Before (end of 1978) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 36 · Labour 3 · The Liberal Party 0 · Conservative 0
After (end of 1979) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 34 · Labour 3 · The Liberal Party 2 · Conservative 0
Ward results
Auriol3 seats
| M. Staples | RES | 0 ✓ |
| B. Robinson | RES | 0 ✓ |
| P. Ballard | RES | 0 ✓ |
College3 seats
| H. Chard | RES | 1,578 |
| L. Wood | RES | 1,530 |
| G. Curry | RES | 1,442 |
| R. Roebuck | Conservative | 1,040 |
| G. Martin | Conservative | 1,020 |
| D. Bodilly | Dem | 793 |
Court3 seats
| W. Carpenter | Labour | 1,712 |
| L. Woodcock | Labour | 1,603 |
| J. Storer | Labour | 1,495 |
| N. Brooks | Conservative | 847 |
| Dean P. | Conservative | 817 |
Cuddington3 seats
| D. Clark | RES | 1,974 |
| M. Gibson | RES | 1,952 |
| R. Lewis | RES | 1,784 |
| J. Carter | Dem | 890 |
| C. Woodcock | Dem | 840 |
| E. Todd | Dem | 769 |
Ewell3 seats
| M. Arthur | RES | 1,910 |
| D. Pottinger | RES | 1,874 |
| P. Botes | RES | 1,811 |
| W. Lawrence | Conservative | 872 |
| H. Phillips | Conservative | 794 |
| N. Mansfield | Conservative | 753 |
Ewell Court3 seats
| A. Faulks | RES | 0 ✓ |
| V. Barrett | RES | 0 ✓ |
| J. Norris | RES | 0 ✓ |
Nonsuch3 seats
| B. Kibble | RES | 2,166 |
| N. Colyer | RES | 1,963 |
| D. Harrison | RES | 1,858 |
| G. Winter | LIB | 1,037 |
Ruxley3 seats
| M. Pavey | LIB | 1,079 |
| G. Morrison | LIB | 1,038 |
| C. Shearly | RES | 1,018 |
| S. Tyler | RES | 1,006 |
| K. Jackson | Labour | 414 |
| S. Donovan | Labour | 410 |
| R. Jackson | Labour | 396 |
Stamford3 seats
| P. Macklin | RES | 1,299 ✓ |
| H. Lucie-Smith | RES | 1,271 ✓ |
| A. Harvey | RES | 1,245 ✓ |
| J. Connors | Conservative | 799 |
| A. Wakefield | LIB | 754 |
| P. Walklett | Conservative | 734 |
| R. Glazebrook | Conservative | 702 |
| H. Buckingham | LIB | 590 |
| M. Rawle | LIB | 569 |
| R. Cliff | Labour | 370 |
| P. Davidson | Labour | 361 |
| S. Greene | Labour | 348 |
Stoneleigh3 seats
| N. Fryer | RES | 0 ✓ |
| D. Jones | RES | 0 ✓ |
| L. Miller | RES | 0 ✓ |
Town3 seats
| W. Ludbrook | RES | 1,295 |
| M. Duce | RES | 1,258 |
| S. Mitchell | RES | 1,256 |
| T. Sims | Dem | 681 |
| G. Hesse | Dem | 607 |
| P. Snewin | Dem | 599 |
| J. Duffy | Labour | 504 |
| E. Lamont | Labour | 472 |
| H. Humphry | Labour | 447 |
West Ewell3 seats
| H. Newton | RES | 1,878 |
| R. Gee | RES | 1,875 |
| R. Saviel | RES | 1,679 |
| N. Pavey | LIB | 1,270 |
| P. Carvey | LIB | 1,090 |
| R. Spittle | LIB | 1,013 |
Woodcote3 seats
| G. Ascough | RES | 1,741 |
| E. Catmur | RES | 1,730 |
| R. Rothwell | RES | 1,609 |
| C. Gates | Conservative | 1,117 |
| J. Roll Pickering | Conservative | 1,070 |