Before (end of 1975) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 21 · Labour 12 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0
After (end of 1976) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 27 · Labour 5 · The Liberal Party 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Barnwood3 seats · turnout 43.4%
| K. Hyett | Conservative | 1,400 |
| M. Smith | Conservative | 1,320 |
| H. Phillips | Conservative | 1,307 |
| F. Davenport | Labour | 1,056 |
| P. Collins | Labour | 1,055 |
| C. Barnfield | Labour | 977 |
| C. Tanner | LIB | 229 |
| R. Tocknell | LIB | 213 |
Barton3 seats · turnout 33.5%
| G. Hyett | Conservative | 1,037 |
| H. Layton | Labour | 886 |
| A. Gravells | Conservative | 840 |
| R. Layton | Labour | 764 |
| D. Ferguson | Labour | 735 |
| M. Wooltorton | Conservative | 690 |
| W. Paterson | LIB | 409 |
| M. Leach | LIB | 259 |
Eastgate3 seats · turnout 39.9%
| H. Harrison | Conservative | 1,181 |
| E. Race | Conservative | 1,161 |
| G. Williams | Conservative | 1,147 |
| R. Dwyer | Labour | 834 |
| F. Kelly | Labour | 766 |
| W. Jenkins | Labour | 732 |
| M. Carter | LIB | 228 |
| S. Hutchinson | LIB | 207 |
| D. Carter | LIB | 187 |
Hucclecote3 seats · turnout 49.2%
| C. Pullon | Conservative | 1,917 |
| T. Wathen | Conservative | 1,913 |
| P. Arnold | Conservative | 1,821 |
| D. Farmer | Labour | 862 |
| F. Henderson | Labour | 822 |
| G. Heath | Labour | 803 |
| R. Cox | LIB | 352 |
| L. Liddington | LIB | 311 |
| P. Liddington | LIB | 294 |
Kingsholm3 seats · turnout 47.0%
| P. Robins | Conservative | 1,783 |
| R. Langston | Conservative | 1,763 |
| F. King | Conservative | 1,691 |
| M. Williams | Labour | 759 |
| L. Gibbs | Labour | 724 |
| E. Clayton | Labour | 724 |
| G. Halford | LIB | 425 |
Linden3 seats · turnout 42.0%
| M. Lewis | Conservative | 1,341 |
| L. Jones | Conservative | 1,302 |
| D. Knight | Conservative | 1,229 |
| R. Davies | Labour | 1,073 |
| C. Collins | Labour | 914 |
| W. Matthews | Labour | 752 |
| E. Drinan | LIB | 268 |
| E. Hodgson | LIB | 223 |
Longlevens3 seats · turnout 48.8%
| N. Partridge | Conservative | 1,840 |
| G. Goodwin | Conservative | 1,811 |
| J. Robins | Conservative | 1,783 |
| J. Day | Labour | 973 |
| J. Feher | Labour | 901 |
| J. Wilks | Labour | 900 |
| C. Turnbull | LIB | 270 |
| G. Whelan | LIB | 230 |
Matson3 seats
| H Morgan | Labour | 924 ✓ |
| A Walters | Labour | 852 ✓ |
| M Hyde | Labour | 832 ✓ |
| Hilary Teresa Isherwood | Conservative | 807 |
| G Ablett | Conservative | 772 |
| L Pressey | Conservative | 719 |
| T Mulvey | LIB | 230 |
| V Tanner | LIB | 169 |
| D Wjunek | LIB | 127 |
Podsmead3 seats
| D. Toomey | Labour | 1,003 |
| D. Halford | LIB | 982 |
| I. Fowler | Conservative | 907 |
| P. Harris | Labour | 906 |
| F. Stephens | Conservative | 831 |
| B. Turner | Conservative | 794 |
| M. Talwar | Labour | 758 |
| M. Harris | LIB | 741 |
| E. Young | LIB | 627 |
Tuffley3 seats · turnout 53.3%
| F. Price | Conservative | 1,573 |
| S. Smith | Conservative | 1,566 |
| R. Pitkin-Cocks | Conservative | 1,541 |
| F. Wilton | Labour | 985 |
| D. Millin | Labour | 943 |
| T. Miles | Labour | 937 |
| R. Mather | LIB | 330 |
| C. James | LIB | 328 |
| J. Jay | LIB | 260 |
Westgate3 seats · turnout 31.2%
| F. Wilton | Conservative | 1,332 |
| H. Fisher | Conservative | 1,223 |
| T. Herbert | Conservative | 1,133 |
| F. Stevens | Labour | 435 |
| C. Edgington | Labour | 407 |
| R. Escolme | Labour | 405 |
| D. Warner | LIB | 299 |
| E. Warner | LIB | 241 |
