Before (end of 1975)
Not known.
After (end of 1976)
Not known.
Ward results
No. 1 (Swadlincote: Church Gresley)3 seats · turnout 33.5%
| M. Lacey | LIB | 937 |
| W. Heape | Labour | 799 |
| J. Ratcliffe | Labour | 579 |
| C. Bates | Independent | 525 |
| J. White | Labour | 489 |
| M. Topliss | Conservative | 456 |
| F. Corten | Independent | 264 |
No. 12 (Hilton)1 seat
| P. Holland | Independent | 0 ✓ |
No. 13 (Burnaston)1 seat
| C. Mottershead | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
No. 14 (Aston-On-Trent & Shardlow)2 seats · turnout 56.9%
| J. Clifton | Conservative | 913 |
| S. Robbins | Conservative | 775 |
| W Lythgoe | Labour | 379 |
| T. Turner | LIB | 378 |
| A. Mitchell | Independent | 217 |
No. 2 (Swadlincote: Stanton Andnewhall)5 seats · turnout 20.2%
| G. Holmes | Labour | 1,371 |
| A. Hough | Labour | 1,222 |
| J. Taylor | Labour | 1,158 |
| W. Dunn | Labour | 1,114 |
| Meade G. | Labour | 1,061 |
| T. Blackman | LIB | 978 |
No. 3 (Swadlincote: Swadlincote)4 seats · turnout 28.4%
| B. Martin | LIB | 1,164 |
| M. Martin | LIB | 1,057 |
| R. Nutt | Labour | 1,027 |
| J Moulson | Labour | 1,004 |
| P. Wilkins | Labour | 906 |
| W. Flowers | Labour | 868 |
No. 4 (Linton)2 seats · turnout 48.4%
| J. Oakden | Independent | 924 |
| B. Valentine | Labour | 637 |
| A. Jackson | Labour | 558 |
| W. Bates | Independent | 525 |
| V. Clegg | Conservative | 402 |
No. 5 (Overseal)3 seats · turnout 40.3%
| J. Varnham | Independent | 1,066 |
| C. Jackson | Independent | 981 |
| P. Richardson | Independent | 920 |
| A. Verey | Labour | 561 |
| F. Dennis | Labour | 520 |
| G. Fox | Labour | 482 |
No. 6 (Hartshorne & Woodville)4 seats · turnout 35.9%
| R. Dytham | Labour | 936 |
| A. Harvey | Ind Con | 766 |
| C. Canner | Labour | 761 |
| E. Oakey | Labour | 745 |
| R. Canner | Ind Con | 687 |
| C. Thompson | Labour | 686 |
| D. Adams | Ind Con | 600 |
| I. Harper | Ind Lab | 587 |
| B. Dennis | Ind Con | 503 |
| E. Chaplin | LIB | 400 |
No. 8 (Findern)1 seat · turnout 61.0%
| A. Beard | Conservative | 481 |
| H. Kingston | Labour | 112 |
No. 9 (Etwall)2 seats · turnout 43.8%
| H. Evans | Independent | 705 |
| M. Clarke | Independent | 650 |
| S. Turner | Conservative | 579 |
Willington1 seat · turnout 55.4%
| E. England | Conservative | 328 |
| C. Taylor | LIB | 284 |
| H. Pearce | Labour | 231 |