Before (end of 1980) (72 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 65 · Labour 6 · Other 1 · The Liberal Party 0
After (end of 1981) (77 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 43 · Labour 29 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 · Other 1
Ward results
Abbotts Langley1 seat · turnout 51.1%
| R. Peevers | Conservative | 2,306 |
| R. Halsey | Labour | 2,112 |
| C. Sivers | LIB | 1,502 |
All Saints1 seat · turnout 51.0%
| J. Forrester | Conservative | 2,025 |
| G. Perrett | Labour | 1,353 |
| R. Fish | LIB | 672 |
Bedwell1 seat · turnout 47.3%
| H. Lawrence | Labour | 2,567 |
| H. Silberstein | Conservative | 1,097 |
| G. Robbins | LIB | 798 |
Berkhamsted1 seat · turnout 47.6%
| H. Rost | Conservative | 2,753 |
| A. Fethney | Labour | 1,442 |
| I. Scott | LIB | 1,252 |
Bishops Stortford Central Parsonag1 seat · turnout 44.1%
| V. Ellison | RES | 1,343 ✓ |
| J. Hayes | Conservative | 1,006 |
| M. Smith | Labour | 911 |
| A. Wills | LIB | 665 |
Bishops Stortford Chantry Thorley1 seat · turnout 50.3%
| J. Fielder | Conservative | 1,642 ✓ |
| T. Davies | RES | 1,072 |
| D. James | LIB | 805 |
| E. Egginton | Labour | 562 |
Braughing1 seat · turnout 45.7%
| I. Hinshelwood | Conservative | 1,837 ✓ |
| R. Dickens | LIB | 1,264 |
| G. Zambonini | Labour | 601 |
| D. Bailey | Independent | 242 |
Bridgewater1 seat · turnout 44.0%
| R. Humbert | Conservative | 2,042 |
| J. Annison | Labour | 634 |
| G. Davies | LIB | 549 |
Broadwater1 seat · turnout 43.6%
| W. Sheaff | Labour | 1,941 ✓ |
| H. Grant | Conservative | 1,016 |
| E. Brook | LIB | 868 |
| A. Bull | NF | 49 |
Bushey Heath1 seat · turnout 45.4%
| R. Pryde | Conservative | 1,972 |
| M. Colne | LIB | 1,292 |
Bushey North1 seat · turnout 55.1%
| M. Colne | LIB | 3,112 |
| J. Hudson | Conservative | 1,978 |
| M. Pountney | Labour | 462 |
Callowland Leggatts1 seat · turnout 39.1%
| J. Dore | Labour | 2,062 |
| P. Curtis | Conservative | 763 |
| S. Rosser | LIB | 471 |
Central Oxhey1 seat · turnout 50.1%
| S. Meldrum | Labour | 1,665 |
| R. Van Kimmenade | Conservative | 1,541 |
| A. Poole | LIB | 1,004 |
Chells1 seat · turnout 44.0%
| R. Lloyd | Labour | 1,999 |
| C. Nicholson | Conservative | 759 |
| L. Atkins | LIB | 747 |
Cheshunt Central1 seat · turnout 43.9%
| S. Johnson | Conservative | 1,767 |
| C Robbins | Labour | 1,714 |
| K. Fursse | LIB | 382 |
Cheshunt North1 seat · turnout 41.0%
| P. Madsen | Conservative | 1,616 |
| M Farrington | Labour | 1,172 |
| P. Brown | LIB | 561 |
Cheshunt West1 seat · turnout 48.5%
| G. Batchelor | Conservative | 2,279 |
| P. Kemp | LIB | 1,423 |
| M. Crane | Labour | 855 |
Chorleywood1 seat · turnout 49.7%
| F. Cogan | Conservative | 2,728 |
| S. Eyre | LIB | 1,002 |
| N. Doggett | Labour | 461 |
Croxley1 seat · turnout 53.0%
| J. Vosper | LIB | 1,934 |
| F. Thompson | Conservative | 1,904 |
| A. Frost | Labour | 740 |
Haldens1 seat · turnout 51.3%
| R. Mays | Labour | 2,713 |
| H. Bennett | Conservative | 1,261 |
Harpenden North East1 seat · turnout 47.6%
| G. Aspinall | Conservative | 2,650 |
| G. Tattersfield | LIB | 1,564 |
| H Holmes | Labour | 886 |
Harpenden South West1 seat · turnout 46.7%
| I. Tarry | Conservative | 2,998 |
| J. Little | LIB | 1,140 |
| K. Griffin | Labour | 506 |
Hatfield East1 seat · turnout 53.3%
| M. Clark | Conservative | 2,018 |
| J. Stephens | Labour | 1,623 |
| D. Bird | LIB | 472 |
Hatfield North1 seat · turnout 53.4%
| S. Clark | Labour | 3,018 |
| W. Jones | Conservative | 1,940 |
