Before (end of 1978)
Not known.
After (end of 1979)
Not known.
Ward results
Cockshutt1 seat
| J. Hodnett | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Ellesmere Rural2 seats · turnout 54.4%
| W. Sinker | Independent | 538 |
| J. Shaw | Independent | 528 |
| S. Thompson | Independent | 512 |
Ellesmere Urban2 seats · turnout 54.0%
| B. Knight | Independent | 868 |
| L. Jones | Independent | 697 |
| A. Scott | Independent | 481 |
Market Drayton East2 seats · turnout 63.6%
| Allen D. | Conservative | 821 |
| D. Minnery | Conservative | 713 |
| L. Lewis | Labour | 374 |
| L. Bates | Labour | 296 |
| J. Stokes | Independent | 259 |
Market Drayton North2 seats · turnout 63.8%
| D. Nagington | Conservative | 517 ✓ |
| E. Little | Conservative | 497 ✓ |
| M. Salter | Independent | 457 |
| P. Wallace | LIB | 386 |
| G. Rhodes | Independent | 300 |
| J. Bishton | Labour | 278 |
| P. Whitcombe | Labour | 185 |
Market Drayton South2 seats · turnout 56.1%
| B. Smith | Independent | 991 |
| M. Hand | Conservative | 819 |
| V. Bishton | Labour | 364 |
| S. Halsall | Labour | 246 |
Myddle1 seat
| A. Boughey | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Prees2 seats
| P. Collins | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| R. Beddoes | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Shavington2 seats · turnout 53.4%
| J. Boffey | Independent | 616 |
| T. Beeston | Independent | 558 |
| G. Hughes | Independent | 254 |
Shawbury2 seats
| E. Vaughan Evans | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| G. Roberts | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Stanton1 seat
| G. Etherington | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Stoke On Tern1 seat
| R. Rossiter | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Wem Urban3 seats
| E. Bennett | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| T. Davies | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| W. Kynaston | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Whitchurch North2 seats · turnout 49.0%
| N. Wood | LIB | 738 |
| F. Greaves | Independent | 655 |
| P. Shuttleworth | Independent | 550 |
Whitchurch Rural1 seat
| H. Turner | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Whitchurch West2 seats
| J. Duckers | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| R. Hughes | Independent | 0 ✓ |