Before (end of 1975) (43 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 30 · Conservative 8 · Other 4 · The Liberal Party 1
After (end of 1976) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 26 · Conservative 17 · Other 3 · The Liberal Party 1
Ward results
Appleton3 seats
| A. Dodd | Conservative | 863 |
| L. Bower | Conservative | 727 |
| G. Broome | Labour | 709 |
| C. Monk | Conservative | 693 |
| E. McDonnell | Labour | 656 |
| J. Derbyshire | Labour | 575 |
| B. Dempsey | LIB | 200 |
Broadheath3 seats · turnout 28.2%
| A. McDermott | Labour | 670 |
| C. Bowditch | Conservative | 593 |
| D. Boardman | Conservative | 581 |
| C. Lyons | Conservative | 563 |
| R. Sutton | Labour | 530 |
| P. Winter | Labour | 519 |
Castlefields3 seats · turnout 19.6%
| G. Grimes | Independent | 933 |
| I. Clarke | Labour | 873 |
| A. Coleman | Labour | 778 |
| C. Naylor | Conservative | 677 |
| G. Lyons | Labour | 576 |
Ditton3 seats · turnout 25.8%
| S. Owen | Labour | 743 |
| R. Harper | Conservative | 654 |
| J. Collins | Labour | 646 |
| R. Steele | Labour | 635 |
| J. Twist | Conservative | 622 |
| K. Prescott | Conservative | 574 |
Farnworth3 seats · turnout 32.4%
| I. Tuson | Conservative | 1,494 |
| R. Aston | Conservative | 1,432 |
| E. Gilbody | Conservative | 1,413 |
| O. Smith | Labour | 492 |
Grange3 seats · turnout 22.2%
| T. Clare | Labour | 934 |
| S. Rose | Labour | 761 |
| S. Williams | Labour | 663 |
| C. Barton | Conservative | 483 |
| W. Alsop | Conservative | 469 |
Hale1 seat · turnout 46.8%
| W. Howell | Independent | 441 |
| N. Johnson | LIB | 217 |
Halton3 seats · turnout 31.0%
| J. Newby | Conservative | 845 |
| W. Winstanley | Conservative | 826 |
| W. Crewe | Conservative | 783 |
| R. Harrison | Labour | 661 |
| J. Trehey | Labour | 637 |
| M. Cain | Labour | 598 |
| W. Hayes | LIB | 218 |
Halton Brook3 seats
| C Helsby | Labour | 857 ✓ |
| W Luxton | Labour | 792 ✓ |
| J Nugent | Labour | 782 ✓ |
| E Ebrell | Conservative | 496 |
| P Hadley | Conservative | 493 |
| K Tonge | Conservative | 487 |
Heath3 seats · turnout 34.8%
| G. Dutton | Conservative | 1,182 |
| P. Hazlehurst | Conservative | 1,066 |
| K. Ebbrell | Conservative | 1,053 |
| J. Jackson | Labour | 268 |
Hough Green3 seats · turnout 25.1%
| C. Gerrard | Labour | 917 |
| J. Hughes | Labour | 916 |
| R. Steadman | Labour | 868 |
| J. Crawford | Conservative | 488 |
| D. Shields | Conservative | 486 |
| J. Hayes | Conservative | 482 |
| J. Lunt | LIB | 210 |
Kingsway3 seats · turnout 30.5%
| R. Beswick | Labour | 902 |
| J. Fletcher | Labour | 784 |
| Keith Holland-Delamere | Labour | 737 |
| J. Battersby | Conservative | 678 |
| A. Maynard | Conservative | 668 |
| E. Maynard | Conservative | 611 |
Mersey3 seats · turnout 33.2%
| O. Findlow | Independent | 1,463 |
| H. Hughes | Conservative | 910 |
| M. Mair | Conservative | 821 |
| K. Robinson | Labour | 616 |
| W. Barber | Labour | 529 |
| C. White | LIB | 435 |
Norton3 seats · turnout 24.9%
| J. Beech | Labour | 837 |
| G. Gibson | Labour | 833 |
| R. Hadfield | Labour | 796 |
| L. Ashmore | Conservative | 546 |
| T. Davies | Conservative | 531 |
| D. Perry | Conservative | 511 |
VICTORIA3 seats · turnout 25.9%
| A. Millar | Labour | 815 |
| F. Nyland | Labour | 804 |
| T. Gleave | Labour | 801 |
| C. Chadwick | Conservative | 454 |
| M. Monk | Conservative | 307 |
| D. Rowland | Conservative | 300 |
| W. Lowey | LIB | 152 |
WESTON3 seats · turnout 42.4%
| A. Inett | Labour | 846 |
| R. Eastup | Labour | 792 |
| A. Parr | LIB | 678 |
| E. Molyneux | Independent | 665 |
| W. Ball | Conservative | 638 |
| K. Littlemore | Conservative | 616 |
| S. Hindosh | Conservative | 565 |
| D. Dykes | Labour | 552 |