Before (end of 1975) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 19 · Labour 14 · Conservative 9 · The Liberal Party 6
After (end of 1976) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 17 · Conservative 13 · Labour 13 · The Liberal Party 5
Ward results
Habrough & Stallingborough1 seat · turnout 58.0%
| C. Hunsley | Independent | 459 |
| K. Ellwood | Independent | 155 |
No. 5 (Cleethorpes: South)9 seats
| J Oslear | Conservative | 1,958 ✓ |
| C Hooton | Conservative | 1,938 ✓ |
| S Skane-Davis | Conservative | 1,929 ✓ |
| C Jeans | Conservative | 1,716 ✓ |
| Charles Kirby | Conservative | 1,667 ✓ |
| T Turner | LIB | 1,644 ✓ |
| P Hollingsworth | LIB | 1,564 ✓ |
| Howard Smith | Conservative | 1,528 ✓ |
| I Perry | LIB | 1,443 ✓ |
| Bethan Hazel Williams | LIB | 1,400 |
| N Cole | LIB | 1,368 |
| M Howes | LIB | 1,316 |
| T Jenkinson | LIB | 1,301 |
| J Bancroft | LIB | 1,275 |
| N Wadd | LIB | 1,150 |
| R Slaney | Independent | 1,025 |