Before (end of 1978) (30 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 17 · Conservative 13 · The Liberal Party 0 · Labour 0
After (end of 1979) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 21 · Labour 9 · Other 3 · The Liberal Party 0
Ward results
Abbey3 seats · turnout 57.0%
| P. Fletcher | Labour | 1,453 |
| A. Gibbons | Labour | 1,393 |
| K. Carveth | Dem Lab | 1,384 |
| R. McMahon | Conservative | 1,343 |
| E. Coles | Dem Lab | 1,319 |
| R. Hodson | Labour | 1,159 |
| C. Hurley | Dem Lab | 878 |
Birchwood3 seats · turnout 64.2%
| L. Crumblehulme | Conservative | 1,321 |
| W. Crumblehulme | Conservative | 1,320 |
| C. Sparkes | Conservative | 1,156 |
| G. Turner | Labour | 1,029 |
| J. Golding | Dem Lab | 921 |
| W. Fowles | Labour | 871 |
| L. Gerrans | Labour | 837 |
| A. West | Dem Lab | 699 |
| R. West | Dem Lab | 603 |
Boultham3 seats · turnout 67.6%
| T. Rook | Dem Lab | 1,517 |
| P. Archer | Labour | 1,281 |
| B. Stanton | Conservative | 1,137 |
| D. McLeish | Conservative | 1,114 |
| J. Paine | Conservative | 1,076 |
| H. Buttery | Dem Lab | 1,058 |
| A. Toofany | Labour | 937 |
| M. Snalec | Dem Lab | 912 |
| L. Wells | Labour | 911 |
Bracebridge3 seats
| E Jenkins | Conservative | 1,908 ✓ |
| R Bracey | Conservative | 1,778 ✓ |
| Patrick Roe | Conservative | 1,741 ✓ |
| AL Bull | Labour | 1,014 |
| S Close | Labour | 994 |
| R Hayward | LIB | 927 |
| Peter Hurst | Labour | 871 |
| P Taylor | LIB | 848 |
| D Templeman | LIB | 794 |
Carholme3 seats · turnout 62.2%
| S. Campbell | Conservative | 2,119 |
| I. Campbell | Conservative | 2,112 |
| C Ireland | Conservative | 1,972 |
| J. Martin | Labour | 1,413 |
| P. Rattigan | Labour | 1,325 |
| D. Smith | Labour | 1,290 |
Castle3 seats · turnout 70.2%
| N Jackson | Labour | 1,644 |
| H Bunnage | Labour | 1,433 |
| D Chambers | Conservative | 1,372 |
| P. West | Labour | 1,350 |
| D. Gratrick | Conservative | 1,317 |
| P. Hind | Conservative | 1,309 |
| F. Goulding | LIB | 843 |
| E. Turver | LIB | 700 |
| D. Hoyes | LIB | 682 |
Longdales3 seats · turnout 69.4%
| Cassie Northwood | Conservative | 1,566 |
| N. McDonald | Conservative | 1,536 |
| R Long | Conservative | 1,531 |
| D. Miller | Labour | 1,385 |
| P. Aylmer | Labour | 1,252 |
| B. Townrow | Labour | 1,128 |
| R. Barnes | Dem Lab | 846 |
| L. Davis | Dem Lab | 768 |
| R. King | Dem Lab | 665 |
Minster3 seats
| Joseph Sullivan | Conservative | 2,240 ✓ |
| M Cass | Conservative | 2,217 ✓ |
| F Horn | Conservative | 2,167 ✓ |
| J Ward | Labour | 1,777 |
| S Walker | Labour | 1,655 |
| R Mulder | Labour | 1,631 |
Moorland3 seats · turnout 68.1%
| B. Abbott | Conservative | 1,617 ✓ |
| M. Duff | Conservative | 1,459 ✓ |
| A. Parker | Conservative | 1,362 ✓ |
| J. Robertson | Labour | 1,147 |
| N. Baldock | Labour | 1,119 |
| N. Smith | Labour | 1,067 |
| M. Baguley | Dem Lab | 636 |
| R. Turner | Dem Lab | 572 |
| C. Benton | Dem Lab | 564 |
| C. Hurst | Independent | 195 |
Park3 seats · turnout 51.7%
| D. Jackson | Labour | 1,223 |
| G. Close | Conservative | 1,146 |
| F. Allen | Dem Lab | 1,109 |
| M. Brittan | Conservative | 936 |
| L. Shepheard | Dem Lab | 915 |
| J. Kay | Conservative | 893 |
| J Plant | Labour | 746 |
| J. Turner | Dem Lab | 722 |
Tritton3 seats
| C Green | Labour | 1,150 ✓ |
| C Meanwell | Labour | 1,081 ✓ |
| H Hubbard | Labour | 1,061 ✓ |
| J Bates | Dem Lab | 1,049 |
| G Read | Conservative | 1,027 |
| R Brittan | Conservative | 1,013 |
| A Jackson | Dem Lab | 977 |
| Marigold Mary Jaques | Conservative | 929 |
| D Sanderson | Dem Lab | 676 |
