Before (end of 1975) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 15 · The Liberal Party 11 · Conservative 8 · Labour 8
After (end of 1976) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 18 · Other 12 · Labour 9 · The Liberal Party 3
Ward results
Barncroft3 seats · turnout 21.1%
| J. Kelly | Labour | 522 |
| B. Smith | Labour | 490 |
| L. Hyson | LIB | 474 |
| I. Handscomb | Labour | 458 |
| E. Turner | LIB | 433 |
| P. Collins | LIB | 425 |
Battins3 seats · turnout 26.1%
| B. Bell | Labour | 1,325 |
| E. Robinson | Labour | 852 |
| A. Gleadall | Labour | 824 |
| K. Butler | Conservative | 723 |
| C. Croucher | LIB | 393 |
| R. Russell | LIB | 347 |
| H. Hamer | LIB | 320 |
BONDFIELDS3 seats · turnout 32.9%
| K. Berry | Labour | 1,092 |
| L. Powell | Labour | 906 |
| R. Hyson | LIB | 872 |
| W Taylor | Labour | 866 |
| M. Hardcastle | LIB | 840 |
| E. Theobold | LIB | 817 |
Cowplain3 seats
| J. Bailey | RES | 1,373 |
| J. Hulme | Conservative | 1,295 |
| V. Hill | RES | 1,265 |
| I. Hungate | Independent | 1,028 |
| R. Miron | LIB | 395 |
Hart Plain3 seats · turnout 28.3%
| J. Carruthers | RES | 1,250 |
| J. Frankel | RES | 1,030 |
| J. Sellar | RES | 963 |
| L. Dryer | Conservative | 763 |
| D. Cowper | Conservative | 716 |
| D. Porch | LIB | 305 |
Hayling East3 seats · turnout 36.8%
| K. Pook | Conservative | 1,039 |
| R. Selby | Conservative | 1,012 |
| P. Tickner | Conservative | 965 |
| A. Morriss | RES | 911 |
| B. Quinton | RES | 842 |
| S. Clifford | RES | 720 |
Hayling West3 seats · turnout 42.0%
| J. Broughton | RES | 1,315 |
| A. Whistler | RES | 1,127 |
| A. Edwards | Conservative | 1,062 |
| A. Garside | RES | 1,046 |
| B. Harcourt | Conservative | 943 |
| S. Hewitt | Conservative | 853 |
Purbrook3 seats · turnout 37.0%
| Geva Blackett | Conservative | 1,659 |
| T. Williams | Conservative | 1,655 |
| S. Hall | Conservative | 1,529 |
| A. Coulson | LIB | 646 |
| A. Ramsay | LIB | 595 |
St. Faiths3 seats · turnout 44.9%
| F. Vine | Conservative | 1,773 |
| M. Spero | Conservative | 1,628 |
| S. Massey | Conservative | 1,577 |
| K. Hickson | LIB | 1,312 |
| W. Wingate | LIB | 1,273 |
| P. Morphet | LIB | 998 |
Stakes3 seats · turnout 30.6%
| C. Ludbrook | Conservative | 989 |
| H. Rose | Conservative | 855 |
| C. Orrick | Conservative | 782 |
| D. Miller | RES | 776 |
| M. O'Brien | Independent | 754 |
| F. Lille | LIB | 343 |
| L. Hutchings | LIB | 337 |
Warren Park3 seats · turnout 23.0%
| W. Pope | Labour | 643 |
| A. Slight | Labour | 616 |
| C. Hughes | LIB | 616 |
| P. Western | Labour | 583 |
| D. Hayter | LIB | 558 |
| G. Williams | LIB | 496 |
| J. Hodgkins | COMM | 125 |
Waterloo3 seats · turnout 35.7%
| M. Butler | RES | 1,658 |
| D. Wilkins | RES | 1,517 |
| N. Gordon-Rae | RES | 1,290 |
| H Brown | Conservative | 807 |
| L. Varty | Independent | 267 |