Before (end of 1973) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 30 · Conservative 13 · Other 12 · The Liberal Party 0
After (end of 1974) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 26 · Conservative 20 · Other 9 · The Liberal Party 0
Ward results
Bedfords2 seats · turnout 39.8%
| Davies E. | Conservative | 1,441 |
| C. Kemp | Conservative | 1,351 |
| T. Hurlstone | LIB | 764 |
| G. Jacobs | LIB | 585 |
| E. Taylor | Labour | 466 |
| D. Ainsworth | Labour | 449 |
Central3 seats
| G. Cox | Labour | 1,255 ✓ |
| J. Taylor | Labour | 1,174 ✓ |
| S. Parish | Labour | 1,117 ✓ |
| W. Whittingham | Conservative | 991 |
| N. Symonds | Conservative | 986 |
| R. Ramsey | Conservative | 986 |
| T. Beaver | The Liberal Party | 480 |
| E. Bates | The Liberal Party | 417 |
| G. Donnelly | The Liberal Party | 401 |
| C. Harper | COMM | 58 |
Collier Row3 seats · turnout 28.8%
| R. Kilbey | Labour | 1,416 ✓ |
| A. Mills | Labour | 1,405 ✓ |
| A. Capon | Labour | 1,402 ✓ |
| F. Thompson | Conservative | 1,180 |
| A. Maskall | Conservative | 1,171 |
| G. Wright | Conservative | 1,135 |
| E. Freeman | LIB | 699 |
| P. Smith | LIB | 618 |
| D. Rogerson | LIB | 596 |
Cranham3 seats
| R Knell | RES | 2,811 ✓ |
| J Mitchell | RES | 2,723 ✓ |
| L Sinclair | RES | 2,714 ✓ |
| M Noyes | Conservative | 1,494 |
| Peter Gardner | Conservative | 1,445 |
| J Smith | Conservative | 1,317 |
| T Horlock | Labour | 824 |
| M Rufus | Labour | 811 |
| M Ajustron | Labour | 706 |
Elm Park3 seats · turnout 38.8%
| G. Saunders | Labour | 1,531 ✓ |
| J. Hoepelman | Labour | 1,511 ✓ |
| D. Burn | Labour | 1,497 ✓ |
| J. Arthur | Conservative | 1,060 |
| K. Barlow | Conservative | 1,044 |
| T. Robinson | Conservative | 975 |
| C. Cox | RES | 827 |
| E. Cunnew | RES | 734 |
| G. Ellis | RES | 718 |
| E. Blythe | LIB | 327 |
| I. Kendall | LIB | 316 |
| S. Golledge | LIB | 277 |
Emerson Park3 seats
| J Moultrie | Conservative | 2,774 ✓ |
| W Sibley | Conservative | 2,728 ✓ |
| D. Peters | Conservative | 2,718 ✓ |
| P Saunders | Labour | 667 |
| M Hoepelman | Labour | 634 |
| G Harris | Labour | 632 |
| C Hamilton | LIB | 403 |
| J Whitton-Williams | RES | 370 |
| D De Sarandy | LIB | 368 |
| P Whitton-Williams | RES | 363 |
| I Wilkes | RES | 357 |
| D Kruger | LIB | 346 |
Gidea Park2 seats · turnout 41.4%
| J. Johnston | Conservative | 1,661 ✓ |
| A. Smith | Conservative | 1,636 ✓ |
| J. Gibbons | LIB | 360 |
| S. Gibbons | LIB | 330 |
| J. Smith | Labour | 315 |
| E. Freeman | Labour | 315 |
Gooshays3 seats
| F Coffin | Labour | 1,907 ✓ |
| G. Dodge | Labour | 1,834 ✓ |
| Wilfrid Mills | Labour | 1,722 ✓ |
| P Cutcher | Conservative | 560 |
| C Mawson | Conservative | 499 |
| P Marsden | Conservative | 489 |
| D Ingle | LIB | 253 |
| M Ingle | LIB | 236 |
| J Wright | LIB | 222 |
Hacton3 seats · turnout 41.6%
| A. Davis | RES | 1,724 ✓ |
| N. Miles | RES | 1,679 ✓ |
| N. Richards | RES | 1,647 ✓ |
| E. Rawlins | Labour | 929 |
| E. Jones | Labour | 928 |
| H. Hull | Labour | 911 |
| K. Humphries | Conservative | 652 |
| C. Stancombe | Conservative | 626 |
| A. Plain | Conservative | 609 |
| G. Burnett | LIB | 139 |
| P. Burnett | LIB | 139 |
| K. Penfold | LIB | 126 |
Harold Wood3 seats · turnout 44.0%
| D. Forster | Conservative | 2,147 ✓ |
| R. Neill | Conservative | 2,130 ✓ |
| P. Marsden | Conservative | 2,093 ✓ |
| B. Whitworth | Labour | 1,519 |
| G. Otter | Labour | 1,497 |
| S. Jack | Labour | 1,434 |
| D. Hart | LIB | 574 |
| J. Alton | LIB | 559 |
