Before (end of 1979) (93 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 51 · Labour 38 · The Liberal Party 4 · Other 0
After (end of 1980) (90 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 50 · Conservative 37 · The Liberal Party 3 · Other 0
Ward results
Baildon3 seats · turnout 38.0%
| M. Atkinson | LIB | 3,389 |
| A. Lightowler | Conservative | 2,629 |
| D. Moore | Conservative | 2,394 |
| K. Greenwood | LIB | 1,903 |
| M. Greenwood | LIB | 1,732 |
| I. Alan | Labour | 1,222 |
| K. Briggs | Labour | 1,214 |
| S. Lancaster | Labour | 1,088 |
Bingley3 seats · turnout 29.8%
| J. Booth | Conservative | 2,166 |
| T. Shaw | Conservative | 2,092 |
| W. Nunn | Conservative | 2,069 |
| M. Mould | Labour | 1,757 |
| M. Tregoning | LIB | 1,075 |
| J. Whitehead | LIB | 936 |
Bingley Rural3 seats · turnout 31.4%
| E. Hall | Conservative | 2,890 |
| D. Conquest | Conservative | 2,713 |
| J. Womersley | Conservative | 2,611 |
| C. Wall | Labour | 1,340 |
| E. Roberts | LIB | 962 |
| S. Clemence | LIB | 925 |
Bolton3 seats · turnout 45.8%
| J. Ryan | Labour | 2,131 |
| T. Hall | Conservative | 2,112 |
| J. Allinson | Labour | 2,112 |
| A. Scriven | Labour | 2,076 |
| F. Lee | Conservative | 2,048 |
| E. Wooler | Conservative | 2,001 |
Bowling3 seats · turnout 35.0%
| L. Coughlin | Labour | 3,229 |
| T. Wood | Labour | 3,202 |
| S. Gratton | Labour | 3,187 |
| J. Claughton | Conservative | 1,110 |
| P. Moore | Conservative | 1,082 |
| E. Swanson | Conservative | 1,064 |
Bradford Moor3 seats · turnout 45.4%
| P. Clarke | Labour | 3,289 |
| J. Lambert | Labour | 3,230 |
| J. McKenna | Labour | 3,203 |
| L. Kelly | Conservative | 1,483 |
| G. Crossley | Conservative | 1,442 |
| M. Choudhury | Conservative | 1,303 |
Clayton3 seats · turnout 42.8%
| J. Hirst | Conservative | 2,266 |
| R. Farley | Conservative | 2,246 |
| G. Seager | Conservative | 2,224 |
| Gerry Mitchell | Labour | 2,216 |
| E. Stead | Labour | 2,118 |
| R. Baxter | Labour | 2,083 |
Craven3 seats · turnout 40.5%
| E. Hawkins | Conservative | 2,218 |
| A. Jerome | Conservative | 2,212 |
| J. Barker | Conservative | 2,204 |
| R. Binns | LIB | 1,883 |
| E. Drew | LIB | 1,727 |
| J. Wells | LIB | 1,637 |
| J. Lawrence | Labour | 1,353 |
Eccleshill3 seats · turnout 41.5%
| A. Dewhirst | Labour | 2,652 |
| P. Lancaster | Labour | 2,583 |
| L. Crawforth | Labour | 2,528 |
| S. Swallow | Conservative | 1,974 |
| P. Heaton | Conservative | 1,853 |
| J. Lewis | Conservative | 1,845 |
| J. Foulds | RES | 516 |
Great Horton3 seats
| M. Thornton | Labour | 2,840 |
| J. Godward | Labour | 2,780 |
| B. Kearns | Labour | 2,770 |
| J. Rawnsley | Conservative | 2,286 |
| H. Ormondroyd | Conservative | 2,228 |
| S. Briggs | Conservative | 2,153 |
Heaton3 seats
| King J. | Conservative | 2,884 |
| D. Emmott | Conservative | 2,876 |
| C. Hobson | Conservative | 2,776 |
| H. Rashid | Labour | 1,838 |
| D. McElroy | Labour | 1,742 |
| J. Bruce | Labour | 1,730 |
Idle3 seats
| P. Hockney | LIB | 2,015 |
| K. Baxter | Labour | 1,830 |
| A. Bagshaw | LIB | 1,661 |
| A. Emsley | Labour | 1,649 |
| A. Miller | Labour | 1,610 |
| L. Rennison | LIB | 1,506 |
| T. Keighley | Conservative | 1,457 |
| A. Garnett | Conservative | 1,399 |
| R. Hughes-Rowlands | Conservative | 1,248 |
Ilkley3 seats · turnout 31.5%
| J Spencer | Conservative | 2,693 |
| J. Lightband | Conservative | 2,626 |
| A. Turner | Conservative | 2,452 |
| T. Crawshaw | LIB | 1,175 |
| S. Hobson | LIB | 1,091 |
| J. Fielding | Ecol | 568 |
| C. Poole | Independent | 431 |
| R. Adsell | Ecol | 350 |
Keighley North3 seats · turnout 39.8%
| P. Gilmour | Conservative | 2,193 |
| A. Trigg | Conservative | 2,089 |
| R. Hardacre | Labour | 2,028 |
| F. Sunderland | Labour | 1,974 |
| D. Smith | Conservative | 1,877 |
| M. Allison | Labour | 1,833 |
| G. Sims | LIB | 776 |
| P. Harrison | LIB | 618 |
Keighley South3 seats · turnout 38.5%
| W. Clarkson | Labour | 2,440 |
| E. Newby | Labour | 2,343 |
| H. Peacock | Labour | 2,314 |
| J. Brooksbank | LIB | 867 |
| G. Dawson | Conservative | 839 |
