Before (end of 1978) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 39 · The Liberal Party 7 · Labour 7 · Other 7
After (end of 1979) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 34 · Labour 10 · The Liberal Party 7 · Other 4
Ward results
Allington3 seats
| A. Bullock | Conservative | 1,972 |
| D. Milner | LIB | 1,850 |
| E. Marchesi | LIB | 1,768 |
| S. Tyler | Conservative | 1,719 |
| A. Wilkins | Conservative | 1,715 |
| J. Sutton | LIB | 1,608 |
Bearsted3 seats
| J. Bedson | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| G. Haskett | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| A. Kennard | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Boughton Monchelsea1 seat
| T. Thompson | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Bridge3 seats
| G Bonner | Conservative | 1,921 ✓ |
| Harry Mortimer | Conservative | 1,738 ✓ |
| B Ben-Persad | Conservative | 1,730 ✓ |
| H Collison | LIB | 1,324 |
| J Holmes | LIB | 1,316 |
| R Keast | LIB | 1,229 |
| J Morrison | Labour | 997 |
| M Morrison | Labour | 879 |
| M D'Souza | Labour | 859 |
Coxheath2 seats
| A. Sells | LIB | 1,397 |
| E. Stanley | LIB | 1,070 |
| R. Hoadley | Conservative | 916 |
| A. Rowe | Conservative | 757 |
East3 seats
| V Ashton | Conservative | 1,902 ✓ |
| R Enfield | Conservative | 1,844 ✓ |
| C McKenna | LIB | 1,612 ✓ |
| C Mickleburgh | Conservative | 1,582 |
| A Knoll | LIB | 1,416 |
| M Featherstone | LIB | 1,414 |
| N Buckle | Labour | 840 |
| D Johnson | Labour | 781 |
Harrietsham & Lenham2 seats
| R. Woods | Conservative | 1,784 |
| C. Landells | Conservative | 1,779 |
| M. Price | LIB | 1,079 |
Heath3 seats
| F Chapman | Conservative | 1,525 ✓ |
| Jeremy Hindle | Conservative | 1,510 ✓ |
| P Mason | Conservative | 1,454 ✓ |
| B Farley | LIB | 1,331 |
| A Cocks | LIB | 1,278 |
| A Wyatt | LIB | 1,149 |
| D Emery | Labour | 988 |
| P Marden | Labour | 858 |
| F Winckless | Labour | 759 |
High Street3 seats
| L. Roscow | Conservative | 1,230 |
| D. Freeman | Conservative | 1,220 |
| R. Ellwood | Conservative | 1,152 |
| L. Holman | Labour | 1,077 |
| M. Pettit | LIB | 999 |
| R. May | Labour | 906 |
| S. Long | LIB | 884 |
| J. Webb | Labour | 856 |
| R. Reynolds | LIB | 850 |
Marden2 seats
| J. Hall | Independent | 1,512 |
| J. Banks | Independent | 1,395 |
| B. Fosberry | LIB | 668 |
NORTH3 seats
| C Brown | LIB | 1,540 ✓ |
| M Baker | Conservative | 1,502 ✓ |
| K Woollven | Conservative | 1,468 ✓ |
| M Bowerbank | LIB | 1,380 |
| J Nish-Purdie | Conservative | 1,371 |
| D Davies | LIB | 1,362 |
| J Hazelgrove | Labour | 907 |
| Julian Jordan | Labour | 867 |
| M Jordan | Labour | 807 |
Park Wood3 seats
| R. Graham | Labour | 1,665 |
| W. Morris | Labour | 1,578 |
| J. Wood | Labour | 1,565 |
| M. Basham | Conservative | 1,445 |
| R. Yorke | LIB | 1,033 |
Shepway East3 seats
| E. Flood | Labour | 2,180 |
| K. Graham | Labour | 1,960 |
| D. Mills | Labour | 1,601 |
| M. Robertson | LIB | 1,529 |
Shepway West3 seats
| S. Drury | Labour | 1,709 |
| A. Gould | Labour | 1,608 |
| P. Lewis | Labour | 1,493 |
| A. Kitchin | Conservative | 1,144 |
| L. Moore | Conservative | 1,141 |
| D. Parvin | Conservative | 1,119 |
| R. Jesshope | LIB | 705 |
South3 seats
| A. Blackham | Conservative | 2,376 |
| B. Thom | Conservative | 2,232 |
| G. Savage | Conservative | 2,219 |
| W. Easterbrook | RES | 1,592 |
| N. Porteous | Labour | 1,395 |
Staplehurst2 seats
| B. Armytage | Conservative | 1,919 |
| P. Harvey | Conservative | 1,822 |
| C. Jennings | LIB | 702 |
| I. Smith | Labour | 593 |
| A. Hill | Labour | 556 |
Sutton Valence1 seat
| M. Fairbank | Independent | 703 |
| P. Glover | LIB | 366 |
Thurnham1 seat
| R. Bonner | Conservative | 773 |
| H. Batchelor | Ind Con | 591 |