| P. Hart | LIB | 543 |
Heath Park3 seats · turnout 39.3%
| A. Gladwin | Conservative | 2,593 ✓ |
| L. Hutton | Conservative | 2,540 ✓ |
| Smith W. | Conservative | 2,471 ✓ |
| K. Brewington | LIB | 787 |
| S. Brewington | LIB | 773 |
| I. Barwin | LIB | 722 |
| K Dutton | Labour | 695 |
| J. Laws | Labour | 680 |
| D. Dattner | Labour | 677 |
Heaton2 seats · turnout 25.2%
| J. Spindler | Labour | 1,301 ✓ |
| D. O'Flynn | Labour | 1,278 ✓ |
| D. Cure | Conservative | 373 |
| R. Forster | Conservative | 353 |
| B. Maynard | LIB | 184 |
| A. Rabone | LIB | 152 |
Hilldene2 seats · turnout 26.0%
| R. Whitworth | Labour | 1,558 ✓ |
| M. Rudlin | Labour | 1,524 ✓ |
| Wendy Brice-Thompson | Conservative | 341 |
| R. Brabner | Conservative | 325 |
Hylands3 seats
| V Birnie | Labour | 1,421 ✓ |
| P Osborne | Labour | 1,417 ✓ |
| A Prescott | Labour | 1,415 ✓ |
| J Greaves | Conservative | 1,387 |
| Jason Frost | Conservative | 1,327 |
| F Roberts | Conservative | 1,262 |
| Percy-Davis B. Ppl | & Agr | 964 |
| B McCarthy | LIB | 543 |
| A Kendall | LIB | 490 |
| J Hewitt | LIB | 489 |
Mawney3 seats · turnout 31.9%
| R. Latham | Labour | 1,279 ✓ |
| V. Bush | Conservative | 1,243 ✓ |
| L. Mills | Labour | 1,241 ✓ |
| E. Joslin | Conservative | 1,228 |
| S. Brabner | Conservative | 1,190 |
| H. Moss | Labour | 1,183 |
| P. Burrell | LIB | 516 |
| R. Packer | LIB | 427 |
| B. Skilton | LIB | 389 |
Oldchurch2 seats · turnout 32.1%
| R. Baker | Labour | 802 ✓ |
| W. Myers | Labour | 712 ✓ |
| R. Adaire | Conservative | 596 |
| D. Price | Conservative | 531 |
| L. Pratten | LIB | 378 |
| R. Ower | LIB | 375 |
Rainham3 seats
| H. Turner | RES | 2,185 ✓ |
| D. Poole | RES | 2,144 ✓ |
| B. Hammond | RES | 2,065 ✓ |
| T. Mitchell | Labour | 1,362 |
| H. Miller | Labour | 1,343 |
| D. Ramstead | Labour | 1,271 |
| A. North | Conservative | 509 |
| M. Reilly | Conservative | 457 |
| N. Regnier | Conservative | 455 |
| D. Thomson | LIB | 306 |
| J. Green | LIB | 293 |
| S. Garred | LIB | 290 |
South Hornchurch3 seats
| H Rivers | Labour | 1,769 ✓ |
| J Whysall | Labour | 1,684 ✓ |
| S Clarke | Labour | 1,677 ✓ |
| L Long | RES | 946 |
| L Lowe | RES | 929 |
| J Oliver | RES | 915 |
| D White | Conservative | 767 |
| D Dryborough | Conservative | 767 |
| B Chamberlain | Conservative | 728 |
St Andrew's3 seats
| D. Biddlecombe | Conservative | 1,487 ✓ |
| A. James | Conservative | 1,448 ✓ |
| E. Hoad | Conservative | 1,445 ✓ |
| B. Taylor | Labour | 1,136 |
| W. Russell | Labour | 1,112 |
| B. Baker | Labour | 1,096 |
| J. Woollard | RES | 1,079 |
| G Lewis | RES | 1,068 |
| H. Stubbles | RES | 1,065 |
| B. Grant | LIB | 242 |
| T. Rimmer | LIB | 231 |
| T. Wood | LIB | 219 |
St. Andrews3 seats
| D. Biddlecombe | Conservative | 1,487 ✓ |
| A. James | Conservative | 1,448 ✓ |
| E. Hoad | Conservative | 1,445 ✓ |
| B. Taylor | Labour | 1,136 |
| W. Russell | Labour | 1,112 |
| B. Baker | Labour | 1,096 |
| J. Woollard | Residents | 1,079 |
| G. Lewis | Residents | 1,068 |
| H. Stubbles | Residents | 1,065 |
| B. Grant | The Liberal Party | 242 |
| T. Rimmer | The Liberal Party | 231 |
| T. Wood | The Liberal Party | 219 |
Upminster3 seats · turnout 50.6%
| B Gordon | Conservative | 2,334 ✓ |
| R. Chamberlain | Conservative | 2,242 ✓ |
| L. Reilly | Conservative | 2,080 ✓ |
| F. Everett | RES | 1,906 |
| R. Manning | RES | 1,752 |
| F. Morley | RES | 1,736 |
| C. Murray | Labour | 399 |
| J. Scott | Labour | 333 |
| L. Thompson | Labour | 321 |
