Before (end of 1977) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 28 · Conservative 26 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0
After (end of 1978) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 29 · Labour 25 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Bablake1 seat · turnout 42.9%
| A. Taylor | Conservative | 3,778 ✓ |
| C Youett | Labour | 1,512 |
| J. Waddingham | LIB | 198 |
| G. Marvill | Independent | 92 |
Binley & Willenhall1 seat · turnout 35.4%
| P. Lister | Labour | 3,160 ✓ |
| J. Kinnie | Conservative | 2,992 |
| A. Woodcock | LIB | 202 |
| R. Airlie | WRP | 69 |
| T. McNally | COMM | 42 |
Cheylesmore1 seat · turnout 46.3%
| R. Clews | Conservative | 5,919 |
| G. Ready | Labour | 1,990 |
| P. Davies | LIB | 588 |
Earlsdon1 seat · turnout 44.9%
| G. Richards | Conservative | 4,779 ✓ |
| D. Nellist | Labour | 1,265 |
| L. Murphy | LIB | 467 |
| R. McNally | COMM | 137 |
Foleshill1 seat · turnout 44.7%
| D. Berry | Labour | 3,116 ✓ |
| F. Rich | Conservative | 1,095 |
| J. Ghatora | IWAGB | 386 |
| H. Joshi | LIB | 252 |
Godiva2 seats · turnout 32.8%
| J. Ward | Labour | 2,084 |
| D. Ewart | Labour | 2,058 |
| A. Dixon | Conservative | 1,014 |
| D. Woodward-Sheath | Conservative | 914 |
| R. Witt | LIB | 114 |
| C. Coupe | LIB | 107 |
Henley1 seat · turnout 30.8%
| J. White | Labour | 2,675 ✓ |
| B. Phillips | Conservative | 1,386 |
| J. Waddingham | LIB | 140 |
| H. Robbin | NF | 93 |
| S. Perkin | WRP | 17 |
Holbrook1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| A. Boyd | Labour | 3,158 ✓ |
| E. Shepherd | Conservative | 2,718 |
| J. Parks | LIB | 196 |
| A. Williamson | NF | 149 |
Longford1 seat · turnout 32.9%
| A. Smith | Labour | 2,886 |
| M. Collins | Conservative | 1,962 |
| M. Cammack | LIB | 176 |
Lower Stoke1 seat · turnout 40.8%
| L. Lamb | Conservative | 2,809 ✓ |
| E. Weaver | Labour | 2,242 |
| P. Smith | LIB | 200 |
| A. Stewart | NF | 117 |
Radford1 seat · turnout 39.9%
| A. Waugh | Labour | 2,618 ✓ |
| P. Webb | Conservative | 2,076 |
| R. Davis | LIB | 166 |
| W. Hughes | NF | 125 |
Sherbourne1 seat · turnout 38.8%
| C. Maxwell | Conservative | 2,527 ✓ |
| G. Lindfield | Labour | 1,220 |
| B. Lewis | LIB | 197 |
| S. Lewis | Independent | 93 |
St. Michaels1 seat · turnout 34.3%
| T. McLatchie | Labour | 2,156 ✓ |
| E Walker | Conservative | 1,105 |
| J. Carrington | LIB | 183 |
| R. Clark | NF | 125 |
Upper Stoke1 seat · turnout 42.0%
| P. Kavanagh | Labour | 2,083 ✓ |
| J. Mayne | Conservative | 1,852 |
| I. Gillett | LIB | 126 |
| W. Newill | NF | 109 |
| P. Corrigan | COMM | 48 |
Westwood1 seat · turnout 21.5%
| P. Robinson | Labour | 2,482 |
| D. Meacham | COMM | 77 |
Whoberley1 seat · turnout 44.4%
| H. Cooper | Conservative | 2,722 ✓ |
| T. Donovan | Labour | 1,744 |
| P. Roughton | LIB | 270 |
| M. Williamson | NF | 181 |
Wyken1 seat · turnout 40.4%
| J. Stoneman | Conservative | 3,138 |
| M. Rosher | Labour | 2,601 |
| W. Blake | LIB | 243 |