Before (end of 1979) (26 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 20 · The Liberal Party 4 · Labour 2 · Other 0
After (end of 1980) (26 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 20 · Labour 3 · The Liberal Party 3 · Other 0
Ward results
All Saints1 seat · turnout 34.1%
| D. Thornton | Conservative | 654 |
| A. Smith | Labour | 515 |
| D. York | LIB | 449 |
Brocks Hill1 seat · turnout 44.0%
| D. Chambers | LIB | 1,015 |
| I. Ferguson | Conservative | 835 |
Central1 seat · turnout 33.8%
| J. Whitby | Labour | 656 |
| B. Hardy | Conservative | 602 |
| G. Cavanagh | LIB | 142 |
Fairfield1 seat · turnout 37.6%
| P. Wray | Conservative | 398 |
| H. Bennett | Ind Con | 353 |
| C. Naylor | Labour | 336 |
Grange1 seat · turnout 30.0%
| R. Coles | Conservative | 787 |
| A. Rowe | Labour | 174 |
| J. Kaufman | LIB | 140 |
St. Peters1 seat · turnout 32.1%
| S. Hill | Conservative | 744 |
| E. Saunois | Labour | 250 |
St. Wolstans1 seat · turnout 32.1%
| D. Evans | Conservative | 883 |
| O. Lucas | LIB | 835 |
Westfield1 seat · turnout 31.5%
| E. Abbott | Conservative | 497 |
| J. Whitby | Labour | 379 |
| D. Taylor-Smith | LIB | 181 |