Before (end of 1977) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 38 · Other 6 · Labour 4 · The Liberal Party 0
After (end of 1978) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 39 · Other 6 · Labour 3 · The Liberal Party 0
Ward results
Cranbrook1 seat · turnout 29.8%
| D. Kirby | Independent | 738 |
| R. Chadwick | Labour | 191 |
Hawkhurst1 seat · turnout 26.1%
| J. Santer | Conservative | 588 |
| H. Reynolds | Independent | 113 |
| D. Burgess | Labour | 89 |
Paddock Wood1 seat · turnout 23.6%
| M. Cooke | Conservative | 598 |
| E. Akehurst | Labour | 406 |
Pantiles1 seat · turnout 31.1%
| J. Scholes | Conservative | 784 |
| D. Turpin | Labour | 356 |
Park1 seat · turnout 30.5%
| J. Hilling | Conservative | 880 |
| J. Morris | LIB | 228 |
| D. Alfred | Labour | 209 |
PEMBURY1 seat · turnout 41.9%
| J. Bolsover | Conservative | 996 |
| D. Hawes-Richards | LIB | 575 |
| M. Walter | Labour | 241 |
Rusthall1 seat · turnout 28.3%
| J. Perry | Conservative | 745 |
| R. Wratten | Labour | 485 |
Sherwood1 seat · turnout 37.3%
| E. Williams | Conservative | 943 |
| D. Legg | Labour | 807 |
Southborough East1 seat · turnout 36.1%
| V. Liles | Conservative | 476 |
| A. Briggs | Labour | 258 |
| A. Storey | LIB | 120 |
Southborough North1 seat · turnout 35.3%
| P. Marshall | Conservative | 756 |
| R. Ferry | LIB | 164 |
| G. Lott | Labour | 140 |
Speldhurst & Bidborough1 seat
| O. Eames | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
St. James1 seat · turnout 25.7%
| R. Leaney | Conservative | 777 |
| H. Gillett | Labour | 374 |
St. Johns1 seat · turnout 28.5%
| P. Harrison | Conservative | 818 |
| L. Best | LIB | 265 |
| J. Lohmann | Labour | 244 |
St. Marks1 seat · turnout 31.7%
| B. Maxwell-Hart | Conservative | 1,095 |
| J. Jeffery | Labour | 165 |