Before (end of 1978) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 36 · Conservative 27 · Other 2 · The Liberal Party 1
After (end of 1979) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 43 · Conservative 20 · Other 2 · The Liberal Party 1
Ward results
No. 1 (Eccles: Eccles-Monton & Park- Patricroft)1 seat · turnout 70.9%
| W. Holmes | Conservative | 3,743 ✓ |
| C. Johnson | Labour | 3,335 |
| H. Price | Other | 132 |
No. 10 (Salford: Regent & Ordsall Park)1 seat · turnout 63.2%
| K. Murray | Labour | 2,164 |
| W. Dorney | Conservative | 603 |
| J. Ogden | COMM | 44 |
No. 13 (Salford: Seedley)1 seat · turnout 68.5%
| I. Zott | Labour | 4,493 |
| J. Wansell | Conservative | 2,916 |
| K. Wade | COMM | 137 |
No. 16 (Swinton & Pendlebury:broad Oak & Old Park)2 seats · turnout 81.9%
| E. Bond | Conservative | 3,052 ✓ |
| M. Simm | Conservative | 2,844 ✓ |
| E. Sharples | Labour | 2,694 |
| R. Berry | The Liberal Party | 1,764 |
| J. Drake | The Liberal Party | 1,764 |
No. 19 (Worsley: Armitage-Mount Skip-St. Marys)1 seat · turnout 73.9%
| D. Antrobus | Labour | 4,595 ✓ |
| D. Caldwell | Conservative | 2,608 |
| C. Hall | The Liberal Party | 1,126 |
No. 8 (Salford: Albert Park)1 seat · turnout 60.0%
| J. Jaffe | Labour | 1,948 |
| R. Edwards | Conservative | 1,028 |