Before (end of 1974) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 50 · Conservative 15 · The Liberal Party 1 · Other 0
After (end of 1975) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 44 · Conservative 20 · The Liberal Party 1 · Other 1
Ward results
No. 1 (Eccles: Eccles-Monton & Park- Patricroft)1 seat · turnout 35.1%
| W. Holmes | Conservative | 2,132 ✓ |
| R. Carter | Labour | 1,246 |
| Hardman | Other | 78 |
No. 10 (Salford: Regent & Ordsall Park)1 seat · turnout 21.6%
| K. Murray | Labour | 863 |
| Baker | Conservative | 386 |
No. 13 (Salford: Seedley)1 seat · turnout 22.2%
| Smith | Conservative | 1,308 |
| I. Zott | Labour | 1,222 |
| S. Rupa | COMM | 66 |
No. 16 (Swinton & Pendlebury:broad Oak & Old Park)2 seats · turnout 42.9%
| E. Bond | Conservative | 2,116 ✓ |
| N. Brook | Conservative | 2,051 ✓ |
| I. Jones | Labour | 983 |
| Kilner | Labour | 869 |
| Drake | The Liberal Party | 590 |
| Hacking | The Liberal Party | 535 |
No. 19 (Worsley: Armitage-Mount Skip-St. Marys)1 seat · turnout 22.9%
| Shelmerdine | Labour | 1,316 ✓ |
| C. Hall | The Liberal Party | 1,062 |
| V. Booth | Other | 106 |
No. 8 (Salford: Albert Park)1 seat · turnout 26.3%
| J. Jaffe | Labour | 1,040 |
| J. Bradbury | Conservative | 786 |