Before (end of 1978) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 48 · Labour 3 · Other 3 · The Liberal Party 0
After (end of 1979) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 48 · Labour 3 · Other 2 · The Liberal Party 1
Ward results
Abbey3 seats · turnout 80.1%
| G. Murrell | The Liberal Party | 1,328 ✓ |
| R. Cook | Conservative | 1,254 ✓ |
| F. Goodchild | Conservative | 1,248 ✓ |
| S. Yaxley | Independent | 1,243 |
| J. Somers | Independent | 1,237 |
| J. Theobald | Conservative | 1,095 |
| A. Collington | Labour | 511 |
| H. Tuckwood | Labour | 436 |
Ash Lea3 seats · turnout 62.6%
| J. Brentnall | Labour | 1,660 |
| D. Chewings | Labour | 1,416 |
| G. Pringle | Labour | 1,400 |
| C. Jeffreys | Conservative | 809 |
| M. Stopford | Conservative | 703 |
| C. Lockett | Conservative | 663 |
Bingham3 seats · turnout 71.1%
| P. Curry | Conservative | 1,849 |
| G. Green | Conservative | 1,703 |
| P. Jacques | Independent | 1,541 |
| J. Mawson | Conservative | 1,198 |
| A. Ashmore | Labour | 893 |
| G. Davidson | LIB | 867 |
| M. Champion | Labour | 804 |
Dayncourt2 seats · turnout 71.5%
| A. Taylor | Conservative | 1,258 |
| I. Drummond | Conservative | 1,081 |
| B. Hollie | Labour | 352 |
| J. Burrows | Labour | 332 |
Edwalton3 seats · turnout 68.8%
| M. Cox | Conservative | 1,755 |
| H. Sanders | Conservative | 1,738 |
| J. Sherwin | Conservative | 1,700 |
| E. Lodge | Labour | 530 |
| T. Vickers | Labour | 517 |
Keyworth3 seats
| J Dixon | Conservative | 1,999 ✓ |
| M Adlington | Conservative | 1,790 ✓ |
| R Toft | Conservative | 1,729 ✓ |
| P Shaw | LIB | 1,401 |
| J Stapleton | Labour | 1,021 |
Lady Bay3 seats
| Susan Read | Conservative | 1,437 ✓ |
| G Hill | Conservative | 1,418 ✓ |
| C Whiting | Conservative | 1,374 ✓ |
| R Friend | LIB | 848 |
| C Griffin | Labour | 812 |
| W Bottoms | LIB | 801 |
| E McGarva | Labour | 715 |
| J Saxton | Labour | 696 |
| D Saunders | LIB | 637 |
Lamcote2 seats · turnout 72.7%
| D. Astill | Conservative | 1,301 |
| F. Taylor | Conservative | 1,019 |
| T. Rogers | Labour | 259 |
| P. Hollis | Labour | 257 |
Leys2 seats · turnout 74.0%
| E. Stevenson | Conservative | 1,339 |
| L. Skinner | Conservative | 1,132 |
| P. McGowan | LIB | 532 |
| J. Varcoe | Labour | 384 |
| M. Varcoe | Labour | 359 |
Lutterell3 seats · turnout 3.3%
| J Swanwick | Conservative | 1,733 |
| J Billcliffe | Conservative | 1,606 |
| M Mann | Conservative | 1,565 |
| R Balter | Independent | 1,321 |
| S Balter | Independent | 1,095 |
| Esme Butler | Independent | 1,034 |
| J. Berry | Labour | 401 |
| Ernest Bullimore | Labour | 335 |
| P Vickers | Labour | 329 |
Malkin2 seats · turnout 76.4%
| F. Hobson | Conservative | 1,291 |
| R. Ashworth | Conservative | 1,197 |
| H. Crane | Labour | 889 |
| F. Price | Labour | 454 |
Manor1 seat · turnout 81.7%
| M. Woodward | Conservative | 674 |
| J. Smith | Labour | 239 |
Melton3 seats · turnout 68.5%
| P. Lawson | Conservative | 1,995 |
| W. Jordan | Conservative | 1,993 |
| A. Thornhill | Conservative | 1,769 |
| M. Friend | LIB | 774 |
| T. Hooper | Labour | 596 |
| S. Brown | Labour | 572 |
Musters3 seats · turnout 55.9%
| L. Cottingham | Conservative | 1,408 |
| J. Newport | Conservative | 1,324 |
| P. Vanke | Conservative | 1,299 |
| J. Berry | Labour | 762 |
| K. Coates | Labour | 716 |
Nevile1 seat · turnout 83.8%
| H. Robinson | Conservative | 676 |
| C. Tizzard | Independent | 293 |
| H. Murphy | Labour | 57 |
Packman2 seats · turnout 76.8%
| K. Harvey | Conservative | 1,311 |
| R. Clark | Conservative | 1,209 |
| B. Wells | Labour | 838 |
| J. Tetley | Labour | 480 |
Soar Valley1 seat · turnout 79.5%
| M. Hicks | Conservative | 825 |
| R. Neale | Labour | 356 |
Stanford1 seat · turnout 83.2%
| P. Beeby | Conservative | 473 ✓ |
| R. Deaville | Independent | 187 |
| J. Brown | Independent | 94 |
| L. Burch | Labour | 85 |
Thoroton1 seat · turnout 79.2%
| A. White | Conservative | 809 |
| R. McGarva | Labour | 154 |
Tollerton1 seat · turnout 85.5%
| P. Reddish | Conservative | 1,036 |
| A. McKeown | Labour | 152 |
Wiverton1 seat · turnout 78.2%
| C. Cawthorn | Conservative | 749 |
| R. Atkins | Labour | 228 |
