Before (end of 1975) (43 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Other 10 · Conservative 8 · The Liberal Party 0
After (end of 1976) (43 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 19 · Conservative 14 · Other 10 · The Liberal Party 0
Ward results
Castle1 seat · turnout 53.0%
| J. Dawkins | Independent | 531 |
| R. Methven | LIB | 124 |
| D. Shepherd | Labour | 47 |
Holywell1 seat · turnout 42.7%
| M. Holdich | Independent | 176 |
| J. Cox | Labour | 175 |
| R. Payne | LIB | 162 |
Ivanhoe2 seats · turnout 40.9%
| A. Stuart | Independent | 701 |
| R. Bullen | Independent | 698 |
| G. Pointon | Labour | 454 |
| P. Cort | LIB | 373 |
| P. Roughton | Labour | 364 |
| J. Schofield | LIB | 313 |
Long Whatton1 seat
| A. Mills | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Measham2 seats · turnout 48.1%
| K. Vickers | Independent | 774 |
| M. Hill | Independent | 738 |
| J. Lee | Labour | 698 |
| G. Broadhurst | Labour | 570 |
No. 10 (Coalville: South East)?????3 seats · turnout 28.1%
| T. Smith | Labour | 818 ✓ |
| W. Quelch | Labour | 776 ✓ |
| J. McGill | Labour | 655 ✓ |
| E. Parker | The Liberal Party | 446 |
| D. Finch | The Liberal Party | 439 |
| E. Neal | The Liberal Party | 389 |
No. 11 (Coalville: West)2 seats · turnout 32.7%
| A. Smith | Labour | 478 |
| M. Earp | Labour | 461 |
| S. Lycett | LIB | 227 |
| J. Blake | LIB | 222 |
No. 15 (Heather)1 seat
| H. Blackett | Independent | 0 ✓ |
No. 16 (Ravenstone-With-Snibstone)1 seat · turnout 61.4%
| A. Hall | Independent | 410 |
| R. Hextall | Labour | 277 |
No. 17 (Swannington)1 seat
| D. Marshall | Labour | 0 ✓ |
No. 18 (Worthington)2 seats · turnout 33.2%
| D. Stevenson | Conservative | 597 |
| J. Spring | Conservative | 517 |
| R. Cairns | Labour | 319 |
No. 19 (Castle Donington)3 seats · turnout 33.6%
| S. Bradburn | Conservative | 969 |
| J. Shaw | Labour | 936 |
| T. Burton | Conservative | 920 |
| F. Liddle | Conservative | 768 |
| M. Lucas | LIB | 276 |
| N. Moore | LIB | 254 |
| R. Renold | LIB | 179 |
No. 21 (Kegworth)2 seats · turnout 47.4%
| M. Ward | Conservative | 811 |
| E. Trott | Conservative | 722 |
| G. Jackson | Independent | 440 |
| D. Deerin | Labour | 310 |
| K. Wildsmith | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
No. 23 (Ibstock)3 seats · turnout 40.1%
| Craig Gamble Pugh | Labour | 882 |
| R. Bartlett | Independent | 862 |
| V. Price | Labour | 841 |
| D. Taylor | Labour | 780 |
| P. Charlton | Conservative | 605 |
| E. Weatherill | Conservative | 595 |
No. 5 (Ashby Woulds)2 seats · turnout 32.0%
| W. Koppe | Labour | 529 |
| F. Yates | Labour | 482 |
| G. Wright | RES | 321 |
| G. Cort | LIB | 177 |
No. 6 (Coalville: Central)2 seats · turnout 52.6%
| L. Simpson | Labour | 639 |
| F. Aris | Labour | 523 |
| A. Lycett | LIB | 521 |
| P. Holloway | Conservative | 342 |
| P. Heighton | Conservative | 310 |
| M. Wilde | LIB | 308 |
No. 7 (Coalville: North)3 seats · turnout 6.4%
| A. Smith | Labour | 781 |
| P Kane | Labour | 736 |
| J Andrews | Conservative | 706 |
| L Robinson | Labour | 693 |
| R Smith | Conservative | 686 |
| Mike Lawrence | Conservative | 636 |
| C Rowlinson | Conservative | 1,531 ✓ |
| N Hayre | Conservative | 1,375 ✓ |
| T Bowles | Conservative | 1,367 ✓ |
| H Horobin | Conservative | 1,342 ✓ |
| Derek Howe | Labour | 1,310 ✓ |
| E Raven | Conservative | 1,303 |
| Frank Straw | Labour | 1,219 |
| T Wortley | Labour | 1,161 |
| E Hallam | Labour | 1,159 |
| A Pearson | Labour | 1,157 |
| S Flamson | LIB | 390 |
| J Rennocks | LIB | 372 |
| S Wright | LIB | 343 |
| A Topliss | LIB | 305 |
| J Wilde | LIB | 294 |
No. 9 (Coalville: South)2 seats · turnout 43.2%
| R. Smith | Labour | 521 |
| P. Verdon | Labour | 447 |
| P. Eltringham | Conservative | 418 |
| S. Smith | Independent | 398 |
| G. Blake | Conservative | 275 |
| C. Hall | LIB | 214 |
OAKTHORPE & DONISTHORPE1 seat
| W. Todd | Labour | 0 ✓ |
