Before (end of 1978) (30 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 26 · Other 3 · The Liberal Party 1 · Labour 0
After (end of 1979) (30 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 16 · The Liberal Party 9 · Other 5 · Labour 0
Ward results
Broadwater3 seats
| A. Clare | LIB | 3,150 |
| D. Campbell | LIB | 2,656 |
| A. Dockerty | LIB | 2,601 |
| B. Bettelley | Conservative | 1,821 |
| N. Carter | Conservative | 1,517 |
| Chambers G. | Conservative | 1,385 |
| F. Pidgeon | Labour | 804 |
| F. Long | Ind Con | 489 |
Castle3 seats · turnout 63.5%
| W. Frampton | Conservative | 3,121 ✓ |
| R. Hemsworth | Conservative | 3,024 ✓ |
| V. Cambridge | Conservative | 2,951 ✓ |
| A. Bignell | Labour | 2,635 |
| B. Drummond | Labour | 2,582 |
| P. Perry | Labour | 2,569 |
Central3 seats · turnout 66.7%
| M. Clinch | Conservative | 1,797 ✓ |
| I. Smith | Conservative | 1,389 ✓ |
| D. Rudd | Conservative | 1,313 ✓ |
| T. O'Brien | Independent | 1,002 |
| L. Harwood | Labour | 894 |
| A. Dyball | Labour | 706 |
Durrington3 seats
| E. Blackman | LIB | 3,715 |
| B. McLuskie | LIB | 3,652 |
| D. Marlow | LIB | 3,377 |
| J. Cotton | Conservative | 3,137 |
| L. Glover | Conservative | 3,080 |
| S. Moore | Conservative | 2,925 |
| D. Clarke | Labour | 767 |
| C. Smith | Labour | 733 |
| P. Sparrow | Labour | 652 |
Goring3 seats
| B. Ansell | RES | 3,428 |
| J. Mansell | RES | 3,078 |
| S. Bennett | RES | 2,657 |
| C. Cable-Robbie | Conservative | 1,671 |
| H. Morton | Conservative | 1,627 |
| J. Melser | Conservative | 1,562 |
| J. Fisher | Labour | 351 |
Heene3 seats
| H. Piggott | Conservative | 2,894 |
| A. Bowles | Conservative | 2,860 |
| T. Shaw | Conservative | 2,629 |
| S. Bristow | Labour | 854 |
| A. Bristow | Labour | 816 |
Marine3 seats
| D. Hill | Conservative | 2,228 |
| D. Roberts | RES | 2,213 |
| L. Hill | RES | 2,163 |
| R. Tilney | Conservative | 2,062 |
| R. Phillips | Conservative | 2,058 |
| I. Robinson | RES | 2,021 |
| T. Glyn-Jones | Labour | 482 |
Offington3 seats
| R. Clapp | Conservative | 4,329 |
| S. Elliott | Conservative | 4,222 |
| C. Scott | Conservative | 4,077 |
| H. Griffin | Labour | 1,389 |
Selden3 seats
| F. Hammond | Conservative | 2,224 |
| J. Chowen | Conservative | 2,217 |
| N. Prestwich | Conservative | 2,037 |
| M. Lacey | Labour | 1,193 |
| J. Cornes | Labour | 1,083 |