | Labour | 1,649 ✓ |
| Mick Cole | Labour | 1,560 ✓ |
| M O'Shea | Labour | 1,463 ✓ |
| M Ness | Labour | 1,361 ✓ |
| C Pool | Conservative | 1,067 |
| V Pool | Conservative | 998 |
| D Barnett | Conservative | 958 |
| E Reed | Conservative | 947 |
| G Vernon | LIB | 635 |
| R Keenan | LIB | 615 |
| D Felton | LIB | 611 |
| J James | LIB | 609 |
Manor4 seats
| M. Ball | Labour | 796 ✓ |
| E. Mansell | Labour | 648 ✓ |
| M. Arnold | Labour | 623 ✓ |
| M. Preston | Labour | 519 ✓ |
| R. Pool | Conservative | 189 |
River4 seats · turnout 19.4%
| J. Morton | Labour | 1,516 ✓ |
| P. Bradley | Labour | 1,508 ✓ |
| E. Bradley | Labour | 1,504 ✓ |
| E. White | Labour | 1,380 ✓ |
| V. Nainby | Conservative | 236 |
| J. Patterson | Conservative | 208 |
| G. Wake | COMM | 122 |
Valence4 seats · turnout 18.7%
| G. Brooker | Labour | 1,773 ✓ |
| J. Davis | Labour | 1,622 ✓ |
| C. Whitelock | Labour | 1,581 ✓ |
| R. Wilkins | Labour | 1,580 ✓ |
| S. Barnard | Conservative | 259 |
| V. Cridland | Ind Lab | 244 |
| A. Brooks | COMM | 241 |
Village4 seats · turnout 21.6%
| A. Rusha | Labour | 1,652 ✓ |
| L. Bryant | Labour | 1,610 ✓ |
| M. Spencer | Labour | 1,595 ✓ |
| H. Tindell | Labour | 1,544 ✓ |
| G. Poole | LIB | 421 |
| P. Northover | LIB | 318 |
| G. Andrews | LIB | 301 |
| W. Russell | Conservative | 257 |
| W. White | Conservative | 235 |
| A. Wilkens | Conservative | 213 |
| W. Metcalfe | FS | 122 |
| T. Keyworth | COMM | 114 |
