Before (end of 1977) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 26 · Conservative 20 · Other 9 · The Liberal Party 0
After (end of 1978) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 38 · Other 13 · Labour 12 · The Liberal Party 0
Ward results
Airfield3 seats · turnout 39.4%
| S. Clarke | Labour | 1,479 |
| T. Mitchell | Labour | 1,461 |
| S. Jack | Labour | 1,396 |
| E. Hoad | Conservative | 990 |
| M. Shipp | Conservative | 962 |
| M. Munday | Conservative | 947 |
| A. Carew | Ind RES | 524 |
| B. Hammond | Ind RES | 440 |
| J. Lewis | Ind RES | 403 |
Ardleigh Green2 seats · turnout 46.7%
| T. Sims | Conservative | 1,856 |
| L. Trott | Conservative | 1,842 |
| G. Chandley | Labour | 559 |
| D. Robinson | Labour | 541 |
| I. Wilkes | Ind R | 459 |
| J. Lewis | Ind R | 421 |
Brooklands2 seats · turnout 42.3%
| H. Tebbutt | Conservative | 1,233 |
| M. Owens | Conservative | 1,209 |
| G. Cox | Labour | 1,141 |
| J. Taylor | Labour | 1,063 |
Chase Cross2 seats · turnout 36.0%
| R. Evans | Conservative | 1,235 |
| W. Odulate | Conservative | 1,172 |
| A. Latham | Labour | 961 |
| S. Parrish | Labour | 863 |
| C. Harper | COMM | 84 |
Collier Row2 seats · turnout 37.3%
| R. Adaire | Conservative | 1,238 |
| N. Symonds | Conservative | 1,192 |
| R. Kilbey | Labour | 764 |
| Blake C.. | Labour | 759 |
| E. Freeman | LIB | 214 |
| K. Brewington | LIB | 178 |
Cranham East2 seats · turnout 49.9%
| R. Knell | Ind RR | 1,544 |
| J. Mitchell | Ind RR | 1,496 |
| P. Gardner | Conservative | 955 |
| S. Brabner | Conservative | 922 |
| T Horlock | Labour | 544 |
| F. Eldred | Labour | 529 |
Cranham West2 seats · turnout 52.1%
| R Ower | Ind RR | 1,824 |
| R. Ower | Other | 1,824 ✓ |
| L. Sinclair | Other | 1,811 ✓ |
| L Sinclair | Ind RR | 1,811 |
| M. Noyes | Conservative | 988 |
| M Noyes | Conservative | 988 |
| J Smith | Conservative | 877 |
| J. Smith | Conservative | 877 |
| S. Kortlandt | Labour | 239 |
| S Kortlandt | Labour | 239 |
| H Cowin | Labour | 230 |
| H. Cowin | Labour | 230 |
Elm Park3 seats · turnout 42.2%
| J. Arthur | Conservative | 1,894 ✓ |
| M. Ashby | Conservative | 1,881 ✓ |
| L. Reilly | Conservative | 1,852 ✓ |
| G. Saunders | Labour | 1,806 |
| D. Burn | Labour | 1,779 |
| J. Hoepelman | Labour | 1,761 |
| M. Long | LIB | 204 |
| T. Rimmer | LIB | 202 |
| K. Penfold | LIB | 193 |
| R. Baldwin | NF | 184 |
| A. Harris | NF | 179 |
| A. Newell | NF | 154 |
Emerson Park2 seats · turnout 41.6%
| J. Moultrie | Conservative | 2,323 |
| W. Sibley | Conservative | 2,241 |
| J. Scott | Labour | 524 |
| Harrison G. | Labour | 479 |
| L. Lewis | Ind RES | 249 |
Gidea Park2 seats · turnout 46.4%
| J Johnston | Conservative | 2,090 |
| J. Johnston | Conservative | 2,090 ✓ |
| A. Smith | Conservative | 1,998 ✓ |
