Before (end of 1978) (59 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 53 · Other 6 · The Liberal Party 0 · Labour 0
After (end of 1979) (59 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 52 · Other 5 · Labour 2 · The Liberal Party 0
Ward results
Hazlemere South1 seat · turnout 80.3%
| K. Liverseidge | RES | 952 |
| D. Slowe | Conservative | 739 |
| G. Spear | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Lane End & Piddington2 seats · turnout 65.7%
| P. Ensor | Conservative | 1,051 |
| F. Jones | Conservative | 935 |
| A. Plumridge | LIB | 713 |
| P. Taylor | Labour | 675 |
| E. Short | LIB | 571 |
| A Goodearl | Conservative | 4,120 ✓ |
| A Green | Conservative | 3,828 ✓ |
| Eric Baylis | Conservative | 3,723 ✓ |
| R Hook | Conservative | 3,593 ✓ |
| A Robinson | Conservative | 3,569 ✓ |
| G Taylor | Conservative | 3,500 ✓ |
| R Brooker | Labour | 2,687 |
| M Jemmett | Labour | 2,595 |
| M Lacey | Labour | 2,545 |
| B. Gale | Labour | 2,428 |
| J Turner | Labour | 2,341 |
| S Seehra | Labour | 1,955 |
| P Turner | LIB | 1,171 |
| A Tanner | OAP | 1,155 |
| V Stewart | LIB | 993 |
| Laurence Williams | LIB | 932 |
| A Thomas | LIB | 927 |
| H Malim | LIB | 864 |
| C Reis | LIB | 854 |
| A Du Feu | Independent | 527 |
| S. Jones | NF | 461 |
| R Goves | Conservative | 4,167 ✓ |
| D Turner | Conservative | 4,078 ✓ |
| T McLellan | Conservative | 4,067 ✓ |
| Jean Teesdale | Conservative | 4,048 ✓ |
| Nigel Teesdale | Conservative | 3,851 ✓ |
| M Razzaq | Conservative | 3,230 ✓ |
| R Freeman | Labour | 2,581 |
| D Morris | Labour | 2,549 |
| R Carton | Labour | 2,476 |
| F Matthews | Labour | 2,455 |
| L Lineham | Labour | 2,341 |
| H Rylett | Labour | 2,200 |
| J Haydon | LIB | 1,664 |
| D Fieldhouse | Conservative | 4,365 ✓ |
| R Barber | Conservative | 4,347 ✓ |
| K Peatey | Conservative | 4,188 ✓ |
| F Secker | Conservative | 4,099 ✓ |
| V. Lay | Conservative | 4,052 ✓ |
| R Holt | Conservative | 4,014 ✓ |
| M. Britnell | Labour | 2,537 |
| G Goldman | Labour | 2,471 |
| H Harrison | Labour | 2,422 |
| L Goldman | Labour | 2,281 |
| M Robin | Labour | 2,263 |
| Gwendoline Russell | Labour | 2,242 |
| F Alexandra | LIB | 1,871 |
| D. Jones | NF | 354 |
| T Fowler | Labour | 3,845 ✓ |
| P Cartwright | Conservative | 3,811 ✓ |
| D Beale | Conservative | 3,439 ✓ |
| J Harvey | Conservative | 3,414 ✓ |
| E Barrett | Labour | 3,319 ✓ |
| S Goulborn | Conservative | 3,269 ✓ |
| G Bowley | Conservative | 3,237 |
| J Whitehouse | Conservative | 3,202 |
| Colin Fowles | Labour | 3,070 |
| M Doyle | Labour | 3,063 |
| J Warner | Labour | 3,028 |
| Christopher Ryan | Labour | 3,023 |
| R. Rundle | LIB | 1,194 |
| T Burchmore | NF | 337 |
| K Neville | NF | 321 |
