Before (end of 1976) (90 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 47 · Conservative 39 · Other 4 · The Liberal Party 0
After (end of 1977) (90 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 73 · Labour 10 · Other 7 · The Liberal Party 0
Ward results
Blisworth1 seat · turnout 46.5%
| D. Cockram | Conservative | 1,335 |
| A. Howes | Labour | 359 |
| R. Gibbs | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Brixworth No. 21 seat · turnout 60.6%
| J. Lowther | Conservative | 2,024 |
| P. Lowe | Labour | 428 |
Brixworth No. 31 seat · turnout 43.8%
| J. Soans | Conservative | 1,542 |
| J. Donegan | Labour | 274 |
Burton Latimer1 seat
| A. Morby | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Corby (Beanfield East)1 seat · turnout 44.9%
| J. Copeland | Labour | 705 |
| J. Briggs | Conservative | 489 |
Corby (Beanfield West)1 seat · turnout 38.5%
| H. Mehrtens | Conservative | 2,339 |
| J. Forshaw | Labour | 1,517 |
Corby (Forest Gate)1 seat · turnout 63.2%
| M. Perkins | Conservative | 985 |
| F. Smyth | Labour | 751 |
Corby (Lodge Park)1 seat · turnout 47.2%
| S Heggs | Conservative | 916 |
| W. Kearney | Labour | 832 |
Corby (Old Town)1 seat · turnout 46.0%
| T. Sykes | Ind So | 537 |
| G. Russell | Labour | 396 |
| C. Bodin | Conservative | 303 |
Corby (Pen Green)1 seat · turnout 52.3%
| E. Wright | Labour | 658 |
| G. Barnes | Conservative | 439 |
Corby (Studfall)1 seat · turnout 50.3%
| Kane J. | Labour | 1,611 |
| R. Gillett | Conservative | 1,316 |
Corby Town Centre1 seat · turnout 43.9%
| H. Perry | Conservative | 744 |
| E. Donald | Labour | 720 |
Daventry2 seats · turnout 39.5%
| D. Steele | Independent | 1,759 ✓ |
| B. Justice | Independent | 1,431 ✓ |
| W. Edwards | Conservative | 1,276 |
| J. Ward | Conservative | 1,209 |
| D. Tooby | Labour | 972 |
| R. Fleming | Labour | 885 |
| J. Foster | Independent | 425 |
Daventry Rural No. 1 (Braunston)1 seat · turnout 52.7%
| S. Ogden | Conservative | 1,116 |
| R. Glover | Labour | 425 |
Daventry Rural No. 2 (Byfield)1 seat · turnout 58.1%
| J. Taylor | Conservative | 901 |
| V. Smith | Labour | 689 |
Daventry Rural No. 3 (Crick)1 seat · turnout 55.8%
| E. Wordsworth | Conservative | 1,305 |
| G. Camp | Independent | 977 |
Daventry Rural No. 4 (Weedon Bec)1 seat · turnout 67.7%
| W. Morton | Conservative | 1,222 |
| G. Blundell | Labour | 521 |
Daventry Rural No. 51 seat · turnout 46.3%
| Earl | Spencer Con | 1,897 |
| D. Norton | Labour | 336 |
Desborough1 seat · turnout 53.1%
| J. Denning | Conservative | 1,263 |
| A. Allen | Labour | 1,126 |
Higham Ferrers1 seat · turnout 59.5%
| D. Lawson | Conservative | 1,392 |
| J. Bailey | Labour | 935 |
Irthlingborough1 seat · turnout 54.8%
| C. Grimmer | Labour | 1,067 |
| S. Coghill | Conservative | 926 |
Kettering No. 1 (Avondale)1 seat · turnout 41.4%
| R. Cross | Labour | 722 |
| K. Jack | Conservative | 538 |
Kettering No. 2 (Barton)1 seat · turnout 37.2%
| A. Watts | Conservative | 2,028 |
| G. Rennie | Labour | 608 |
Kettering No. 3 (Kingsley)1 seat · turnout 43.4%
| J. Pentelow | Conservative | 1,227 |
| J. Long | Labour | 421 |
Kettering No. 4 (Northfield)1 seat · turnout 42.4%
| W. Asbrey | Ind Con | 404 |
| S. Essam | Labour | 313 |
