Before (end of 1975) (72 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 60 · Conservative 8 · The Liberal Party 3 · Other 1
After (end of 1976) (72 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 49 · Conservative 20 · The Liberal Party 3 · Other 0
Ward results
No. 13 seats · turnout 22.3%
| M. Stringer | Labour | 1,050 |
| G. Barber | Labour | 909 |
| W. Griffiths | Labour | 868 |
| P. Moulton | LIB | 501 |
| J. Cusack | LIB | 436 |
| B. Shaw | Conservative | 389 |
| J. Veiss | LIB | 335 |
No. 103 seats · turnout 24.2%
| J. Moston | Labour | 988 |
| P. Reynolds | Labour | 842 |
| J. Beeston | Labour | 817 |
| D. Clarke | LIB | 630 |
| A. Scurrah | LIB | 606 |
| E. Thompson | LIB | 580 |
| R. Briddock | Conservative | 498 |
No. 113 seats · turnout 21.4%
| W. Austin | Labour | 1,687 |
| L. Arnold | Labour | 1,315 |
| S. Hancock | Labour | 1,301 |
| A. Bainbridge | Conservative | 1,064 |
| D. Payne | Conservative | 940 |
No. 123 seats · turnout 35.9%
| A. Gatensbury | Conservative | 1,183 ✓ |
| W. Hancock | Conservative | 1,103 ✓ |
| B Worthington | Conservative | 1,043 ✓ |
| D Brown | Labour | 1,010 |
| D. Brough | Labour | 710 |
| R. Walker | Labour | 646 |
| S. Johnson | LIB | 629 |
| D. Chantrey | LIB | 621 |
| R. Eardley | LIB | 568 |
| J. Latham | NF | 240 |
No. 133 seats · turnout 33.4%
| G. Clarke | Labour | 658 ✓ |
| W Clarke | Conservative | 657 ✓ |
| M. Conway | LIB | 612 ✓ |
| C. Leech | LIB | 599 |
| R. Burman | LIB | 572 |
| T. Crowe | Labour | 542 |
| M. Hughes | Labour | 522 |
| D. Hibbert | Conservative | 511 |
| G. Simpson | Conservative | 509 |
| C. Purton | NF | 103 |
| K. Edmondson | COMM | 62 |
No. 143 seats · turnout 29.0%
| W. Screen | Labour | 796 |
| A. Dale | Labour | 727 |
| J. Kidwell | Labour | 699 |
| J. Barcroft | LIB | 486 |
| J. Reeves | Conservative | 483 |
| D. Sharples | Conservative | 465 |
| G. Ansell | Conservative | 442 |
| R. Sunderland | LIB | 372 |
| B. Wright | LIB | 371 |
No. 153 seats · turnout 29.7%
| H. Smallwood | Labour | 1,455 |
| N. Pearce | Labour | 1,358 |
| T. Brennan | Labour | 1,296 |
| S. Jones | Conservative | 1,228 |
| C. Cartlidge | Conservative | 1,124 |
| J. Welsh | Conservative | 1,045 |
No. 163 seats · turnout 14.4%
| D. Poole | Labour | 973 |
| E. Beddow | Labour | 938 |
| I. Bowen | Labour | 935 |
| A. Sharman | T/R | 589 |
| H. Hibbert | Conservative | 251 |
No. 173 seats · turnout 35.4%
| B. Shackleton | Labour | 1,465 ✓ |
| T. Beddow | Labour | 1,459 ✓ |
| G. Solkow | Conservative | 1,254 ✓ |
| C. Coulson | Labour | 1,248 |
| W. Beckett | Conservative | 1,215 |
| A. Shenton | Conservative | 1,204 |
| C. Yelland | LIB | 526 |
| D. Poole | LIB | 519 |
| J. Greenleaves | LIB | 495 |
| M. Yates | NF | 104 |
No. 183 seats · turnout 36.5%
| C. Finney | Conservative | 2,134 |
| A Ball | Conservative | 2,085 |
| R. Irving | Conservative | 2,082 |
| J. Bate | Labour | 1,117 |
| A. Fawcett | Labour | 975 |
| J. Sheldon | Labour | 966 |
No. 193 seats · turnout 30.1%
| S. Bate | Labour | 1,289 ✓ |
| F. Cholerton | Labour | 1,277 ✓ |
| M. Bate | Labour | 1,224 ✓ |
| C. Moverley | Conservative | 959 |
| N. Wood | Conservative | 922 |
| S. Tunstall | Conservative | 868 |
| M. Leech | LIB | 399 |
| J. Brookes | RES | 393 |
| J. Light | LIB | 365 |
