Before (end of 1978) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 37 · The Liberal Party 2 · Labour 2 · Other 1
After (end of 1979) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 37 · Labour 2 · The Liberal Party 2 · Other 1
Ward results
Bletchingley1 seat · turnout 75.8%
| F. Martin | Conservative | 981 |
| J. Hayman | Labour | 637 |
Burstow, Horne and Outwood1 seat · turnout 75.4%
| D. Winter | Conservative | 1,980 |
| D. Ledwidge | LIB | 1,206 |
Chelsham & Farleigh Tatsfield1 seat · turnout 73.4%
| S. Dothie | Conservative | 804 |
| R. Pearce | LIB | 478 |
Dormans1 seat · turnout 75.5%
| L. Narcisi | Conservative | 1,411 |
| C. Byers | LIB | 516 |
| N. Wallis | Labour | 263 |
FELBRIDGE1 seat · turnout 79.6%
| G. Forward | Conservative | 559 |
| A. Coutts | Ind Con | 544 |
Limpsfield1 seat · turnout 75.8%
| C. Alderson | Conservative | 1,201 |
| J. Galdstone | LIB | 749 |
Lingfield and Crowhurst1 seat · turnout 75.4%
| D. Pinsent | Conservative | 1,515 |
| D. Allonby | Labour | 973 |
Nutfield1 seat · turnout 74.8%
| S. Barker | Conservative | 901 |
| C. Cathcart | Labour | 386 |
| T. Hewitt | Ind Con | 161 |
OXTED NORTH & TANDRIDGE1 seat · turnout 77.1%
| J. Farrell | Conservative | 2,001 |
| B. Ford | LIB | 1,200 |
Oxted South1 seat · turnout 81.2%
| A. Wellman | Conservative | 1,450 |
| G. Cornish | Labour | 1,189 |
| F. Weaver | LIB | 649 |
Portley1 seat · turnout 78.0%
| B. Courtenay | Conservative | 1,071 |
| J. Mycroft | LIB | 604 |
| D. Cadogan | Labour | 299 |
Warlingham East1 seat · turnout 75.5%
| S. Clark | Conservative | 1,555 |
| S. Paterson | LIB | 784 |
| R Jacques | Labour | 628 |