| R. Denney | LIB | 253 |
Kettering No. 5 (Pipers Hill)1 seat · turnout 34.1%
| J. Campbell | Conservative | 1,420 |
| K. Gosland | Labour | 647 |
Kettering No. 6 (St. Peters)1 seat · turnout 41.8%
| M. Bland | Conservative | 1,512 |
| L. Coleman | Labour | 366 |
| L. Marsh | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Kettering No. 81 seat · turnout 39.9%
| B. Thompson | Conservative | 786 |
| P. Leonard | Labour | 762 |
| G. Glover | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Kettering Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 53.3%
| F. Harris | Conservative | 1,412 |
| J. Adamson | Labour | 566 |
Kettering Rural No. 31 seat
| J Royston | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Kings Sutton1 seat · turnout 52.0%
| R. Dashwood | Conservative | 1,255 |
| J. Rackestrawe | Labour | 332 |
Middleton Cheney1 seat · turnout 58.2%
| J. Ewart | Conservative | 1,525 |
| G. Churchill | Labour | 817 |
Northampton No. 1 (Abington)2 seats · turnout 39.9%
| J. Barnes | Conservative | 2,006 |
| J. Raca | Conservative | 1,835 |
| T Bailey | Labour | 927 |
| N. Ashby | Labour | 888 |
Northampton No. 102 seats · turnout 43.1%
| J. Poole | Conservative | 1,660 |
| A. Goodman | Conservative | 1,619 |
| L. Clarke | Labour | 401 |
| D. Earp | Labour | 399 |
Northampton No. 112 seats · turnout 44.4%
| M. Finch | Conservative | 3,086 |
| D. Edwards | Conservative | 2,981 |
| D. Commins | Labour | 1,117 |
| S. Liburd | Labour | 969 |
Northampton No. 122 seats · turnout 37.9%
| G. Pollard | Conservative | 4,736 |
| T. Fordyce | Conservative | 4,691 |
| J. Gray | Labour | 1,595 |
| I. Abbott | Labour | 1,560 |
Northampton No. 2 (Castle)2 seats · turnout 40.2%
| A. Bennett | Conservative | 1,614 |
| T. Angier | Labour | 1,544 |
| M. Bruley | Conservative | 1,514 |
| P. Conway | Labour | 1,466 |
| G. Onn | Ind Lab | 190 |
Northampton No. 3 (Dallington)2 seats · turnout 31.3%
| J. Gardner | Labour | 1,265 |
| A. Jeyes | Conservative | 1,120 |
| R. Elmes | Conservative | 1,078 |
| C. Trusler | Labour | 1,050 |
| W. Tyrell | COMM | 101 |
Northampton No. 4 (Delapre)2 seats · turnout 39.2%
| R. Hinde | Conservative | 1,617 |
| M. Lloyd | Conservative | 1,556 |
| E. Earp | Labour | 1,108 |
| H. Fruish | Labour | 973 |
Northampton No. 5 (Kingsthorpe)2 seats · turnout 42.0%
| A. Coleman | Conservative | 3,375 |
| M. Liddington | Conservative | 3,156 |
| J. Bigley | Labour | 1,279 |
| V. Collins | Labour | 1,193 |
| R. Brocklesby | LIB | 404 |
| K. Grant | LIB | 401 |
Northampton No. 6 (Park)2 seats · turnout 43.1%
| C. Benton | Conservative | 3,021 |
| D. Walmsley | Conservative | 3,006 |
| G. Taylor | Labour | 1,018 |
| P. McDonnell | Labour | 1,014 |
Northampton No. 8 (St. David)2 seats · turnout 39.2%
| A. Edge | Conservative | 1,749 |
| C. Morgan | Conservative | 1,742 |
| L. Short | Labour | 1,477 |
| P. Berridge | Labour | 1,465 |
Northampton No. 9 (St. George)2 seats · turnout 42.6%
| K. Pearson | Conservative | 2,300 |
| T. Sewell | Conservative | 1,996 |
| R. Dickie | Labour | 656 |
| H. Buckle | Labour | 653 |
Northampton Rural No. 11 seat · turnout 49.8%
| J. Green | Conservative | 2,213 |
| G. Howes | Labour | 439 |
