Before (end of 1978)
Not known.
After (end of 1979)
Not known.
Ward results
Abbey1 seat · turnout 70.0%
| D. Howe | Labour | 2,006 |
| E. Jones | Conservative | 945 |
| B. Greaves | LIB | 400 |
Castle1 seat · turnout 72.5%
| D. Pickles | LIB | 2,148 |
| J. Powley | Conservative | 1,153 |
| Emily Mort | Labour | 1,003 |
Cherry Hinton1 seat · turnout 77.8%
| C. Howard | Labour | 1,804 |
| J. West | Conservative | 1,683 |
| C. Burch | LIB | 591 |
Coleridge1 seat · turnout 74.7%
| F. Burling | Conservative | 1,730 |
| G. Douglas | Labour | 1,480 |
| P. Mitchell | LIB | 606 |
East Chesterton1 seat · turnout 70.3%
| S. Reid | Conservative | 2,057 |
| R. Wall | Labour | 1,605 |
| A. Anderson | LIB | 699 |
Kings Hedges1 seat · turnout 70.5%
| C. Kaldor | Labour | 1,544 |
| J. George | Conservative | 944 |
| B. Badcock | LIB | 462 |
Market1 seat · turnout 66.0%
| L. Hawes | LIB | 2,295 |
| M. O'Hannan | Conservative | 966 |
| M. Gunn | Labour | 853 |
Petersfield1 seat · turnout 65.1%
| R. Thornely | Labour | 1,899 |
| B. Tasker | Conservative | 1,372 |
| J. Rosentiel | LIB | 613 |
Queen Ediths1 seat · turnout 76.1%
| S. Dolby | Conservative | 2,317 |
| E. Shepherd | Labour | 1,199 |
| A. Newman | LIB | 990 |
Trumpington1 seat · turnout 70.1%
| E. Wheatley | Conservative | 2,019 ✓ |
| S. Watts | Labour | 1,067 |
| D. Green | LIB | 747 |
| D. Mowton | COMM | 59 |
West Chesterton1 seat · turnout 69.1%
| P. Reed | Conservative | 1,827 |
| J. Elliott | Labour | 1,105 |
| A. Gore | LIB | 726 |