Before (end of 1975) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 28 · The Liberal Party 14 · Conservative 1 · Labour 1
After (end of 1976) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 27 · The Liberal Party 12 · Conservative 5 · Labour 0
Ward results
Ilfracombe Central2 seats · turnout 43.1%
| M. Blackmore | LIB | 742 |
| P. Trump | LIB | 543 |
| W. Moore | Conservative | 322 |
Ilfracombe East2 seats · turnout 41.0%
| D. Hancock | Independent | 799 |
| L. Nankivell | LIB | 526 |
| B. Wilkins | Conservative | 333 |
| E. Tumbelty | Conservative | 311 |
Ilfracombe West2 seats · turnout 45.4%
| A. Parsons | LIB | 754 |
| F. Avant | Independent | 609 |
| R. Boyen | Independent | 601 |
| G. Crowe | Conservative | 437 |
| K. Coombes | Conservative | 404 |
Longbridge1 seat · turnout 62.4%
| W. Luxton | LIB | 256 ✓ |
| E. Wright | Conservative | 246 |
| J. Cheetam | Independent | 153 |
| D. Stimpson | Labour | 31 |
Lynton & Lynmouth1 seat
| H. Pedder | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Newport2 seats · turnout 51.0%
| D. Potter | LIB | 818 |
| S. Slee | Conservative | 581 |
| N. Snow | LIB | 446 |
| A. Harris | Independent | 362 |
| R. Harijan | Labour | 243 |
Pilton2 seats · turnout 52.1%
| S. Lane | Ndm | 772 ✓ |
| R. Gunning | Ndm | 446 ✓ |
| I. Scott | LIB | 325 |
| B. Webster | Conservative | 292 |
| A. Bickley | Conservative | 273 |
| S. Garman | Labour | 204 |
| P. Buckler | LIB | 187 |
South Molton2 seats
| W. Brown | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| S. Kingdon | Independent | 0 ✓ |
St. Marys2 seats
| W. Taylor | Ndm | 782 |
| F. Webber | Ndm | 714 |
| D. Brayley | LIB | 321 |
| J. Jones | Labour | 138 |