Before (end of 1975) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 20 · Conservative 15 · Labour 13 · The Liberal Party 8
After (end of 1976) (58 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 21 · Conservative 21 · Labour 9 · The Liberal Party 7
Ward results
Amesbury3 seats · turnout 37.5%
| T. Heffernan | Conservative | 1,167 |
| A. Underwood | Labour | 956 |
| A. Peach | Conservative | 795 |
| P. Lumley | Labour | 786 |
| D. McCourt | LIB | 499 |
| R. Hughes | Labour | 449 |
Bemerton3 seats · turnout 25.4%
| G. Burden | Labour | 759 |
| W. Lambert | Labour | 705 |
| A. Lawrence | Labour | 601 |
| J. Park | LIB | 532 |
| A. Sexton | Conservative | 520 |
Bishopdown1 seat · turnout 37.8%
| P. Edwards | LIB | 229 |
| S. Stevens | RES | 205 |
| H. Cox | Labour | 139 |
Bulford2 seats
| L. Mousley | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| R. Fox | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Chalke Valley1 seat · turnout 53.2%
| J. Brown | LIB | 454 |
| A. Blythe | Conservative | 310 |
Downton2 seats
| P. Onsdale | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| W. Oglethorpe | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Durrington3 seats · turnout 37.0%
| E. Hilderbrand | Conservative | 728 |
| A. Whittall | Conservative | 678 |
| R. Steadman | Labour | 670 |
| J. Vallis | Labour | 660 |
| S. Laird | Conservative | 640 |
| S. Rudkin | Labour | 572 |
| A. Whatley | Independent | 188 |
| B. McCourt | LIB | 161 |
Fisherton and Bemerton Village2 seats · turnout 41.0%
| S. Snook | Conservative | 715 |
| T. Cowie | RES | 498 |
| W. Haworth | LIB | 485 |
| K. Royle | Conservative | 406 |
Fonthill1 seat
| C. Morrison | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Fovant1 seat
| J. Snowden | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Harnham3 seats · turnout 46.6%
| T. Hattersley | Independent | 1,387 |
| M. Bevan | Conservative | 1,014 |
| B. Head | Conservative | 810 |
| J. Farrand | LIB | 793 |
| W. Porter | Conservative | 757 |
| G. Seabrook | Independent | 587 |
| H. Cross | Labour | 544 |
Idmiston1 seat · turnout 41.3%
| C. Pude | Independent | 409 |
| W. Robertson | Conservative | 310 |
Knoyle1 seat · turnout 53.4%
| J. Longley | Independent | 382 |
| C. Heald | Independent | 218 |
Laverstock2 seats
| M. Wheway | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| R. Lodge | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Milford2 seats · turnout 31.5%
| B. Sheppard | RES | 622 |
| D. Stephenson | Conservative | 566 |
| N. Hardy | LIB | 319 |
Nadder1 seat · turnout 69.6%
| R. Mabey | Conservative | 407 |
| R. Hibberd | LIB | 327 |
St Paul3 seats · turnout 39.4%
| B. Stratton | LIB | 567 |
| J. Abbot | Labour | 566 |
| I. Light | Labour | 558 |
| F. Grandfield | Labour | 549 |
| G. Tudhope | Conservative | 526 |
| D. Shergold | Conservative | 511 |
| D. Parsons | Independent | 430 |
St. Edmund2 seats · turnout 40.5%
| P. Edwares | LIB | 625 |
| A. Burden | RES | 624 |
| J Rhind-Tutt | Conservative | 279 |
| D. Smith | Conservative | 209 |
St. Mark3 seats · turnout 40.1%
| L. Weeks | RES | 991 |
| G. Shingler | Conservative | 842 |
| B. Alford | Conservative | 766 |
| R. Hardy | LIB | 725 |
| G. Brown | Conservative | 708 |
St. Martin2 seats · turnout 35.4%
| H. Barker | Conservative | 637 |
| A. Stocken | Conservative | 493 |
| A. Perry | LIB | 416 |
| A. Barrington-Brown | Independent | 415 |
Till Valley1 seat
| A. Hall | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Upper Bourne1 seat
| G. Miles | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Western1 seat
| R. Hitchings | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Whiteparish1 seat
| R. Hutchings | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Wilton2 seats · turnout 30.7%
| D. Gray | Conservative | 570 |
| H. Aubrey | Independent | 450 |
| N. Newport | Independent | 434 |
| T. Morland | Conservative | 419 |
Winterbourne1 seat
| H. Mills | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Winterslow1 seat
| P. Titt | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Woodford Valley1 seat · turnout 60.5%
| S. Down | LIB | 271 |
| D. Brind | Independent | 177 |
Wylye2 seats · turnout 49.4%
| D. West | Conservative | 532 |
| J. Lakeman | LIB | 526 |
| B. Stephens | Independent | 517 |
| F. Kerse | RES | 299 |
