Before (end of 1975) (30 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 23 · Conservative 6 · Labour 1 · The Liberal Party 0
After (end of 1976) (30 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 17 · Conservative 13 · The Liberal Party 0 · Labour 0
Ward results
Abbey3 seats · turnout 41.7%
| N. Marshall | Dem Lab | 1,300 ✓ |
| K. Carveth | Dem Lab | 1,129 ✓ |
| E. Coles | Dem Lab | 1,046 ✓ |
| D. Jackson | Labour | 641 |
| M. McHugh | Labour | 634 |
| N. Frohock | Labour | 550 |
| P. Chambers | Conservative | 506 |
| P. Marshall | Conservative | 442 |
| R. Feeney | LIB | 259 |
| B. Ashmore | Independent | 204 |
Boultham3 seats · turnout 45.1%
| T. Rook | Dem Lab | 1,000 |
| A. Padget | Dem Lab | 876 |
| D. McLeish | Dem Lab | 845 |
| W. Pixsley | Conservative | 518 |
| F. Hamill | Conservative | 426 |
| J. Ward | Labour | 417 |
| C Ireland | Conservative | 402 |
| D. Bessey | Labour | 341 |
| P. Deverill | Labour | 321 |
Bracebridge3 seats
| E Jenkins | Conservative | 1,090 ✓ |
| R Bracey | Conservative | 972 ✓ |
| Patrick Roe | Conservative | 960 ✓ |
| R Brown | Dem Lab | 888 |
| R Brittan | Dem Lab | 876 |
| D Shaw | Dem Lab | 763 |
| J Colam | Labour | 534 |
| D Colam | Labour | 501 |
| J Plant | Labour | 449 |
Carholme3 seats · turnout 40.0%
| N. Spence | Conservative | 1,010 |
| S. Campbell | Conservative | 914 |
| I. Campbell | Conservative | 832 |
| M. Smalec | Dem Lab | 694 |
| M. Marshall | Dem Lab | 645 |
| S. Bishop | Labour | 477 |
| W. Parker | Labour | 457 |
| R. Templeman | Labour | 434 |
Castle3 seats · turnout 44.3%
| C. Robinson | Conservative | 1,161 |
| Cassie Northwood | Conservative | 979 |
| N. McDonald | Conservative | 956 |
| F. Goulding | Dem Lab | 846 |
| R. Jones | Dem Lab | 836 |
| T. Dawson | Labour | 387 |
| H Bunnage | Labour | 356 |
| A. Weir | Labour | 322 |
Ermine3 seats · turnout 35.0%
| D. Chambers | Dem Lab | 1,212 |
| R. Barnes | Dem Lab | 1,167 |
| L. Davis | Dem Lab | 1,095 |
| J. Bennett | Labour | 1,043 |
| L. Vaisey | Labour | 947 |
| J. Pulford | Labour | 880 |
| E. Fox | Conservative | 760 |
Hartsholme3 seats · turnout 39.0%
| J. Golding | Dem Lab | 1,117 |
| J. Bates | Dem Lab | 1,090 |
| M. Richardson | Dem Lab | 1,068 |
| F. Wright | Labour | 821 |
| I. Goldson | Labour | 773 |
| K. Wood | Labour | 772 |
| B. Howson | Conservative | 630 |
| J. Ginniff | COMM | 49 |
Minster3 seats · turnout 40.7%
| B. Ferguson | Conservative | 1,333 |
| J. Sullivan | Conservative | 1,116 |
| F. Horn | Conservative | 1,062 |
| C. Wilkinson | Dem Lab | 831 |
| G. Thornborrow | Dem Lab | 674 |
| M. Cole | Dem Lab | 669 |
| S. Walker | Labour | 619 |
| L. Wells | Labour | 568 |
| H. Hubbard | Labour | 490 |
Moorland3 seats · turnout 32.5%
| R. Beecham | Dem Lab | 1,300 |
| J. Turner | Dem Lab | 1,011 |
| B. Abbott | Conservative | 996 |
| R Long | Conservative | 963 |
| N. Baldock | Labour | 806 |
| J. Robertson | Labour | 791 |
| R. Hodson | Labour | 732 |
Park3 seats · turnout 32.3%
| F. Allen | Dem Lab | 934 |
| L. Shepheard | Dem Lab | 854 |
| A. Hunt | Dem Lab | 678 |
| R. Bullimore | Ind Con | 442 |
| M. Brittan | Labour | 379 |
| A. Gibbons | Labour | 347 |
| N. Smith | Labour | 304 |