Before (end of 1975) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 28 · Conservative 19 · The Liberal Party 1 · Other 0
After (end of 1976) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 25 · Labour 22 · The Liberal Party 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Bretton3 seats · turnout 39.8%
| P. Brundle | Labour | 784 |
| L. Gibson | Labour | 675 |
| J. Sandford | Conservative | 655 |
| R. Wallis | Labour | 636 |
| C. Side | Conservative | 579 |
| F Suri | Conservative | 535 |
| J. Grace | LIB | 257 |
| P. Wilson | LIB | 231 |
Central3 seats · turnout 37.0%
| F. Holdich | Conservative | 1,032 |
| T. Gray | Labour | 991 |
| J. Suri | Conservative | 977 |
| R. Paten | Independent | 963 |
| P. Sharp | Labour | 910 |
| B. Budding | Labour | 871 |
| D. McNulty | Independent | 162 |
Dogsthorpe3 seats · turnout 23.5%
| G. Bradley | Labour | 1,011 |
| M. Charteris | Labour | 924 |
| C. Gray | Labour | 887 |
| J. Burke | Conservative | 853 |
| D. Gull | Conservative | 609 |
East3 seats · turnout 33.5%
| D. Brice | Conservative | 995 |
| G. Beeby | Conservative | 947 |
| D. Buckley | Labour | 885 |
| D. Lea | Conservative | 859 |
| J Hall | Labour | 785 |
| D. Williams | Labour | 701 |
Eye1 seat · turnout 48.4%
| R. Perkins | Conservative | 436 |
| M. Britton | Labour | 399 |
Fletton3 seats · turnout 41.0%
| W. Cashmore | Labour | 1,329 |
| A. Chalmers | Labour | 1,212 |
| M. Swift | Labour | 1,166 |
| H. Elsom | Conservative | 1,096 |
| E. Baxter | Conservative | 1,047 |
| H. Sharp | Conservative | 1,000 |
Glinton1 seat · turnout 52.4%
| E. Titman | Conservative | 854 |
| C. Wootton | Labour | 247 |
Newborough1 seat · turnout 52.6%
| L. Vergette | Conservative | 342 |
| F. Conway | Labour | 257 |
North3 seats · turnout 30.8%
| C. Swift | Labour | 1,349 |
| C. Hall | Labour | 1,082 |
| K. Winfield | Labour | 1,039 |
| C. Beeby | Conservative | 947 |
Northborough1 seat · turnout 45.6%
| A. Crowson | Conservative | 714 |
| M. Cleverley | Labour | 105 |
Orton Longueville3 seats · turnout 52.5%
| A. Dewhurst | Conservative | 676 |
| R. Taylor | Conservative | 665 |
| J. Rigby | Conservative | 603 |
| P. Froggitt | LIB | 319 |
| A. Coleman | Labour | 139 |
| T. Bryant | Labour | 135 |
| W. Goss | Labour | 124 |
Orton Waterville1 seat · turnout 68.5%
| J. Barker | Conservative | 268 |
| D. Lancaster | Independent | 187 |
| S. Glover | Labour | 22 |
Park3 seats · turnout 44.3%
| R. Laxton | Conservative | 2,059 |
| R. Shelford | Conservative | 1,912 |
| N. Chapman | Conservative | 1,872 |
| C. Jost | Labour | 717 |
| J. Sharp | Labour | 705 |
| K. Luckey | Labour | 686 |
Paston2 seats · turnout 52.0%
| G. Chestney | Labour | 390 |
| L. Rimes | Labour | 332 |
| G. Hastings | Conservative | 295 |
| J. Phillips | Conservative | 288 |
Ravensthorpe3 seats · turnout 31.3%
| Dowson A. | Labour | 992 |
| J. Rodgers | Labour | 990 |
| P. Brooks | Labour | 981 |
| B. Burke | Conservative | 775 |
| D. Fowler | Conservative | 752 |
| M. Lea | Conservative | 680 |
South3 seats · turnout 40.6%
| G. Woodward | Conservative | 1,122 |
| M. Essaydi | Conservative | 977 |
| A. Andrews | Conservative | 946 |
| D. Townsend | Labour | 897 |
| H. Cole | Labour | 875 |
| J. Smith | Labour | 865 |
| R. Hawkes-Bayliss | LIB | 324 |
| J. Wing | LIB | 215 |
Stanground3 seats · turnout 34.4%
| J. Hurford | Conservative | 1,137 |
| R. Fry | Conservative | 1,054 |
| R. Palmer | Labour | 1,044 |
| G. Wilson | Labour | 1,016 |
| M. Budding | Labour | 1,009 |
| Wood C. | Conservative | 976 |
Thorney1 seat · turnout 35.7%
| B. Franklin | LIB | 519 |
| E. Toms | Labour | 60 |
Walton3 seats · turnout 36.8%
| R. Topley | Labour | 1,129 |
| J. Farrell | Labour | 1,010 |
| P. Ayres | Labour | 996 |
| J. Roberts | Conservative | 932 |
| D. Palmer | Conservative | 879 |
| S. Paterson | Conservative | 869 |
Werrington2 seats · turnout 37.0%
| B. Burke | Conservative | 1,133 |
| H. Lothian | Conservative | 1,022 |
| B. Giddings | Labour | 477 |
| R. Taylor | Labour | 441 |
