Before (end of 1977) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 17 · Other 15 · Conservative 15 · The Liberal Party 0
After (end of 1978) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 19 · Conservative 15 · Other 13 · The Liberal Party 0
Ward results
Brus1 seat · turnout 26.7%
| M. Boagey | Labour | 903 |
| R. Chapman | Conservative | 282 |
| J. Hunt | Ind LIB | 104 |
Dyke House1 seat · turnout 27.1%
| T. Lloyd | Labour | 688 |
| R. Anderson | Conservative | 363 |
| P. Phillips | RES | 278 |
Fens1 seat · turnout 27.3%
| M. Rowbotham | RES | 497 |
| G. Cooke | Labour | 494 |
| J. Walker | Conservative | 414 |
Grange1 seat · turnout 39.4%
| T. Andrews | Conservative | 1,034 |
| I. Potter | RES | 597 |
| J. Jones | Labour | 213 |
Hart1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| J. Riddle | Conservative | 494 |
| O. Bradshaw | Labour | 304 |
Jackson1 seat · turnout 34.6%
| M. Kellman | Labour | 868 |
| F. Douglas | Conservative | 464 |
| J. Currah | RES | 325 |
Rift House1 seat · turnout 37.8%
| L. Tostevin | Conservative | 695 |
| J. Pickstock | RES | 588 |
| M. Squires | Labour | 347 |
Rossmere1 seat · turnout 29.4%
| W. Middleton | Labour | 607 |
| R. Thompson | RES | 438 |
| P. Groves | Conservative | 328 |
Seaton1 seat · turnout 33.4%
| C. Kier | Conservative | 769 |
| J. Bramley | Labour | 234 |
| T. Johnson | RES | 219 |
St. Hilda1 seat · turnout 42.0%
| J. Macrae | RES | 1,033 |
| C. Stubbs | Labour | 851 |
| G. Robinson | Conservative | 268 |
Throston1 seat · turnout 32.0%
| J. Lynch | Labour | 365 |
| N. Burrell | Conservative | 356 |
| S. Haslem | RES | 183 |
