Before (end of 1978) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 23 · Labour 11 · Other 7 · The Liberal Party 1
After (end of 1979) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 27 · Labour 12 · Other 3 · The Liberal Party 0
Ward results
Barncroft1 seat · turnout 66.9%
| B. Smith | Labour | 1,629 |
| L. Hutchings | LIB | 1,234 |
| J. Hodgkins | COMM | 141 |
Battins1 seat · turnout 64.8%
| E. Robinson | Labour | 2,268 |
| D. Cole | Conservative | 1,632 |
BONDFIELDS1 seat · turnout 70.2%
| L. Powell | Labour | 2,319 |
| C. Croucher | LIB | 1,572 |
Cowplain1 seat · turnout 78.7%
| J. Carruthers | RES | 2,781 |
| J. Hulme | Conservative | 2,117 |
Hart Plain1 seat · turnout 73.2%
| R. Beresford | Conservative | 3,365 |
| F. Cotter | Labour | 1,572 |
Hayling East1 seat · turnout 71.0%
| P. Osborne | Conservative | 2,565 |
| F. Fyfe | LIB | 1,294 |
Hayling West1 seat · turnout 74.8%
| D. Atterbury | Conservative | 2,690 |
| F. Wareham | Ind Con | 1,333 |
Purbrook1 seat · turnout 79.0%
| T. Williams | Conservative | 3,530 |
| K. Palmer | Labour | 1,306 |
St. Faiths1 seat · turnout 78.4%
| M. Spero | Conservative | 3,907 |
| Phillips J. | Labour | 1,438 |
Stakes1 seat · turnout 72.8%
| H. Rose | Conservative | 1,679 ✓ |
| M. O'Brien | Independent | 1,271 |
| M. Beauvoisin | Labour | 712 |
| D. Porch | LIB | 409 |
Warren Park1 seat · turnout 65.1%
| G Heath | Labour | 1,471 |
| D. Hayter | LIB | 1,299 |
| B. Du-Cro | Independent | 682 |
Waterloo1 seat · turnout 77.4%
| B. Moss | Conservative | 2,301 |
| D. Willis | Independent | 1,319 |
| I. Matthews | Labour | 626 |