Before (end of 1978) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 29 · Labour 29 · Other 2 · The Liberal Party 0
After (end of 1979) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 30 · Conservative 29 · Other 1 · The Liberal Party 0
Ward results
Bilston East1 seat · turnout 63.2%
| J. Geraghty | Labour | 3,451 ✓ |
| T. Boden | Conservative | 1,581 |
| S. Davis | RES | 233 |
| J. O'Brien | LIB | 204 |
| J. Hyde | NF | 135 |
Bilston North1 seat · turnout 67.6%
| J. Fenby | Labour | 3,544 ✓ |
| N. Speakman | Conservative | 2,819 |
| M. Parsley | LIB | 452 |
| S. McNally | NF | 298 |
| C. Newman | RES | 229 |
Blakenhall1 seat · turnout 71.3%
| R. Reynolds | Labour | 2,870 ✓ |
| J Ellis | Conservative | 2,641 |
| M. Williams | LIB | 369 |
| B. Simmonds | RES | 339 |
| J. Johnson | NF | 218 |
Bushbury1 seat · turnout 65.0%
| C. Dougherty | Labour | 2,809 ✓ |
| I. Bickley | Conservative | 1,624 |
| D. Prince | RES | 482 |
| J. Robinson | NF | 244 |
Eastfield1 seat · turnout 64.0%
| J. Garbett | Labour | 3,985 ✓ |
| R. Smith | Conservative | 1,818 |
| C Hallmark | LIB | 600 |
| G. Cooper | NF | 285 |
| K. Johnston | RES | 208 |
Ettingshall1 seat · turnout 65.6%
| A. Storer | Labour | 2,486 ✓ |
| H. Davies | Conservative | 1,116 |
| M. O'Brien | LIB | 196 |
| V. Jones | NF | 192 |
| B. Read | RES | 141 |
Graiseley1 seat · turnout 71.0%
| N. Jones | Labour | 3,094 ✓ |
| N. George | Conservative | 1,727 |
| J. Woodhall | LIB | 426 |
| I. Robinson | NF | 196 |
| W. Wilkes | RES | 133 |
Low Hill2 seats · turnout 29.9%
| A. Laws | Labour | 3,431 |
| P. Turley | Conservative | 1,879 |
| J. Thompson | Labour | 291 |
| D. Johnson | NF | 215 |
| J. Sharples | RES | 138 |
Merry Hill1 seat · turnout 78.3%
| Hart R. | Conservative | 5,325 ✓ |
| R. Haynes | Labour | 2,735 |
| B. Ricketts | LIB | 681 |
| E. Powell | RES | 505 |
| B. Percival | NF | 204 |
Oxley1 seat · turnout 75.0%
| W. Hillier | Conservative | 2,436 ✓ |
| S. Lydon | Labour | 2,228 |
| R. Stickland | RES | 1,519 |
| N. Hallmark | LIB | 300 |
| M. Ryan | NF | 182 |
Park1 seat · turnout 70.7%
| M. Hodson | Conservative | 3,209 ✓ |
| P. Bateman | Labour | 1,963 |
| B. Craft | LIB | 689 |
| T. Rathbone | RES | 242 |
| C. Simpson | NF | 108 |
Parkfield1 seat · turnout 65.3%
| A. Steventon | Labour | 2,902 ✓ |
| B. Carpenter | Conservative | 1,126 |
| S. Hunting | RES | 418 |
| A. Whitehouse | LIB | 170 |
| J. Thomas | NF | 147 |
Penn1 seat · turnout 78.5%
| P. Bradley | Conservative | 4,786 ✓ |
| S Holding | Labour | 1,161 |
| F. Hemsley | LIB | 1,087 |
| R. Thomas | RES | 433 |
| B. Downing | NF | 157 |
Spring Vale1 seat · turnout 70.6%
| A. Garner | Labour | 3,842 ✓ |
| E. Edwards | Conservative | 3,257 |
| T. Clark | LIB | 591 |
| E. Shaw | NF | 375 |
St Peters1 seat · turnout 68.3%
| B Dass | Labour | 2,241 ✓ |
| G. Hodson | Conservative | 1,363 |
| N. Noor | Independent | 1,220 |
| A. Craft | LIB | 401 |
| J. Smith | RES | 189 |
| C. Lees | NF | 183 |
Tettenhall Regis1 seat · turnout 80.0%
| Comport | Conservative | 4,361 ✓ |
| F. Sneyd | RES | 1,039 |
| Sue Smith | Labour | 1,007 |
| M. Woodhall | LIB | 640 |
| C. Thomas | NF | 112 |
Tettenhall Wightwick1 seat · turnout 76.9%
| E. Pearce | Conservative | 5,087 ✓ |
| M. Smith | Labour | 1,683 |
| S. Ascott | LIB | 862 |
| J. Fereday | RES | 391 |
| E. Moles | NF | 178 |
Wednesfield Heath1 seat · turnout 73.9%
| H. Turner | Conservative | 3,230 ✓ |
| L. Richards | Labour | 2,274 |
| A. Dawson | LIB | 522 |
| N. Morris | RES | 332 |
| G. Jones | NF | 222 |
Wednesfield North1 seat · turnout 73.2%
| J. Morey | Labour | 4,472 ✓ |
| R. Woodhouse | Conservative | 3,269 |
| S. Thompson | LIB | 634 |
| J. Gunter | RES | 459 |
| A. McNally | NF | 313 |
Wednesfield South1 seat · turnout 72.9%
| A. Griffiths | Conservative | 2,849 ✓ |
| G. Stafford-Good | Labour | 2,806 |
| L. McLean | LIB | 558 |
| V. Sharples | RES | 236 |
| J. Percival | NF | 166 |