| J Maxfield | Conservative | 736 |
| T. McDaid | Conservative | 718 |
| D. Beaumont | LIB | 631 |
| S. Green | LIB | 581 |
Keighley West3 seats · turnout 42.2%
| S. Bowen | Labour | 2,632 |
| B. Thorne | Labour | 2,620 |
| P. Beeley | Labour | 2,483 |
| M. Cowen | Conservative | 2,205 |
| H. Harrison | Conservative | 2,077 |
| N. Smith | Conservative | 1,975 |
| R. Taylor | LIB | 491 |
| W. Edge | LIB | 452 |
Little Horton3 seats
| T Brown | Labour | 2,923 ✓ |
| A Hameed | Labour | 2,685 ✓ |
| K Ryalls | Labour | 2,672 ✓ |
| V Holdsworth | Conservative | 968 |
| B Robinson | Conservative | 837 |
| R Robinson | Conservative | 800 |
Odsal3 seats · turnout 39.8%
| D. Bentley | Labour | 2,734 |
| J. Coope | Labour | 2,552 |
| K. Parker | Labour | 2,487 |
| D. Mellor | Conservative | 2,065 |
| T. Hills | Conservative | 1,985 |
| A. Rawnsley | Conservative | 1,966 |
Queensbury3 seats · turnout 42.1%
| I. Cookland | Conservative | 2,438 |
| J. Hirst | Conservative | 2,363 |
| J. Smith | Labour | 2,323 |
| H. Alpin | Labour | 2,320 |
| J. Rees | Conservative | 2,238 |
| L. Woodward | Labour | 2,201 |
Rombalds3 seats
| W Clavering | Conservative | 2,942 ✓ |
| K Emsley | Conservative | 2,876 ✓ |
| A Raistrick | Conservative | 2,702 ✓ |
| C Svensgaard | LIB | 931 |
| L Fox | Labour | 817 |
| David Warwick | Labour | 809 |
| K Powell | LIB | 774 |
| A Pisacane | Labour | 735 |
| V Whelan | LIB | 732 |
| P Burnell | Ecol | 476 |
Shipley East3 seats · turnout 37.8%
| N. Free | Labour | 3,008 ✓ |
| E. Saville | Labour | 2,916 ✓ |
| C. Hunter | Labour | 2,780 ✓ |
| R. Wright | Conservative | 1,121 |
| A. Shutt | Conservative | 1,050 |
| P Barker | Conservative | 996 |
| D. Atkinson | LIB | 399 |
| R. Barker | LIB | 368 |
| K. Taylor | Ecol | 251 |
| C. Ormondroyd | Ecol | 237 |
| P. Dean | Ecol | 195 |
Shipley West3 seats · turnout 45.5%
| O. Messer | Conservative | 3,138 |
| J. Evans | Conservative | 3,122 |
| Steve Arthur | Conservative | 3,089 |
| M. Ryan | Labour | 1,984 |
| Jean Jones | Labour | 1,912 |
| K. Trobridge | Labour | 1,845 |
| G. Roberts | LIB | 683 |
| R. Cole | LIB | 617 |
Thornton3 seats
| I Wassell | Labour | 2,056 ✓ |
| E Kinder | Conservative | 2,048 ✓ |
| A Heaney | Labour | 2,035 ✓ |
| Denzil Downey | Conservative | 2,019 |
| B Draxler | Labour | 1,969 |
| R Smith | Conservative | 1,966 |
| D Garrard | LIB | 486 |
| N Baggley | LIB | 479 |
| L Baggley | LIB | 453 |
Toller3 seats · turnout 44.6%
| G. Armitage | Labour | 2,379 |
| A. Pollard | Conservative | 2,378 |
| H. Baines | Labour | 2,314 |
| D. Barker | Conservative | 2,306 |
| B. Curtis | Conservative | 2,289 |
| A. Spiers | Labour | 2,272 |
Tong3 seats · turnout 30.7%
| J. Senior | Labour | 2,795 |
| T. Mahon | Labour | 2,698 |
| D. Smith | Labour | 2,632 |
| V. Owen | Conservative | 800 |
| J. Butterfield | Conservative | 764 |
Undercliffe3 seats · turnout 41.7%
| G Good | Labour | 2,637 |
| E. Haslan | Labour | 2,559 |
| R. Sowman | Labour | 2,456 |
| H. Ibbotson | Conservative | 1,727 |
| D. Davison | Conservative | 1,701 |
| A. Craig | Conservative | 1,600 |
University3 seats · turnout 35.5%
| M. Ajeeb | Labour | 3,911 |
| D. Coughlin | Labour | 3,717 |
| I. Queriski | Labour | 3,597 |
| D. Baggley | Conservative | 933 |
| M Qureshi | Conservative | 771 |
| Z. Khan | Conservative | 734 |
Wibsey3 seats · turnout 39.1%
| F. Hillam | Conservative | 2,193 |
| F. Barstow | Labour | 2,087 |
| A. Corina | Labour | 2,020 |
| A. Hodgson | Conservative | 2,016 |
| L. Kearns | Labour | 1,995 |
| H. Thorne | Conservative | 1,902 |
Worth Valley3 seats · turnout 37.9%
| G. Hodgson | Conservative | 2,270 |
| E. Pickles | Conservative | 2,229 |
| S. Midgley | Conservative | 2,210 |
| C. Foster | Labour | 1,475 |
| S. Cliff | Labour | 1,475 |
| H. Laws | Labour | 1,436 |
| M. Kershaw | LIB | 604 |
Wyke3 seats · turnout 36.2%
| D. Birdsall | Labour | 2,990 |
| B. Lynch | Labour | 2,664 |
| D. Mangham | Labour | 2,654 |
| H. Midgley | Conservative | 1,665 |
| R. George | Conservative | 1,585 |
| D Owen | Conservative | 1,448 |
