Before (end of 1975) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 35 · The Liberal Party 15 · Other 8 · Labour 2
After (end of 1976) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 42 · Other 13 · The Liberal Party 3 · Labour 2
Ward results
No. 25 (Clotherholme)1 seat
| R. Wood | Independent | 0 ✓ |
No. 32 (Weeton)1 seat
| W. Dunnett | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Ripon East3 seats
| J. Richmond | Independent | 1,118 |
| J. McGarr | Labour | 1,035 |
| J. Briscombe | Conservative | 1,031 |
| W. Parnaby | Conservative | 801 |
| B. England | Labour | 576 |
| W. Baily | Labour | 554 |
| W. Charlton | Conservative | 540 |