Before (end of 1975) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 44 · Conservative 20 · Other 1 · The Liberal Party 1
After (end of 1976) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 38 · Conservative 24 · The Liberal Party 2 · Other 2
Ward results
No. 1 (Eccles: Eccles-Monton & Park- Patricroft)1 seat · turnout 37.4%
| J. Hardaway | Conservative | 2,273 ✓ |
| C. Johnson | Labour | 1,289 |
| H. Price | Other | 73 |
No. 10 (Salford: Regent & Ordsall Park)1 seat · turnout 33.0%
| T. Turner | Labour | 1,377 |
| J. Latimer | Conservative | 327 |
| H. Warren | TAG | 198 |
No. 13 (Salford: Seedley)1 seat · turnout 33.7%
| I. Johnson | Conservative | 2,000 |
| J. Hill | Labour | 1,918 |
| S. Rupa | COMM | 65 |
No. 16 (Swinton & Pendlebury:broad Oak & Old Park)1 seat · turnout 43.6%
| G. Barnes | Conservative | 2,225 ✓ |
| J. Birmingham | Labour | 1,122 |
| A. Drake | The Liberal Party | 526 |
No. 19 (Worsley: Armitage-Mount Skip-St. Marys)1 seat · turnout 34.4%
| S. Dumbarton | Labour | 2,128 ✓ |
| K. Derbyshire | Conservative | 1,683 |
No. 8 (Salford: Albert Park)1 seat · turnout 32.1%
| R. Dodd | Labour | 1,187 |
| J. Bradbury | Conservative | 913 |