Before (end of 1978) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 24 · Labour 23 · The Liberal Party 1 · Other 0
After (end of 1979) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 24 · Conservative 23 · The Liberal Party 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Central1 seat · turnout 74.1%
| T. Gray | Labour | 1,417 ✓ |
| M. Chapman | Conservative | 1,108 |
| J. Suri | Independent | 728 |
| Z. Shaikh | LIB | 158 |
Dogsthorpe1 seat · turnout 75.0%
| M. Charteris | Labour | 2,608 |
| D. Buckley | Conservative | 1,685 |
| A Miners | LIB | 650 |
East1 seat · turnout 69.4%
| Dale Overton | Labour | 1,951 |
| K. Shouls | Conservative | 1,675 |
| B. Banul | LIB | 259 |
Fletton1 seat · turnout 74.6%
| A. Chalmers | Labour | 2,294 |
| M. Holl | Conservative | 1,615 |
| W. Barnes | LIB | 440 |
Newborough1 seat · turnout 78.3%
| P. Whitsed | Conservative | 571 |
| F. Conway | Labour | 321 |
| A. Holt | LIB | 77 |
North1 seat · turnout 76.7%
| C. Hall | Labour | 2,080 |
| A. Sinclair | Conservative | 1,306 |
| T. Mountain | LIB | 373 |
Northborough1 seat · turnout 79.9%
| D. Hedges | Conservative | 1,116 |
| M. Brett | Labour | 280 |
| S. Fuller | LIB | 138 |
Orton Longueville1 seat · turnout 75.5%
| R. Taylor | Conservative | 1,832 |
| D. Williams | Labour | 971 |
| J. Mountain | LIB | 436 |
Orton Waterville1 seat · turnout 80.4%
| J. Barker | Conservative | 557 |
| D. Meinett | Labour | 148 |
Park1 seat · turnout 78.3%
| R. Shelford | Conservative | 2,764 |
| R. Taylor | Labour | 1,366 |
| S. South | LIB | 727 |
Ravensthorpe1 seat · turnout 68.7%
| J Hall | Labour | 2,276 |
| J. Mirza | Conservative | 1,190 |
| A. Adams | LIB | 653 |
Stanground1 seat · turnout 77.9%
| R. Fry | Conservative | 2,681 |
| B. Keegan | Labour | 2,167 |
Walton1 seat · turnout 78.8%
| J. Roberts | Conservative | 1,997 |
| J. Farrell | Labour | 1,897 |
| A. Smith | LIB | 400 |
West1 seat · turnout 77.4%
| R. Perkins | Conservative | 3,588 |
| H Lakhanpaul | Labour | 1,007 |
| J. Mackenzie | LIB | 875 |