Before (end of 1975) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 34 · Labour 17 · Other 4 · The Liberal Party 0
After (end of 1976) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 42 · Labour 10 · Other 3 · The Liberal Party 0
Ward results
Bestwood Park1 seat · turnout 49.2%
| W. Edwards | Labour | 297 |
| A. Ellis | Conservative | 155 |
Bonington3 seats · turnout 49.5%
| R. Griffin | Conservative | 1,397 |
| F. Giggins | Conservative | 1,320 |
| K. Rawlimns | Conservative | 1,263 |
| T. Price | Labour | 758 |
| D. Nelson-Barrett | Labour | 664 |
| A. Stringer | Labour | 597 |
Burton Joyce & Stoke Bardolph2 seats · turnout 46.1%
| J. Hocking | Conservative | 1,250 |
| W. Golland | Conservative | 1,196 |
| J. Williamson | Labour | 201 |
Carlton3 seats · turnout 42.7%
| R. Curtis | Conservative | 1,703 |
| T. Aslin | Conservative | 1,663 |
| H. Stanley | Conservative | 1,645 |
| J. Jackson | Labour | 481 |
Carlton Hill3 seats · turnout 38.3%
| R. Baird-Parker | Conservative | 1,391 |
| P. Newfon | Conservative | 1,382 |
| R. Johnson | Conservative | 1,329 |
| D. Cheetham | Labour | 561 |
| G. Thompson | LIB | 351 |
Cavendish2 seats · turnout 53.1%
| P. Griffin | RES | 528 ✓ |
| P. Haywood | Conservative | 505 ✓ |
| L. Kelly | Conservative | 448 |
| C. Whiting | RES | 409 |
| W. Murray | Ind Lab | 300 |
| T. Saunderson | Labour | 260 |
| A. Penry | Labour | 242 |
| E. Murray | Ind Lab | 222 |
Conway2 seats · turnout 51.2%
| S. Huckle | RES | 591 |
| C. Huckle | RES | 512 |
| D. Lloyd-Jones | Conservative | 486 |
| C. Longridge | Conservative | 461 |
| D. Cox | Labour | 285 |
| G. Skinner | Labour | 282 |
Gedling3 seats · turnout 40.9%
| H. Bird | Conservative | 1,528 |
| J. Radford | Conservative | 1,380 |
| J. Leighton | Conservative | 1,271 |
| E. Bridgett | Labour | 383 |
Killisick2 seats · turnout 42.2%
| J. Keeling | Conservative | 684 |
| J. Stokes | Conservative | 610 |
| E. Rieley | Labour | 565 |
| D. Burton | Labour | 537 |
Mapperley Plains3 seats · turnout 25.1%
| E. Frost | Conservative | 943 |
| M. Macmillan | Conservative | 930 |
| B. Wilson | Conservative | 882 |
| D. Kemp | Labour | 351 |
Netherfield3 seats · turnout 38.8%
| A. Palmer | Labour | 847 |
| T. East | Conservative | 823 |
| Robson W. | Labour | 784 |
| A. Pole | Conservative | 768 |
| A. Lawrence | Labour | 765 |
| E. Allsock | Conservative | 732 |
Oxclose2 seats · turnout 43.8%
| E. Gell | Labour | 616 |
| P. Barnes | Labour | 555 |
| M. Roach | Conservative | 499 |
| H. Wagg | Conservative | 499 |
Phoenix2 seats · turnout 36.5%
| G. Evans | Labour | 571 |
| D. Knight | Labour | 511 |
| D. Smith | Conservative | 372 |
| H. Moss | Conservative | 351 |
Porchester3 seats · turnout 38.4%
| T. Goodlud | Conservative | 1,340 |
| W. Edwards | Conservative | 1,317 |
| J. Tanner | Conservative | 1,314 |
| J. Sheavils | Labour | 308 |
Priory2 seats · turnout 42.0%
| E. Edwards | Conservative | 564 |
| D. Leighton | Conservative | 538 |
| E. Cox | Labour | 469 |
| G. Barker | Labour | 446 |
St. James3 seats · turnout 36.4%
| B. Noble | Conservative | 1,294 |
| R. Nicholson | Conservative | 1,219 |
| J. Clarke | Conservative | 1,170 |
| E. Stevenson | Labour | 373 |
St. Marys3 seats · turnout 43.5%
| D. Smith | Conservative | 1,238 |
| I. Stokes | Conservative | 1,211 |
| J. Clarke | Conservative | 1,203 |
| F. Harker | Labour | 827 |
| L. Wheatley | Labour | 733 |
| M. Hall | Labour | 713 |
Woodborough1 seat · turnout 61.3%
| S. Hoskins | Conservative | 534 |
| I. Ward | Labour | 55 |
Woodthorpe3 seats · turnout 44.9%
| F. Boot | Conservative | 2,074 |
| R. Herrod | Conservative | 1,998 |
| L. Pollard | Conservative | 1,984 |
| L. Nourse | Labour | 298 |
