Before (end of 1979) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 57 · Conservative 3 · Other 0 · The Liberal Party 0
After (end of 1980) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 57 · Conservative 3 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Abbey2 seats · turnout 25.9%
| S. Hancock | Labour | 2,066 |
| A. Matthews | Labour | 1,798 |
| B. Heath | Conservative | 751 |
| J. Payne | Conservative | 714 |
Blurton1 seat · turnout 30.8%
| K. Edwards | Labour | 2,174 |
| P. Harber | Conservative | 641 |
Brookhouse1 seat · turnout 22.7%
| T. Brennan | Labour | 1,885 |
| M. Barber | Conservative | 244 |
Burslem Central1 seat · turnout 25.8%
| P. Johnson | Labour | 1,901 |
| B Ingram | Conservative | 684 |
Burslem Grange1 seat · turnout 29.7%
| E. Swinson | Labour | 1,552 |
| I. Parry | Conservative | 916 |
| R. Hewitt | RES | 186 |
Chell1 seat · turnout 26.6%
| H. Oakes | Labour | 1,995 |
| J Scholfield | Conservative | 667 |
East Valley1 seat · turnout 30.1%
| S. Halfpenny | Labour | 2,238 |
| I. Leake | Conservative | 794 |
Fenton Green1 seat · turnout 25.2%
| G. Thorley | Labour | 2,066 |
| O. Green | Conservative | 542 |
Great Fenton1 seat · turnout 30.2%
| M. Bate | Labour | 2,119 |
| A. Spare | Conservative | 750 |
| P. Harrison | COMM | 47 |
Hanley Green1 seat · turnout 26.9%
| P. Reynolds | Labour | 1,727 |
| F. Lander | Conservative | 628 |
Hartshill1 seat · turnout 38.8%
| I. Hickman | Labour | 1,510 |
| D. Chantrey | LIB | 1,410 |
| B Worthington | Conservative | 944 |
Longton South1 seat · turnout 34.5%
| B Russell | Labour | 2,208 |
| W. Wass | Conservative | 1,257 |
Meir Park1 seat · turnout 25.7%
| P. Klabou | Labour | 1,775 |
| U. Worthington | Conservative | 691 |
Norton and Bradeley1 seat · turnout 32.0%
| L. Wall | Labour | 2,342 |
| J Glover | Conservative | 828 |
Shelton1 seat · turnout 24.1%
| R. Swann | Labour | 1,628 |
| M. Gregory | Conservative | 651 |
Stoke West1 seat · turnout 40.0%
| W Clarke | Conservative | 1,909 |
| D. Gould | Labour | 1,909 |
Trentham Park1 seat · turnout 33.5%
| R. Irving | Conservative | 1,966 |
| A. Cashmore | Labour | 1,474 |
Tunstall North1 seat · turnout 28.0%
| W. Griffiths | Labour | 1,727 |
| P. Gallimore | Conservative | 588 |
| R. Shaw | Independent | 383 |
Weston1 seat · turnout 28.7%
| P Holden | Labour | 2,171 |
| A. Shenton | Conservative | 813 |
