Before (end of 1975) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 15 · Conservative 12 · Other 11 · The Liberal Party 7
After (end of 1976) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 28 · Labour 13 · The Liberal Party 5 · Other 2
Ward results
Bagley3 seats · turnout 39.3%
| T. Ryder | Labour | 776 |
| J. Fidler | Conservative | 671 |
| P. Young | Conservative | 641 |
| E. Webber | Conservative | 628 |
| M. Curley | Labour | 583 |
| T. Binnersley | Independent | 441 |
Bayston Hill3 seats · turnout 43.8%
| A. Emery | Conservative | 954 |
| S. Parker | LIB | 882 |
| P. Power | Conservative | 849 |
| T. Wright | LIB | 846 |
| D. James | Conservative | 817 |
| D. Canham | Independent | 548 |
| A. Freudman | Labour | 517 |
Belle Vue3 seats · turnout 42.3%
| F. Jones | Labour | 820 |
| A. Shrank | Conservative | 709 |
| Nicola Jane Oakley | Conservative | 629 |
| K. Ballard | Conservative | 626 |
| A. Hampson | Labour | 575 |
| M. Buckley | LIB | 439 |
| F. Wilkie | LIB | 411 |
Castlefields & Ditherington3 seats · turnout 24.0%
| D. Woodvine | Labour | 735 |
| A. Mayhew | Conservative | 682 |
| N. Cadman | Labour | 532 |
| R. Howells | LIB | 523 |
| J. Joyner | LIB | 348 |
Copthorne3 seats
| G. Dyas | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| B. Lingen | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| D. Whittingham | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Harlescott3 seats
| V Bushell | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| N. Richards | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| L. McDonald | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Lawley1 seat
| R. Corbett | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Meole Brace3 seats · turnout 46.1%
| W. Marsh | LIB | 1,152 |
| J. Marsh | LIB | 1,118 |
| N. Hoyle | LIB | 855 |
| L. Bayley | Conservative | 798 |
| P. Hughes | Conservative | 739 |
| D. Robinson | Conservative | 650 |
Monkmoor3 seats
| G. Davies | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| W. Roberts | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| H. Bevan | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Onslow1 seat
| R. Sheppard | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Pimhill1 seat
| H. Marjoram | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Quarry3 seats · turnout 36.7%
| G. Marston | Conservative | 1,198 |
| E Butcher | Conservative | 1,050 |
| R. Morland | Conservative | 1,049 |
| W. Walker | LIB | 450 |
| M. Walker | LIB | 450 |
Rea Valley3 seats
| F. Holyoak | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| W. Jones | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| J. Owen | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Rowton1 seat · turnout 64.2%
| R. Gethin | Conservative | 500 |
| W. Holloway | Independent | 303 |
| M. Shingler | LIB | 94 |
Severn Valley1 seat
| Z. Hughes | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Sundorne3 seats
| J. Kincla | Labour | 685 |
| D. Preece | Labour | 655 |
| P. Southall | Labour | 601 |
| M. O'Leary | LIB | 489 |
Sutton3 seats · turnout 37.0%
| K. Ratcliffe | Conservative | 951 |
| G. Carder | Conservative | 921 |
| D. Shaw | Conservative | 807 |
| V. Fowles | LIB | 478 |
| A. Gilford | Labour | 410 |
| P. Fuller | LIB | 372 |
| R. Adlington | LIB | 352 |
Underdale3 seats · turnout 30.7%
| O. Farmer | Conservative | 673 |
| N. Griffin | Independent | 657 |
| K. Mills | Conservative | 639 |
| J. Dyas | LIB | 564 |
| A Mosley | Labour | 544 |
| E. Woodhead | Labour | 495 |