| J. Mawson | LIB | 330 |
| P. Harrison | COMM | 78 |
No. 23 seats
| B Ingram | Conservative | 1,276 |
| P. Hanwell | Conservative | 1,273 |
| R. Shaw | Conservative | 1,229 |
| H. Barber | Labour | 1,096 |
| S. Dutton | Labour | 1,046 |
| T. Cartmill | Labour | 957 |
| J. Churton | COMM | 225 |
No. 203 seats · turnout 33.4%
| H. Hammersley | Labour | 1,981 |
| J. Dimmock | Labour | 1,922 |
| G. Jones | Labour | 1,719 |
| D. Fitzgerald | Conservative | 1,512 |
| M. Tomlinson | Conservative | 1,268 |
| J. Paull | Conservative | 1,256 |
No. 213 seats · turnout 19.3%
| D Shotton | Labour | 902 |
| J. Hulme | Labour | 869 |
| G. Thorley | Labour | 823 |
| V. Whitehouse | Conservative | 595 |
| A. Fyfe | Conservative | 572 |
| S. Brown | COMM | 111 |
No. 223 seats · turnout 32.8%
| W. Wass | Conservative | 1,736 |
| W. Whitehouse | Conservative | 1,458 |
| J. Wallis | Labour | 1,450 |
| R. Hulme | Conservative | 1,412 |
| K. Edwards | Labour | 1,211 |
| A. Cashmore | Labour | 1,142 |
No. 233 seats · turnout 24.3%
| M Bourne | Labour | 1,553 |
| M. Bourne | Labour | 1,553 ✓ |
| A. Whitehouse | Conservative | 1,391 ✓ |
| Andrea Whitehouse | Conservative | 1,391 |
| U Withington | Conservative | 1,270 |
| U. Withington | Conservative | 1,270 ✓ |
| A. Yates | Labour | 1,169 |
| Adam Yates | Labour | 1,169 |
| L Bate | Labour | 1,151 |
| L. Bate | Labour | 1,151 |
| N Briddock | Conservative | 1,123 |
| N. Briddock | Conservative | 1,123 |
| D Blundred | LIB | 632 |
| D. Blundred | The Liberal Party | 632 |
| G Woolley | LIB | 575 |
| G. Woolley | The Liberal Party | 575 |
No. 243 seats · turnout 25.2%
| D. Robinson | Labour | 1,239 |
| G. Stevenson | Labour | 1,196 |
| A. Ballham | Labour | 1,139 |
| H. Griffiths | Conservative | 823 |
| D. Irving | Conservative | 779 |
| O. Green | Conservative | 764 |
| S. Lomas | COMM | 181 |
No. 33 seats · turnout 17.6%
| J. Monks-Neil | Labour | 1,233 |
| H. Burton | Labour | 1,067 |
| H. Oakes | Labour | 1,011 |
| K. Wass | Conservative | 558 |
| H. Churton | COMM | 216 |
No. 43 seats · turnout 19.2%
| T. James | LIB | 1,192 |
| S. Moulton | LIB | 1,113 |
| A. Moran | Labour | 1,092 |
| H. Leese | Labour | 1,066 |
No. 53 seats · turnout 22.6%
| K. Dunn | Labour | 1,208 |
| H. Barks | Labour | 1,031 |
| M. Ibbs | Conservative | 1,028 |
| J. Jones | Conservative | 977 |
| S. Ramsey | Labour | 938 |
| W. Powell | COMM | 538 |
No. 63 seats · turnout 38.0%
| R. Ibbs | Conservative | 1,932 |
| J. Davies | Conservative | 1,846 |
| D Collings | Conservative | 1,822 |
| M. Boon | Labour | 1,124 |
| J. Boulton | Labour | 1,033 |
| E. Swinson | Labour | 960 |
| E. Alimo | COMM | 172 |
No. 73 seats · turnout 20.9%
| R. Southern | Labour | 1,255 |
| L. Wall | Labour | 1,213 |
| J. Wooldridge | Labour | 1,108 |
| J Glover | Conservative | 981 |
No. 83 seats · turnout 31.4%
| J. Forrester | Labour | 1,255 |
| S. Halfpenny | Labour | 1,172 |
| J. Bradbury | Conservative | 1,151 |
| A Hodgkinson | Conservative | 1,106 |
| P. Kettle | Conservative | 1,092 |
| J. Westwood | Labour | 1,025 |
No. 93 seats · turnout 26.3%
| L. Sillitoe | Labour | 1,260 |
| J. Birkin | Labour | 1,230 |
| R. Swann | Labour | 1,198 |
| J. McKimmie | Conservative | 1,007 |
| A. Cliffe | Conservative | 1,007 |
| C. Hatchell | Conservative | 955 |
