Before (end of 1975) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 25 · Labour 21 · The Liberal Party 1 · Conservative 0
After (end of 1976) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 23 · Labour 17 · Conservative 4 · The Liberal Party 3
Ward results
Blaisdon and Longhope1 seat · turnout 44.0%
| T. Davidson | Independent | 390 |
| R. Williams | Independent | 86 |
Bream2 seats · turnout 55.1%
| R. James | Conservative | 581 |
| T. Watkins | Conservative | 568 |
| R. Wilding | Labour | 537 |
| M. Rees | Labour | 437 |
| L. Lee | Independent | 403 |
Churcham and Huntley1 seat
| R. Taylor | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Cinderford5 seats
| Frank Beard | Labour | 854 ✓ |
| A. Warren | Labour | 816 ✓ |
| D. Brain | Labour | 786 ✓ |
| C. Adams | Labour | 756 ✓ |
| T Holder | Conservative | 665 ✓ |
| M. Wintle | Conservative | 664 |
| J. McCluskey | Labour | 657 |
| Fatma Fatosh Ismet Cin | Conservative | 638 |
| K. Perkins | Independent | 635 |
| D. Brooks | Conservative | 600 |
| C. Jackson | Independent | 538 |
| F. Hopkins | Independent | 156 |
Drybrook2 seats · turnout 46.1%
| C. Johnson | Independent | 719 |
| K. Jones | Independent | 614 |
| R. Pickthall | Labour | 391 |
| E. Garrett | Labour | 220 |
Dymock & Kempley1 seat
| R. Chew | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Hartpury1 seat
| A. Compton | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Hewelsfield & St. Braivels1 seat · turnout 58.5%
| N. Heath | Independent | 236 ✓ |
| N. Cooke | Independent | 232 |
| H. Fothergill | Independent | 134 |
| R. Creswick | Labour | 98 |
| A. Baker | Independent | 64 |
Littledean1 seat · turnout 61.1%
| W. Morris | Labour | 300 |
| H. Gardner | Independent | 262 |
| V. Jones | LIB | 67 |
Lydbrook2 seats · turnout 37.4%
| A. Cooper | Labour | 491 |
| W. Whittington | Labour | 443 |
| S. Hatton | Independent | 379 |
Mitcheldean2 seats · turnout 38.7%
| G Readman | Independent | 582 |
| L. Tuffley | Labour | 323 |
| Katherine Fiona Cook | Independent | 304 |
| C. Brain | Labour | 255 |
Newent & Oxenhall1 seat
| W. Offord | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Newent Central2 seats · turnout 21.4%
| D. Blick | LIB | 321 |
| E. Andrews | Independent | 308 |
| B. Bodinham | Independent | 254 |
Newnham1 seat
| H. Gardiner | Independent | 0 ✓ |
No. 13 (Alvington & Woolaston)1 seat · turnout 49.2%
| A. Ball | Independent | 446 |
| W. Jones | Independent | 107 |
No. 14 (Lydney & Aylburton)5 seats · turnout 32.4%
| E. Goss | Independent | 1,260 |
| R. Meredith | Independent | 940 |
| T. Wilcox | LIB | 918 |
| D. Whittaker | Conservative | 885 |
| M. Hallworth | Labour | 877 |
| A. Hopes | Independent | 829 |
| A. Middleton | Independent | 647 |
| D. Emery | Independent | 582 |
| C. Reeks | Labour | 553 |
| W. Sage | Independent | 483 |
| B. Hobman | Labour | 450 |
| R. George | Independent | 435 |
| Felicity Davies | Independent | 1,245 ✓ |
| K Seymour | LIB | 1,069 ✓ |
| J Davies | Labour | 1,059 ✓ |
| M Alford | Labour | 985 ✓ |
| J Crook | Labour | 903 ✓ |
| C Dowle | Labour | 893 ✓ |
| F Smith | Labour | 880 |
| W Grindle | Independent | 748 |
| C Cooke | Labour | 716 |
| E Lewis | Independent | 687 |
Pillowell2 seats · turnout 42.8%
| R. Morse | Labour | 633 |
| C. Richards | Labour | 582 |
| C. Cooper | Independent | 396 |
| R. Dorrington | Independent | 250 |
| A. Phillips | Independent | 133 |
Ruardean1 seat · turnout 49.8%
| Daniella Pritchard | Labour | 264 |
| J. Duberley | Independent | 246 |
Ruspidge1 seat · turnout 46.2%
| C. Watkins | Labour | 387 |
| D. Adams | Conservative | 240 |
| H. Byett | Independent | 154 |
Tibberton1 seat
| R. Bartlett | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Tidenham3 seats · turnout 38.2%
| J. Batchelor | Independent | 736 |
| P. Goatman | Independent | 648 |
| A. James | Ind Con | 567 |
| J. Svendsen | Ind LIB | 547 |
| J. Manson | Independent | 497 |
| R. Parckar | LIB | 484 |
| W Harris | Independent | 203 |
Westbury-on-Severn1 seat
| V. Pickering | Independent | 0 ✓ |
