Before (end of 1975) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 17 · Labour 13 · The Liberal Party 8 · Other 7
After (end of 1976) (53 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 40 · The Liberal Party 6 · Labour 5 · Other 2
Ward results
Barton-le-Clay2 seats · turnout 37.9%
| J. McGuinnes | LIB | 666 |
| R. Clark | Independent | 537 |
| C. Willson | Independent | 536 |
| D. Watson | Labour | 289 |
Beaudesert3 seats
| I Prewett | LIB | 570 ✓ |
| P Goss | Conservative | 559 ✓ |
| Becka Elliott | Labour | 517 ✓ |
| C Williams-French | Conservative | 469 |
| J White | LIB | 452 |
| F Burchell | Labour | 411 |
| C Lee | Labour | 404 |
| S Stockton | Independent | 228 |
| Les Ward | Independent | 134 |
Brooklands3 seats · turnout 41.1%
| B. Fairchild | LIB | 786 |
| G. Bryant | LIB | 652 |
| E. Martin | LIB | 602 |
| M. Fitch | Conservative | 555 |
| G. Beattie | Conservative | 529 |
| P. Canavan | Labour | 335 |
| W. Scott | Independent | 208 |
| D. Gibbins | Independent | 159 |
Caddington2 seats · turnout 37.7%
| A. Brewer | Conservative | 742 |
| E. Jorey | Conservative | 631 |
| R. Coleman | Labour | 409 |
| R. Williams | LIB | 318 |
Dunstable Central3 seats · turnout 45.5%
| E. Clark | Conservative | 1,613 |
| D. Strachan | Conservative | 1,554 |
| D. Wickson | Conservative | 1,504 |
| J. Dabell | LIB | 434 |
| J. McAllister | Labour | 429 |
| R. White | Labour | 427 |
Eaton Bray1 seat
| L. Piggott | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Heath & Reach1 seat
| A. Edmunds | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Houghton Central3 seats · turnout 33.6%
| S. Clarke | Labour | 906 |
| P. Jones | Labour | 812 |
| V. Ingleton | Labour | 801 |
| W. Bryan | Conservative | 554 |
| D. Bryan | Conservative | 522 |
| B. Rollings | Conservative | 498 |
| C. Williams | LIB | 403 |
Houghton East3 seats · turnout 32.9%
| C. Briody | Conservative | 375 |
| G. Briody | Conservative | 369 |
| J. Hewlett | Conservative | 347 |
| J. Kinchella | Labour | 346 |
| P. Hunter | Labour | 335 |
| M. Plata | Labour | 311 |
| J. Hunt | LIB | 151 |
Houghton South3 seats
| S Bird | Conservative | 739 ✓ |
| M Biswell | Conservative | 636 ✓ |
| Millie Joanna Shields | Conservative | 628 ✓ |
| W Baker | Labour | 335 |
| A Durbridge | Labour | 317 |
| J Foster | Labour | 306 |
| R Morgan | LIB | 300 |
| T Strange | Independent | 208 |
Icknield3 seats · turnout 44.1%
| F. Goodall | Conservative | 1,300 |
| W. Smith | Conservative | 1,200 |
| W. Allen | Conservative | 1,193 |
| R. Shelley | Labour | 685 |
| A. Dove | Labour | 669 |
| A. Pearson | Labour | 614 |
| R. Holohan | Independent | 367 |
| I. Witherick | LIB | 342 |
| J. Dabell | LIB | 319 |
Kensworth1 seat · turnout 53.3%
| W. Prime | Conservative | 463 |
| J. McLaney | Independent | 305 |
| D. Cupper | LIB | 101 |
Linslade3 seats · turnout 47.8%
| R Cook | Conservative | 892 |
| F. McLelland | Conservative | 865 |
| J. Pilson | Conservative | 841 |
| P. Snelling | LIB | 665 |
| N. Travis | LIB | 613 |
| R. Clifford | LIB | 528 |
| E. Gray | Labour | 369 |
Northfields3 seats · turnout 39.8%
| C. Clark | Conservative | 884 |
| S. Molyneux | Labour | 794 |
| M. Cook | Conservative | 746 |
| P. Pugh | Conservative | 706 |
| D. Hubber | Labour | 658 |
| J. Stratford | Labour | 605 |
| G. Lloyd | LIB | 467 |
Plantation3 seats
| Fiona Jane Markham | Conservative | 1,026 ✓ |
| F Cawthorn | Conservative | 936 ✓ |
| D Kempster | Conservative | 878 ✓ |
| F Jones | LIB | 686 |
| R Billington | Labour | 635 |
| J Dunnett | Labour | 583 |
| M Elliott | Labour | 547 |
| C Harty | LIB | 470 |
Priory3 seats · turnout 41.0%
| A. Whinnett | Conservative | 930 |
| P Roberts | Conservative | 896 |
| G. Woodward | Conservative | 792 |
| A. Parkins | Independent | 481 |
| D. Snoad | LIB | 474 |
| A. Parker | Labour | 413 |
| W. Connell | Labour | 368 |
| G. Robertson | Labour | 313 |
| D. Bygrove | Ind Lab | 233 |
Slip End1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| K. Wilkins | Conservative | 484 |
| M. Waters | LIB | 147 |
| F. Sutton | Labour | 105 |
Southcott2 seats · turnout 49.1%
| N. Sankey | Conservative | 647 |
| F. Turner | Conservative | 609 |
| G. Mitchell | LIB | 521 |
| A. White | LIB | 468 |
| K. Moloney | Labour | 246 |
Stanbridge1 seat · turnout 62.6%
| W. Cherry | Conservative | 422 |
| P. Stone | LIB | 247 |
Streatley1 seat · turnout 50.9%
| J. Hay | LIB | 305 |
| A. Fairall | Independent | 209 |
| W. Thorne | Independent | 128 |
Studham1 seat
| A. Lockhart | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Toddington2 seats
| L. Candelent | Conservative | 745 ✓ |
| B. Hyde | Independent | 560 ✓ |
| R. Bryce | Conservative | 472 |
| I. Ogilivie | LIB | 419 |
| H. Wilkinson | LIB | 378 |
| Peter Turner | Labour | 280 |
Totternhoe1 seat · turnout 52.4%
| C. Overton | Conservative | 408 |
| B. Piggott | LIB | 242 |
Watling3 seats
| E. Pocknell | Conservative | 1,154 ✓ |
| M. Press | Conservative | 1,096 ✓ |
| W. Rycroft | Conservative | 1,022 ✓ |
| P. Roberts | LIB | 511 |
| R. Cupper | LIB | 420 |
| T. Jones | Labour | 404 |
| V. Roberts | LIB | 391 |