Before (end of 1979) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 25 · Labour 7 · The Liberal Party 1 · Other 0
After (end of 1980) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 21 · Labour 9 · The Liberal Party 3 · Other 0
Ward results
Barnwood1 seat · turnout 38.1%
| E. Hedge | Labour | 1,328 |
| M. Wooltorton | Conservative | 1,037 |
| A. Cooper | LIB | 322 |
Barton1 seat · turnout 35.3%
| P. Harris | Labour | 1,011 |
| A. Gravells | Conservative | 833 |
| W. Paterson | LIB | 174 |
Eastgate1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| S. Edgington | Labour | 1,104 |
| J. Bracey | Conservative | 862 |
| W. Steele | LIB | 244 |
Hucclecote1 seat · turnout 49.2%
| C. Pullon | Conservative | 1,452 |
| E. Andrews | Labour | 953 |
| R. Cox | LIB | 640 |
Kingsholm1 seat · turnout 44.5%
| L. Journeaux | Conservative | 1,210 ✓ |
| C. Lomas | Labour | 706 |
| J. Hilton | LIB | 508 |
| A. Harley | Independent | 150 |
Longlevens1 seat · turnout 46.5%
| J. Robins | Conservative | 1,304 ✓ |
| S. Day | Labour | 1,064 |
| D. Hodges | LIB | 280 |
| M. Butler | Independent | 235 |
Matson1 seat · turnout 33.9%
| A. Walters | Labour | 1,409 |
| G. Marsh | Conservative | 493 |
| T. Mulvey | LIB | 227 |
Tuffley1 seat · turnout 52.2%
| F. Price | Conservative | 1,325 |
| J. Dillon | Labour | 1,197 |
| J. Simpson | LIB | 369 |
Westgate1 seat · turnout 34.9%
| C. Fudge | Conservative | 803 ✓ |
| E. Mayall | Labour | 528 |
| R. Welshman | LIB | 447 |
| J. Eaton | Ecol | 104 |
