Before (end of 1979) (30 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 20 · The Liberal Party 8 · Labour 2 · Other 0
After (end of 1980) (30 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 19 · The Liberal Party 11 · Labour 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Devonshire1 seat · turnout 48.1%
| T. Dobell | Conservative | 1,226 |
| M. Kenward | LIB | 1,059 |
| David Sulayman Gaye | Labour | 307 |
Downside1 seat · turnout 58.2%
| P. Heasman | LIB | 1,721 ✓ |
| J. Angelman | Conservative | 1,500 |
| K. Anderson | Ecol | 207 |
| D. Salmon | Labour | 140 |
Hampden Park1 seat · turnout 47.8%
| J. Pooley | LIB | 1,181 |
| P. Harffey | Conservative | 1,105 |
| J. Turner | Labour | 808 |
Ocklynge1 seat · turnout 46.5%
| D. Cullen | Conservative | 1,690 ✓ |
| S. Westbey | LIB | 560 |
| G. Sanders | Ecol | 169 |
| N. Cross | Labour | 169 |
Ratton1 seat · turnout 48.4%
| A. Stevenson | Conservative | 1,321 |
| P. Hearn | LIB | 1,021 |
| G. Turner | Labour | 145 |
St. Anthonys1 seat · turnout 49.5%
| M. Boswall | Conservative | 1,257 |
| J. Martin | LIB | 1,023 |
| M. Burt | Labour | 576 |
Upperton1 seat · turnout 41.1%
| C. Aldous | Conservative | 2,056 |
| K. Heffernan | LIB | 367 |
| D. Hobden | Labour | 138 |
