Before (end of 1978) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 40 · Labour 13 · The Liberal Party 4 · Other 3
After (end of 1979) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 35 · Labour 16 · The Liberal Party 6 · Other 3
Ward results
No. 10 (Bredbury Goyt)1 seat · turnout 79.4%
| J. Howe | Conservative | 4,433 |
| L. Rice | LIB | 2,509 |
| W. Prince | Labour | 2,253 |