Before (end of 1978) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 23 · Labour 13 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0
After (end of 1979) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 19 · Labour 17 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0
Ward results
All Saints3 seats · turnout 53.4%
| J. Rudd | Labour | 1,451 |
| A. Sage | Conservative | 1,231 |
| P. Thorpe | Labour | 1,205 |
| K. Clapton | Conservative | 1,204 |
| P. Ovenden | Conservative | 1,054 |
Bedwardine3 seats · turnout 55.6%
| F. Lewis | Conservative | 2,481 |
| L. Warner | Conservative | 2,331 |
| S. Smith | Conservative | 2,158 |
| F. Williams | Labour | 1,328 |
Claines3 seats · turnout 57.5%
| R. Blackwell | Conservative | 2,100 |
| E. Whitt | Conservative | 2,084 |
| D. Wright | Conservative | 1,997 |
| A. Pierson | Labour | 1,007 |
Holy Trinity3 seats
| M. Layland | Labour | 2,094 |
| M. Guest | Labour | 1,733 |
| P. Nielsen | Labour | 1,693 |
| C. Coopey | Conservative | 1,005 |
| M. Jones | Conservative | 862 |
| A. Phillips-Broadhurst | Conservative | 837 |
Nunnery3 seats
| H Knight | Labour | 1,710 ✓ |
| K Knight | Labour | 1,697 ✓ |
| S Ellison | Conservative | 1,594 ✓ |
| J Belt | Labour | 1,579 |
| J Brown | Conservative | 1,490 |
| Hannah Louise Barton Lane | Conservative | 1,457 |
Rainbow Hill3 seats · turnout 54.9%
| C. Eden | Labour | 2,021 |
| A. Bryan | Labour | 1,845 |
| R. Walker | Labour | 1,796 |
| B. West | Conservative | 846 |
| R. Wall | Conservative | 843 |
St Clement3 seats
| D. Gething | Conservative | 2,504 |
| G. Simister | Conservative | 2,174 |
| J. Punshon | Conservative | 2,060 |
| P. Hodges | Labour | 1,638 |
| J. Hankins | Labour | 1,592 |
St Martin3 seats · turnout 54.2%
| G. Randall | Labour | 1,619 |
| B. Neil | Labour | 1,605 |
| J. Carpenter | Labour | 1,436 |
| J. Norman | Conservative | 784 |
| I. Norman | Conservative | 762 |
| M. Williamson | Conservative | 635 |
St Nicholas3 seats · turnout 61.8%
| M. Axe | Labour | 1,418 |
| I. Anthony | Conservative | 1,346 |
| E. Garland | Conservative | 1,206 |
| L. Portman | Labour | 1,142 |
| W. Curnock | Labour | 1,071 |
| A. Evans | Conservative | 1,041 |
| M. Baines | LIB | 1,029 |
St Stephen3 seats · turnout 57.3%
| D. Inight | Conservative | 2,211 |
| R. Bullock | Conservative | 2,015 |
| G. Deneley | Conservative | 1,881 |
| J. Griffiths | Labour | 1,258 |
St. John3 seats · turnout 66.0%
| A. Wilks | Labour | 2,116 |
| F. Poole | Labour | 2,090 |
| R. O'Connor | Labour | 1,902 |
| D. Prodger | Conservative | 1,324 |
| J Mutter | Conservative | 1,249 |
| E. Pitts | Conservative | 1,248 |
St. Peter3 seats
| S. Wall | Conservative | 2,178 ✓ |
| A. Leopard | Conservative | 2,151 ✓ |
| E. Statham | Conservative | 2,104 ✓ |
| P. Rudd | Labour | 1,231 |