Before (end of 1979) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 30 · Conservative 29 · Other 1 · The Liberal Party 0
After (end of 1980) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 32 · Conservative 28 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Bilston East1 seat · turnout 27.1%
| T. Larkin | Labour | 1,747 |
| P Myers | Conservative | 520 |
| S. Davis | RES | 120 |
Bilston North1 seat · turnout 29.5%
| D. Kyte | Labour | 1,555 |
| E. Edwards | Conservative | 1,350 |
| A. Baddeley | RES | 325 |
Blakenhall1 seat · turnout 45.9%
| R. Jones | Labour | 2,072 |
| F. Rixson | Conservative | 1,993 |
Bushbury1 seat · turnout 32.6%
| J Bird | Labour | 1,320 |
| I. Bickley | Conservative | 828 |
| D. Prince | RES | 467 |
Eastfield1 seat · turnout 27.2%
| F. Smith | Labour | 1,717 |
| R. Squires | Conservative | 759 |
| C Hallmark | LIB | 415 |
Ettingshall1 seat · turnout 30.2%
| H. Lane | Labour | 1,318 |
| K. Clark | Conservative | 603 |
Graiseley1 seat · turnout 40.1%
| V. Fletcher | Labour | 1,720 ✓ |
| N. George | Conservative | 1,090 |
| B. Simmonds | RES | 159 |
| S. Prasad | Independent | 136 |
Low Hill1 seat · turnout 23.2%
| Garner R. | Labour | 1,443 |
| F. Dewsbury | Conservative | 799 |
Merry Hill1 seat · turnout 43.8%
| R. Bradley | Conservative | 3,593 |
| C. Winder | Labour | 1,184 |
| B. Read | RES | 548 |
Oxley1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| A. Findlay | Conservative | 1,731 ✓ |
| S. Lydon | Labour | 1,109 |
| R. Stickland | RES | 959 |
| N. Hallmark | LIB | 118 |
| P. McDonald | COMM | 30 |
Parkfield1 seat · turnout 35.4%
| B. Chakraborty | Labour | 1,593 |
| J Ellis | Conservative | 557 |
| S. Hunting | Independent | 394 |
Spring Vale1 seat · turnout 33.3%
| N. Davies | Labour | 1,989 |
| B. Carpenter | Conservative | 1,578 |
| E. Shaw | NF | 203 |
St Peters1 seat · turnout 32.3%
| S. Duhra | Labour | 1,907 ✓ |
| J. Inglis | Conservative | 637 |
| G. Barnsby | COMM | 88 |
| B. Prasad | Independent | 43 |
Tettenhall Regis1 seat · turnout 48.3%
| D. Seiboth | Conservative | 3,080 |
| F. Sneyd | RES | 786 |
| L. Williams | Labour | 465 |
Tettenhall Wightwick1 seat · turnout 41.8%
| P. Snell | Conservative | 3,405 |
| M. Smith | Labour | 684 |
| E. Powell | RES | 390 |
Wednesfield Heath1 seat · turnout 40.6%
| W. Curtiss | Conservative | 2,005 |
| P. Byrne | Labour | 1,213 |
| N. Morris | RES | 414 |
Wednesfield North1 seat · turnout 34.6%
| D. Davies | Labour | 2,095 ✓ |
| R. Woodhouse | Conservative | 1,649 |
| K. Johnston | RES | 317 |
| J. Thompson | LIB | 310 |
Wednesfield South1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| R. Squires | Conservative | 1,516 ✓ |
| C. Nicholls | Labour | 1,407 |
| J. Perkins | LIB | 277 |
| V. Sharples | RES | 196 |
