Before (end of 1975) (43 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 22 · Conservative 9 · The Liberal Party 7 · Labour 5
After (end of 1976) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 20 · Other 17 · The Liberal Party 4 · Labour 3
Ward results
Abbey2 seats · turnout 37.3%
| M. Malpas | Conservative | 715 |
| A. Mitchell | Conservative | 668 |
| C. Mead | LIB | 435 |
| E. Webb | LIB | 373 |
Alamein3 seats · turnout 26.9%
| R. Lawrence | Labour | 817 |
| B. Smith | Conservative | 794 |
| M. Viney | Labour | 770 |
| R. Stephenson | Labour | 698 |
Ampfield & Braishfield1 seat · turnout 57.9%
| M. Sleeman | Conservative | 589 |
| S. Freckleton | LIB | 302 |
Blackwater2 seats · turnout 45.6%
| S. Scurlock | Conservative | 778 |
| A. Jewell | RES | 750 |
| R. Perry | Conservative | 740 |
| F. Gentle | Independent | 381 |
Bourne Valley1 seat
| M. Whittingham | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Chilworth & Nursling2 seats · turnout 40.2%
| J. Bigwood | Independent | 777 |
| J. Fowler | Conservative | 699 |
| E. Harrison | Independent | 326 |
| A. Shutler | Independent | 268 |
| M. Quirk | Independent | 147 |
Cupernham2 seats · turnout 39.7%
| T. Gould | LIB | 576 |
| A. March | LIB | 559 |
| A Ruston | Conservative | 541 |
| W. Waterman | Conservative | 480 |
Dun Valley1 seat · turnout 57.3%
| S. Butler | Independent | 606 |
| M. West | Conservative | 302 |
Harewood2 seats
| J. Morgan | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| A. Kingston | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Harroway3 seats · turnout 30.3%
| L. Naylor | Conservative | 781 |
| M. Haselden | Conservative | 672 |
| E. Jones | Conservative | 672 |
| R. Perrett | Independent | 510 |
| L. Taylor | LIB | 445 |
Kings Sombourne & Michelmersh1 seat · turnout 46.9%
| H. Smith | Independent | 392 |
| P. Tull | Independent | 306 |
Millway3 seats · turnout 20.5%
| A. Croucher | Independent | 801 |
| B. Beggs | Conservative | 745 |
| D. Popejoy | Conservative | 663 |
| G. Lynn | Conservative | 627 |
| A. Parke | Independent | 0 ✓ |
North Baddesley3 seats · turnout 33.3%
| G. Catt | Independent | 873 |
| T. Cave-Brown-Cave | Independent | 843 |
| A. Cornick | Independent | 757 |
| J. Peel | Conservative | 726 |
| C. Meaney | LIB | 381 |
| A. Toas | LIB | 346 |
Over Wallop1 seat
| W. White | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Romsey Extra1 seat
| D. Bunting | Independent | 0 ✓ |
St Mary's3 seats
| P. Sumner | Conservative | 1,092 |
| B. Stone | Conservative | 917 |
| W. Hennessy | Labour | 803 |
| M. Bleines | Labour | 658 |
Stockbridge1 seat
| J. Clayton | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Tadburn2 seats · turnout 39.0%
| P. Brans | Conservative | 609 |
| D. Johnson | LIB | 573 |
| L. Saint | Conservative | 551 |
| W. Dawkins | LIB | 459 |
Tedworth2 seats · turnout 32.4%
| E. Williams | Conservative | 691 |
| G. Beese | Independent | 671 |
| E. Adey | Independent | 559 |
Weyhill2 seats
| G. Going | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| C. Olivier | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Winton3 seats · turnout 28.6%
| Q. Thorne | LIB | 959 |
| L. Porter | Independent | 784 |
| S. Brockbank | Conservative | 679 |
| N. Dallimore | Conservative | 636 |
| E. Bryant | Independent | 524 |