Before (end of 1975) (35 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 18 · Other 11 · Conservative 6 · The Liberal Party 0
After (end of 1976) (35 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 13 · Other 12 · Conservative 7 · The Liberal Party 3
Ward results
No. 11 (Hatton)1 seat
| P. Hanbury | Independent | 0 ✓ |
No. 15 (Melbourne)3 seats · turnout 33.8%
| J. Parkinson | Independent | 1,247 |
| H. Knowles | Independent | 1,184 |
| J. Morgan-Owen | Independent | 1,097 |
| J. Brookes | Labour | 356 |
| M. Martin | Labour | 313 |
No. 7 (Repton & Bretby)2 seats
| I Bentley | Conservative | 1,524 ✓ |
| C Harpur-Crewe | Conservative | 1,440 ✓ |
| A Thomasson | Labour | 358 |
| A Auckland | Labour | 309 |