Before (end of 1979) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 32 · Other 5 · Labour 4 · The Liberal Party 1
After (end of 1980) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 30 · Labour 7 · Other 4 · The Liberal Party 1
Ward results
Fareham East1 seat · turnout 34.4%
| M. Gardner | Conservative | 973 |
| D. Hanks | Labour | 569 |
Fareham N West2 seats · turnout 28.2%
| R Stevens | Labour | 1,155 |
| M. Ring | Labour | 1,112 |
| L. Leadbeater | Conservative | 662 |
Fareham North1 seat · turnout 40.0%
| D. Ekins | Conservative | 952 |
| R. Cootes | LIB | 695 |
| J. Lamey | Labour | 196 |
Fareham South1 seat · turnout 30.3%
| J. Burstow | Labour | 737 |
| G. Burr | RES | 482 |
| F. Henderson | Conservative | 240 |
Fareham West1 seat · turnout 33.7%
| D Williams | Conservative | 1,060 |
| L. Newbury | LIB | 493 |
| C. Gray | Labour | 291 |
Locks Heath1 seat · turnout 33.5%
| D. Smith | RES | 1,391 |
| S. Macneill | Labour | 132 |
Portchester Central1 seat · turnout 42.6%
| R. Price | Labour | 1,232 |
| D. Herbert | Conservative | 641 |
Portchester East2 seats · turnout 38.6%
| R. Taylor | Conservative | 862 |
| H. Triggs | Conservative | 839 |
| J. Brown | Labour | 780 |
| R. Ryan | Labour | 759 |
Portchester West2 seats · turnout 29.1%
| M. West | Conservative | 1,033 |
| A. Newton | Conservative | 1,007 |
| B. Townsend | Labour | 436 |
| S. Stone | Labour | 413 |
Stubbington1 seat · turnout 51.2%
| R. Pockley | Conservative | 874 |
| M. Kaye | LIB | 708 |
| P. Bell | Labour | 246 |
Titchfield1 seat · turnout 31.3%
| D. Harrison | Conservative | 1,009 |
| C. Phillips | LIB | 394 |
| P. O'Hara | Labour | 213 |
