Before (end of 1975) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
The Liberal Party 19 · Conservative 10 · Labour 4 · Other 0
After (end of 1976) (30 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 25 · Labour 4 · The Liberal Party 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Devonshire3 seats · turnout 44.0%
| C. Dobell | Conservative | 1,638 ✓ |
| D. Charlton | Conservative | 1,563 ✓ |
| M. Tunwell | Conservative | 1,473 ✓ |
| J. Healy | LIB | 810 |
| A. Boswall | LIB | 802 |
| A. Shuttleworth | LIB | 707 |
| L. Richardson | Labour | 383 |
| D. Evans | Labour | 352 |
| A. Watson | Labour | 326 |
| S. Ward | Independent | 194 |
Downside3 seats · turnout 54.7%
| J Angelman | Conservative | 1,849 ✓ |
| E Bowdler | Conservative | 1,589 ✓ |
| L Staples | Conservative | 1,456 ✓ |
| M Skilton | LIB | 1,139 |
| E Edwards | LIB | 987 |
| C Piper | LIB | 948 |
| Peter Blowes | Labour | 464 |
| J. Manktelow | Labour | 446 |
| J Manktelow | Labour | 405 |
Hampden Park3 seats
| Raymond Hutchinson | Labour | 1,707 ✓ |
| C Smedley | Labour | 1,237 ✓ |
| Holly Turner | Labour | 1,209 ✓ |
| E Grainger | Conservative | 907 |
| P Jackson | Ind LIB | 899 |
| Colin Sidney Belsey | Conservative | 896 |
| Jane Archer | Conservative | 859 |
| L Mason | LIB | 650 |
| I Jackson | LIB | 625 |
| T Field | LIB | 616 |
Langney3 seats · turnout 32.9%
| L. Caine | Labour | 882 |
| J. Anscombe | Conservative | 844 |
| A. Maryan | LIB | 745 |
| D. Salmon | Labour | 680 |
| R. Maryan | LIB | 653 |
| N. Cross | Labour | 651 |
| J. Page | LIB | 601 |
Meads3 seats · turnout 43.7%
| K. Raven | Conservative | 2,507 |
| A. Gripton | Conservative | 2,482 |
| L. Vickers | Conservative | 2,456 |
| J. Pettigrew | LIB | 397 |
| B. Bray | LIB | 316 |
Ocklynge3 seats · turnout 46.5%
| D. Cullen | Conservative | 2,074 |
| W. Ouzman | Conservative | 2,048 |
| A. Enser | Conservative | 1,972 |
| D. Parsons | LIB | 776 |
| P. Rodohan | LIB | 649 |
Ratton3 seats · turnout 50.2%
| D. Aitchison | Conservative | 1,519 |
| M. Phipp | Conservative | 1,497 |
| A. Bruce-Kerr | Conservative | 1,451 |
| A. Williamson | LIB | 533 |
| M. Thompson | LIB | 512 |
| R. Milton | Ind Lab | 169 |
Roselands3 seats · turnout 52.8%
| J. Riley | Conservative | 1,783 ✓ |
| J Riley | Conservative | 1,694 ✓ |
| J Wakeford | Conservative | 1,603 ✓ |
| C Scott | LIB | 798 |
| J Cross | Labour | 620 |
| M Jones | Labour | 592 |
| D Scott | LIB | 568 |
| G Watson | Labour | 564 |
| S Bray | LIB | 520 |
| T Ward | Ind LIB | 276 |
| E Ward | Ind LIB | 256 |
St. Anthonys3 seats · turnout 47.8%
| M. Boswall | Conservative | 1,265 |
| L. Bintliff | Conservative | 1,229 |
| M. Hanlon | Conservative | 1,218 |
| F. Solly | Labour | 862 |
| R. Baker | Labour | 813 |
| A. Beere | Labour | 709 |
| S. Atack | LIB | 623 |
| C. Killick | LIB | 606 |
| J. Brady | LIB | 534 |
Upperton3 seats · turnout 41.0%
| C. Aldous | Conservative | 2,343 |
| T. Aukett | Conservative | 2,188 |
| U. Gardner | Conservative | 2,184 |
| M. Perrin | LIB | 620 |