Before (end of 1977) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 45 · Labour 15 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0
After (end of 1978) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 50 · Labour 13 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Aldborough3 seats · turnout 32.3%
| G. Borrott | Conservative | 2,024 |
| E. Watts | Conservative | 2,010 |
| W. Finesilver | Labour | 1,350 |
| Hughes A. | Labour | 1,329 |
| J. Ryder | Labour | 1,251 |
| A. Barnett | LIB | 203 |
| P. Ximenez | LIB | 155 |
Barkingside3 seats · turnout 21.7%
| K. Webb | Conservative | 2,857 |
| R. Belkin | Labour | 961 |
| A. Armes | Labour | 922 |
| A. Coleman | Labour | 902 |
| M. Clarke | LIB | 268 |
| W. Morris | LIB | 248 |
| D. Goater | LIB | 232 |
Bridge3 seats
| J Clark | Conservative | 2,124 ✓ |
| Geoff Brewer | Conservative | 2,090 ✓ |
| M Pitt | Conservative | 2,047 ✓ |
| A Chaplin | Labour | 986 |
| E Low | Labour | 984 |
| F Hayman | Labour | 959 |
| D Chapman | LIB | 329 |
| B Jennings | NF | 200 |
| K Fleetwood | LIB | 166 |
| F Kelly | NF | 158 |
| N Smith | NF | 155 |
| C Thompson | LIB | 150 |
Chadwell3 seats · turnout 39.2%
| J. Banyard | Conservative | 2,594 |
| S. Curtis | Conservative | 2,443 |
| J. Savage | Conservative | 2,326 |
| R. Barnes | Labour | 965 |
| C. McCarthy | Labour | 823 |
| R. Ward | Labour | 768 |
| J. Williams | LIB | 234 |
Church End3 seats
| L Bridgeman | Conservative | 2,088 ✓ |
| B Tarring | Conservative | 2,000 ✓ |
| H Weinberg | Conservative | 1,945 ✓ |
| Phillip Fenton | Labour | 509 |
| J Haworth | Labour | 502 |
| Debbie Hutton | Labour | 485 |
| M Hoskins | LIB | 312 |
| M Beazley | LIB | 273 |
| G Wilson | LIB | 259 |
Clayhall3 seats · turnout 39.6%
| R. Ashton | Conservative | 2,983 |
| R. Barden | Conservative | 2,878 |
| Salter K. | Conservative | 2,804 |
| M. Shapiro | Labour | 690 |
| G. Peake | Labour | 645 |
| J. Holness | Labour | 636 |
| S. Cohen | LIB | 381 |
| B. Rance | LIB | 281 |
| D. Harding | LIB | 275 |
Clementswood3 seats · turnout 41.7%
| J. Hogben | Labour | 1,953 |
| K. Jones | Labour | 1,870 |
| Pauline Turner | Labour | 1,709 |
| A. Day | Conservative | 1,705 |
| S. Davenport | Conservative | 1,702 |
| K. Sheed | Conservative | 1,662 |
| J. Flaum | LIB | 218 |
| M. Mackrory | LIB | 211 |
| E. Thompson | LIB | 203 |
Cranbrook3 seats
| D Cronin | Conservative | 2,523 ✓ |
| C Annal | Conservative | 2,493 ✓ |
| P Richardson | Conservative | 2,435 ✓ |
| Patricia Dedman | Labour | 784 |
| L Kneeshaw | Labour | 745 |
| M Walsh | Labour | 725 |
| P Jackson | LIB | 255 |
| M Vanlint | LIB | 215 |
| J Watson | LIB | 205 |
Fairlop3 seats
| A Follows | Conservative | 2,024 ✓ |
| Morris Hickey | Conservative | 1,969 ✓ |
| D Odam | Conservative | 1,900 ✓ |
| Kathryn Nicholson | Labour | 1,432 |
| G Phillips | Labour | 1,367 |
| R Smith | Labour | 1,223 |
| L Smith | LIB | 295 |
| P Briggs | LIB | 191 |
| D Lawrence | LIB | 177 |
| F Jennings | NF | 119 |
| B Kelly | NF | 103 |
| M Kerridge | NF | 101 |
Fullwell3 seats
| A Bramwell | Conservative | 2,336 ✓ |
| M Kirrage | Conservative | 2,253 ✓ |
| Anna-Maria Toms | Conservative | 2,189 ✓ |
| T Dicker | Labour | 912 |
| G Lanegan | Labour | 871 |
| R Emmett | Labour | 862 |
| J Freeman | LIB | 210 |
| D Gillam | LIB | 166 |
| M Gordon | LIB | 165 |
Goodmayes3 seats
| D Carradice | Labour | 1,557 ✓ |
| P Duncan | Labour | 1,438 ✓ |
