Before (end of 1975) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 24 · Labour 13 · The Liberal Party 11 · Other 0
After (end of 1976) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 29 · The Liberal Party 6 · Labour 4 · Other 0
Ward results
Belfairs3 seats
| R Marriott | Conservative | 2,401 ✓ |
| V Smith | Conservative | 2,397 ✓ |
| G Smith | Conservative | 2,335 ✓ |
| B D'Eath | LIB | 1,171 |
| J Armitage | LIB | 1,150 |
| A Ditton | LIB | 1,062 |
| Claire Newman | Labour | 460 |
| B Briggs | Labour | 436 |
Blenheim3 seats
| N. Clarke | Conservative | 2,184 |
| E. Watson-Lamb | Conservative | 2,091 |
| A. Scholfield | Conservative | 2,087 |
| T. Ray | LIB | 1,414 |
| J. Allen | LIB | 1,375 |
| J. Amner | LIB | 1,282 |
Eastwood3 seats · turnout 40.4%
| M Myers | Conservative | 1,614 ✓ |
| R Kendrick | Conservative | 1,566 ✓ |
| W Logan | Conservative | 1,536 ✓ |
| S Jones | LIB | 1,343 |
| C Lyndsell | LIB | 1,219 |
| P Bohling | LIB | 1,197 |
| K Buckland | Labour | 461 |
| A. Pendle | Labour | 434 |
| A Pendle | Labour | 379 |
Leigh3 seats
| M King | LIB | 2,513 ✓ |
| A Crystall | LIB | 2,469 ✓ |
| C Titman | LIB | 2,252 ✓ |
| M Bullock-Jarman | Conservative | 2,145 |
| V Gee | Conservative | 2,011 |
| L Woodward | Conservative | 1,896 |
| E Newman | Labour | 230 |
| M Price | Labour | 219 |
| A Bennett | Labour | 190 |
Milton3 seats
| G. Baum | Conservative | 1,556 ✓ |
| J. Carlile | Conservative | 1,456 ✓ |
| N. Goodman | Conservative | 1,350 ✓ |
| N. Boorman | Labour | 706 |
| L. Davidson | Labour | 645 |
| T. Sandall | Labour | 620 |
| J. Burton | LIB | 420 |
| R. Wood | LIB | 369 |
Prittlewell3 seats
| P. Herbert | LIB | 2,057 |
| C. Bailey | LIB | 2,041 |
| J. Hugill | LIB | 2,034 |
| I. Downie | Conservative | 1,789 |
| G. Littler | Conservative | 1,758 |
| C. Jarman | Conservative | 1,754 |
Shoebury3 seats
| D. Ashcroft | Conservative | 2,054 |
| D. Hennessey | Conservative | 1,938 |
| R. Bolton | Conservative | 1,806 |
| A. McGaw | Labour | 1,354 |
| A. Hills | Labour | 1,032 |
| J. Hodgkins | Labour | 1,019 |
Southchurch3 seats
| E. Lockhart | Conservative | 2,853 |
| D. Garston | Conservative | 2,739 |
| S. Bull | Conservative | 2,736 |
| M. Falk | Labour | 815 |
| T. Pigram | Labour | 770 |
| J. Hellyer | Labour | 756 |
St. Luke's3 seats
| Reginald Copley | Labour | 1,189 ✓ |
| G Caplan | Labour | 1,180 ✓ |
| Robert Richmond | Conservative | 1,112 ✓ |
| B Rainger | Conservative | 1,093 |
| M Burstin | Ind Lab | 1,063 |
| Michael John Charles Pavey | Labour | 1,063 |
Thorpe3 seats
| E Pollitt | Conservative | 2,557 ✓ |
| B Scholfield | Conservative | 2,462 ✓ |
| Neville Moss | Conservative | 2,437 ✓ |
| A Bailey | LIB | 769 |
| R Pealling | LIB | 693 |
| G Penfold | LIB | 645 |
| D Pigram | Labour | 438 |
| H Mapp | Labour | 421 |
Victoria3 seats
| W. Bowyer | Labour | 1,259 |
| G. Elvin | Labour | 1,181 |
| A. Fuller | Conservative | 1,156 |
| N. Palmer | Conservative | 1,124 |
| R. Kennedy | Labour | 1,086 |
| R. Howes | LIB | 551 |
| A. Summers | LIB | 457 |
Westborough3 seats
| R. Burgess | Conservative | 1,824 |
| A. Dani | Conservative | 1,811 |
| P. Winkley | Conservative | 1,724 |
| N. Lubel | LIB | 1,152 |
| D. Elf | LIB | 1,143 |
| G. Longley | LIB | 1,083 |
| P. Harrison | Labour | 917 |
| V. Gell | Labour | 874 |
| E. Hills | Labour | 831 |
