Before (end of 1978) (41 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Conservative 16 · Other 0 · The Liberal Party 0
After (end of 1979) (41 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Conservative 16 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Burton and Ness1 seat · turnout 82.0%
| L. Hatton | Conservative | 1,029 |
| S. Mutch | Independent | 392 |
Central1 seat · turnout 72.5%
| J. Broadhouse | Labour | 1,867 |
| R. Law | Conservative | 858 |
Little Neston1 seat · turnout 82.7%
| R. Chrimes | Labour | 1,249 |
| B. Morris | Conservative | 935 |
Rossmore1 seat · turnout 79.0%
| W. Williams | Labour | 1,865 |
| G. Barber | Conservative | 1,452 |
Sutton1 seat · turnout 79.3%
| B. Jones | Labour | 2,213 |
| D. Cartledge | Conservative | 1,666 |
Westminster1 seat · turnout 75.8%
| F. Venables | Labour | 1,613 |
| J. Fryer | Conservative | 512 |
Whitby1 seat · turnout 78.5%
| J. Farquharson | Conservative | 1,886 |
| T. Hale | Labour | 1,424 |
