Before (end of 1975) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 17 · Labour 15 · The Liberal Party 4 · Other 0
After (end of 1976) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 29 · Labour 4 · The Liberal Party 3 · Other 0
Ward results
Cribden3 seats
| J. Holt | LIB | 1,233 |
| J. Taylor | Conservative | 911 |
| F. Trippier | Conservative | 860 |
| C. Barcroft | Conservative | 831 |
| I. Bishop | Labour | 763 |
| J. Riding | Labour | 654 |
| L. Forshaw | Labour | 608 |
| M. Grimshaw | LIB | 469 |
| I. Farrington | COMM | 198 |
EDEN2 seats
| D. Johnson | Conservative | 798 |
| E. Barnes | Conservative | 722 |
| R. Mayes | Labour | 583 |
| J. Alty | Labour | 543 |
Facit And Shawforth2 seats
| G. Lord | Conservative | 534 |
| J. Bracewell | Conservative | 501 |
| J. Hennighan | Labour | 496 |
| E. Kershaw | Labour | 496 |
Greenfield3 seats
| D. Ramsden | Conservative | 1,337 |
| D. Butterworth | Conservative | 1,145 |
| D. Valentine | Labour | 922 |
| J. Stewart | Conservative | 878 |
| M. Cowpe | Labour | 779 |
| W. Cooper | LIB | 716 |
| T. Waller | Labour | 606 |
Greensclough3 seats
| M. Talukdar | Conservative | 885 |
| T. Huntley | Conservative | 758 |
| P. Navin | Conservative | 722 |
| N. Taylor | LIB | 696 |
| H. Sutcliffe | Labour | 509 |
| A. Askew | LIB | 505 |
| J. Richmond | Labour | 453 |
| G. O'Gorman | Labour | 409 |
| D. Whatmough | LIB | 368 |
Hareholme3 seats
| G. Holt | Conservative | 1,110 |
| D. Lloyd | Conservative | 1,021 |
| V. Smith | Conservative | 1,002 |
| E. Holden | Labour | 801 |
| J. Bishop | Labour | 745 |
| A. Evans | Labour | 622 |
| W. Whittaker | Independent | 459 |
| J. Walsh | Independent | 295 |
| H. Malley | COMM | 135 |
Healey & Whitworth2 seats
| V. Clegg | Labour | 798 |
| G. Barker | Conservative | 722 |
| H. Masterson | Labour | 583 |
| K. Allday | Conservative | 543 |
Helmshore3 seats
| S Oldham | Conservative | 1,440 ✓ |
| I Pickup | Conservative | 1,341 ✓ |
| L Provis | Conservative | 1,260 ✓ |
| P Durkin | Labour | 700 |
| C Carter | Labour | 699 |
| B Eade | Labour | 621 |
Irwell3 seats
| J. Holt | Conservative | 1,279 |
| L. White | LIB | 931 |
| J. Edge | Conservative | 892 |
| J. Taylor | Conservative | 782 |
| G. Foulds | LIB | 642 |
Longholme3 seats
| J. Greenwood | Conservative | 1,145 |
| H. Ashworth | Conservative | 1,115 |
| E. Graham | Conservative | 1,108 |
| G. Bland | Labour | 796 |
| J. Pilling | Labour | 666 |
| E. Jeffrey | Labour | 529 |
| J. Barrett | COMM | 166 |
Stacksteads3 seats
| D. Benson | Conservative | 898 |
| R. Lord | LIB | 762 |
| F. Banham | Labour | 714 |
| T. Whittaker | Conservative | 682 |
| D. Kennedy | Conservative | 677 |
| E. Banham | Labour | 483 |
| P. Mortimer | Labour | 472 |
| K. Leyland | LIB | 302 |
| I. Parker | LIB | 251 |
Whitewell3 seats
| W. Nuttall | Conservative | 1,214 |
| M. Manning | Conservative | 1,132 |
| J. Connolly | Labour | 1,059 |
| J. Lowe | Conservative | 879 |
| E. Harvey | Labour | 745 |
| W. Parkinson | Labour | 728 |
| J. Gledhill | LIB | 637 |
| F. Whittaker | Independent | 445 |