Before (end of 1975) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 38 · Conservative 7 · Other 0 · The Liberal Party 0
After (end of 1976) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 34 · Conservative 10 · The Liberal Party 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Mansfield (East)9 seats
| H Mellors | Labour | 1,800 ✓ |
| P Gill | Labour | 1,794 ✓ |
| T Lancaster | Labour | 1,754 ✓ |
| Karen Gallagher | Labour | 1,725 ✓ |
| L Wright | Labour | 1,701 ✓ |
| Paul Bradshaw | Labour | 1,696 ✓ |
| E Ashley | Conservative | 1,696 ✓ |
| K Williams | Labour | 1,671 ✓ |
| E Bygroves | Labour | 1,664 ✓ |
| G Harper | Labour | 1,659 |
| J Groves | Conservative | 1,659 |
| J Davies | Conservative | 1,610 |
| A Martin | Conservative | 1,580 |
| J Ambrose | Conservative | 1,528 |
| P Jakeman | Conservative | 1,518 |
| David Smart | Conservative | 1,488 |
| Michael McCabe | Conservative | 1,468 |
| D Chambers | LIB | 1,082 |
| J Clemence | LIB | 876 |
| C Hess | LIB | 822 |
| M Norman | LIB | 803 |
| J Usher | LIB | 800 |
| Maureen Lambert | Independent | 619 |
Mansfield (North)11 seats · turnout 29.7%
| L. Lewis | Labour | 2,450 ✓ |
| W. Townroe | Labour | 2,419 ✓ |
| E. Morris | Labour | 2,320 ✓ |
| R. Clarke | Labour | 2,278 ✓ |
| A. Tomlinson | Labour | 2,188 ✓ |
| P. Turnbull-Edmunds | Labour | 2,168 ✓ |
| A. Crooks | Labour | 2,159 ✓ |
| D. Phillips | Labour | 2,153 ✓ |
| G. Headworth | Labour | 2,124 ✓ |
| J. White | Labour | 2,113 ✓ |
| J. Abell | Labour | 2,077 ✓ |
| F. Chapman | Conservative | 1,501 |
| G. Illingworth | Conservative | 1,472 |
| J. Jakeman | Conservative | 1,411 |
| I. Witton | Conservative | 1,337 |
| D. Martin | The Liberal Party | 1,053 |
| I. Hackett | Other | 337 |
| E. Hackett | Other | 298 |
Mansfield (South)7 seats
| E. Groves | Conservative | 2,888 ✓ |
| A Curtis | Conservative | 2,853 ✓ |
| P Caley | Conservative | 2,839 ✓ |
| A Chapman | Conservative | 2,795 ✓ |
| Anthony Millward | Conservative | 2,772 ✓ |
| T Martin | Conservative | 2,733 ✓ |
| T Humphreys | Conservative | 2,661 ✓ |
| G Evans | Labour | 1,204 |
| J Oakley | Labour | 1,163 |
| Jonathan Roberts | Labour | 1,144 |
| M Revill | Labour | 1,131 |
| N Ward | Labour | 1,109 |
| D Watkins | Labour | 1,086 |
| Adrian Bradbury | Labour | 965 |
| D Smith | LIB | 683 |
Mansfield North1 seat
| L Lewis | Labour | 2,450 |
| W Townroe | Labour | 2,419 |
| E Morris | Labour | 2,320 |
| R Clarke | Labour | 2,278 |
| A Tomlinson | Labour | 2,188 |
| P Edmunds | Labour | 2,168 |
| A Crooks | Labour | 2,159 |
| Douglas Phillips | Labour | 2,153 |
| G Headworth | Labour | 2,124 |
| J White | Labour | 2,113 |
| J Abell | Labour | 2,077 |
| F Chapman | Conservative | 1,501 |
| G Illingworth | Conservative | 1,472 |
| J Jakeman | Conservative | 1,411 |
| I Witton | Conservative | 1,337 |
| D Martin | LIB | 1,053 |
| I. Hackett | COMM | 337 |
| E. Hackett | COMM | 298 |
Mansfield Woodhouse (East)4 seats · turnout 21.6%
| D. Haynes | Labour | 998 |
| B. Marshall | Labour | 948 |
| W. Parker | Labour | 945 |
| F. Whiting | Labour | 938 |
| R. Hursthouse | LIB | 502 |
| J. Belcher | LIB | 501 |
Mansfield Woodhouse (North)5 seats · turnout 21.7%
| I. Mackenzie | Conservative | 1,262 |
| M. Gamble | Conservative | 1,198 |
| G. Jelley | Labour | 1,143 |
| F. Hawkins | Labour | 1,113 |
| P. Usher | LIB | 1,023 |
| E. Dolman | Labour | 1,006 |
| A. Organ | Labour | 1,000 |
| J. Kabin | Labour | 979 |
Mansfield Woodhouse (West)3 seats · turnout 20.5%
| T. Harries | Labour | 680 |
| G. Pidduck | Labour | 648 |
| B. Whitelaw | Labour | 632 |
| P. Baron | LIB | 485 |
Warsop6 seats · turnout 15.0%
| H. Foster | Labour | 1,345 |
| G. Eames | Labour | 1,331 |
| J. Pearson | Labour | 1,331 |
| M. Warriner | Labour | 1,282 |
| V. Long | Labour | 1,270 |
| B. Cooke | Labour | 1,245 |
| K. Hess | LIB | 622 |