| M Rosner | Labour | 1,365 ✓ |
| A Dixon | Conservative | 1,214 |
| J Shaw | Conservative | 1,129 |
| E Hunt | Conservative | 1,097 |
| E Clark | LIB | 244 |
Hainault3 seats · turnout 39.5%
| T. Ridoutt | Labour | 1,882 ✓ |
| G. Davies | Labour | 1,823 ✓ |
| G. Jarman | Labour | 1,814 ✓ |
| S. Stevens | Conservative | 1,116 |
| D. Herbert | Conservative | 1,080 |
| T. Thomas | Conservative | 1,068 |
| J. Hughes | NF | 199 |
| G. Jennings | NF | 179 |
| J. Delves | LIB | 159 |
| F. King | NF | 146 |
| S. McDougall | LIB | 98 |
| J. Burns | YCL | 78 |
Loxford3 seats · turnout 36.6%
| K. Axon | Labour | 1,730 |
| M. Batten | Labour | 1,716 |
| S. Mather | Labour | 1,628 |
| H. Clarke | Conservative | 1,432 |
| Cole R. | Conservative | 1,414 |
| V. Cole | Conservative | 1,344 |
| J. Newland | LIB | 154 |
| P. Richardson | LIB | 152 |
| C. Pyner | LIB | 145 |
Mayfield3 seats
| P Cottrell | Conservative | 2,417 ✓ |
| R Hill | Conservative | 2,353 ✓ |
| L Smith | Conservative | 2,277 ✓ |
| C Burgess | Labour | 1,141 |
| C Blackwell | Labour | 1,054 |
| F Payne | Labour | 1,038 |
| B Boon | LIB | 234 |
| H Kenna | LIB | 202 |
| R Newland | LIB | 200 |
Monkhams3 seats
| F Mountier | Conservative | 2,729 ✓ |
| N Thurgood | Conservative | 2,723 ✓ |
| Roger William Dalton | Conservative | 2,683 ✓ |
| P Pollard | Labour | 321 |
| J Grizzard | Labour | 311 |
| D Fenton | Labour | 310 |
| S Skinner | LIB | 223 |
| D Cracknell | LIB | 209 |
| A Bliss | LIB | 198 |
Newbury3 seats
| A Barker | Conservative | 2,255 ✓ |
| Harold Moth | Conservative | 2,154 ✓ |
| M Keep | Conservative | 2,135 ✓ |
| Patricia Dedman | Labour | 1,193 |
| F Marks | Labour | 1,169 |
| H Grosvenor | Labour | 1,152 |
| M Jaeger-Carlsen | LIB | 174 |
| G McDonough | LIB | 168 |
Roding3 seats
| John Burke Telford | Conservative | 2,136 ✓ |
| D Stephens | Conservative | 2,129 ✓ |
| H Brian | Conservative | 2,119 ✓ |
| F Fisher | Labour | 509 |
| L Hackett | Labour | 472 |
| D Runnicles | Labour | 455 |
| M Sinclair | LIB | 239 |
| M Bliss | LIB | 223 |
| G Sainsbury | LIB | 220 |
Seven Kings3 seats · turnout 43.4%
| J. Macleod | Conservative | 1,699 ✓ |
| S. Pethers | Conservative | 1,655 ✓ |
| I. Martin | Labour | 1,652 ✓ |
| K. Harvey | Conservative | 1,649 |
| D. Jones | Labour | 1,628 |
| D. Martin | Labour | 1,590 |
| D. Westlake | LIB | 172 |
| C. White | LIB | 128 |
| R. Poole-Johnson | NF | 107 |
| K. Simpkins | NF | 101 |
| T. Poole-Johnson | NF | 98 |
Snaresbrook3 seats
| Peter Goody | Conservative | 1,886 ✓ |
| R Brian | Conservative | 1,884 ✓ |
| W Roberts | Conservative | 1,844 ✓ |
| J Lewis | Labour | 417 |
| D Long | Labour | 401 |
| Brenda Hugill | Labour | 396 |
| D Gilby | LIB | 289 |
| H Couch | LIB | 279 |
| M New | LIB | 220 |
Valentines3 seats · turnout 38.3%
| G. Shaw | Conservative | 1,608 |
| S Lake | Conservative | 1,589 |
| J. Smith | Conservative | 1,524 |
| J. Daly | Labour | 1,202 |
| W. Axon | Labour | 1,153 |
| A. Perry | Labour | 1,151 |
| S. Renwick | LIB | 202 |
| S. Toper | LIB | 198 |
| P. Wright | LIB | 189 |
Wanstead3 seats · turnout 44.3%
| J. Allan | Conservative | 1,917 |
| B. Hamilton | Conservative | 1,801 |
| E. Thorogood | Conservative | 1,794 |
| A. Cornish | LIB | 1,285 |
| A. Glickman | LIB | 1,063 |
| L. Ragbourne | LIB | 1,003 |
| J. Hamilton | Labour | 518 |
| A. Tuffin | Labour | 401 |
| R. Littlewood | Labour | 395 |