Northampton Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 46.0%
| W. Gee | Conservative | 1,612 |
| G. Mason | Labour | 300 |
Northampton Rural No. 31 seat · turnout 49.4%
| C. Cripps | Conservative | 1,509 |
| Jeannette Thomas | Labour | 365 |
Northampton Rural No. 41 seat
| F. Hill | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Northmapton No. 7 (St. Crispin)2 seats · turnout 32.1%
| T. Hadland | Conservative | 844 |
| W Massey | Conservative | 837 |
| R. Dilleigh | Labour | 712 |
| A. Billson | Labour | 707 |
Oundle1 seat · turnout 54.8%
| R. Sutton | Independent | 721 |
| T. Whittle | Conservative | 596 |
| J. Whitamore | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Oundle & Thrapston Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 52.3%
| L. Garrett | Conservative | 1,747 |
| R. Crawley | Labour | 358 |
| J. Hunt | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Potterspury1 seat · turnout 53.9%
| K. Ward | Conservative | 1,636 |
| G. Roberts | Labour | 1,236 |
Raunds1 seat · turnout 56.6%
| A. Goulsbra | Conservative | 1,639 |
| R. Warwick | Labour | 1,159 |
Rothwell1 seat · turnout 53.5%
| J. Wharton | Conservative | 1,242 |
| H. Bradley | Labour | 910 |
Rushden (North)1 seat · turnout 42.6%
| G. Marriott | Conservative | 1,255 |
| P. Thomas | Labour | 486 |
Rushden East1 seat · turnout 47.7%
| E. Dicks | Labour | 802 |
| D Leigh | Conservative | 609 |
| C. Rogers | Independent | 299 |
Rushden South1 seat · turnout 47.1%
| A. Perkins | Conservative | 1,472 |
| P. Wix | Labour | 569 |
Rushden West1 seat · turnout 49.9%
| G. Riddle | Conservative | 1,177 |
| H. Graham | Labour | 834 |
Silverstone1 seat
| D. Orton-Jones | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Syresham1 seat
| K. Tattersall | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Towcester1 seat
| R. Jackson-Stopps | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Wellingborough (Castle)1 seat · turnout 41.1%
| Sarah Wardle | Conservative | 818 |
| J. Robinson | Labour | 530 |
Wellingborough (Croyland)1 seat · turnout 28.1%
| D. Barnes | Labour | 562 |
| R. Jolley | Conservative | 460 |
Wellingborough (Eastfield)1 seat · turnout 46.5%
| D. Hooton | Conservative | 974 |
| R. Townson | Labour | 548 |
Wellingborough (Finedon)1 seat · turnout 56.3%
| Jim Bailey | Conservative | 1,101 |
| G. Henderson | Labour | 510 |
| E. Abraham | LIB | 164 |
Wellingborough (Queensway)1 seat · turnout 39.7%
| C. Blackmore | Conservative | 1,105 |
| M. Sneath | Labour | 781 |
Wellingborough (Redwell)1 seat · turnout 36.5%
| A. Northen | Conservative | 1,941 |
| A. Karley | Labour | 556 |
| H. Kiff | LIB | 223 |
Wellingborough (Swanspool)1 seat · turnout 44.7%
| H. Warwick | Independent | 1,029 |
| D. Cowie | Labour | 486 |
Wellingborough Rural No. 1 (Earls B1 seat · turnout 58.3%
| L. Fielder | Conservative | 1,404 ✓ |
| G. Blackwell | Labour | 1,220 |
Wellingborough Rural No. 2 (Harrowd1 seat · turnout 49.6%
| P. Bletsoe-Brown | Conservative | 1,236 ✓ |
| S. Karley | Labour | 237 |
Wellingborough Rural No. 31 seat · turnout 42.1%
| C. Hanwell | Conservative | 845 |
| J. Bryan | Labour | 635 |
Wellingborough Rural No. 41 seat · turnout 45.6%
| J. Grose | Conservative | 1,387 |
| P. Tebbutt | Labour | 431 |
