Before (end of 1975) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 29 · Conservative 20 · Other 3 · The Liberal Party 0
After (end of 1976) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 29 · Labour 17 · Other 6 · The Liberal Party 0
Ward results
Bilsthorpe2 seats · turnout 41.7%
| H. Tuck | Labour | 808 |
| S. Payton | Labour | 614 |
| M. Woodcock | Conservative | 545 |
| G. Lord | Conservative | 486 |
Bullpit-Pinfold2 seats · turnout 39.0%
| W. Keeton | Conservative | 988 |
| K. Fletcher | Conservative | 980 |
| F Mortimore | Labour | 367 |
| B. Lawrence | Labour | 240 |
Clipstone2 seats · turnout 31.1%
| M. Gray | Labour | 629 |
| H. Shilling | Ind Lab | 490 |
| J. Corner | Labour | 487 |
| A. Roy | Ind Lab | 108 |
Collingham1 seat · turnout 69.2%
| J. Mitchell | Conservative | 686 |
| A. Parsons | Labour | 117 |
Dover Beck1 seat
| D. Wilcox | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Edwinstowe3 seats · turnout 40.0%
| A. Newbery | Labour | 886 |
| J. McGinley | Labour | 880 |
| D. Clowes | Labour | 706 |
| C. Naish | Conservative | 704 |
| F. Elliott | RES | 690 |
| B. Hall | Conservative | 635 |
| C. Carver | RES | 564 |
| T. Hurt | RES | 414 |
Elston1 seat · turnout 63.0%
| M. Beaumont | Conservative | 443 |
| D. Boddy | Labour | 71 |
Farndon1 seat · turnout 64.0%
| L. Birchenall | Labour | 519 |
| G. Francis | Conservative | 510 |
Farnsfield2 seats · turnout 51.1%
| E. Bust | Independent | 1,188 |
| J. Daniel | Conservative | 805 |
| I. Thorne | Conservative | 478 |
| T. Dean | Labour | 323 |
| B. Whitelaw | Labour | 219 |
Lowdham1 seat · turnout 51.0%
| A. Henson | Conservative | 620 |
| S. Sherwin | Labour | 107 |
Meering1 seat
| A. Willows | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Milton-Lowfield2 seats · turnout 34.8%
| J. Vessey | Conservative | 566 |
| A. Saunders | Conservative | 552 |
| M. Leigh | Labour | 454 |
| A. Williams | Labour | 398 |
No. 1 (Newark: Beacon)2 seats · turnout 48.1%
| B. Fisher | Conservative | 869 |
| D. Payne | Conservative | 847 |
| C. Broad | Labour | 444 |
| J. Hall | Labour | 416 |
| R. Watt | LIB | 66 |
| A. Boggie | LIB | 66 |
No. 15 (Ollerton)4 seats · turnout 45.5%
| G. Bryan | RES | 1,402 |
| J. Gregory | Labour | 1,337 |
| J. Thompson | Labour | 1,336 |
| S. Smedley | Labour | 1,289 |
| T. Wyld | Labour | 1,270 |
| C. Royston | RES | 1,234 |
| J. Methley | Conservative | 982 |
| P. Moseling | Conservative | 697 |
No. 16 (Boughton)2 seats · turnout 33.9%
| M. Gretton | RES | 792 |
| J. De Lacy | Labour | 668 |
| M. De Lacy | Labour | 632 |
| A. Drury | Conservative | 454 |
| J. Grice | Conservative | 326 |
| F. Dixon | Independent | 116 |
No. 18 (Sutton On Trent)1 seat · turnout 69.0%
| G. Vere-Laurie | Conservative | 719 |
| D. Morley | Independent | 169 |
No. 19 (Caunton)1 seat · turnout 58.0%
| J. Sides | Conservative | 586 |
| K. Tillson | Labour | 70 |
No. 2 (Newark: Bridge)2 seats · turnout 27.7%
| S. Wilford | Independent | 601 |
| J. Moore | Labour | 588 |
| M. Dobson | Conservative | 544 |
| A. George | Conservative | 489 |
| C. Robb | Labour | 370 |
No. 22 (Southwell)3 seats · turnout 42.4%
| R. Beckett | Conservative | 1,495 ✓ |
| R Merryweather | Conservative | 1,445 ✓ |
| P. Purslow | Conservative | 1,073 ✓ |
| J. Baker | LIB | 827 |
| P. Lyth | Independent | 740 |
| P. Todd | LIB | 691 |
| R. Aston | LIB | 510 |
| P. Tempest | Labour | 473 |
| B. Williams | Labour | 307 |
| S. Thompstone | Labour | 305 |
| E. Ward | Independent | 172 |
No. 27 (Blidworth Fishpool & Rainworth)5 seats · turnout 21.1%
| J. Foster | Conservative | 1,350 |
| J. Wilson | Conservative | 1,335 |
| W. Daniel | Conservative | 1,326 |
| R. Marklew | Labour | 1,293 |
| F. Butler | Labour | 1,293 |
| W. Crewe | Labour | 1,280 |
| G. Reader | Labour | 1,252 |
| E. Orgill | Labour | 1,223 |
No. 3 (Newark: Castle & Sconce)3 seats · turnout 32.5%
| C. Carswell | Conservative | 1,174 |
| W. Drury | Conservative | 1,049 |
| R. Lamb | Conservative | 1,007 |
| I. Gasse | Labour | 262 |
| S. Taylor | Labour | 259 |
| W. Haynes | Labour | 254 |
No. 4 (Newark: Devon)4 seats · turnout 29.6%
| H. Davies | Conservative | 1,024 |
| J. Garland | Labour | 1,010 |
| A. Roberts | Conservative | 992 |
| F. Johnson | Labour | 960 |
| J. Canner | Conservative | 918 |
| J. Troy | Conservative | 915 |
| J. Moore | Labour | 874 |
| O. Newstead | Labour | 827 |
No. 5 (Newark: Magnus)2 seats · turnout 45.8%
| I. Saunders | Conservative | 744 |
| R. Bird | Conservative | 734 |
| E. Parker | Labour | 289 |
| D. Whicher | Labour | 288 |
Trent1 seat · turnout 72.0%
| D. Gardner | Conservative | 544 |
| S. Pritchard | Independent | 380 |
| G. Hall | Labour | 28 |
Winthorpe1 seat
| G. Bennett | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
