Before (end of 1979) (46 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 31 · Labour 15 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0
After (end of 1980) (46 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 26 · Labour 19 · The Liberal Party 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Bradwell1 seat · turnout 36.3%
| R. Hutchinson | Labour | 983 |
| B. Sawbridge | Conservative | 209 |
Church Green1 seat · turnout 54.7%
| L. Cowley | Conservative | 487 |
| R. Bristow | Labour | 191 |
Denbigh1 seat · turnout 34.5%
| W. Jones | Labour | 1,106 |
| R. Waldock | Conservative | 650 |
| S. Lumb | LIB | 197 |
Eaton1 seat · turnout 24.8%
| G. Cumberland | Labour | 755 |
| J. Bedford | Conservative | 223 |
Fenny Stratford1 seat · turnout 35.6%
| J. Butler | Labour | 1,454 |
| C. Head | Conservative | 993 |
| R. Rickcord | NF | 44 |
Manor Farm1 seat · turnout 46.7%
| C. Brown | Labour | 750 |
| G. Wilkinson | Conservative | 597 |
Newport Pagnell1 seat · turnout 40.1%
| D. Kirkbright | Conservative | 1,457 |
| P. Dunleavy | Labour | 965 |
| I. Henderson | LIB | 546 |
Newton1 seat · turnout 50.4%
| D. Lee | Conservative | 810 |
| W. Faulkner | Labour | 604 |
Olney1 seat · turnout 34.2%
| A. Eeley | Conservative | 761 |
| J. Wehrfritz | Labour | 188 |
| J. Weaver | LIB | 183 |
Stantonbury1 seat · turnout 39.6%
| T. Branson | Conservative | 1,107 |
| A. Hanks | Labour | 750 |
Stony Stratford1 seat · turnout 42.0%
| H. Beck | Conservative | 1,087 |
| D. West | LIB | 1,009 |
| R. Riley | Labour | 290 |
Whaddon1 seat · turnout 40.3%
| D. Kerns | Conservative | 973 |
| E. Edwards | Labour | 966 |
| N. Ashton | LIB | 259 |
Wolverton1 seat · turnout 34.1%
| D. Hall | Labour | 1,430 |
| L. McNulty | Conservative | 438 |
| A. Dines | LIB | 99 |
Woughton1 seat · turnout 37.0%
| K. Dixon | Labour | 851 |
| A. Fairlamb | Conservative | 465 |
