Before (end of 1978) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 34 · Conservative 10 · The Liberal Party 1 · Other 0
After (end of 1979) (46 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 38 · Conservative 8 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Berry Hill2 seats · turnout 75.2%
| E. Groves | Conservative | 1,849 |
| J. Groves | Conservative | 1,685 |
| J. Cowdell | Labour | 522 |
| R. Danbury | Labour | 504 |
| D. Smith | LIB | 420 |
Birklands3 seats · turnout 70.2%
| R. Butler | Labour | 1,950 |
| L. Hubbard | Labour | 1,934 |
| F. Taylor | Labour | 1,808 |
| D. Childerly | LIB | 1,221 |
| E. Tattersall | Conservative | 1,048 |
| P. Cooke | LIB | 1,036 |
| E. Eggleston | LIB | 972 |
| J. Winfield | Conservative | 813 |
| C. Mitchell | Conservative | 709 |
Broomhill2 seats · turnout 68.7%
| J. White | Labour | 1,709 |
| C. Winterton | Labour | 1,537 |
| G. Lister | Conservative | 1,091 |
| A. Beulshausen | Conservative | 970 |
Cumberlands2 seats · turnout 67.7%
| L. Wright | Labour | 1,705 |
| M. Revill | Labour | 1,609 |
| G. Reynolds | LIB | 674 |
| J. Norman | Conservative | 620 |
| E. Van Casteren | Conservative | 551 |
Eakring2 seats · turnout 66.6%
| H. Mellors | Labour | 1,360 |
| C. Simpson | Labour | 1,230 |
| Thorne C. | Conservative | 806 |
| W. Whitebrook | Conservative | 680 |
| A. Smith | LIB | 553 |
Forest Town3 seats · turnout 67.2%
| B. Marshall | Labour | 1,992 |
| D. Cruickshanks | Labour | 1,870 |
| F. Whiting | Labour | 1,868 |
| W. Bridge | Conservative | 833 |
| T. Nightingale | Conservative | 826 |
| L. Lound | Conservative | 787 |
| D. Tebbett | LIB | 605 |
Ladybrook3 seats · turnout 62.2%
| R. Clarke | Labour | 2,340 |
| J. Abell | Labour | 2,264 |
| W. Townroe | Labour | 2,148 |
| T. Crawford | Conservative | 979 |
| A. Elgood | Conservative | 882 |
| M. Lloyd-Mostyn | Conservative | 849 |
| P. Hursthouse | LIB | 680 |
Leeming2 seats · turnout 72.2%
| B. Evans | Labour | 1,270 |
| C. McNicholas | Labour | 1,157 |
| A. Hughes | Conservative | 1,154 |
| A. Turk | Conservative | 1,105 |
| W. Robinson | LIB | 468 |
Lindhurst2 seats · turnout 64.4%
| G. Harper | Labour | 1,007 |
| M. Sims | Labour | 959 |
| J. Davies | Conservative | 804 |
| E. Cheesewright | Conservative | 793 |
| W. Foster | LIB | 342 |
Manor3 seats · turnout 69.0%
| J. Kabia | Labour | 1,716 |
| E. Dolman | Labour | 1,698 |
| G. Jelley | Labour | 1,528 |
| B. Hopkinson | Conservative | 1,347 |
| R. Dobbs | Conservative | 1,322 |
| I. Mackenzie | Conservative | 1,176 |
| P. Usher | LIB | 879 |
Meden3 seats · turnout 60.1%
| G. Eames | Labour | 1,931 |
| V. Long | Labour | 1,825 |
| C. Palmer | Labour | 1,822 |
| D. Hardy | LIB | 1,107 |
| J. Cotterill | LIB | 1,063 |
| R. Willison | LIB | 923 |
| M. Brewin | Conservative | 469 |
| J. Walker | Conservative | 389 |
| I. Offen | Conservative | 313 |
Northfield2 seats · turnout 65.7%
| T. Harries | Labour | 1,575 |
| G. Pidduck | Labour | 1,379 |
| V. Dobbs | Conservative | 429 |
| C. Neale | Conservative | 419 |
| L. Squires | LIB | 234 |
Oak Tree3 seats · turnout 68.8%
| B. Strauther | Conservative | 1,059 |
| J. Herrod | Conservative | 1,044 |
| P. Smith | Conservative | 1,042 |
| J. Dale | Labour | 959 |
| G. Wright | Labour | 872 |
| C. Durrant | Labour | 857 |
| M. Dawson | LIB | 555 |
Oakham3 seats · turnout 70.5%
| A. Curtis | Conservative | 2,392 |
| E. Ashley | Conservative | 2,342 |
| P. Jakeman | Conservative | 2,119 |
| T. Butler | Labour | 958 |
| R. Durant | Labour | 923 |
| R. Wix | Labour | 807 |
| D. Usher | LIB | 684 |
Pleasley Hill3 seats · turnout 64.4%
| L. Lees | Labour | 1,820 |
| P. Edmunds | Labour | 1,494 |
| J. Headworth | Labour | 1,457 |
| G. Cox | Conservative | 869 |
| F. Chapman | Conservative | 828 |
| N. Marchant | Conservative | 706 |
| E. Phillips | LIB | 514 |
Ravensdale3 seats · turnout 63.8%
| T. Lancaster | Labour | 1,631 |
| K. Williams | Labour | 1,525 |
| J. Wood | Labour | 1,477 |
| P. Gill | LIB | 879 |
| G. BaCon | LIB | 739 |
| M. Lilley | Conservative | 726 |
| C. Exell | Conservative | 720 |
| G. Hewkin | Conservative | 699 |
| M. Norman | LIB | 619 |
Sherwood2 seats · turnout 67.8%
| K. Gallagher | Labour | 1,166 |
| J. McGuigan | Labour | 1,036 |
| G. Abbs | Conservative | 923 |
| C. Ilett | Conservative | 875 |
| P. Cooke | LIB | 450 |
Titchfield3 seats · turnout 58.4%
| D. Callaghan | Labour | 1,612 |
| R. Strauther | Labour | 1,484 |
| F. Hawkins | Labour | 1,384 |
| M. Lake | Conservative | 856 |
| C. Johnson | Conservative | 831 |
| K. Stainforth | Conservative | 766 |
| N. Hartshorn | LIB | 703 |