| A. Smith | Conservative | 1,998 |
| J. Paul | Labour | 428 |
| J Paul | Labour | 428 |
| A. Gordon | Labour | 419 |
| A Gordon | Labour | 419 |
Gooshays3 seats · turnout 29.0%
| R. Lynn | Labour | 1,495 |
| R. Lynn | Labour | 1,495 ✓ |
| V. Birnie | Labour | 1,408 |
| V. Birnie | Labour | 1,408 ✓ |
| W. Mills | Labour | 1,396 |
| W. Mills | Labour | 1,396 ✓ |
| A. Bush | Conservative | 825 |
| A. Bush | Conservative | 825 |
| H. Forster | Conservative | 816 |
| H. Forster | Conservative | 816 |
| P. Marsden | Conservative | 765 |
| P. Marsden | Conservative | 765 |
| A. Yetton | NF | 147 |
| A. Yetton | National Front | 147 |
Hacton3 seats · turnout 42.8%
| A. Davis | RES | 1,515 |
| N. Miles | RES | 1,469 |
| N. Richards | RES | 1,376 |
| N. Kemble | Conservative | 1,271 |
| F. Thompson | Conservative | 1,234 |
| W. Thompson | Conservative | 1,055 |
| E. Rawlins | Labour | 962 |
| G Thompson | Labour | 921 |
| C. Whitelock | Labour | 885 |
Harold Wood3 seats · turnout 43.2%
| D. Forster | Conservative | 2,393 |
| P. Marsden | Conservative | 2,287 |
| R. Neill | Conservative | 2,255 |
| J. McCarthy | Labour | 1,024 |
| B. Morland | Labour | 957 |
| H. Hull | Labour | 942 |
Heath Park2 seats · turnout 40.6%
| E. Munday | Conservative | 1,993 |
| Smith W. | Conservative | 1,954 |
| D Cook | Labour | 575 |
| P. Saunders | Labour | 566 |
| S. Brewington | LIB | 219 |
Heaton3 seats · turnout 27.9%
| R. Harris | Labour | 1,632 |
| D. O'Flynn | Labour | 1,567 |
| G. Otter | Labour | 1,465 |
| N. Boyle | Conservative | 972 |
| J. Hann | Conservative | 956 |
| J. Chillingworth | Conservative | 942 |
Hilldene3 seats · turnout 31.3%
| R. Whiting | Labour | 1,479 |
| B. Whitworth | Labour | 1,440 |
| R. Whitworth | Labour | 1,412 |
| S. Martin | Conservative | 771 |
| G. Wright | Conservative | 729 |
| J. Wright | Conservative | 695 |
Hylands3 seats · turnout 45.5%
| J. Frost | Conservative | 1,855 ✓ |
| Jason Frost | Conservative | 1,855 |
| I. Pearce | Conservative | 1,803 ✓ |
| I Pearce | Conservative | 1,803 |
| F Roberts | Conservative | 1,779 |
| F. Roberts | Conservative | 1,779 ✓ |
| A. Prescott | Labour | 1,563 |
| A Prescott | Labour | 1,563 |
| P Osborne | Labour | 1,542 |
| P. Osborne | Labour | 1,542 |
| S. Binns | Labour | 1,484 |
| S Binns | Labour | 1,484 |
| H. King | The Liberal Party | 203 |
| H King | LIB | 203 |
| J Hewitt | LIB | 195 |
| J. Hewitt | The Liberal Party | 195 |
| B. McCarthy | The Liberal Party | 193 |
| B McCarthy | LIB | 193 |
| P Wilkes | Ind R | 155 |
| P. Wilkes | Other | 155 |
| K Mainstone | Ind R | 127 |
| K. Mainstone | Other | 127 |
| L Munroe | Ind R | 123 |
| L. Munroe | Other | 123 |
Mawney3 seats · turnout 38.2%
| V. Bush | Conservative | 2,030 |
| L. Whittingham | Conservative | 1,889 |