Hatfield South1 seat · turnout 55.8%
| G. Wenham | Labour | 2,707 |
| M Harris | Conservative | 1,868 |
| J. Bardwaj | COPS | 48 |
Hemel Hempstead East1 seat · turnout 49.6%
| J. Mercer | Labour | 2,105 ✓ |
| G. Hanson | Conservative | 1,895 |
| J. Blackman | LIB | 425 |
| R. Morrisey | Ecol | 155 |
Hemel Hempstead North East1 seat · turnout 43.7%
| A. Short | Labour | 1,997 ✓ |
| S Parker | Conservative | 1,267 |
| J. Blackman | LIB | 747 |
| S. Phillips | WRP | 61 |
Hemel Hempstead North West1 seat · turnout 49.4%
| D. Moss | Labour | 3,583 |
| G. Payne | Conservative | 1,431 |
| R. Leigh | COMM | 98 |
Hemel Hempstead South East1 seat · turnout 49.6%
| R. Thorpe-Tracey | Labour | 3,154 |
| B. Everall | Conservative | 1,624 |
| R. Willson | LIB | 581 |
Hemel Hempstead St.Pauls1 seat · turnout 47.8%
| P. Doyle | Labour | 2,737 |
| C. Cadman | Conservative | 811 |
| G. Lawrence | LIB | 743 |
Hemel Hempstead Town1 seat · turnout 47.9%
| C. Everall | Conservative | 2,884 |
| P. Palfrey | Labour | 2,293 |
Hertford Rural1 seat · turnout 49.9%
| A. Hughes | Conservative | 2,570 |
| A. Lawson | LIB | 1,262 |
| G. Balderstone | Labour | 1,042 |
Hitchin North East1 seat · turnout 48.0%
| F. Peacock | Labour | 2,354 ✓ |
| A. Boddington | Conservative | 1,607 |
| R. Lord | LIB | 718 |
| R. Wise | Ecol | 112 |
Hitchin South1 seat · turnout 43.4%
| W. Hill | Conservative | 2,341 |
| M. Goldsmith | Labour | 760 |
| B. Goodale | Ecol | 270 |
Hoddesdon North1 seat · turnout 46.0%
| J. Rose | Conservative | 2,092 |
| P. Garrett | Labour | 1,054 |
| J. Butler | LIB | 1,023 |
Hoddesdon South1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| J. Fiddy | Conservative | 2,250 |
| J. Gould | LIB | 1,198 |
| A. Hillyard | Labour | 650 |
Kings Langley1 seat · turnout 50.2%
| Alex Anderson | Conservative | 2,386 |
| R. Cox | Labour | 892 |
| F. O'Connor | LIB | 804 |
Knebworth and Codicote1 seat · turnout 45.9%
| K. Crofton | Conservative | 2,256 |
| O. Swain | Labour | 950 |
| D. Bols | RES | 558 |
Letchworth East & Baldock1 seat · turnout 47.9%
| W. Miller | Labour | 2,509 |
| F. Dodds | Conservative | 1,580 |
| S. Toogood | Ecol | 275 |
Letchworth North West1 seat · turnout 47.9%
| Kearn M. | Labour | 2,752 |
| B. Smith | Conservative | 1,597 |
Letchworth South1 seat · turnout 51.3%
| J. Talbot | Conservative | 2,294 |
| D. Griffiths | Labour | 1,511 |
| R. Stevens | LIB | 1,266 |
Lyndhurst1 seat · turnout 44.3%
| J. Metcalf | Labour | 3,073 |
| T. Warren | Conservative | 1,003 |
| G. Hillier | LIB | 397 |
Meriden Tudor1 seat · turnout 42.7%
| D. Rohan | Labour | 2,123 |
| I. Tunstall Dunn | Conservative | 1,336 |
| D. Pedder-Smith | LIB | 979 |
Nascot Park1 seat · turnout 47.0%
| P. Bolshaw | Conservative | 2,824 |
| E. Selby | LIB | 776 |
| R. Gale | Labour | 591 |
North Herts Rural1 seat · turnout 50.7%
| B. Goble | Conservative | 1,919 |
| A. Travis | LIB | 1,092 |
| N. Percival | Labour | 701 |
North Mymms1 seat · turnout 51.4%
| Ajoy Kumar Roy | Conservative | 3,695 |
| King P. | Labour | 715 |
Offa1 seat · turnout 46.9%
| D. Billing | Labour | 2,272 ✓ |
| M. Perkins | Conservative | 1,866 |
| N. Lach | Ind Lab | 160 |
| V. Logan | NF | 68 |
Old Stevenage1 seat · turnout 45.1%
| L. Robbins | Labour | 2,145 |
| W. Boyd | Conservative | 1,729 |
| S. Booth | LIB | 727 |
Oxhey Park1 seat · turnout 46.5%
| S. Purkiss | Conservative | 2,894 |
| R. Fanshawe | LIB | 879 |
| N. Crump | Labour | 671 |
Potters Bar North East1 seat · turnout 47.7%
