Before (end of 1977) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 36 · Labour 6 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0
After (end of 1978) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 37 · Labour 5 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Broxbourne1 seat · turnout 36.6%
| D. Smith | Conservative | 1,432 |
| Cherry Robbins | Labour | 259 |
| V. Wain | NF | 98 |
Bury Green1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| S. Johnson | Conservative | 946 |
| C Robbins | Labour | 784 |
Cheshunt Central1 seat · turnout 42.7%
| G. Batchelor | Conservative | 1,145 |
| L. Goodrum | Labour | 372 |
Cheshunt North1 seat · turnout 38.1%
| D Poole | Conservative | 1,149 |
| D. Welsh | Labour | 605 |
Flamstead End1 seat · turnout 43.3%
| L. Goodman | Conservative | 1,132 |
| P. Whitthread | Labour | 486 |
| F. Venables | NF | 133 |
Goffs Oak1 seat · turnout 47.0%
| M. Dowsett | Conservative | 1,181 |
| R. Shaw | Labour | 242 |
Hoddesdon North1 seat · turnout 36.3%
| R. Kay | Conservative | 1,293 |
| D. Wallis | Labour | 359 |
Hoddesdon Town1 seat · turnout 28.7%
| B. Fallace | Conservative | 934 |
| H Lucas | Labour | 384 |
Rosedale1 seat · turnout 50.5%
| A. Ebeling | Conservative | 375 |
| M Farrington | Labour | 357 |
| R. John | NF | 80 |
Theobalds1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| H. Collins | Conservative | 1,012 |
| D. Hajdu | Labour | 471 |
Waltham Cross North1 seat · turnout 39.3%
| N. Ames | Conservative | 771 |
| J. Carter | Labour | 490 |
Waltham Cross South1 seat · turnout 40.1%
| J. Paice | Labour | 896 |
| A. Testro | Conservative | 671 |
| A. Wain | NF | 143 |
Wormley/Turnford1 seat · turnout 40.8%
| B. Hill | Conservative | 641 |
| E. Nicholls | Labour | 324 |
| B. Wade | LIB | 147 |
