Before (end of 1977)
Not known.
After (end of 1978)
Not known.
Ward results
Abbey1 seat · turnout 34.2%
| J. Higgins | Conservative | 856 |
| M. Rose | Labour | 355 |
| A. Fox | LIB | 117 |
Bathwick1 seat · turnout 40.6%
| P. Gees | Conservative | 1,112 |
| P. Nancarrow | LIB | 222 |
| B. Carlin | Labour | 212 |
Bloomfield1 seat · turnout 37.7%
| A. Whitehead | Labour | 812 |
| J. Jones | Conservative | 752 |
Combe Down1 seat · turnout 42.0%
| R. Buchanan | Conservative | 1,135 |
| C. Dore | Labour | 498 |
| K. Drain | LIB | 107 |
Kingsmead1 seat · turnout 45.1%
| E. Newnham | Conservative | 1,011 |
| H. Fraser | Labour | 723 |
Lambridge1 seat · turnout 51.7%
| G. Mower | Conservative | 821 |
| A. Hanham | LIB | 427 |
| N. Whiskin | Labour | 309 |
Lansdown1 seat · turnout 46.3%
| P. Buckley | Conservative | 1,012 |
| R. Wardle | LIB | 485 |
| B. Lock | Labour | 216 |
Lyncombe1 seat · turnout 42.1%
| J. Dawson | Conservative | 1,139 |
| J. Hornblower | Labour | 380 |
| D. Grimes | Ecol | 313 |
Oldfield1 seat · turnout 44.6%
| G. Whitty | Labour | 879 ✓ |
| M. Beckett | Conservative | 483 |
| E. Andrews | LIB | 290 |
| F. Gilbert | Independent | 259 |
Twerton1 seat · turnout 39.7%
| I. Jefferies | Labour | 1,001 |
| M. Price | Conservative | 359 |
| C. Ferris | LIB | 182 |
Walcot1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| G. Organ | Conservative | 618 |
| G. Plumbridge | LIB | 407 |
| S. Sweeney | Labour | 379 |
Westmoreland1 seat · turnout 42.8%
| D. Lovelace | Labour | 1,085 |
| G. O'Donovan | Conservative | 453 |
| H. Nash | LIB | 199 |
Weston1 seat · turnout 45.7%
| C. Stebbings | Conservative | 919 |
| J. Malloy | LIB | 694 |
| Liz Harrington | Labour | 264 |
Widcombe1 seat · turnout 37.2%
| D. Elliott | Conservative | 835 |
| P. Shelton | Labour | 403 |
| R. Carder | Ecol | 239 |