Before (end of 1980) (68 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 56 · Labour 7 · Other 4 · The Liberal Party 1
After (end of 1981) (68 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 35 · Labour 19 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 11 · Other 3
Ward results
Abbey1 seat · turnout 33.2%
| J. Schicker | Labour | 1,237 |
| B. Wright | Conservative | 486 |
| J. Mitchell | LIB | 426 |
Arbury1 seat · turnout 38.1%
| J. Jones | Labour | 1,818 |
| B. George | Conservative | 930 |
| R. Dolling | LIB | 531 |
Castle1 seat · turnout 52.2%
| S. Gatiss | LIB | 1,027 |
| D. Abbott | Conservative | 924 |
| J. Robinson | Labour | 590 |
Chatteris1 seat · turnout 40.4%
| A. German | Ind Con | 747 ✓ |
| E. Kemp | Conservative | 545 |
| T. Jarrett | Independent | 409 |
| R. Smithee | Labour | 223 |
Cherry Hinton No. 11 seat · turnout 50.7%
| M. Johnson | Labour | 1,118 |
| S. Mann | Conservative | 862 |
| J. Hunt | LIB | 353 |
Cherry Hinton No. 21 seat · turnout 47.0%
| E. Barrett-Payton | Conservative | 1,424 |
| E. Fairclough | Labour | 862 |
| B. Galloway | LIB | 562 |
Chesterton No. 11 seat · turnout 50.0%
| J. Mitham | Conservative | 1,120 |
| D. Couzin-Wood | LIB | 937 |
| R. Dalton | Labour | 404 |
Chesterton No. 21 seat · turnout 45.6%
| J. Brackenbury | LIB | 1,666 |
| W. Crossman | Conservative | 1,596 |
| B. Parr | Labour | 741 |
Chesterton No. 31 seat · turnout 53.8%
| R James | Conservative | 1,486 |
| M. Lupton | LIB | 1,181 |
| A. Murden | Labour | 552 |
Chesterton No. 41 seat · turnout 47.6%
| G. Coteman | Conservative | 1,526 |
| B. Foot | LIB | 1,182 |
| B. Gorham | Labour | 544 |
Chesterton No. 51 seat · turnout 38.0%
| S. Hardwick | Conservative | 1,188 |
| S. Symonds | Labour | 801 |
Chesterton No. 61 seat · turnout 30.9%
| B. Colclough | Conservative | 1,443 |
| S. Lack | Labour | 616 |
Chesterton No. 71 seat · turnout 49.0%
| A. Giddens | Conservative | 1,793 |
| G. Drew | LIB | 1,235 |
| J. Henderson | Labour | 390 |
Coleridge1 seat · turnout 54.9%
| J. Reynolds | Conservative | 1,375 |
| G. Heathcock | LIB | 1,156 |
| H. Perraton | Labour | 961 |
East Chesterton1 seat · turnout 45.5%
| G. Knowles | Conservative | 1,105 ✓ |
| J. Purkis | Labour | 965 |
| C. Charlesworth | LIB | 309 |
| M. Duncan | Ecol | 70 |
Ely1 seat · turnout 31.3%
| A. Ashton | Conservative | 1,433 |
| F. Carnell | Labour | 1,015 |
Ely Rural No. 11 seat · turnout 38.0%
| D. Pye | LIB | 1,335 ✓ |
| C. Martin | Independent | 664 |
| M. Rimes | Labour | 148 |
| J. Gowing | Ind Li | 96 |
Ely Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 37.5%
| Philip Read | Conservative | 1,309 |
| H. Papworth | LIB | 1,074 |
| C. Fish | Labour | 228 |
Huntingdon & Godmanchester No. 11 seat · turnout 37.0%
| K. Leggate | Labour | 1,412 |
| J. Jackson | Conservative | 1,057 |
Huntingdon & Godmanchester No. 21 seat · turnout 40.7%
| J. Mullinder | Labour | 811 |
| B. Walsh | LIB | 730 |
| J. Long | Conservative | 650 |
Huntingdon Rural No. 11 seat · turnout 35.0%
| E. Blatch | Conservative | 1,444 |
| G. Beevor | Labour | 514 |
Huntingdon Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 39.2%
| J. Willmer | Independent | 2,232 |
| J. Freeland | Labour | 414 |
March No. 11 seat · turnout 53.9%
