Before (end of 1975) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 37 · Conservative 11 · Other 0 · The Liberal Party 0
After (end of 1976) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 36 · Conservative 12 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Bowthorpe3 seats · turnout 44.9%
| R. Seabrook | Labour | 1,215 |
| R. Phelan | Labour | 1,209 |
| R Quinn | Labour | 1,195 |
| S. Lynch | Conservative | 1,003 |
| T. Hall | Conservative | 1,000 |
| L. Day | Conservative | 969 |
Catton3 seats
| Bill Stevenson | Labour | 1,226 ✓ |
| J Fitzgibbon | Labour | 1,213 ✓ |
| M Camina | Labour | 1,206 ✓ |
| M Quihampton | Conservative | 944 |
| M Parker | Conservative | 942 |
| C Paston | Conservative | 914 |
| M Parkinson | LIB | 297 |
| R Strutt | LIB | 225 |
Coslany3 seats
| G Day | Labour | 1,273 ✓ |
| Tony Mills | Labour | 1,258 ✓ |
| M Ashley | Labour | 1,240 ✓ |
| A Gidney | Conservative | 961 |
| M Rawlings | Conservative | 947 |
| E Robson | Conservative | 913 |
| W Fitt | NF | 143 |
Crome3 seats
| V Guttsman | Labour | 1,504 ✓ |
| Debra Pratt | Labour | 1,493 ✓ |
| Vicky Davies | Labour | 1,473 ✓ |
| C Cullings | Conservative | 773 |
| D Mason | Conservative | 693 |
| Evelyn Collishaw | Conservative | 670 |
| C Moore | LIB | 228 |
Earlham3 seats
| R Roe | Labour | 1,263 ✓ |
| A Clare | Labour | 1,188 ✓ |
| Mark Ferris | Labour | 1,164 ✓ |
| A Hipwell | Conservative | 434 |
| F Blake | Conservative | 421 |
| L Page | Conservative | 409 |
Eaton3 seats · turnout 53.8%
| J. English | Conservative | 2,168 |
| L Richards | Conservative | 2,058 |
| M. Nicholas | Conservative | 2,023 |
| I. Hopkins | Labour | 817 |
| J. Bunker | Labour | 812 |
| Bill Smith | Labour | 810 |
| C. Cassell | LIB | 389 |
Heigham3 seats
| Patricia Hollis | Labour | 1,332 ✓ |
| R Grimmer | Labour | 1,269 ✓ |
| E Gambling | Labour | 1,227 ✓ |
| P Lawrence | Conservative | 655 |
| A Ross | Conservative | 607 |
| A Roberts | Conservative | 581 |
Hellesdon3 seats · turnout 20.9%
| R. Frostick | Labour | 1,073 |
| A. Rudling | Labour | 954 |
| T. Hunter | Labour | 943 |
| V Hopes | Conservative | 338 |
| D. Williment | LIB | 231 |
Lakenham3 seats · turnout 42.1%
| R. Brooks | Labour | 1,599 |
| A. Driver | Labour | 1,449 |
| K. Hilton | Labour | 1,372 |
| D. Cheesman | Conservative | 1,120 |
| C. Gregory | Conservative | 912 |
| R. Rawlins | Conservative | 869 |
| P. Mackintosh | LIB | 236 |
| M. Symonds | LIB | 191 |
Mancroft3 seats
| J Morgan | Labour | 1,277 ✓ |
| M Carruthers | Labour | 1,206 ✓ |
| L Stevenson | Labour | 1,184 ✓ |
| Angela Tillett | Conservative | 737 |
| David Keefe | Conservative | 705 |
| M Allen | Conservative | 657 |
Mousehold3 seats · turnout 27.9%
| A. South | Labour | 1,178 |
| P. Petersen | Labour | 1,153 |
| L. Service | Labour | 1,123 |
| I. Potentier | Conservative | 583 |
| D. Temple | Conservative | 543 |
Nelson3 seats
| J Griffiths | Conservative | 1,416 ✓ |
| W Spear | Conservative | 1,409 ✓ |
| Helen Jane Rowley | Conservative | 1,397 ✓ |
| Fiona Evans | Labour | 769 |
| E Bartram | Labour | 765 |
| S Carus | Labour | 764 |
| J Swift | LIB | 322 |
| D O'Neill | LIB | 303 |
| J O'Neill | LIB | 279 |
St Stephen3 seats
| J. Hipwell | Conservative | 1,335 ✓ |
| J. Hemsted | Conservative | 1,298 ✓ |
| L. Cooper | Conservative | 1,233 ✓ |
| D. Fullman | Labour | 1,098 |
| N. Lake | Labour | 1,084 |
| J. Lawrence | Labour | 1,044 |
| E. Kiddell | Independent | 408 |
Thorpe3 seats · turnout 44.3%
| E. Hartley | Labour | 1,185 |
| S. Petersen | Labour | 1,160 |
| J. Perkins | Labour | 1,118 |
| F. Slack | Conservative | 1,050 |
| W. Armstrong | Conservative | 1,039 |
| O. Hook | Conservative | 999 |
| P. Moore | LIB | 486 |
Town Close3 seats
| J. Plumstead | Conservative | 2,007 ✓ |
| J. Hogg | Conservative | 1,974 ✓ |
| W Knight | Conservative | 1,912 ✓ |
| P. Davies | Labour | 1,605 |
| Dave Harris | Labour | 1,592 |
| A. Camina | Labour | 1,486 |
| J. Wharry | LIB | 373 |
| A. Tucker | Independent | 248 |
University3 seats · turnout 42.2%
| J. Walker | Labour | 1,523 |
| R. Symonds | Labour | 1,455 |
| P. Corker | Labour | 1,411 |
| H Collins | Conservative | 1,037 |
| M. Sturgeon | Conservative | 1,036 |
| R. Wiltshire | Conservative | 1,026 |
