Before (end of 1975) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 22 · Other 11 · Labour 7 · The Liberal Party 2
After (end of 1976) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 30 · Other 5 · The Liberal Party 4 · Labour 3
Ward results
Ashdon1 seat
| W. Johnstone | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Birchanger1 seat
| D. Haggerwood | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Clavering1 seat
| E. Abrahams | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Elsenham1 seat · turnout 59.8%
| J. Hurwitz | Conservative | 360 |
| R. Shaw | Labour | 162 |
Felsted2 seats · turnout 34.6%
| C. Millington-Smith | Conservative | 537 |
| W. Wright | Conservative | 483 |
| J. Guthrie-Dow | Independent | 410 |
Great Dunmow North2 seats · turnout 48.9%
| J. Garrett | LIB | 486 |
| R. Davey | Conservative | 441 |
| Dylan Montgomery Wright | Labour | 440 |
| M. Ulph | Conservative | 242 |
Great Dunmow South2 seats · turnout 33.1%
| S. Hopkins | Conservative | 543 |
| N. Prowse | LIB | 485 |
| N. Howlett | Conservative | 479 |
Great Hallingbury1 seat
| A. Streeter | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Hatfield Broad Oak1 seat · turnout 60.5%
| D. Davies | Conservative | 332 |
| B. Clark | Labour | 98 |
| R. Lumley | Independent | 75 |
Hatfield Heath1 seat · turnout 51.6%
| I. Delderfield | Conservative | 362 |
| R. Howard | Labour | 181 |
Little Hallingbury1 seat · turnout 52.9%
| A. Row | Conservative | 268 |
| M. Ardley | Independent | 179 |
| J. Wilkinson | LIB | 71 |
Littlebury1 seat
| J. Menell | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Saffron Walden Audley2 seats · turnout 49.4%
| D. Miller | Conservative | 657 |
| S. Foster | Sutton Con | 482 |
| D. Weaver | Labour | 447 |
| A. Sermon | Independent | 263 |
| A. Kemp | Labour | 224 |
Saffron Walden Castle2 seats · turnout 48.7%
| P Preece | Labour | 570 |
| J. Dowsett | Labour | 407 |
| P. Hoare | Conservative | 314 |
| M. Agley | Conservative | 281 |
| S. Taylor | LIB | 228 |
Saffron Walden Plantation2 seats · turnout 39.7%
| S. Neville | Conservative | 432 |
| D. Mensforth | Conservative | 328 |
| K. Wilson | Labour | 261 |
| W. Keep | LIB | 168 |
| J. Pratt | Labour | 157 |
Saffron Walden Shire2 seats · turnout 47.9%
| R. Green | Labour | 559 |
| R. Eastham | Conservative | 515 |
| D. Kingston | Conservative | 469 |
| G. Heathcock | LIB | 340 |
| J. Evans | Labour | 285 |
Stansted Mountfitchet3 seats · turnout 42.3%
| P. Clark | LIB | 1,023 |
| P. Jones | Conservative | 1,011 |
| G. Clarke | Conservative | 965 |
| V. Mercer | Conservative | 774 |
| R. Clifford | LIB | 642 |
Stort Valley1 seat
| D. Collins | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Takeley2 seats
| P. Macphail | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| W. Dudgeon | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Thaxted2 seats · turnout 55.4%
| I. Barnard | Conservative | 707 |
| P. Latchford | Conservative | 573 |
| G. Fraenkel | Labour | 388 |
| A. Mussard | Labour | 257 |
The Canfields1 seat · turnout 59.4%
| K. Fidler | Conservative | 486 |
| J. Chaplin | Independent | 247 |
The Chesterfords1 seat
| J Moore | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
The Eastons1 seat · turnout 61.3%
| G. Askew | Conservative | 346 |
| A. Proudley | LIB | 198 |
The Rodings1 seat
| K. Tivendale | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
The Sampfords1 seat · turnout 56.0%
| Hugh Hughes | Independent | 553 |
| J. Smith | Labour | 68 |
Wenden Lofts1 seat
| B. Erith | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Wendon Lofts1 seat
| B. Erith | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Wimbish and Debden1 seat
| J. Tomblin | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
