Before (end of 1979) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 30 · Conservative 13 · The Liberal Party 2 · Other 0
After (end of 1980) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 32 · Conservative 11 · The Liberal Party 2 · Other 0
Ward results
Abbey1 seat · turnout 40.2%
| M. Jones | Labour | 1,413 |
| C. Blencowe | Conservative | 963 |
Arbury2 seats · turnout 29.2%
| S. Tooth | Labour | 1,066 |
| W. Williams | Labour | 1,014 |
| S. Gribble | Conservative | 817 |
| J. Yandell | Conservative | 802 |
Attleborough1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| B. Grant | Labour | 1,324 |
| T. Timson | Conservative | 1,120 |
Bulkington1 seat · turnout 35.4%
| H. Aston | Labour | 1,295 |
| Moore C. | Conservative | 1,045 |
Chilvers Coton1 seat · turnout 37.2%
| Richards C. | Labour | 1,251 |
| D. Hall | Conservative | 619 |
Exhall1 seat · turnout 36.8%
| R. Squires | Labour | 1,546 |
| F. Edwards | Conservative | 702 |
Galley Common1 seat · turnout 37.8%
| A. Taylor | Labour | 917 |
| M. Stevens | Conservative | 724 |
| S. Arnold | Ind Lab | 160 |
Mount Pleasant1 seat · turnout 31.2%
| F. Carvell | LIB | 1,113 |
| P. Jackson | Labour | 917 |
Poplar1 seat · turnout 41.8%
| D. Sherringham | Labour | 1,598 |
| W. Palmer | Conservative | 578 |
St. Nicholas1 seat · turnout 38.1%
| G. Aggus | Conservative | 1,109 |
| R. Moore | Labour | 275 |
Stockingford1 seat · turnout 29.0%
| N. Diskin | Labour | 1,057 |
| J. French | Conservative | 352 |
Weddington1 seat · turnout 38.2%
| J. Burton | Conservative | 1,228 |
| I. Walker | Labour | 739 |
Whitestone1 seat · turnout 39.2%
| A. Mackay | Conservative | 1,356 |
| H. De'Ath | Labour | 419 |
