Before (end of 1979) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 37 · Labour 5 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0
After (end of 1980) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 34 · Labour 7 · The Liberal Party 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Broxbourne1 seat · turnout 36.5%
| J. Fiddy | Conservative | 1,046 |
| R. Hills | LIB | 555 |
| J. Batsleer | Labour | 230 |
Bury Green1 seat · turnout 40.9%
| C Robbins | Labour | 1,185 ✓ |
| B. Griffiths | Conservative | 751 |
| G. Norris | LIB | 93 |
| C. Shepherd | NF | 34 |
Cheshunt Central1 seat · turnout 33.8%
| D. Breeze | Conservative | 744 |
| P. Whitthread | Labour | 347 |
| L. Dines | LIB | 132 |
Cheshunt North1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| G. Game | Conservative | 609 ✓ |
| D. Welsh | Labour | 555 |
| L. Hill | RES | 252 |
| L. Talbot | LIB | 198 |
| S. Maddock | NF | 33 |
Flamstead End1 seat · turnout 39.7%
| E. Lazzari | Conservative | 840 ✓ |
| M. Crane | Labour | 463 |
| P. Kemp | LIB | 356 |
| F. Venables | NF | 49 |
Hoddesdon North1 seat · turnout 37.5%
| J. Hastings | Conservative | 885 |
| P. Armfield | LIB | 530 |
| T Pusey | Labour | 332 |
Hoddesdon Town1 seat · turnout 30.3%
| G. Bomber | LIB | 548 |
| P. Madsen | Conservative | 543 |
| J Garrett | Labour | 263 |
Rosedale1 seat · turnout 45.9%
| H. Ross | Labour | 393 ✓ |
| J. Swannell | Conservative | 286 |
| K. Fursse | LIB | 54 |
| R. John | NF | 27 |
Rye Park1 seat · turnout 35.1%
| M Farrington | Labour | 652 ✓ |
| G. Conway | Conservative | 557 |
| A. Fey | LIB | 312 |
| R. Waller | NF | 30 |
Waltham Cross North1 seat · turnout 36.6%
| F. Dolan | Conservative | 609 |
| H Lucas | Labour | 494 |
| R. Middlebrook | LIB | 74 |
Waltham Cross South1 seat · turnout 29.1%
| P. Young | Labour | 760 ✓ |
| R. Chaplow | Conservative | 320 |
| T. Wade | LIB | 78 |
| R. Bailey | NF | 30 |
Wormley/Turnford1 seat · turnout 39.0%
| G. Cookson | Conservative | 472 ✓ |
| J Emslie | Labour | 427 |
| B. Wade | LIB | 282 |
| W. Smith | RES | 141 |
