Before (end of 1975) (25 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 19 · Conservative 6 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0
After (end of 1976) (25 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 16 · Labour 7 · Other 2 · The Liberal Party 0
Ward results
Batchley3 seats · turnout 23.7%
| W. Cardy | Labour | 820 |
| W. Stranz | Labour | 727 |
| V. Ramsey | Labour | 649 |
| C. Miller | Conservative | 297 |
Central3 seats · turnout 40.8%
| G. Miller | Conservative | 646 |
| F. Ludwig | Conservative | 624 |
| A. Moore | Conservative | 608 |
| W. Lock | Labour | 485 |
| A. Connor | Labour | 464 |
| D. Morris | Labour | 453 |
Crabbs Cross3 seats · turnout 40.9%
| E. Quiney | Conservative | 1,106 |
| J. Robinson | Conservative | 984 |
| J. Smith | Conservative | 944 |
| R. Passingham | Labour | 668 |
| A. Munday | Labour | 629 |
| B. Johnstone | Labour | 554 |
East2 seats · turnout 43.4%
| P. Dyson | Independent | 405 |
| G. Hartless | Independent | 368 |
| A. Crabtree | Conservative | 319 |
| E. Cole | Labour | 316 |
| G. Getwood | Conservative | 311 |
| R. Griffiths | Labour | 280 |
Feckenham2 seats · turnout 42.5%
| H. Shankels | Conservative | 904 |
| A. Bedford-Smith | Conservative | 692 |
| A. Jones | Labour | 168 |
| A. Cotton | Labour | 166 |
Greenlands7 seats
| A Jones | Conservative | 2,177 ✓ |
| K Maynard | Labour | 2,165 ✓ |
| Anne Chadwick | Conservative | 2,139 ✓ |
| F Hiscocks | Conservative | 2,133 ✓ |
| M Hill | Labour | 2,129 ✓ |
| P Passingham | Labour | 2,112 ✓ |
| P Proffitt | Conservative | 2,107 ✓ |
| G Ball | Labour | 2,096 |
| W Metcalf | Conservative | 2,085 |
| T Stack | Labour | 2,079 |
| Albert Wharrad | Labour | 2,075 |
| E Murdock | Conservative | 2,011 |
| A Price | Labour | 2,008 |
| W Thompson | Conservative | 1,974 |
| P Craddock | LIB | 999 |
| I Webster | LIB | 955 |
| N Blackhall | Independent | 432 |
North2 seats · turnout 33.2%
| C. Harris | Conservative | 421 |
| A. Sanders | Labour | 372 |
| R. Watton | Labour | 353 |
| G. Johnson | Independent | 323 |