Before (end of 1978) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 31 · Other 7 · Labour 3 · The Liberal Party 1
After (end of 1979) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 32 · Other 5 · Labour 4 · The Liberal Party 1
Ward results
Fareham East1 seat · turnout 73.8%
| H. Joyce | Conservative | 1,802 |
| J. Brown | LIB | 781 |
| A. Quartermaine | Labour | 748 |
Fareham N West1 seat · turnout 74.1%
| J. Patterson | Conservative | 1,773 |
| J. Brown | Labour | 1,205 |
| B. Brown | LIB | 686 |
Fareham North1 seat · turnout 76.3%
| R. Bamber | Conservative | 1,960 |
| P. Whineray | LIB | 1,009 |
| J. Lamey | Labour | 503 |
Fareham South1 seat · turnout 70.6%
| W. Owen | Labour | 985 ✓ |
| F. Henderson | Conservative | 918 |
| G. Burr | RES | 900 |
| B. Gowlett | LIB | 534 |
Fareham West1 seat · turnout 79.8%
| E. Turner | Conservative | 2,352 |
| D. Harmes | LIB | 1,227 |
| G. Colville | Labour | 746 |
Hill Head1 seat · turnout 79.3%
| W. Russell | Conservative | 2,249 |
| M. Kaye | LIB | 859 |
| M. Brown | Labour | 303 |
Locks Heath1 seat · turnout 76.5%
| R. Godrich | Conservative | 1,874 |
| M. Williams | LIB | 797 |
| D. Glanville | Labour | 761 |
Portchester Central1 seat · turnout 78.9%
| D. Hooper | Conservative | 1,842 |
| R. Ryan | Labour | 1,586 |
Portchester East1 seat · turnout 77.1%
| E. Perry | Conservative | 2,119 |
| C. Hutchings | Labour | 1,089 |
Portchester West1 seat · turnout 80.1%
| E. Crouch | Conservative | 2,381 |
| D. Newbury | LIB | 810 |
| S. Stone | Labour | 681 |
Sarisbury1 seat · turnout 76.0%
| J. Foulds | Conservative | 1,712 |
| L. Newbury | LIB | 908 |
| J. Montfort | Labour | 346 |
Stubbington1 seat · turnout 78.5%
| D. | LIB | 1,250 |
| B. Joyce | Conservative | 1,135 |
| A. Crisp | Labour | 363 |
Titchfield1 seat · turnout 76.4%
| J. Ekins | Conservative | 2,414 |
| C. Phillips | LIB | 896 |
| M. Hodgson | Labour | 572 |
