Before (end of 1979) (59 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 46 · Labour 10 · Other 3 · The Liberal Party 0
After (end of 1980) (59 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 43 · Labour 12 · Other 4 · The Liberal Party 0
Ward results
Broadway1 seat · turnout 33.1%
| M. Pettman | Labour | 1,286 |
| F. Fernandez | Conservative | 225 |
Buckhurst Hill East1 seat · turnout 30.3%
| R. Braybrook | Conservative | 614 |
| B. Mooney | Labour | 381 |
| G. Chapman | LIB | 187 |
Buckhurst Hill West1 seat · turnout 33.6%
| L. Welch | Conservative | 1,097 |
| R. Eveling | LIB | 345 |
| L. Timson | Labour | 184 |
Chigwell Row1 seat · turnout 48.9%
| N. Risdon | Conservative | 784 |
| M. Cornell | Labour | 82 |
Debden Green1 seat · turnout 31.8%
| B. Whitlock | Labour | 945 |
| A. Mitchell | Conservative | 301 |
Epping Hemnall1 seat · turnout 37.5%
| M. Aldworth | Conservative | 829 |
| M. Jackson | Labour | 507 |
| J. Eves | LIB | 347 |
Epping Lindsey1 seat · turnout 38.6%
| R. Pocock | Conservative | 955 |
| L. Scales | Labour | 644 |
| O. Dunseath | LIB | 355 |
Grange Hill1 seat · turnout 23.0%
| M. Farnsworth | Conservative | 794 |
| R. Cornell | Labour | 165 |
High Ongar1 seat · turnout 56.6%
| D. Morton | Conservative | 328 |
| J. Stephenson | Labour | 196 |
Loughton Forest1 seat · turnout 34.9%
| D. James | Conservative | 776 |
| L. Baddock | LIB | 160 |
| G. Mathieson | Labour | 93 |
Loughton Roding1 seat · turnout 39.9%
| R. Baddock | Labour | 998 |
| G. Beldom | Conservative | 790 |
Loughton St. Johns1 seat · turnout 30.8%
| J. Steele | Conservative | 931 |
| G. Pettman | Labour | 280 |
| W. Randall | LIB | 98 |
Loughton St. Marys1 seat · turnout 31.1%
| L. Scott | Conservative | 700 |
| P. Kelly | Labour | 317 |
Passingford1 seat · turnout 35.3%
| J. Pledge | Conservative | 404 |
| C. Huckle | Labour | 135 |
Paternoster1 seat · turnout 35.8%
| J. Hewins | Labour | 920 |
| A. Laws | Conservative | 344 |
Roothing Country1 seat · turnout 44.4%
| E. Pye | Conservative | 483 |
| Hay M. | Labour | 63 |
Roydon1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| A. Vare | Independent | 576 |
| D. Sherman | Labour | 136 |
THEYDON BOIS1 seat
| W. Axon | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Waltham Abbey East1 seat · turnout 37.6%
| J. Hewick | Labour | 939 |
| J. O'Reilly | Conservative | 876 |
