Before (end of 1976) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 24 · The Liberal Party 7 · Labour 6 · Conservative 5
After (end of 1977) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 23 · Other 11 · The Liberal Party 7 · Labour 1
Ward results
Cowes Castle1 seat
| L. Daish | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Cowes Central1 seat
| N. Butchers | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Cowes Medina1 seat · turnout 44.0%
| C. Gorlick | Conservative | 482 |
| E. Maxted | Labour | 457 |
Cowes Northwood2 seats · turnout 48.6%
| H. Jacobsen | Conservative | 1,136 |
| B. Drake | LIB | 1,054 |
| M. Halpin | Conservative | 1,005 |
| W. Wilkie | Labour | 322 |
East Cowes1 seat · turnout 48.6%
| H. Moon | Independent | 526 |
| R. Hooper | LIB | 472 |
Isle Of Wight Rural No. 1 (Bembridg1 seat · turnout 56.5%
| R. Rowsell | Conservative | 1,201 ✓ |
| D. Naylor | Independent | 481 |
Isle Of Wight Rural No. 2 (Brading)1 seat · turnout 51.7%
| J. Trzebski | Conservative | 606 |
| R. Wilkinson | LIB | 234 |
Isle Of Wight Rural No. 3 (Newchurc1 seat · turnout 57.0%
| P. Jarrett | Conservative | 560 ✓ |
| M. Lanfear | The Liberal Party | 526 |
Isle Of Wight Rural No. 4 (Niton)1 seat · turnout 63.0%
| P. Fradgley | Conservative | 848 |
| V. Sice | Independent | 514 |
| R Westmore | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| C. Lucas | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Isle Of Wight Rural No. 7 (Totland)1 seat · turnout 58.0%
| B. Finch | RES | 635 |
| R. Smith | LIB | 374 |
Isle Of Wight Rural No. 8 (Freshwat2 seats · turnout 88.1%
| A. Oddy | Conservative | 1,308 ✓ |
| C. Thomas | Residents | 1,291 ✓ |
| J. Cooper | The Liberal Party | 1,108 |
| R. Jones | Labour | 283 |
| S. Levrier | Independent | 188 |
Newport Carisbrooke1 seat · turnout 26.9%
| A. Moody | Independent | 811 |
| T. Cunningham | Conservative | 530 |
Newport Central1 seat · turnout 51.0%
| K. Lacey | LIB | 415 |
| R. Simms | Conservative | 333 |
Newport Fairlee2 seats · turnout 43.2%
| R. Dixon | Conservative | 969 |
| R. Garbett | Conservative | 961 |
| A. Pollard | RES | 928 |
| J. Whitaker | RES | 912 |
Newport Mount Joy1 seat · turnout 42.8%
| J. Marshall | Conservative | 531 |
| R. Rudge | LIB | 473 |
Newport Pan2 seats · turnout 41.1%
| M. Barton | LIB | 882 |
| Dray R. | Conservative | 501 |
| A. Jenner | Conservative | 489 |
| A. Chalmers | Labour | 437 |
| L. Russell | Labour | 399 |
Newport Parkhurst1 seat · turnout 40.7%
| B. Pratt | LIB | 524 |
| J. Court | Conservative | 462 |
Osborne1 seat · turnout 49.3%
| S. Glossop | Labour | 695 |
| K. Crews | Conservative | 651 |
Ryde Binstead1 seat
| R. Jewitt | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Ryde North East1 seat
| J. Langdon | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Ryde North West1 seat · turnout 50.0%
| W. Fisher | Conservative | 532 |
| E. Minghella | Independent | 474 |
Ryde South East1 seat · turnout 51.3%
| M. Smith | LIB | 462 |
| N. Morley | Conservative | 318 |
| D. Woracker | Labour | 77 |
Ryde South West2 seats · turnout 36.1%
| L. Sharp | Conservative | 673 |
| M. Bayley | Conservative | 639 |
| W. Caple | Independent | 524 |
| C. Wilson | Labour | 235 |
| K. Wilson | Labour | 229 |
Ryde St. Helens1 seat
| B. Donald | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Ryde St. Johns2 seats
| R. Darken | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| B. Heath | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Sandown North1 seat
| W. Gray | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Sandown South2 seats
| G. Buttle | RES | 0 ✓ |
| P. Harris | LIB | 0 ✓ |
Shanklin North2 seats · turnout 37.9%
| G. Orchard | Independent | 863 |
| E. Rogers | Conservative | 857 |
| J. Holmes | Conservative | 682 |
| J. Gardner | LIB | 486 |
Shanklin South1 seat
| I. Davies | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Ventnor And St Lawrence1 seat
| D. Ross | Conservative | 849 |
| E. Edwards | Independent | 386 |
Ventnor Bonchurch & Wroxhall1 seat · turnout 50.1%
| A. Wadsworth | Independent | 651 |
| L. Coffey | LIB | 382 |
Ventnor Central1 seat · turnout 50.4%
| P. Graham-Stewart | LIB | 307 |
| A. Philpott | Conservative | 268 |
| R. Morris | Independent | 58 |
