Before (end of 1979) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 28 · Conservative 25 · Other 4 · The Liberal Party 0
After (end of 1980) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 28 · Conservative 24 · Other 5 · The Liberal Party 0
Ward results
Alexandra1 seat · turnout 37.8%
| M. Scholes | RES | 764 |
| R. Barr | Labour | 613 |
| J. Edwards | LIB | 160 |
Barony Weaver1 seat · turnout 46.6%
| S. Hope | Labour | 891 |
| H Cooper | Conservative | 710 |
| E. George | LIB | 195 |
Coppenhall1 seat
| L. Gallimore | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Delamere1 seat · turnout 24.3%
| A. Stubbs | Labour | 601 |
| R. Hawkesford | LIB | 137 |
Haslington1 seat · turnout 40.0%
| J. Mottram | Conservative | 616 |
| D. Maddock | Labour | 458 |
| W. Jones | Independent | 409 |
Maw Green1 seat · turnout 38.5%
| I. Salisbury | Labour | 1,101 |
| B. Wilson | RES | 502 |
Queens Park1 seat · turnout 35.5%
| C. Elson | Labour | 1,222 |
| J. Foskett | Conservative | 307 |
Ruskin Park1 seat · turnout 39.4%
| H. Ollier | Labour | 760 |
| M. Weatherill | Conservative | 637 |
| M. O'Brien | LIB | 105 |
Shavington1 seat · turnout 45.9%
| M. Woolrich | Conservative | 862 |
| C. Gray | Labour | 690 |
| R. Phillips | LIB | 263 |
St Barnabas1 seat
| D. Holt | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Waldron1 seat · turnout 42.6%
| R. Salmon | Labour | 1,117 |
| J. Hanson | Conservative | 479 |
| T. Roberts | LIB | 99 |
Wellington1 seat · turnout 46.0%
| A. Pheasey | Conservative | 776 |
| I. James | Labour | 398 |
| A. Fleeson | LIB | 139 |
Willaston East1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| C. Peake | Conservative | 527 |
| B. Bickerton | Labour | 309 |
Willaston West1 seat · turnout 48.2%
| D. Butterill | Conservative | 642 |
| S. Roberts | Labour | 281 |
| W. Garner | LIB | 251 |
Wistaston1 seat · turnout 47.1%
| J. Handford | Conservative | 1,155 |
| G. Fovargue | Labour | 367 |
| J. Phillips | LIB | 193 |
Wybunbury1 seat · turnout 48.4%
| R. Ellwood | Conservative | 881 |
| K. Jones | Labour | 186 |