Before (end of 1975) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 33 · Conservative 25 · Other 2 · The Liberal Party 0
After (end of 1976) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 31 · Labour 25 · Other 4 · The Liberal Party 0
Ward results
No. 1 (Billingham East)6 seats
| J Dyson | Labour | 1,789 ✓ |
| W Reveley | Labour | 1,618 ✓ |
| M Platts | Labour | 1,609 ✓ |
| J Cook | Labour | 1,589 ✓ |
| K Dobinson | Labour | 1,544 ✓ |
| A Pragnell | Labour | 1,495 ✓ |
| J Crosby | Conservative | 1,363 |
| M Connor | Conservative | 1,344 |
| Frances Kemp | Conservative | 1,341 |
| K Fowler | Conservative | 1,323 |
| M Tatchell | Conservative | 1,315 |
| K Campbell | Conservative | 1,260 |
No. 10 (Thornaby West)4 seats · turnout 24.5%
| P. Bonar | Labour | 1,078 |
| N. Duff | Labour | 1,048 |
| A. Paleschi | Independent | 1,037 |
| J. Scott | Labour | 971 |
| F. McClure | Conservative | 965 |
| D. McClure | Conservative | 955 |
| M. O’ Brien | Labour | 933 |
| F. Yale | Conservative | 871 |
No. 11 (Egglescliffe)3 seats · turnout 30.9%
| R. Young | Conservative | 1,207 |
| J. Diddams | Conservative | 1,204 |
| H. McQuillen | Conservative | 1,176 |
| G. Stephenson | Independent | 416 |
| J. Allcock | LIB | 410 |
| M. Cooke | Labour | 327 |
| K. Robinson | Labour | 323 |
No. 12 (Preston)1 seat · turnout 42.8%
| M. Galloway | Conservative | 719 |
| C. Taylor | Labour | 110 |
No. 13 (Wolviston)1 seat · turnout 42.2%
| E. Warren | Conservative | 679 |
| B. Drury | Labour | 270 |
No. 14 (Yarm)2 seats · turnout 44.4%
| E. Morris | Conservative | 1,350 |
| R. Penny | Conservative | 1,167 |
| C. Henderson | Ind Con | 523 |
| F. Morrison | Labour | 391 |
| P. Tierny | Labour | 305 |
No. 2 (Billingham West)7 seats
| J Tatchell | Conservative | 3,121 ✓ |
| C Wilson | Conservative | 3,055 ✓ |
| H Davies | Conservative | 3,022 ✓ |
| K Shaw | Conservative | 2,973 ✓ |
| M Kemp | Conservative | 2,952 ✓ |
| W Pixton | Conservative | 2,950 ✓ |
| William Winn | Conservative | 2,908 ✓ |
| Wayne Dixon | Labour | 1,779 |
| G Pragnell | Labour | 1,771 |
| V Lake | Labour | 1,662 |
| Mildred Wray | Labour | 1,636 |
| E Newman | Labour | 1,631 |
| H Hicks | Labour | 1,612 |
| E McCluskey | Labour | 1,594 |
No. 3 (Grangefield)4 seats
| M Inman | Conservative | 2,046 ✓ |
| Rob Dobson | Conservative | 1,974 ✓ |
| J Smith | Conservative | 1,911 ✓ |
| J Lowe | Conservative | 1,906 ✓ |
| M Adamson | Labour | 888 |
| G Doidge | Labour | 863 |
| E Dobinson | Labour | 831 |
| D Redican | Labour | 814 |
No. 4 (Hartburn)6 seats · turnout 35.5%
| J. Smailes | Conservative | 3,344 |
| L. Wild | Conservative | 3,313 |
| F. Dobson | Conservative | 3,126 |
| P. Mallinson | Conservative | 3,117 |
| B Scrafton | Independent | 3,079 |
| V. Smith | Conservative | 3,045 |
| L. Danby | Independent | 3,032 |
| W Woodhead | Conservative | 2,989 |
| L. Stephens | Labour | 978 |
| B. Laverick | Labour | 975 |
| C. Laidler | Labour | 911 |
| W. Smithurst | Labour | 868 |
| B. Taylerson | Labour | 844 |
No. 5 (Mile House)7 seats
| B. Hodgson | Labour | 1,652 ✓ |
| A. McIntosh | Labour | 1,623 ✓ |
| W. Hodgson | Labour | 1,588 ✓ |
| Derek Cooke | Labour | 1,565 ✓ |
| M. Sutherland | Labour | 1,539 ✓ |
| Dominic Smith | Labour | 1,505 ✓ |
| S. Redican | Labour | 1,488 ✓ |
| M. Fletcher | Conservative | 904 |
| E. Hall | Conservative | 834 |
| E. Wild | Conservative | 819 |
| C. Bryson | Conservative | 815 |
| D. Woodhead | Conservative | 771 |
| P. Thompson | Conservative | 647 |
| J. Smith | COMM | 350 |
No. 6 (North End)4 seats · turnout 30.6%
| J. Cooke | Labour | 1,039 ✓ |
| J. Cooke | Labour | 1,034 ✓ |
| P. Cooke | Labour | 960 ✓ |
| J. Munsey | Labour | 921 ✓ |
| P. Berryman | Conservative | 848 |
| A. Berryman | Conservative | 821 |
| R. Restall | RES | 789 |
| J. Iceton | RES | 788 |
| J. Brown | RES | 754 |
| A. Marsden | Conservative | 722 |
| E. Skelton | Conservative | 674 |
No. 7 (Norton)6 seats
| D. Borgars | Conservative | 3,122 ✓ |
| M. Jackson | Conservative | 3,053 ✓ |
| M. Stabler | Conservative | 3,035 ✓ |
| R. Gash | Conservative | 3,002 ✓ |
| B. Brownridge | Conservative | 2,964 ✓ |
| L. Young | Conservative | 2,950 ✓ |
| Paul Middleton | Labour | 1,364 |
| A. Wood | Labour | 1,292 |
| D. Swann | Labour | 1,270 |
No. 8 (Stockton South)4 seats
| E. Wright | Independent | 1,352 ✓ |
| W. Bullock | Independent | 1,168 ✓ |
| B. Russell | Conservative | 756 ✓ |
| J. Farnaby | Conservative | 666 ✓ |
| S. Buckle | Conservative | 633 |
| K. Cook | Labour | 595 |
| G. Dargie | Labour | 562 |
| C. Elwood | Labour | 527 |
| W. Giffin | Labour | 501 |
No. 9 (Thornaby East)5 seats
| Jane Ann Hudson | Labour | 1,667 ✓ |
| M O'Brien | Labour | 1,575 ✓ |
| K Craggs | Labour | 1,570 ✓ |
| K Kidd | Labour | 1,530 ✓ |
| L Casson | Labour | 1,455 ✓ |
| Hayley Anderson | Conservative | 1,417 |
| G Bell | Conservative | 1,413 |
| G Rickaby | Conservative | 1,311 |
