Before (end of 1978) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 27 · Labour 5 · The Liberal Party 1 · Other 0
After (end of 1979) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 25 · Labour 7 · The Liberal Party 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Barnwood3 seats · turnout 70.8%
| B. Mason | Conservative | 2,436 |
| M. Smith | Conservative | 2,421 |
| M. Wooltorton | Conservative | 2,269 |
| D. Cosstick | Labour | 1,989 |
| E. Hedge | Labour | 1,963 |
| T. Rippin | Labour | 1,751 |
| M. Leach | LIB | 969 |
Barton3 seats · turnout 62.5%
| P. Collins | Labour | 1,953 |
| D. Ferguson | Labour | 1,850 |
| P. Harris | Labour | 1,764 |
| G. Hyett | Conservative | 1,671 |
| A. Gravells | Conservative | 1,640 |
| M. Gorton | Conservative | 1,277 |
| W. Paterson | LIB | 682 |
Eastgate3 seats · turnout 68.7%
| G. Williams | Conservative | 1,920 |
| I. Fowler | Conservative | 1,866 |
| J. Bracey | Conservative | 1,795 |
| C. Edgington | Labour | 1,716 |
| I. Cosstick | Labour | 1,619 |
| B. Randell | Labour | 1,613 |
| W. Steele | LIB | 734 |
| M. Carter | LIB | 711 |
| S. Hutchinson | LIB | 634 |
Hucclecote3 seats · turnout 74.6%
| T. Wathen | Conservative | 2,998 |
| P. Arnold | Conservative | 2,930 |
| C. Pullon | Conservative | 2,749 |
| F. Henderson | Labour | 1,387 |
| Curtis J. | Labour | 1,374 |
| G. Heath | Labour | 1,336 |
| R. Cox | LIB | 1,134 |
Kingsholm3 seats · turnout 72.1%
| R. Langston | Conservative | 2,708 |
| P. Robins | Conservative | 2,518 |
| L. Journeaux | Conservative | 2,329 |
| M. Williams | Labour | 1,350 |
| C. Lomas | Labour | 1,206 |
| P. Smith | Labour | 1,157 |
| G. Halford | LIB | 1,059 |
Linden3 seats · turnout 67.6%
| M. Lewis | Conservative | 2,064 |
| L. Jones | Conservative | 1,967 |
| P. Lever | Conservative | 1,802 |
| S. Edgington | Labour | 1,728 |
| G. Melton | Labour | 1,659 |
| M. Hyde | Labour | 1,647 |
| E. Drinan | LIB | 752 |
Longlevens3 seats · turnout 75.2%
| N. Partridge | Conservative | 2,654 |
| G. Goodwin | Conservative | 2,579 |
| J. Robins | Conservative | 2,557 |
| S. Day | Labour | 1,594 |
| A. Kelly | Labour | 1,428 |
| J. Feher | Labour | 1,378 |
| D. Hodges | LIB | 811 |
| M. Butler | Independent | 774 |
Matson3 seats · turnout 64.5%
| M. Barber | Labour | 2,233 |
| H. Morgan | Labour | 2,198 |
| A. Walters | Labour | 2,136 |
| P. Tartaglia | Conservative | 1,567 |
| G. Marsh | Conservative | 1,412 |
| I. Blakeley | Conservative | 1,409 |
| T. Mulvey | LIB | 737 |
Podsmead3 seats · turnout 72.4%
| D. Halford | LIB | 2,219 |
| D. Toomey | Labour | 1,427 |
| D. Knibbs | Conservative | 1,408 |
| F. Stephens | Conservative | 1,381 |
| L. Jones | Conservative | 1,312 |
| R. Barber | LIB | 1,258 |
| R. Gibbs | LIB | 1,246 |
| C. Barnfield | Labour | 1,165 |
| L. Steers | Labour | 1,099 |
Tuffley3 seats · turnout 72.4%
| S. Smith | Conservative | 2,268 |
| R. Pitkin-Cocks | Conservative | 2,258 |
| F. Price | Conservative | 2,247 |
| F. Wilton | Labour | 1,686 |
| D. Millin | Labour | 1,600 |
| F. Davenport | Labour | 1,469 |
| J. Simpson | LIB | 665 |
Westgate3 seats · turnout 62.5%
| F. Wilton | Conservative | 2,142 |
| H. Fisher | Conservative | 2,044 |
| C. Fudge | Conservative | 1,655 |
| J. Ewers | Labour | 1,208 |
| S. Russell | Labour | 1,178 |
| F. Stevens | Labour | 1,064 |
| J. Eaton | LIB | 874 |
