Before (end of 1975)
Not known.
After (end of 1976)
Not known.
Ward results
No. 1 (Waterhead & Lees)1 seat · turnout 40.2%
| J. Taylor | Conservative | 2,033 |
| H. McDonald | Labour | 1,757 |
| D. Clayton | LIB | 319 |
No. 10 (Chadderton North)1 seat · turnout 33.5%
| N. Rodgers | Conservative | 1,861 |
| S. Jacobs | Labour | 932 |
| H. Woods | LIB | 291 |
No. 11 (Chadderton South)1 seat · turnout 38.7%
| J. Conway | Conservative | 1,773 |
| D. Graham | Labour | 1,561 |
No. 12 (Crompton North-East-South)1 seat · turnout 41.9%
| A. Paterson | Conservative | 2,471 |
| M. Rile | Labour | 1,321 |
No. 13 (Crompton West-Dogford-Heyside)1 seat · turnout 40.1%
| C. Hilton | Conservative | 1,635 |
| A. Wolfenden | LIB | 1,077 |
| H. Albison | Labour | 738 |
No. 14 (Dryclough-Haggate-Thornham)1 seat · turnout 38.3%
| A. Wood | Conservative | 2,014 ✓ |
| R. Mallinson | Labour | 955 |
| P. Jepson | Ind LIB | 838 |
| R. Brundniewicz | LIB | 600 |
No. 2 (St. Peters-Bardsley-St. Pauls)2 seats · turnout 32.8%
| G. Webb | Conservative | 3,268 |
| W. Lees | Conservative | 3,257 |
| A. Clarke | Labour | 2,021 |
| M. Maloney | Labour | 1,940 |
| A. McInnes | LIB | 408 |
| H. Crees | LIB | 383 |
No. 3 (Clarksfield)1 seat · turnout 34.3%
| D. Smith | Conservative | 1,808 |
| H. Slack | Labour | 1,540 |
| L. Curley | COMM | 100 |
No. 4 (Hollinwood)1 seat · turnout 32.9%
| A. Tweedale | Labour | 1,149 |
| J. Slater | Conservative | 601 |
| E. Joynes | LIB | 344 |
No. 6 (St. Marys & Mumps)1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| R. Whitehead | Conservative | 1,136 ✓ |
| G. Leonard | Labour | 1,036 |
| S. Hilyer | LIB | 195 |
| F. Stansfield | COMM | 71 |