Before (end of 1975) (28 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 26 · Labour 2 · The Liberal Party 0 · Conservative 0
After (end of 1976) (28 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 22 · The Liberal Party 3 · Labour 3 · Conservative 0
Ward results
Beadnell2 seats
| N. Turner | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| J. Heppell | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Belford1 seat
| E. Stephenson | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Chatton1 seat
| J. Marshall | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Edward2 seats · turnout 42.2%
| G. Elliott | Labour | 526 |
| D. Fairnell | Labour | 492 |
| E. Small | RES | 154 |
Elizabeth3 seats · turnout 50.3%
| R. Blackhall | Independent | 940 |
| K. Dickinson | LIB | 861 |
| F. Longbone | Independent | 715 |
| Forsyth | Independent | 614 |
Islandshire2 seats · turnout 55.3%
| Crossman H. | Independent | 678 |
| F. Rogerson | Independent | 495 |
| I. McGregor | LIB | 341 |
| Campbell | LIB | 252 |
Norhamshire2 seats
| G. Miller | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| G. Miller | Independent | 0 ✓ |
North Sunderland2 seats · turnout 39.4%
| Scott | Labour | 642 |
| J. Barrow | Independent | 422 |
| Harper | Independent | 139 |
Seton2 seats · turnout 48.8%
| T. Sidey | Independent | 552 |
| R. Gilchrist | Labour | 462 |
| Douglass | RES | 341 |
Spittal3 seats · turnout 36.1%
| Rowntree | Independent | 668 |
| Thompson | Independent | 658 |
| Dawson | Independent | 558 |
| Kay | Labour | 450 |
Wooler2 seats
| McClubrick | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| T. Newton | Independent | 0 ✓ |
