Before (end of 1978) (25 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 16 · Labour 7 · Other 2 · The Liberal Party 0
After (end of 1979) (25 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 17 · Labour 5 · Other 3 · The Liberal Party 0
Ward results
Batchley3 seats · turnout 51.5%
| F. Cardy | Labour | 1,747 |
| W. Stranz | Labour | 1,380 |
| V. Ramsey | Labour | 1,308 |
| C. Johnson | Conservative | 675 |
Central3 seats · turnout 61.3%
| B. Smith | Conservative | 833 |
| T. Wareing | Conservative | 829 |
| M. Chalk | Conservative | 818 |
| D. Morris | Labour | 723 |
| A. Conner | Labour | 716 |
| P. Reynolds | Labour | 706 |
Crabbs Cross3 seats · turnout 65.3%
| M. Clarke | Independent | 1,858 |
| J. Pardy | Conservative | 1,472 |
| J. Robinson | Conservative | 1,442 |
| C. Harris | Conservative | 1,291 |
| A. Munday | Labour | 1,031 |
| D. Clarke | Labour | 949 |
| E. Sinfield | Labour | 707 |
East2 seats · turnout 64.5%
| P. Dyson | Independent | 852 |
| G. Hartless | Independent | 748 |
| E. Cole | Labour | 427 |
| J. Cole | Conservative | 333 |
| M. Alcock | Conservative | 324 |
| W. Lock | Labour | 287 |
Feckenham2 seats · turnout 67.3%
| H. Shakels | Conservative | 1,245 |
| A. Bedford-Smith | Conservative | 1,174 |
| A. Cotton | Labour | 382 |
| D. McAnenny | Labour | 286 |
Greenlands7 seats
| A Jones | Conservative | 5,700 |
| S Baird | Conservative | 5,632 |
| Keith Boyd-Carpenter | Conservative | 5,592 |
| Mike Jones | Conservative | 5,502 |
| Sean William Quinn | Conservative | 5,409 |
| Patrick Wall | Conservative | 5,372 |
| Betty Passingham | Labour | 5,329 |
| Ronald Passingham | Labour | 5,279 |
| Sheila Whitfield | Conservative | 5,242 |
| A. Wharrad | Labour | 5,046 |
| D Rao | Labour | 4,821 |
| D Watton | Labour | 4,775 |
Greenlands7 seats · turnout 63.5%
| A. Jones | Conservative | 5,700 ✓ |
| S. Baird | Conservative | 5,632 ✓ |
| K. Boyd-Carpenter | Conservative | 5,592 ✓ |
| M. Jones | Conservative | 5,502 ✓ |
| S. Quinn | Conservative | 5,409 ✓ |
| P. Wall | Conservative | 5,372 ✓ |
| B. Passingham | Labour | 5,329 ✓ |
| R. Passingham | Labour | 5,279 |
| S. Whitfield | Conservative | 5,242 |
| A. Wharrad | Labour | 5,046 |
| D. Rao | Labour | 4,821 |
| D. Watton | Labour | 4,775 |
North2 seats · turnout 61.9%
| H. Canning | Conservative | 1,931 |
| A. Sanders | Labour | 1,866 |
| A. Walters | Conservative | 1,831 |
| K. Vickers | Labour | 1,552 |
| G. Johnson | Independent | 474 |
West3 seats · turnout 66.9%
| P. Harris | Conservative | 1,844 |
| P. Wilson | Conservative | 1,802 |
| K. Redfern | Conservative | 1,788 |
| H. Morris | Labour | 912 |
| D. Behan | Labour | 864 |
| B. Summers | Labour | 819 |