Before (end of 1975) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 37 · Labour 29 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0
After (end of 1976) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 39 · Labour 27 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Compton3 seats · turnout 43.6%
| G. Creber | Conservative | 2,717 |
| F. Milligan | Conservative | 2,639 |
| R. Ray | Conservative | 2,611 |
| P. Lovell | Labour | 671 |
| W. Bond | Labour | 603 |
| P. Symonds | Independent | 571 |
| B. Wilson | Labour | 554 |
Crownhill3 seats · turnout 41.4%
| Jane Pascoe | Conservative | 3,382 |
| R. Morrell | Conservative | 3,281 |
| J. Dobell | Conservative | 3,264 |
| M. Hughes | Labour | 1,438 |
| R. Fraser | Labour | 1,369 |
| P. Knight | Labour | 1,353 |
Drake3 seats · turnout 44.5%
| D. Mitchell | Conservative | 2,581 |
| T. Savery | Conservative | 2,398 |
| E. Pengelly | Conservative | 2,387 |
| W. Pepper | Labour | 857 |
| R. Lemin | Labour | 825 |
| J. Whitby | Labour | 799 |
Efford3 seats
| F Stott | Labour | 1,923 ✓ |
| R King | Labour | 1,866 ✓ |
| G Draper | Labour | 1,751 ✓ |
| J Richards | Conservative | 1,566 |
| Sarah Luke | Conservative | 1,446 |
| E Smith | Conservative | 1,377 |
Ernesettle3 seats
| Jonathan Roberts | Labour | 1,810 ✓ |
| C Brimblecombe | Labour | 1,661 ✓ |
| C Pascoe | Conservative | 1,576 ✓ |
| J Small | Conservative | 1,565 |
| D Drake | Labour | 1,560 |
| G Annear | Conservative | 1,550 |
Ford3 seats
| H Fox | Conservative | 1,905 ✓ |
| M Glanville | Conservative | 1,696 ✓ |
| B Furzeman | Labour | 1,683 ✓ |
| Betty Batchelor | Labour | 1,659 |
| C Moiser | Conservative | 1,564 |
| R Ingham | Labour | 1,541 |
Honicknowle3 seats
| P Whitfeld | Labour | 2,390 ✓ |
| William Nicholson | Labour | 2,199 ✓ |
| H Dolley | Labour | 2,192 ✓ |
| R Wheeler | Conservative | 1,552 |
| H Palmer | Conservative | 1,505 |
| M Brown | Conservative | 1,492 |
Mount Gould3 seats
| J Courtney | Conservative | 1,776 ✓ |
| E Thornton | Conservative | 1,743 ✓ |
| R Thornton | Conservative | 1,690 ✓ |
| B Clarke | Labour | 1,204 |
| K Glanville | Labour | 1,189 |
| T Saunders | Labour | 1,155 |
| C Smith | LIB | 782 |
| J Davey | LIB | 772 |
Pennycross3 seats · turnout 45.4%
| A. Floyd | Labour | 2,534 |
| W. Glanville | Labour | 2,184 |
| I. Flett | Labour | 2,046 |
| K. Gardiner | Conservative | 1,474 |
| C. Holman | Conservative | 1,297 |
| E. Donald | Conservative | 1,197 |
Plympton Erle3 seats
| J Mills | Conservative | 2,079 ✓ |
| A Wright | Conservative | 2,057 ✓ |
| J Richards | Conservative | 2,041 ✓ |
| Jack Fildew | Labour | 1,019 |
| V Williams | Labour | 983 |
| James Leppard | Labour | 852 |
Plympton St. Mary3 seats · turnout 42.9%
| L. Speare | Conservative | 2,207 |
| P. Radmore | Conservative | 2,138 |
| W. Tregenna-Piggott | Conservative | 2,046 |
| W. Gross | Labour | 950 |
| S. De Launey | Labour | 873 |
| A. De Launey | Labour | 862 |
