Before (end of 1975) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 44 · Other 1 · The Liberal Party 0 · Conservative 0
After (end of 1976) (46 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 43 · The Liberal Party 2 · Other 1 · Conservative 0
Ward results
Bedlington Central3 seats · turnout 20.6%
| J. Caine | Labour | 616 |
| E. Mitchell | Labour | 555 |
| J. Mounsey | Labour | 438 |
| A. Butters | ILP | 411 |
| J. Temple | COMM | 200 |
Bedlington East3 seats
| F. McKenzie | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| B. Richmond | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| J. Mullen | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Bedlington West3 seats · turnout 32.1%
| J. Black | ILP | 510 |
| C. Morris | Labour | 448 |
| H. Gray | Labour | 413 |
| S. Newton | Labour | 401 |
| R. Green | ILP | 392 |
| G. Smith | ILP | 330 |
Bothal3 seats
| J. Haggerty | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| K. Heap | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| A. Bramley | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Central3 seats
| J. Oliver | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| J. Scott | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| R. Sanderson | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Choppington2 seats
| M. Robinson | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| W. Brew | Labour | 0 ✓ |
College3 seats
| A. Cloeugh | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| C. McGuigan | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| J. McCormack | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Guide Post3 seats · turnout 28.4%
| C. Hepple | LIB | 588 |
| E. Teasdale | Labour | 583 |
| R. Hindhaugh | Labour | 576 |
| R. Tiffin | LIB | 559 |
| S. Coxon | Labour | 477 |
Haydon3 seats
| T. Gallagher | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| F. McGuckin | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| J. McCormack | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Hirst3 seats
| A. Gallagher | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| S. Devon | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| E. Dodd | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Newbiggin East3 seats
| G. Loggie | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| J. Thompson | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| L. Kemmitt | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Newbiggin West3 seats · turnout 32.0%
| E. Eastlake | Labour | 777 |
| J. Dixon | Labour | 665 |
| K. Parry | Labour | 592 |
| A. Thompson | LIB | 559 |
Park3 seats
| J. Freathy | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| D. Scott | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| J. Devon | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Seaton3 seats · turnout 30.5%
| R. Storey | Labour | 751 |
| R. Queen | Labour | 737 |
| J. Birch | Labour | 706 |
| I. Forster | LIB | 555 |
| J. Wilkinson | LIB | 475 |