Before (end of 1975) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Conservative 22 · Other 13 · The Liberal Party 0
After (end of 1976) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 38 · Labour 12 · Other 9 · The Liberal Party 1
Ward results
Branston3 seats · turnout 31.9%
| F. Bailey | Conservative | 800 |
| R. Vickers | Conservative | 749 |
| J. Boss | Conservative | 722 |
| F. Smith | Labour | 353 |
| C. Jones | LIB | 335 |
Heath4 seats · turnout 24.8%
| J. Badgery | Independent | 890 |
| J. Kenny | Independent | 814 |
| O. Gallimore | Independent | 701 |
| R. Barker | Independent | 561 |
| S. Barry | LIB | 340 |
| A. Dean | Labour | 339 |
| E. Bluck | Independent | 329 |
| F. Edginton | Labour | 328 |
| A. Bettany | Independent | 270 |
Needwood3 seats · turnout 32.9%
| A. Ball | Conservative | 807 |
| T. Deeming | Conservative | 762 |
| K. Pugh | Conservative | 741 |
| D. Ball | Independent | 632 |
| A. Dixon | LIB | 390 |
No. 1 (Burton: Broadway)3 seats · turnout 33.8%
| E. Blant | Conservative | 544 |
| H. Buckingham | Labour | 539 |
| D. Harrison | Conservative | 451 |
| D. Jones | Conservative | 394 |
| R. Wicker | Labour | 387 |
| P. Hancox | Labour | 384 |
| P. Archer | LIB | 146 |
No. 18 (Abbotts Bromley)1 seat · turnout 60.3%
| R. Robertson | Conservative | 593 |
| R. Lowe | Labour | 161 |
No. 19 (Denstone)1 seat
| W. Bailey | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
No. 2 (Burton: Burton)1 seat · turnout 35.0%
| D. Furniss | Independent | 235 |
| L. Flaherty | Labour | 69 |
No. 21 (Mayfield)1 seat · turnout 49.6%
| J. Hanbury | Independent | 285 |
| R. Eve | Conservative | 244 |
No. 22 (Rocester)1 seat · turnout 53.4%
| R. Hirst | Labour | 347 |
| E. Bebbington | Independent | 304 |
No. 23 (Leigh)1 seat · turnout 56.5%
| N. Capewell | Independent | 408 |
| P. Gagan | LIB | 116 |
No. 24 (Uttoxeter Rural)1 seat
| H. Langridge | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
No. 3 (Burton: Horninglow)6 seats
| P Haynes | Labour | 1,368 ✓ |
| G Callister | Labour | 1,315 ✓ |
| D Heptonstall | Labour | 1,256 ✓ |
| R Hulme | Labour | 1,248 ✓ |
| Paul Frederick Toogood | Labour | 1,243 ✓ |
| C Wood | Labour | 1,220 ✓ |
| H Curtis | Conservative | 1,128 |
| G Foster | Conservative | 1,122 |
| K Huckerby | Conservative | 1,099 |
| L Lunn | Conservative | 1,082 |
| N Corke | Conservative | 1,078 |
| Judith Arnold | Conservative | 1,000 |
| G Taylor | LIB | 431 |
No. 5 (Burton: Stapenhill)7 seats
| S Glick | Conservative | 1,423 ✓ |
| G Handley | Conservative | 1,407 ✓ |
| John Cullen | Conservative | 1,338 ✓ |
| M Handley | Conservative | 1,334 ✓ |
| L Young | Labour | 1,305 ✓ |
| P Court | Conservative | 1,214 ✓ |
| P Norris | Conservative | 1,208 ✓ |
| P Hill | Labour | 1,182 |
| Ethel Price | Labour | 1,174 |
| Estelle Drummond | Labour | 1,162 |
| D Neale | RES | 1,117 |
| T Hancox | Labour | 1,101 |
| P Roe | Labour | 1,069 |
| F Ingram | Labour | 1,067 |
| V Pope | LIB | 619 |
No. 6 (Burton: Uxbridge)3 seats · turnout 20.6%
| G. Pritchard | Labour | 516 |
| O'Shea C. | Labour | 483 |
| H. Pritchard | Labour | 477 |
| G. Reed | Independent | 228 |
| H Caulton | Conservative | 1,569 ✓ |
| M Hurdle | Conservative | 1,537 ✓ |
| E Plant | Conservative | 1,529 ✓ |
| Judith Warner | Conservative | 1,448 ✓ |
| R Swiggs | Conservative | 1,424 ✓ |
| J Chater | Labour | 873 |
| J Bentley | Labour | 864 |
| W Raynor | Labour | 849 |
| J Bell | Labour | 844 |
| Edith Fox | Labour | 843 |
| K Wain | LIB | 438 |
Outwoods2 seats
| W. Walton | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| C. Gowtage | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Rolleston on Dove2 seats · turnout 48.3%
| K. Bradley | Conservative | 927 |
| E. Layden | Conservative | 901 |
| J. Morris | Labour | 301 |
| K. Green | Labour | 293 |
Shobnall2 seats · turnout 37.5%
| N. Parsons | Conservative | 606 |
| G. Haynes | Conservative | 573 |
| G. Illsley | Labour | 507 |
| T. Wright | Labour | 419 |
Stretton3 seats · turnout 38.5%
| G. Hunter | Conservative | 945 |
| J. Harlow | Conservative | 865 |
| A. Wyatt | Conservative | 850 |
| J Harvey | Labour | 461 |
| C. Cooper | Labour | 430 |
Town2 seats · turnout 28.4%
| J. Stanway | Independent | 704 |
| P. Miln | LIB | 297 |
| C. Tunnicliffe | Independent | 260 |
Tutbury & Hanbury2 seats · turnout 56.7%
| D. Brown | Conservative | 775 |
| W. Shilton | Conservative | 773 |
| W Crossley | Labour | 697 |
| D. Willis | Labour | 549 |
Victoria4 seats · turnout 34.5%
| J. Parker | Conservative | 839 |
| B. Peverell | Conservative | 751 |
| D Makin | Conservative | 694 |
| P. Heppel-Mooney | Conservative | 628 |
| B. Gibbs | Labour | 590 |
| A. Price | Labour | 584 |
| F. Walker | Labour | 556 |
| J. Baker | Labour | 530 |
| G. Chatfield | LIB | 227 |
Yoxall1 seat · turnout 64.0%
| R. Gregory | Conservative | 468 |
| J. Hart | RATE | 320 |
| G. Blood | Independent | 102 |
