Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 6 May 1976. One third of the council was up for election and John Hamilton of the Labour Party became Council Leader albeit with no overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* - Councillor seeking re-election
<sup>(PARTY)</sup> - Party of former Councillor
These election results are compared with the 1973 election results which were all up elections, with all three Councillors being elected for each ward. Those Councillors elected with the second highest number of votes for each ward were elected for a three-year term, finishing in 1976.