Before (end of 1975)
Not known.
After (end of 1976)
Not known.
Ward results
Acre Rigg3 seats · turnout 14.8%
| J. Broom | Independent | 640 |
| B. Boyd | Labour | 359 |
| F. Dickson | Labour | 354 |
| D. Byron | Labour | 346 |
Dawdon4 seats · turnout 42.4%
| J. Goodwin | Labour | 1,405 |
| F Shaw | Labour | 1,243 |
| A. Brown | Independent | 1,155 |
| J. Chapman | Labour | 1,086 |
| A. Huntley | Labour | 1,002 |
| V. Ward | LIB | 949 |
| W. Madeley | RES | 563 |
| J. Harvey | RES | 562 |
| W. Reay | Independent | 550 |
Easington Village1 seat · turnout 50.1%
| J. Ridley | LIB | 486 |
| E. Wilding | Labour | 296 |
Eden Hill3 seats · turnout 12.7%
| F. Patterson | LIB | 337 |
| A. Williams | LIB | 297 |
| J. Alderson | Labour | 292 |
| S. Thomspon | Labour | 290 |
| R. Boyes | Labour | 256 |
Haswell1 seat · turnout 54.4%
| A. McAteer | Labour | 431 |
| R Watson | Independent | 300 |
No. 1 (Park-Seaham-South)5 seats · turnout 43.0%
| D. Myers | Labour | 1,570 |
| A. Lockyear | Labour | 1,536 |
| M. English | Labour | 1,423 |
| C. Watson | LIB | 1,402 |
| M. Farrell | Labour | 1,357 |
| B. Stockdale | RES | 1,345 |
| E. Watson | Labour | 1,281 |
| T. Thompson | LIB | 1,270 |
| K. Keegan | RES | 1,029 |
| G. Edwards | RES | 773 |
No. 10 (Hutton Henry)1 seat · turnout 43.4%
| R. Lowe | Labour | 343 |
| R. Duke | Independent | 202 |
| G. Taylor | Independent | 96 |
No. 11 (Monkhesleden)4 seats
| M. Curry | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| M. Pattison | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| M. Weetman | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| G. Laidler | Labour | 0 ✓ |
No. 2 (Deneside & High Colliery)4 seats · turnout 36.5%
| J. Dawson | Labour | 1,534 |
| M. Burdess | Labour | 1,473 |
| B. Burgin | Labour | 1,395 |
| G. Scrafton | Labour | 1,192 |
| L. Devlin | RES | 771 |
| G. Dobson | LIB | 677 |
| B. Price | RES | 536 |
| J. Shaw | RES | 521 |
No. 6 (East Murton)6 seats · turnout 25.3%
| J. Cummings | Labour | 1,685 |
| F. Etherington | Labour | 1,675 |
| R. Luke | Labour | 1,417 |
| C. Short | Labour | 1,370 |
| W. Gowland | Ind Lab | 1,297 |
| T. Metcalfe | Labour | 1,198 |
| K. Houghton | LIB | 1,023 |
| A. Maw | Labour | 1,004 |
| T. Black | RES | 852 |
No. 9 (Horden)6 seats · turnout 19.3%
| C. Reynolds | Labour | 1,026 |
| D. Armstrong | Ind Lab | 985 |
| A. Naisbitt | Labour | 983 |
| W. Oxenham | Conservative | 970 |
| M. Kirkup | Labour | 959 |
| C. Byers | Ind Lab | 933 |
| J. Moutter | Labour | 866 |
| H. Davies | Labour | 795 |
| F. Rogers | Labour | 779 |
Shotton3 seats
| G. Hamilton | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| C. Banks | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| N. Jameson | Labour | 0 ✓ |
South Hetton2 seats · turnout 31.1%
| R Todd | Labour | 559 |
| J. Rackstraw | Independent | 357 |
| O. Massey | Labour | 354 |
Thornley2 seats · turnout 37.5%
| J. Nicholson | Ind Lab | 579 ✓ |
| B. Wilson | Independent | 488 ✓ |
| F. Walker | Labour | 241 |
| D. Grieves | Labour | 217 |
| N. Race | Independent | 199 |
| V. Dowson | Independent | 180 |
| M. Tilley | Independent | 118 |
Wheatley Hill3 seats
| A. Wharrier | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| W. Greenwood | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| D. Dodds | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Wingate2 seats · turnout 34.2%
| D. Thompson | Labour | 800 |
| J. Charlton | Labour | 784 |
| P. Alcock | Ind Lab | 210 |
| K. Alcock | Ind Lab | 162 |