Before (end of 1975) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 38 · The Liberal Party 4 · Other 0 · Conservative 0
After (end of 1976) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · The Liberal Party 4 · Conservative 3 · Other 0
Ward results
Brays Grove3 seats
| B Evans | Labour | 699 ✓ |
| Michael Ralph Danvers | Labour | 690 ✓ |
| Dan Howard | Labour | 642 ✓ |
| G Groves | Conservative | 353 |
| J Groves | Conservative | 302 |
| C Johnson | Conservative | 291 |
| K Sams | LIB | 187 |
| P Naylor | LIB | 172 |
| J Mallender | LIB | 164 |
Great Parndon2 seats · turnout 49.3%
| J. Cave | Labour | 645 |
| C. Cave | Labour | 609 |
| G. Fallon | LIB | 518 |
| P. Ellison | Conservative | 458 |
| B. Clenshaw | Conservative | 453 |
| A. Harwood | LIB | 420 |
Hare Street & Town Centre2 seats · turnout 33.9%
| J. Hobbs | Labour | 636 |
| J. Moore | Labour | 624 |
| A. Merryweather | LIB | 449 |
| C. Merryweather | LIB | 403 |
Katherines With Sumner2 seats · turnout 48.5%
| A. Trigwell | LIB | 205 |
| C. Cackett | Labour | 185 |
| H. Talbot | Labour | 179 |
| R. Subryan | LIB | 177 |
Kingsmoor3 seats · turnout 37.2%
| T. Kent | Labour | 626 ✓ |
| A. Jones | Labour | 612 ✓ |
| R. Rowland | Labour | 543 ✓ |
| M. Plon | LIB | 531 |
| D. Benda | LIB | 483 |
| E. Murray | LIB | 472 |
| K. Cheshire | Conservative | 424 |
| E. Hughes | Conservative | 419 |
| D. Freyer | Conservative | 410 |
| A. Hudson | Ind Lab | 182 |
Latton Bush3 seats · turnout 35.1%
| F. Jackson | Labour | 750 |
| P. Bruce | Labour | 716 |
| E. Albone | Labour | 658 |
| E. Myers | Ind Lab | 514 |
| P Barker | Conservative | 436 |
| J. Rudd | LIB | 412 |
| R. Wilson | LIB | 375 |
| J. Broughall | LIB | 355 |
Little Parndon3 seats · turnout 38.2%
| D. Condon | Labour | 869 |
| J. Jesse | LIB | 853 |
| M. Carter | Labour | 837 |
| G. Newport | Labour | 828 |
| D. Eldridge | LIB | 798 |
| A. Davies | LIB | 784 |
Mark Hall North2 seats
| Jacqueline McAlpine | Labour | 539 ✓ |
| S Anderson | Labour | 522 ✓ |
| M Whyte | Conservative | 341 |
| C Riley | Conservative | 312 |
| M Ramsay | LIB | 217 |
| L Barton | LIB | 209 |
Mark Hall South3 seats · turnout 39.5%
| D. Burnham | Labour | 1,002 |
| L. Smith | Labour | 917 |
| D. Richards | Labour | 916 |
| E. Hagger | Conservative | 396 |
| A. Hayes | Conservative | 393 |
| C. Hand | Conservative | 373 |
| P. Simpson | LIB | 332 |
| M. Brown | LIB | 312 |
| V. Hook | LIB | 290 |
Netteswell East2 seats · turnout 30.0%
| A. Graham | Labour | 686 |
| A. Garner | Labour | 660 |
| D. Brown | LIB | 252 |
| R. Day | LIB | 242 |
Netteswell West2 seats · turnout 31.8%
| J. Desormeaux | Labour | 565 |
| E. Morris | Labour | 497 |
| P. Davis | LIB | 219 |
| A. Harwood | LIB | 213 |
Old Harlow3 seats
| H Dutton | Conservative | 902 ✓ |
| L Dutton | Conservative | 830 ✓ |
| F Smith | Conservative | 798 ✓ |
| B Burge | Labour | 716 |
| M Gerrard | Labour | 704 |
| N Dunkinson | Labour | 686 |
| W Breakall | LIB | 568 |
| J Kelly | LIB | 522 |
| B Zacks | LIB | 508 |
Passmores3 seats · turnout 31.0%
| T. Farr | Labour | 828 |
| M. Juliff | Labour | 787 |
| M. Collyer | Labour | 751 |
| D. Filler | LIB | 539 |
| T. Owen | LIB | 496 |
| A. Booth | COMM | 264 |
Potter Street3 seats · turnout 32.3%
| V. Phelps | Labour | 736 |
| W. Gibson | Labour | 692 |
| R. Bruce | Labour | 600 |
| P. Cooney | LIB | 389 |
| S. Ward | LIB | 350 |
| C. Dunham | LIB | 324 |
Stewards3 seats · turnout 32.7%
| W. Barnes | LIB | 705 |
| J. Hewitt | LIB | 674 |
| R. Didham | Labour | 639 |
| K. Chowdhary | LIB | 611 |
| C. Longhurst | Labour | 568 |
| D. Molden | Labour | 566 |