Before (end of 1979) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 39 · Other 7 · Labour 2 · The Liberal Party 0
After (end of 1980) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 40 · Other 5 · Labour 2 · The Liberal Party 1
Ward results
Brenchley1 seat · turnout 36.3%
| R. Barsley | Conservative | 535 |
| C. Wheeler | LIB | 185 |
Culverden1 seat · turnout 29.9%
| W. Symon | Conservative | 845 |
| L. Best | LIB | 293 |
| P. Cordery | Labour | 160 |
Hawkhurst1 seat · turnout 30.0%
| L. Dickens | Conservative | 638 |
| D. Burgess | Labour | 175 |
| D. Pollard | LIB | 114 |
Horsmonden1 seat · turnout 34.1%
| W. Prophet | Conservative | 364 |
| K. Akehurst | Labour | 135 |
Lamberhurst1 seat · turnout 43.1%
| W. Montagu | Conservative | 277 |
| B. Bryant | LIB | 81 |
| S. Fowler | Labour | 69 |
Pantiles1 seat · turnout 34.9%
| R. Hardcastle | Conservative | 665 |
| J. Walker | Labour | 474 |
| P. Beard | LIB | 184 |
PEMBURY1 seat · turnout 44.8%
| H. Richards | LIB | 942 |
| S. De Burgh Galwey | Conservative | 778 |
| A. Wolfe | Labour | 231 |
Sherwood1 seat · turnout 41.1%
| H. Blakeway | Labour | 942 |
| M. Whiteley | Conservative | 863 |
| A. Storey | LIB | 166 |
Speldhurst & Bidborough1 seat · turnout 30.8%
| G. Chattell | Conservative | 1,081 |
| J. Jeffery | Labour | 176 |
St. James1 seat · turnout 28.5%
| C. Cox | Conservative | 586 |
| D. Turpin | Labour | 359 |
| R. Garrett | LIB | 309 |
St. Johns1 seat · turnout 25.3%
| J. Ludden | Conservative | 653 |
| H. Gillett | Labour | 307 |
| R. Ferry | LIB | 223 |
St. Marks1 seat · turnout 33.6%
| B. Sandford | Conservative | 982 |
| F. Smith | LIB | 228 |
| D. Alfred | Labour | 130 |
