Before (end of 1979) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 31 · Conservative 23 · Other 0 · The Liberal Party 0
After (end of 1980) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 39 · Conservative 15 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Bablake3 seats · turnout 40.2%
| A. Taylor | Conservative | 2,902 |
| L. Milligan | Conservative | 2,884 |
| T. Webb | Conservative | 2,765 |
| K. Wareham | Labour | 2,162 |
| J. Langman | Labour | 2,096 |
| P. Kavanagh | Labour | 2,073 |
Binley & Willenhall3 seats · turnout 31.7%
| P. Lister | Labour | 3,215 |
| A. Rose | Labour | 3,057 |
| M. Rosher | Labour | 2,879 |
| P. Phillips | Conservative | 1,556 |
| S. Kirby | Conservative | 1,549 |
| B Peace | Conservative | 1,508 |
| A. De Alwis | LIB | 238 |
| J. Hosey | COMM | 130 |
Cheylesmore3 seats · turnout 43.9%
| R. Clews | Conservative | 2,554 |
| J. Lowe | Labour | 2,542 |
| P. Leigh | Labour | 2,520 |
| J. Benington | Labour | 2,486 |
| P. Townsend | Conservative | 2,374 |
| P. Webb | Conservative | 2,340 |
| A. Dyke | LIB | 559 |
| L. Smith | LIB | 558 |
| A. Mascord | LIB | 542 |
Earlsdon3 seats · turnout 41.1%
| G. Richards | Conservative | 4,041 |
| J. Stoneman | Conservative | 3,927 |
| G. Morris | Conservative | 3,915 |
| H. Lowe | Labour | 1,545 |
| D. Worsley | Labour | 1,466 |
| M. Sharda | Labour | 1,320 |
| P. Davies | LIB | 517 |
| A. McNally | COMM | 123 |
Foleshill3 seats · turnout 31.0%
| J. Berry | Labour | 3,284 |
| W. Sheridan | Labour | 3,090 |
| J. Cunningham | Labour | 3,060 |
| M. Birtles | Conservative | 715 |
| D. Beesley | Conservative | 640 |
| R. Wilson | Conservative | 631 |
| I. Owens | COMM | 129 |
Henley3 seats · turnout 29.7%
| P. White | Labour | 2,790 |
| D. Cairns | Labour | 2,655 |
| C. Ward | Labour | 2,594 |
| Chris Wardle | Conservative | 1,104 |
| P. Collings | Conservative | 1,055 |
| A. Hinks | Conservative | 997 |
| P. Waddingham | LIB | 317 |
Holbrook3 seats · turnout 36.5%
| A. Boyd | Labour | 3,374 |
| N. Nolan | Labour | 3,236 |
| J. Hughes | Labour | 3,194 |
| J. Morse | Conservative | 1,676 |
| J Farmer | Conservative | 1,623 |
| A. Akeister | Conservative | 1,572 |
| K. Masterson | LIB | 370 |
Longford3 seats · turnout 30.7%
| W. Lakin | Labour | 3,010 |
| A. Smith | Labour | 3,006 |
| G. Lindfield | Labour | 2,906 |
| J. Collings | Conservative | 1,219 |
| B. Phillips | Conservative | 1,196 |
| L. Woolley | Conservative | 1,155 |
Lower Stoke3 seats · turnout 37.5%
| P. Lees | Labour | 3,006 |
| E. Weaver | Labour | 2,723 |
| G. Ready | Labour | 2,526 |
| L. Lamb | Conservative | 2,371 |
| A. White | Conservative | 2,246 |
| K. Benfield | Conservative | 2,244 |
Radford3 seats · turnout 33.5%
| W. Hardy | Labour | 3,343 |
| W. McKernan | Labour | 3,313 |
| A. Waugh | Labour | 3,310 |
| M. Swaine | Conservative | 1,545 |
| Ellis L. | Conservative | 1,298 |
| A. Kukreja | Conservative | 1,171 |
Sherbourne3 seats · turnout 34.7%
| C. Hubbard | Conservative | 2,363 |
| W. Owen | Conservative | 2,315 |
| H Williams | Conservative | 2,314 |
| J Roberts | Labour | 2,139 |
| B. Collins | Labour | 2,025 |
| M. Williams | Labour | 1,951 |
| B. Lewis | LIB | 414 |
St. Michaels3 seats · turnout 26.1%
| H. Richards | Labour | 2,416 |
| T. McLatchie | Labour | 2,362 |
| W. Brandish | Labour | 2,260 |
| E. Phillips | Conservative | 813 |
| W. Stevens | Conservative | 703 |
| J. Hurst | Conservative | 696 |
| R. Clark | NF | 110 |
| E. Clarke | NF | 106 |
| R. Ewart | NF | 83 |
Upper Stoke3 seats · turnout 38.9%
| R. Holland | Labour | 3,642 |
| Debs Edwards | Labour | 3,584 |
| R. Morris | Labour | 3,501 |
| J. Prescott | Conservative | 1,785 |
| D. Woodward-Sheath | Conservative | 1,759 |
| J. Beesley | Conservative | 1,734 |
| A. Stewart | NF | 187 |
Wainbody3 seats
| Timothy Sawdon | Conservative | 3,261 ✓ |
| K. Whitehouse | Conservative | 3,257 ✓ |
| M. Stoneman | Conservative | 3,248 ✓ |
| D. Hooley | Labour | 1,275 |
| E. Rogers | Labour | 1,234 |
| G. Weastell | Labour | 1,222 |
| C. Coupe | LIB | 422 |
Westwood3 seats · turnout 36.0%
| P. Robinson | Labour | 2,858 |
| J. Thompson | Labour | 2,826 |
| A. Waugh | Labour | 2,808 |
| R. Hayward | Conservative | 1,456 |
| R. Crossley | Conservative | 1,443 |
| J. Tudor | Conservative | 1,442 |
| R. Garrington | LIB | 393 |
Whoberley3 seats · turnout 39.3%
| McLoughlin J. | Labour | 2,512 |
| L. Hilton | Conservative | 2,501 |
| H. Cooper | Conservative | 2,497 |
| M. Williams | Conservative | 2,399 |
| V. Clapham | Labour | 2,393 |
| D. Janes | Labour | 2,296 |
| R. Davis | LIB | 575 |
| P. Roughton | LIB | 504 |
| P. Smith | LIB | 477 |
Woodlands3 seats · turnout 35.6%
| H. Caplan | Labour | 2,697 |
| H. Lacy | Labour | 2,453 |
| D. Leech | Labour | 2,394 |
| T. Price | Conservative | 2,116 |
| D. White | Conservative | 2,044 |
| J. Adams | Conservative | 1,987 |
| R. Berwick | LIB | 385 |
| P. Hartland | LIB | 379 |
| M. Voyce | LIB | 321 |
Wyken3 seats · turnout 29.1%
| D. Dalton | Labour | 2,850 |
| D. Ewart | Labour | 2,806 |
| J. Ward | Labour | 2,659 |
| D. Colledge | Conservative | 1,967 |
| R. Colclough | Conservative | 1,948 |
| J. Waddingham | LIB | 330 |
