Before (end of 1975) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 32 · Labour 22 · The Liberal Party 3 · Other 3
After (end of 1976) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 39 · Labour 19 · Other 2 · The Liberal Party 0
Ward results
Appleton1 seat
| P. Mounfield | Conservative | 1,762 ✓ |
| E. Hewitt | Conservative | 1,642 ✓ |
| H. Whittaker | Conservative | 1,621 ✓ |
| C. Millman | Labour | 357 |
| W. Bailey | Labour | 325 |
Bewsey3 seats · turnout 31.5%
| J Hayes | Labour | 1,283 |
| T. Pye | Labour | 1,268 |
| W. Avery | Labour | 1,247 |
| Walsh P. | Conservative | 268 |
| W. Edwards | Conservative | 261 |
| C. Hanson | Conservative | 232 |
Booths Hill1 seat · turnout 59.9%
| J Jenkins | Conservative | 754 |
| K. Rooke | LIB | 499 |
Burtonwood2 seats · turnout 34.5%
| F. Phillips | Independent | 932 |
| A. Fairclough | Independent | 686 |
| C. Allen | Labour | 604 |
Croft1 seat · turnout 58.2%
| P. Birchall | Conservative | 559 |
| D. Brookfield | RES | 406 |
Culcheth & Glazebury3 seats · turnout 51.1%
| D. Chapman | Conservative | 1,942 |
| J. Winterburn | Conservative | 1,827 |
| D. Nunn | Conservative | 1,819 |
| L. Daitith | Labour | 1,096 |
| J. Fearn | Labour | 888 |
| L. Brewin | Labour | 840 |
| R. Rawes | Independent | 803 |
Grappenhall & Thelwall3 seats · turnout 50.0%
| J. Brierley | Conservative | 1,825 ✓ |
| B. Ardern | Conservative | 1,752 ✓ |
| M. Connor | Conservative | 1,629 ✓ |
| N. Harrison | Residents | 831 |
| F. Nelson | The Liberal Party | 779 |
| P. Morrey | Labour | 562 |
| J. Pearson | Labour | 419 |
| M. Earlam | Labour | 405 |
Grappenhall and Thelwall3 seats
| J Brierley | Conservative | 1,825 |
| B Ardern | Conservative | 1,752 |
| M Connor | Conservative | 1,629 |
| N Harrison | RES | 831 |
| F Nelson | LIB | 779 |
| P Morrey | Labour | 562 |
| J Pearson | Labour | 419 |
| M Earlam | Labour | 405 |
Howley2 seats · turnout 25.5%
| H. Edwards | Labour | 413 |
| V. Edwards | Labour | 392 |
| K. Robinson | Conservative | 257 |
| M. Fisher | Conservative | 249 |
Latchford3 seats · turnout 34.4%
| R. Lightfoot | Conservative | 1,092 |
| J. Graham | Conservative | 1,084 |
| B. Shakeshaft | Conservative | 1,056 |
| Heidi Bennett | Labour | 866 |
| H. Hankey | Labour | 856 |
| G. Syers | Labour | 818 |
Lymm1 seat · turnout 60.4%
| A. Ball | Conservative | 657 |
| R. Edwards | LIB | 386 |
No. 1 (Longford)3 seats · turnout 20.7%
| H. Whitehead | Labour | 993 |
| B. Arnold | Labour | 907 |
| J. Verdon | Labour | 854 |
| J. Bibby | Conservative | 410 |
| W. Stephenson | Conservative | 374 |
| W. Hodgson | Conservative | 356 |
No. 15 (Appleton)3 seats · turnout 36.2%
| P. Mounfield | Conservative | 1,762 |
| E. Hewitt | Conservative | 1,642 |
| H. Whittaker | Conservative | 1,621 |
| C. Millman | Labour | 357 |
| W Bailey | Labour | 325 |
No. 17 (Stockton Heath)3 seats · turnout 40.2%
| F. Houghton | Conservative | 1,731 |
| K. Richardson | Conservative | 1,679 |
| J. Thomason | Conservative | 1,630 |
| F. Jones | Labour | 525 |
| C. Flinn | Labour | 427 |
No. 18 (Walton)1 seat · turnout 49.3%
| J. Sephton | Conservative | 524 |
| J. Eustance | Independent | 201 |
No. 2 (Hulme)3 seats
| P Hetherington | Labour | 908 ✓ |
| M Wilson | Labour | 858 ✓ |
| S Wilson | Labour | 835 ✓ |
| J Hayes | Conservative | 317 |
| J Walker | Conservative | 290 |
| J Yarwood | Conservative | 263 |
No. 21 (Great Sankey)3 seats · turnout 30.3%
| A. Merrington | Conservative | 1,700 |
| G. Johnson | Conservative | 1,700 |
| R. Stuart | Conservative | 1,632 |
| J. Pennington | Labour | 992 |
| E. Hankey | Labour | 936 |
| K. Fairbrother | Labour | 880 |
No. 23 (Poulton-With-Fearnhead)3 seats · turnout 33.4%
| D. Smith | Conservative | 1,941 |
| J. McIntyre | Conservative | 1,754 |
| A. Stirrup | Conservative | 1,703 |
| G. Ratcliffe | Labour | 1,280 |
| J. Gartside | Labour | 1,267 |
| T. Collins | Labour | 1,107 |
No. 24 (Winwick)2 seats
| H. Guy | Conservative | 503 |
| H. Appleton | Labour | 393 |
| J. Moore | Conservative | 377 |
| P. Beattie | Labour | 286 |
No. 6 (Fairfield)3 seats
| R. Rigby | Conservative | 1,251 ✓ |
| R. Crocker | Conservative | 1,228 ✓ |
| A. Boyle | Conservative | 1,170 ✓ |
| D. Lyne | Labour | 939 |
| G. Ryan | Labour | 933 |
| M. Hughes | Labour | 933 |
No. 7 (Orford)3 seats · turnout 27.1%
| G. Orange | Labour | 688 |
| J. Smith | Conservative | 625 |
| D. Pickering | Labour | 615 |
| H. Booth | Conservative | 607 |
| T Whelan | Labour | 602 |
| A. Phizacklea | Conservative | 574 |
| G. Hastings | COMM | 79 |
Penketh and Cuerdley3 seats · turnout 33.6%
| A. Higham | Conservative | 1,548 |
| R. Bird | Conservative | 1,535 |
| J. Walsh | Conservative | 1,491 |
| M. Irons | Labour | 838 |
| G. Conyngham | Labour | 749 |
| G. Murphy | Labour | 702 |
Rixton and Woolston3 seats · turnout 39.1%
| J. Punshon | Conservative | 1,420 |
| B. Eaves | Conservative | 1,327 |
| H. Jackson | Conservative | 1,203 |
| J. Clarke | Labour | 1,048 |
| A. Brewer | Labour | 910 |
| R. Kirkin | Labour | 868 |
Statham1 seat · turnout 59.6%
| J. Chappell | Labour | 613 |
| D. Hoyes | Conservative | 305 |
Westy3 seats · turnout 27.0%
| G Myles | Labour | 1,101 |
| R Taylor | Labour | 1,076 |
| G. Cooper | Labour | 1,031 |
| B. Leavitt | Conservative | 566 |
| S. Umpleby | Conservative | 561 |
| A. Rhodes | Conservative | 560 |
Whitecross3 seats
| J. Kilduff | Conservative | 572 ✓ |
| N. Jolley | Conservative | 570 ✓ |
| E. Bowden | Labour | 561 ✓ |
| M. Royle | Labour | 527 |
| T. Bowden | Labour | 525 |
| G. Shaw | Conservative | 520 |
