Before (end of 1979) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 22 · Labour 17 · Other 8 · The Liberal Party 1
After (end of 1980) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 23 · Labour 17 · Other 7 · The Liberal Party 1
Ward results
Admirals1 seat · turnout 43.8%
| D. Turner | Labour | 881 |
| E. Greenwood | Conservative | 546 |
Bilton1 seat · turnout 42.3%
| P. Miller | Conservative | 979 |
| L. Bird | Labour | 443 |
| O. Pankhurst | LIB | 260 |
Brownsover1 seat · turnout 37.8%
| B. Levy | Labour | 813 |
| Z. Palmer | Conservative | 509 |
Caldecott1 seat · turnout 42.4%
| S. Needham | Conservative | 922 |
| L. Turner | Labour | 466 |
| B. Rivett | LIB | 299 |
Dunchurch & Thurlaston1 seat · turnout 47.3%
| C. Gimson | Conservative | 784 |
| G. Downie | Labour | 151 |
| P. Hemelryk | LIB | 140 |
Earl Craven1 seat · turnout 44.1%
| T. Webb | Conservative | 710 |
| B. Hayward | Labour | 488 |
Eastlands1 seat · turnout 40.3%
| C. Pacey-Day | Conservative | 889 |
| J. Coupe | Labour | 687 |
| A. Ferguson | LIB | 279 |
Hillmorton1 seat · turnout 44.1%
| M. May | RES | 710 |
| J. McBreen | Labour | 693 |
| A. Speed | Conservative | 453 |
New Bilton1 seat · turnout 36.3%
| G. Farthing | Labour | 857 |
| D. Ashley | Conservative | 564 |
Newbold1 seat · turnout 35.5%
| P. Hill | Labour | 987 |
| J. Williams | Conservative | 379 |
Overslade1 seat · turnout 46.2%
| R. Williams | Conservative | 972 |
| R. Langhor | Labour | 771 |
| B. Haddon | LIB | 259 |
Paddox1 seat · turnout 45.7%
| R. Taylor | RES | 748 ✓ |
| J. Boulton | Conservative | 627 |
| T. White | Labour | 407 |
| T. Reddington | LIB | 181 |
St. Marys1 seat · turnout 56.6%
| J. Sweeney | Conservative | 274 |
| F. Lockwood | Independent | 267 |
Wolvey1 seat · turnout 36.5%
| J. Willis | Conservative | 377 |
| A. Scrivener | Labour | 98 |