| N. Regnier | Conservative | 1,835 |
| R. Latham | Labour | 1,394 |
| M. Blake | Labour | 1,392 |
| W. Russell | Labour | 1,322 |
| J. Freeman | LIB | 286 |
| P. Longthorn | LIB | 249 |
Oldchurch2 seats · turnout 32.9%
| D. Price | Conservative | 933 |
| W. Todd | Conservative | 932 |
| R. Baker | Labour | 770 |
| J. Spindler | Labour | 668 |
| M. Caine | NF | 90 |
| E. Harris | NF | 82 |
Rainham3 seats · turnout 37.4%
| H. Turner | RES | 1,756 |
| D. Poole | RES | 1,667 |
| G. Mooney | RES | 1,566 |
| H Webb | Labour | 1,192 |
| R. Emmett | Labour | 1,117 |
| H. Moss | Labour | 978 |
| A. North | Conservative | 731 |
| K. Humphries | Conservative | 703 |
| D. Cordell | Conservative | 687 |
Rise Park2 seats · turnout 41.7%
| Davies E. | Conservative | 1,876 |
| C. Kemp | Conservative | 1,716 |
| A. Capon | Labour | 545 |
| S. Hills | Labour | 497 |
| T. Hurlstone | LIB | 282 |
| C. Hurlstone | LIB | 278 |
South Hornchurch3 seats · turnout 40.5%
| L Long | RES | 1,384 |
| L. Long | Residents | 1,384 ✓ |
| M Burke | RES | 1,317 |
| M. Burke | Residents | 1,317 ✓ |
| R Whittaker | RES | 1,299 |
| R. Whittaker | Residents | 1,299 ✓ |
| H Rivers | Labour | 1,249 |
| H. Rivers | Labour | 1,249 |
| R. Desmond | Labour | 1,201 |
| R Desmond | Labour | 1,201 |
| L Cunningham | Labour | 1,179 |
| L. Cunningham | Labour | 1,179 |
| R Pollard | Conservative | 889 |
| R. Pollard | Conservative | 889 |
| R. Hackshall | Conservative | 870 |
| R Hackshall | Conservative | 870 |
| M. Oxley | Conservative | 859 |
| M Oxley | Conservative | 859 |
St Andrew's3 seats
| A. James | Conservative | 2,063 ✓ |
| D. Biddlecombe | Conservative | 2,012 ✓ |
| T. Orrin | Conservative | 1,998 ✓ |
| K Dutton | Labour | 906 |
| M. Hoepelman | Labour | 850 |
| M. Jack | Labour | 844 |
| F. Everett | Ind RES | 720 |
| A. Meads | Ind RES | 711 |
| H. Borley | Ind RES | 680 |
| J. Green | LIB | 169 |
| A. McCarthy | LIB | 158 |
| T. Wood | LIB | 142 |
St Edward's2 seats
| L. Hutton | Conservative | 1,631 |
| R. Ramsey | Conservative | 1,549 |
| J. Bowyer | Labour | 635 |
| A. Mills | Labour | 556 |
Upminster3 seats · turnout 58.0%
| B Gordon-Picking | Conservative | 2,613 |
| B. Gordon-Picking | Conservative | 2,613 ✓ |
| R. Chamberlain | Conservative | 2,547 ✓ |
| R Chamberlain | Conservative | 2,547 |
| J. White | Conservative | 2,467 ✓ |
| J White | Conservative | 2,467 |
| G Lewis | RATE | 1,991 |
| G. Lewis | Residents | 1,991 |
| C Springthorpe | RATE | 1,943 |
| C. Springthorpe | Residents | 1,943 |
| O. Ware | Residents | 1,920 |
| O Ware | RATE | 1,920 |
| M. Lamb | Labour | 449 |
| Matthew Lamb | Labour | 449 |
| J. Moore | Labour | 365 |
| J Moore | Labour | 365 |
| W Nicholls | Labour | 351 |
| W. Nicholls | Labour | 351 |
