Before (end of 1977) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 24 · Other 15 · Labour 2 · The Liberal Party 1
After (end of 1978) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 31 · Other 7 · Labour 3 · The Liberal Party 1
Ward results
Fareham East1 seat · turnout 32.5%
| J. Simpson | Conservative | 1,089 |
| J. Powell | Labour | 379 |
Fareham N West1 seat · turnout 28.9%
| P. Davies | Labour | 776 |
| B. Misselbrook | Conservative | 596 |
Fareham North1 seat · turnout 36.8%
| J. Fenner | Conservative | 865 |
| A. Prosser | RES | 547 |
| S. Macneill | Labour | 221 |
Fareham South1 seat · turnout 30.4%
| H Burstow | Labour | 502 ✓ |
| M. Lacey | Conservative | 426 |
| M. Wollaston | RES | 283 |
| B. Gowlett | LIB | 109 |
| V. Smith | Ind RES | 92 |
Fareham West1 seat · turnout 32.8%
| J. Toon | Conservative | 1,102 ✓ |
| W. Owen | Labour | 359 |
| C. Phillips | LIB | 171 |
| R. Clements | Independent | 104 |
Locks Heath1 seat · turnout 31.9%
| A. Street | Conservative | 1,025 |
| D. Glanville | Labour | 388 |
Portchester Central1 seat · turnout 43.6%
| E. Jelliff | Conservative | 976 |
| R. Ryan | Labour | 932 |
Portchester East1 seat · turnout 32.8%
| G. Reid | Conservative | 870 |
| B. Townsend | Labour | 469 |
Portchester West1 seat · turnout 38.0%
| M Dartmouth | Conservative | 1,086 |
| H. Brown | Labour | 518 |
| D. Newbury | LIB | 94 |
Sarisbury1 seat · turnout 32.2%
| F. Peach | Conservative | 779 |
| M. Wright | Independent | 379 |
| J. Montfort | Labour | 97 |
Stubbington1 seat · turnout 45.3%
| D. Harrison | Conservative | 791 |
| D. Jenkins | LIB | 592 |
| S. Hatherley | Labour | 197 |
Titchfield1 seat · turnout 34.1%
| N. Matthews | Conservative | 1,431 |
| J. Lamey | Labour | 258 |
Warsash1 seat · turnout 36.4%
| H. Jerrard | Conservative | 954 |
| L. Newbury | LIB | 189 |
| R. Thomas | Labour | 157 |
