Before (end of 1979) (30 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 25 · Other 3 · Labour 2 · The Liberal Party 0
After (end of 1980) (30 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 19 · Labour 5 · Other 5 · The Liberal Party 1
Ward results
Alverstoke1 seat · turnout 33.8%
| A. Herridge | LIB | 792 ✓ |
| D. Yeomans | Conservative | 541 |
| V. Bidewell | RES | 207 |
| P. Goode | Labour | 101 |
Anglesey1 seat · turnout 43.5%
| R. Pearce | Conservative | 1,507 ✓ |
| Y. De La Mare | RES | 371 |
| A. Walls | LIB | 211 |
| A. Mason | Labour | 161 |
Bridgemary1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| S. Leyland | Labour | 1,115 |
| J. Martin | RES | 338 |
| P. Edgar | Conservative | 156 |
Brockhurst1 seat · turnout 41.9%
| K. Searle | Labour | 1,294 |
| B. Bayford | Conservative | 859 |
| M. Edwards | RES | 163 |
Elson1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| M. Johnson | RES | 839 ✓ |
| A. Ellis | Conservative | 714 |
| N. Dyer | Labour | 470 |
| B. Irving | LIB | 239 |
Hardway1 seat
| R. Close | Conservative | 932 ✓ |
| G. Hewitt | Labour | 899 |
| D. Styler | RES | 158 |
| D. Simpson | LIB | 141 |
Hardway & Forton1 seat · turnout 37.7%
| R. Close | Conservative | 932 ✓ |
| G. Hewitt | Labour | 899 |
| D. Styler | RES | 158 |
| D. Simpson | LIB | 141 |
Leesland1 seat · turnout 46.3%
| G. O'Neill | RES | 1,075 ✓ |
| C. Parsons | Conservative | 838 |
| Christian A. | Labour | 332 |
| R. Chuter | LIB | 151 |
Rowner1 seat · turnout 35.5%
| A. Marks | Conservative | 1,107 |
| A. Burnham | Labour | 984 |
Town1 seat · turnout 50.1%
| D. Hope | Conservative | 912 ✓ |
| H. Pritchard | RES | 767 |
| S. Jordan | Labour | 485 |
| S. Herridge | LIB | 472 |
| C. Harris | Ecol | 42 |