Before (end of 1975) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 49 · Labour 7 · The Liberal Party 1 · Conservative 0
After (end of 1976) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 45 · Conservative 8 · The Liberal Party 3 · Labour 1
Ward results
Dawlish South West2 seats
| A. Gilbert | LIB | 0 ✓ |
| L. Copp | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| F Humpherson | Independent | 1,470 |
| D Prouse | Independent | 1,332 |
| J Shepherd | Conservative | 1,277 ✓ |
| C Stonelake | Conservative | 1,193 ✓ |
| E Hawkins | LIB | 976 ✓ |
| C Angel | Independent | 943 |
| A Forster | Conservative | 921 |
| W Cowell | Labour | 912 ✓ |
| E Johnson | Independent | 893 |
| Mike Fletcher | Labour | 861 |
| Norman Morrison | Conservative | 849 |
| J Hill | Labour | 826 |
| H Gallagher | Labour | 782 |
| Nick Hallett | Conservative | 674 |
| R Reynolds | Conservative | 505 |
No. 7 (Newton Abbot: College-Market-St. Leonards)4 seats · turnout 48.0%
| F. Humpherson | Independent | 1,470 ✓ |
| D. Prouse | Independent | 1,332 ✓ |
| C. Angel | Independent | 943 ✓ |
| A. Forster | Conservative | 921 ✓ |
| E. Johnson | Independent | 893 |
| N. Morrison | Conservative | 849 |
| N. Hallett | Conservative | 674 |
| R. Reynolds | Conservative | 505 |
| L Lamb | Independent | 1,156 ✓ |
| A Newcombe | Conservative | 948 ✓ |
| M Blatch | Conservative | 816 ✓ |
| M Duxbury | Conservative | 773 ✓ |
| R Wills | LIB | 766 |
| E Nicholls | Labour | 743 |
| Fred Birkett | Conservative | 717 |
| P Coaker | Independent | 665 |
| Brian Johnson | Independent | 645 |
| J Davey | Labour | 549 |
| A Tremayne | Labour | 449 |
