Before (end of 1979) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 36 · Other 12 · Labour 4 · The Liberal Party 2
After (end of 1980) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 35 · Other 12 · Labour 5 · The Liberal Party 2
Ward results
Boarhunt & Southwick1 seat · turnout 29.6%
| P. Privett | Conservative | 157 |
| R. Norton | Independent | 50 |
| A. Bushnell | Labour | 31 |
Littleton & Harestock1 seat · turnout 39.2%
| F. Way | Conservative | 510 |
| N. O'Neill | Independent | 370 |
| M. Duncalfe | Labour | 144 |
Shedfield1 seat · turnout 32.6%
| V. Richards | Independent | 231 |
| James Bond | Conservative | 127 |
| R. Lysons | Labour | 19 |
St Barnabas1 seat
| P. Starkey | Conservative | 938 |
| E. Cloyne | Labour | 590 |
St. John & All Saints1 seat · turnout 56.4%
| C. Pines | Labour | 1,282 |
| A. Eastabrook | Conservative | 590 |
| A. Hunter | LIB | 482 |