Before (end of 1979) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 27 · Labour 12 · Other 3 · The Liberal Party 0
After (end of 1980) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 28 · Labour 11 · Other 3 · The Liberal Party 0
Ward results
Barncroft1 seat · turnout 26.9%
| L. Hyson | Labour | 832 |
| G. Grant | LIB | 371 |
| J. Hodgkins | COMM | 40 |
Battins1 seat · turnout 19.9%
| A. Gleadall | Labour | 872 |
| L. Hutchings | LIB | 348 |
BONDFIELDS1 seat · turnout 33.2%
| K. Berry | Labour | 1,224 |
| P. Robins | LIB | 671 |
Cowplain1 seat · turnout 32.3%
| J. Carruthers | RES | 1,114 |
| J. Bailey | Conservative | 804 |
| J. Gordon | Labour | 152 |
Hart Plain1 seat · turnout 22.3%
| D. Laws | Conservative | 1,012 |
| P. Pratt | Labour | 501 |
Hayling East1 seat · turnout 32.3%
| K. Pook | Conservative | 1,049 |
| B. Lark | LIB | 726 |
Hayling West1 seat · turnout 36.3%
| J. Broughton | Independent | 1,236 |
| P. Kerry | Conservative | 804 |
Purbrook1 seat · turnout 27.0%
| Geva Blackett | Conservative | 1,261 |
| K. Palmer | Labour | 487 |
St. Faiths1 seat · turnout 42.3%
| F. Vine | Conservative | 1,441 |
| R. Corbett | LIB | 1,042 |
| D West | Labour | 440 |
Stakes2 seats · turnout 20.0%
| W. Farmer | Conservative | 701 |
| C. Ludbrook | Conservative | 697 |
| F. Cotter | Labour | 449 |
| M. Beauvoisin | Labour | 445 |
Warren Park1 seat · turnout 25.7%
| Phillips J. | Labour | 998 |
| D. Hayter | LIB | 285 |
| B. Du-Cro | Ind Lab | 117 |
Waterloo1 seat · turnout 24.0%
| K. Moss | Conservative | 1,051 |
| I. Matthews | Labour | 302 |