Before (end of 1974) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 21 · Labour 20 · The Liberal Party 7 · Other 0
After (end of 1975) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 28 · Labour 16 · The Liberal Party 4 · Other 0
Ward results
No. 13 (Tottington)1 seat · turnout 52.4%
| D. Higgin | Conservative | 2,277 |
| T. Holden | Labour | 869 |
| R. Johnson | LIB | 779 |
Radcliffe South1 seat
| J. Barlow | Conservative | 1,264 |
| A. Scholes | Labour | 1,098 |