| J. Simons | Conservative | 2,467 |
| C. Cook | LIB | 1,017 |
| J. Holden | Labour | 564 |
Potters Bar South West1 seat · turnout 51.1%
| R. Fielding | Conservative | 2,551 |
| J. Hurd | LIB | 1,401 |
| H. Toch | Labour | 977 |
Rickmansworth1 seat · turnout 56.0%
| A. Witney | LIB | 2,556 |
| E. Willden | Conservative | 2,380 |
| B. Woolner | Labour | 905 |
Royston1 seat · turnout 45.9%
| H. Greenfield | Conservative | 1,786 |
| H. Lord | LIB | 1,115 |
| M. Kernaghan | Labour | 908 |
Sandridge1 seat · turnout 47.0%
| A. Ashford | Conservative | 1,476 |
| G. Churchard | LIB | 1,009 |
| M. Di-Lieto | Labour | 517 |
Sawbridgeworth1 seat · turnout 42.8%
| G. Banwell | Conservative | 2,167 |
| J. Gibb | LIB | 1,261 |
| M. Hudson | Labour | 672 |
Shephall1 seat · turnout 40.3%
| S. Greenfield | Labour | 2,075 |
| R. Edwards | LIB | 635 |
| R. Oliver | Conservative | 553 |
South Oxhey1 seat · turnout 44.4%
| D. Waddington | Labour | 2,841 |
| A. Duncan | Conservative | 849 |
| R. Carter | LIB | 602 |
St. Albans Central1 seat · turnout 50.9%
| K. Hill | Conservative | 1,847 |
| P. Brown | Labour | 1,251 |
| M. Thompson | LIB | 1,238 |
St. Albans East1 seat · turnout 50.9%
| D. Perrett | LIB | 1,936 |
| A. Vincent | Conservative | 1,662 |
| T. Morris | Labour | 1,080 |
St. Albans North1 seat · turnout 49.0%
| A. Hill | Conservative | 1,931 |
| L. Coates | LIB | 1,677 |
| A. Ramsden | Labour | 1,181 |
St. Albans Rural1 seat · turnout 50.5%
| C. Parkinson | Conservative | 2,318 |
| S. Bailey | Independent | 1,219 |
| C Huckle | Labour | 940 |
St. Albans South1 seat · turnout 49.5%
| R. Durrant | Conservative | 1,925 |
| C. Gunner | LIB | 1,430 |
| N. Harris | Labour | 1,320 |
St. Andrews1 seat · turnout 51.4%
| H. Mills | Labour | 1,836 |
| G. Stoten | Conservative | 1,826 |
| R. Williams | LIB | 719 |
St. Nicholas1 seat · turnout 42.7%
| T. Corner | Labour | 2,097 |
| C. Hargreaves | LIB | 1,027 |
| A. Hurst | Conservative | 901 |
St. Stephens1 seat · turnout 44.9%
| F. Hulley | Conservative | 2,165 |
| G. Woollatt | LIB | 1,429 |
| H. Cazel-Williams | Labour | 767 |
The Colneys1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| R. Ellis | Conservative | 1,312 |
| P. Landman | Labour | 1,300 |
| A. Angelow | LIB | 875 |
Tring1 seat · turnout 46.5%
| A. Servis | Conservative | 2,402 ✓ |
| A. Maclaughlin | Labour | 1,103 |
| D. Badrick | LIB | 926 |
| R. Oliver | Ecol | 314 |
Vicarage Holywell1 seat · turnout 44.7%
| P. Roe | Labour | 2,222 |
| V. Hallam | Conservative | 1,354 |
| M. Watkin | LIB | 613 |
Waltham Cross1 seat · turnout 40.5%
| H. Collins | Conservative | 1,994 ✓ |
| T. Seymour | Labour | 1,893 |
| L. Dines | LIB | 417 |
| J. Paice | Ind Lab | 270 |
Ware North1 seat · turnout 45.0%
| S. Smith | Conservative | 2,037 |
| D. Beavan | LIB | 1,252 |
| G. Herincx | Labour | 1,096 |
Ware South1 seat · turnout 45.4%
| C. Bowsher | Conservative | 2,249 |
| D. Jones | Labour | 1,344 |
| R. Denton | LIB | 548 |
Watling1 seat · turnout 49.4%
| H Saunders | Conservative | 2,832 |
| P. O'Donoghue | Labour | 1,498 |
| E. Dilley | LIB | 822 |
Welwyn Garden City South1 seat · turnout 53.9%
| L. Charles | Labour | 3,839 |
| S. Graham | Conservative | 1,271 |
Welwyn Garden City West1 seat · turnout 58.8%
| U. Bennett | Labour | 3,162 ✓ |
| D. Ashworth | Conservative | 2,349 |
| A. Last | LIB | 1,045 |
| C. Nobbs | Ecol | 171 |
Woodside Stanborough1 seat · turnout 43.7%
| C. Dore | Labour | 2,171 |
| S. Boyce | Conservative | 1,466 |
| B. Nottingham | LIB | 631 |