Plymstock Dunstone3 seats
| I Langdon | Conservative | 2,738 ✓ |
| Dennis Dicker | Conservative | 2,672 ✓ |
| David Viney | Conservative | 2,669 ✓ |
| D Finch | LIB | 717 |
| E Hill | Labour | 642 |
| Jonathon Edward Cowan | Labour | 636 |
| T Caylor | Labour | 585 |
| Joy MacMillan | Independent | 526 |
Plymstock Radford3 seats
| R Easton | Conservative | 1,905 ✓ |
| C Easton | Conservative | 1,861 ✓ |
| O Kendall | Conservative | 1,654 ✓ |
| Liz Haines | Labour | 928 |
| N Williams | LIB | 754 |
| D Tice | LIB | 695 |
| F Morrish | Labour | 689 |
| A Vacquier | LIB | 664 |
| W Williamson | Labour | 638 |
St. Andrew3 seats
| A Glinn | Conservative | 1,612 ✓ |
| G Blades | Conservative | 1,578 ✓ |
| W Turner | Conservative | 1,468 ✓ |
| E Clinnick | Labour | 1,052 |
| John Ingham | Labour | 1,023 |
| Peter Ingham | Labour | 963 |
| W Worth | Independent | 442 |
St. Aubyn3 seats · turnout 33.4%
| D. Yeates | Labour | 1,363 |
| A. Long | Labour | 1,337 |
| L. Goldstone | Labour | 1,335 |
| M. Gregory | Conservative | 1,231 |
| B. Foster | Conservative | 1,183 |
| J. Ashford | Conservative | 1,165 |
St. Budeaux3 seats · turnout 46.9%
| G. Tucker | Labour | 2,360 |
| R. Hockey | Labour | 2,196 |
| R. Bishop | Labour | 2,178 |
| T. Docking | Conservative | 1,521 |
| P. Glazsher | Conservative | 1,484 |
| Ian Forster | Conservative | 1,419 |
St. Peter3 seats
| I Lowe | Labour | 1,585 ✓ |
| J Luce | Labour | 1,496 ✓ |
| H Clinnick | Labour | 1,430 ✓ |
| E Brock | Conservative | 748 |
| F Angle | Conservative | 655 |
| V Douglas-Green | Conservative | 611 |
| R Blank | Ind Lab | 453 |
| F Guy | RES | 326 |
| R Nicholls | Independent | 250 |
| H Welch | Independent | 130 |
Stoke3 seats · turnout 41.5%
| S. Wilbraham | Conservative | 1,689 |
| P. Washbourn | Conservative | 1,679 |
| G. Howe | Conservative | 1,630 |
| J. Cocks | Labour | 1,020 |
| Barr L. | Labour | 983 |
| L. Huckett | Labour | 896 |
| B. Yardley | LIB | 497 |
| J. Sowden | LIB | 410 |
Sutton3 seats
| F Johnson | Labour | 1,650 ✓ |
| F Freeman | Labour | 1,512 ✓ |
| J Lobb | Labour | 1,432 ✓ |
| Robin Hooper | Conservative | 1,035 |
| J King | Conservative | 924 |
| Mark Parkinson | Conservative | 885 |
| P York | LIB | 639 |
Tamerton3 seats · turnout 39.6%
| W. Evans | Labour | 2,044 |
| R. Scott | Labour | 1,861 |
| J. Jones | Labour | 1,840 |
| M. Lippell | Conservative | 1,620 |
| E. Diggle | Conservative | 1,468 |
| W. Rowe | Conservative | 1,463 |
Trelawny3 seats · turnout 48.9%
| A. Parish | Conservative | 2,608 |
| W. Thompson | Conservative | 2,415 |
| G. Jinks | Conservative | 2,391 |
| B. Colgan | Labour | 989 |
| S. Caylor | Labour | 959 |
| W. King | Labour | 924 |
| J. Newell | Independent | 849 |
Whitleigh3 seats · turnout 42.1%
| T. Johnson | Conservative | 2,137 |
| T. Jones | Conservative | 2,023 |
| M. Lacey | Conservative | 1,949 |
| H. Luscombe | Labour | 1,726 |
| R. Sprague | Labour | 1,631 |
| G. Wellings | Labour | 1,561 |
