Before (end of 1978) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 31 · Labour 25 · Other 4 · The Liberal Party 0
After (end of 1979) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 30 · Conservative 23 · Other 2 · The Liberal Party 0
Ward results
Bishopsgarth2 seats · turnout 71.9%
| W Woodhead | Conservative | 2,232 |
| F. Morris | Conservative | 2,133 |
| Jon Vickers | Labour | 1,664 |
| K. Carter | Labour | 1,642 |
Blue Hall2 seats · turnout 60.0%
| H. Hicks | Labour | 2,013 |
| K. Cook | Labour | 1,989 |
| E. Wild | Conservative | 1,169 |
| D. Partington | Conservative | 1,144 |
Charltons2 seats · turnout 19.4%
| C. Robson | Conservative | 855 |
| G. Pearson | Conservative | 808 |
Egglescliffe2 seats
| R. Gash | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| R. Young | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Elm Tree1 seat · turnout 79.4%
| J. Smith | Conservative | 947 |
| E. McCluskey | Labour | 749 |
Fairfield2 seats · turnout 74.4%
| L. Wild | Conservative | 2,125 |
| F. Dobson | Conservative | 1,953 |
| L. Stephens | Labour | 908 |
| W. Torrance | Labour | 805 |
Glebe2 seats · turnout 63.5%
| C. Bryson | Conservative | 2,217 |
| M. Jackson | Conservative | 2,107 |
| A. Fenwick | Labour | 1,033 |
Grange2 seats · turnout 49.9%
| J. Dyson | Labour | 2,023 |
| A. Pragnell | Labour | 1,638 |
| J. Ker | Conservative | 262 |
Grangefield2 seats
| R. Dobson | Conservative | 1,750 ✓ |
| M. Inman | Conservative | 1,722 ✓ |
| G. Dargie | Labour | 906 |
| T. McGlone | Labour | 873 |
| L. Danby | Independent | 582 |
Hardwick2 seats · turnout 57.7%
| M. Sutherland | Labour | 2,138 |
| D. Cooke | Labour | 2,062 |
| E. Mallinson | Conservative | 518 |
| D. Woodhead | Conservative | 456 |
Hartburn2 seats · turnout 69.6%
| P. Mallinson | Conservative | 2,709 |
| J. Smailes | Conservative | 2,627 |
| B Scrafton | Independent | 2,402 |
Ingleby Barwick1 seat
| J. Beaumont | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Marsh House2 seats · turnout 67.6%
| J. Winn | Conservative | 1,637 |
| E. Dobinson | Labour | 1,601 |
| M. Kemp | Conservative | 1,577 |
| V. Lake | Labour | 1,491 |
| S. Dunleavey | LIB | 486 |
Mile House2 seats · turnout 63.1%
| S. Redican | Labour | 2,157 |
| D. Redican | Labour | 2,050 |
| D. Parkin | Conservative | 988 |
| R Moss | Conservative | 868 |
| J. Smith | COMM | 212 |
Newtown2 seats · turnout 61.2%
| J. Munsey | Labour | 1,905 |
| P. Cooke | Labour | 1,874 |
| S. Buckle | Conservative | 1,047 |
| W. Lambert | Conservative | 1,019 |
Northfield2 seats · turnout 71.6%
| J. Tatchell | Conservative | 2,090 |
| C. Wilson | Conservative | 1,963 |
| J. McCoy | Labour | 1,096 |
| W. Dixon | Labour | 998 |
Norton2 seats · turnout 70.1%
| M. Stabler | Conservative | 2,006 |
| L. Young | Conservative | 1,903 |
| A. Wood | Labour | 1,608 |
| C. Taylor | Labour | 1,557 |
Parkfield2 seats · turnout 58.4%
| E. Wright | Independent | 1,438 |
| B. Laverick | Labour | 1,117 |
| D. Swann | Labour | 1,100 |
| B. Russell | Conservative | 1,081 |
| J. Farnaby | Conservative | 679 |
Portrack and Tilery2 seats · turnout 40.3%
| J. Cooke | Labour | 1,948 |
| P. Berryman | Conservative | 841 |
| A. Berryman | Conservative | 838 |
Preston1 seat · turnout 77.6%
| M. Galloway | Conservative | 1,121 |
| D. Dixon | Labour | 471 |
Roseworth2 seats · turnout 61.6%
| B. Hodgson | Labour | 2,197 |
| W. Hodgson | Labour | 2,102 |
| R. Parker | Conservative | 837 |
| J. Wade | Conservative | 774 |
| R. Robinson | COMM | 156 |
St Aidans2 seats
| G Bulmer | Labour | 1,878 ✓ |
| W Reveley | Labour | 1,820 ✓ |
| M Tatchell | Conservative | 1,248 |
| W Pixton | Conservative | 1,173 |
St Cuthberts2 seats
| M. Platts | Labour | 1,806 |
| K. Dobinson | Labour | 1,748 |
| M. Wilson | Conservative | 1,241 |
| Elizabeth Croot | Conservative | 1,229 |
Stainsby2 seats · turnout 71.0%
| P. Bonat | Labour | 1,841 |
| J. Scott | Labour | 1,729 |
| M. O'Brien | Ind Lab | 1,221 |
| G. Bell | Conservative | 1,076 |
| J. Carolle | Conservative | 1,033 |
Victoria2 seats
| Jane Ann Hudson | Labour | 1,596 ✓ |
| K Kidd | Labour | 1,550 ✓ |
| Hayley Anderson | Conservative | 1,062 |
| J O'Connor | Conservative | 808 |
| D Lofthouse | Independent | 644 |
Village2 seats · turnout 70.0%
| J. Gilgallon | Labour | 1,432 |
| W. Giffin | Labour | 1,215 |
| A. Paleschi | Independent | 1,160 |
| B. Nicholls | Conservative | 955 |
| S. Kruger | Conservative | 954 |
| P. Raffle | Independent | 774 |
Yarm2 seats · turnout 69.4%
| R. Penny | Conservative | 1,715 |
| G. Porter | Ind Con | 1,567 |
| E. Morris | Conservative | 946 |
| F. Morrison | Labour | 845 |
| W. Goodfellow | Labour | 830 |
