Before (end of 1979) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 40 · The Liberal Party 6 · Labour 4 · Other 2
After (end of 1980) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 37 · The Liberal Party 8 · Labour 5 · Other 2
Ward results
Aylesford & Eccles1 seat · turnout 37.7%
| W. May | Conservative | 772 ✓ |
| C. Smith | LIB | 469 |
| I. Tyce | Labour | 357 |
| J. Tidy | Ecol | 37 |
Birling Ryarsh & Leybourne1 seat · turnout 33.8%
| R. Barnes | Conservative | 425 |
| M. Moorhead | LIB | 242 |
| W. Stearne | Labour | 162 |
Blue Bell Hill1 seat · turnout 29.6%
| P. Sinclair-Lee | Conservative | 391 |
| P. Turner | LIB | 139 |
Borough Green1 seat · turnout 42.6%
| M. Stone | Conservative | 444 |
| H. Flanagan | LIB | 300 |
| M. Rowe | Labour | 274 |
Cage Green1 seat · turnout 47.7%
| J. Chandler | Conservative | 917 |
| H. Hanson | LIB | 375 |
| C. Malyan | Labour | 342 |
East Peckham1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| Saunders J. | Conservative | 582 |
| J. Gorham | Labour | 297 |
Hildenborough1 seat · turnout 36.1%
| M. Dobson | Conservative | 1,139 |
| S. Richardson | Labour | 186 |
Judd1 seat · turnout 52.1%
| S. Evenden | Conservative | 679 |
| G. Fry | Labour | 634 |
| J. Soyke | LIB | 291 |
Larkfield1 seat · turnout 38.9%
| C. Clarke | LIB | 1,108 |
| C. Preece | Conservative | 429 |
| I. Murdoch | Labour | 201 |
Medway1 seat · turnout 44.7%
| G. Horne | Conservative | 668 |
| A. Nairne | Labour | 408 |
| C. Hoskins | LIB | 149 |
Snodland1 seat · turnout 29.3%
| C. Dey | Labour | 600 |
| R. Croucher | Conservative | 557 |
Vauxhall1 seat · turnout 37.4%
| J. Tappenden | Conservative | 582 |
| D. Harman | Labour | 271 |
| E. Somerville | LIB | 237 |