Before (end of 1979) (41 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Conservative 16 · Other 0 · The Liberal Party 0
After (end of 1980) (41 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 27 · Conservative 14 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Central1 seat · turnout 29.2%
| C. Hayward | Labour | 805 |
| M. Magnall | Conservative | 254 |
Ledsham1 seat · turnout 38.9%
| G Greaves | Conservative | 1,334 |
| W. Newsome | Labour | 557 |
Little Neston1 seat · turnout 52.1%
| N. Williams | Conservative | 727 |
| K. Butcher | Labour | 661 |
Rivacre1 seat · turnout 41.3%
| R. Hayward | Labour | 989 |
| D. Cartledge | Conservative | 573 |
Riverside1 seat · turnout 43.5%
| M. Yarwood | Conservative | 330 |
| J. Robinson | Labour | 232 |
| M. Corcoran | LIB | 196 |
Stanlow1 seat · turnout 26.6%
| P. Hall | Labour | 577 |
| T. Cartledge | Conservative | 183 |
Whitby1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| C. Henning | Conservative | 1,029 |
| T. Hale | Labour | 738 |
Willaston & Thornton1 seat
| E. Brown | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Wolverham1 seat · turnout 36.4%
| W. Goldstein | Labour | 735 |
| J. Farquharson | Conservative | 145 |
