Before (end of 1978) (25 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 14 · Conservative 11 · Other 0 · The Liberal Party 0
After (end of 1979) (26 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 16 · Conservative 10 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Broadfield2 seats · turnout 72.0%
| P. Milton | Labour | 1,314 |
| T. Edwards | Labour | 1,284 |
| L. Anderson | Conservative | 1,035 |
| B. Tindale | Conservative | 949 |
Furnace Green2 seats · turnout 74.8%
| D. Goodwin | Conservative | 2,343 |
| N David | Conservative | 1,998 |
| D. May | Labour | 1,525 |
| N. Mehta | Labour | 1,285 |
Gossops Green2 seats · turnout 78.9%
| B. Rudd | Labour | 2,261 |
| J. Smith | Labour | 2,239 |
| P. Bronte-Hearn | Conservative | 2,214 |
| P. Petty | Conservative | 2,088 |
Langley Green3 seats · turnout 75.0%
| A. Locke | Labour | 2,508 |
| A. Pegler | Labour | 2,359 |
| B. Buck | Labour | 2,324 |
| F. Hewer | Conservative | 1,456 |
| J. Rouse | Conservative | 1,403 |
| L. Lashman | Conservative | 1,364 |
Northgate2 seats · turnout 79.2%
| B. Clay | Labour | 1,544 |
| J. Clay | Labour | 1,492 |
| I. Birrell | Conservative | 1,275 |
| A. Birrell | Conservative | 1,253 |
Pound Hill3 seats · turnout 76.7%
| K. Dunn | Conservative | 3,157 |
| I. Gordon | Conservative | 3,079 |
| A. Quine | Conservative | 3,077 |
| M. Clift | Labour | 2,017 |
| J Baker | Labour | 1,933 |
| J. Harris | Labour | 1,727 |
Southgate3 seats · turnout 75.9%
| A. Bradley | Conservative | 2,150 |
| G. Stone | Conservative | 2,132 |
| B. Siddall | Conservative | 2,076 |
| T. Bowden | Labour | 2,012 |
| I. Martin | Labour | 1,925 |
| A. Pritchard | Labour | 1,832 |
Three Bridges2 seats
| J. Mortimer | Labour | 1,896 ✓ |
| B. Innes | Labour | 1,874 ✓ |
| M. Vallance | Conservative | 1,559 |
| J. Cowley | Conservative | 1,559 |
| A. Stone | Conservative | 1,489 |
| E. Tarbin | Conservative | 1,477 |
| A. Gardner | Labour | 1,440 |
| D. Malt | Labour | 1,330 |
| P. Webster | LIB | 499 |
| M. Flint | LIB | 456 |
Tilgate3 seats · turnout 78.6%
| A. Monet | Labour | 2,277 ✓ |
| A Monet | Labour | 2,277 |
| Paul Owens | Labour | 2,216 |
| P. Owens | Labour | 2,216 ✓ |
| Adrian Owens | Labour | 2,135 ✓ |
| F. Fowler | Conservative | 1,591 |
| F Fowler | Conservative | 1,591 |
| E. Fowler | Conservative | 1,545 |
| E Fowler | Conservative | 1,545 |
| I. Lay | Conservative | 1,400 |
| I Lay | Conservative | 1,400 |
West Green2 seats · turnout 71.2%
| B. Crane | Labour | 1,644 |
| A. Obbard | Labour | 1,340 |
| R. Gulliver | Conservative | 1,117 |
| R. Macdemitria | Conservative | 971 |