| M. Ogden | Conservative | 1,079 |
| R. Sidwell | LIB | 866 |
| D. Dagless | Labour | 638 |
March No. 21 seat · turnout 45.1%
| F. Clark | Labour | 1,576 |
| C Owen | Conservative | 819 |
| S. Green | Independent | 477 |
Market1 seat · turnout 37.7%
| C. Bradford | LIB | 1,373 ✓ |
| Claire Barker | Conservative | 632 |
| A. Carter | Labour | 612 |
| T. Astin | Ecol | 232 |
Newmarket Rural No. 11 seat · turnout 46.6%
| H. Brooks | Conservative | 1,385 |
| F. McMahon | LIB | 1,167 |
| L. Freeman | Labour | 336 |
Newmarket Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 26.4%
| Leonard K. | Conservative | 1,406 |
| C. Hempstead | Labour | 865 |
Newmarket Rural No. 31 seat · turnout 30.3%
| H. Morriss | Conservative | 963 |
| S. Watts | Labour | 405 |
Newnham No. 11 seat · turnout 42.7%
| A. Catley | Conservative | 682 ✓ |
| V. Cane | Labour | 634 |
| K. Hales | LIB | 399 |
| J. Milner | Independent | 162 |
Newnham No. 21 seat · turnout 43.9%
| M. Evelegh | LIB | 797 |
| J. Bishop | Conservative | 586 |
| J. Hipkin | Labour | 433 |
Norman Cross1 seat · turnout 36.1%
| J. Horrell | Conservative | 1,772 |
| D. Jellis | Labour | 1,202 |
North Witchford1 seat · turnout 37.5%
| G. Acton | Conservative | 860 |
| G. Lambert | Labour | 420 |
Old Fletton No. 11 seat · turnout 34.9%
| W. Cashmore | Labour | 714 |
| H. Fairchild | Conservative | 470 |
Old Fletton No. 21 seat · turnout 38.5%
| R. Palmer | Labour | 1,450 |
| A. Hands | Conservative | 906 |
Peterborough No. 1 (Central)1 seat · turnout 48.7%
| S Suri | Conservative | 695 ✓ |
| L. Coupland | Labour | 676 |
| W. Lambert | Ecol | 142 |
| Z. Shaikh | LIB | 119 |
Peterborough No. 2 (Dogsthorpe)1 seat · turnout 39.3%
| A Miners | LIB | 2,408 |
| W Easton | Labour | 1,109 |
Peterborough No. 3 (East)1 seat · turnout 33.8%
| D. Patchett | Labour | 994 |
| J. Pagan | Conservative | 539 |
Peterborough No. 4 (Minster)1 seat · turnout 44.8%
| S Pinder | Labour | 613 |
| J. Holdich | Conservative | 382 |
| D. Soames | Ecol | 36 |
Peterborough No. 5 (North)1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| C. Swift | Labour | 1,487 |
| E. McCay | LIB | 277 |
Peterborough No. 6 (Park)1 seat · turnout 58.8%
| S. Smith | LIB | 1,410 |
| A. Shelford | Conservative | 832 |
| S. Mumby | Labour | 271 |
Peterborough No. 7 (Paston & Werr1 seat · turnout 37.6%
| R. Topley | Labour | 3,060 ✓ |
| J. Roberts | Conservative | 2,307 |
| S. Fuller | The Liberal Party | 749 |
| P. Brooks | Other | 70 |
Peterborough No. 8 (South)1 seat · turnout 45.8%
| A. Chalmers | Labour | 734 |
| M. Jenkins | Conservative | 360 |
Peterborough No. 9 (Westwood)2 seats · turnout 37.5%
| W. Brennan | Labour | 4,020 |
| B. Keegan | Labour | 4,004 |
| L. Barker | Conservative | 3,939 |
| R. Perkins | Conservative | 3,769 |
| M. Holland | LIB | 1,245 |
| K. Holland | LIB | 1,213 |
Peterborough Rural1 seat · turnout 44.5%
| E. Titman | Conservative | 1,530 |
| R. Taylor | Labour | 421 |
| B. Day | LIB | 318 |
Petersfield1 seat · turnout 47.9%
| J. Gordon | Labour | 920 ✓ |
| J. Ganczarski | Conservative | 658 |
| J. Rosenstiel | LIB | 191 |
| J. Paren | Ecol | 98 |
Romsey1 seat · turnout 38.6%
| J. Gluza | Labour | 1,186 |
| J. Jenkins | Conservative | 520 |
| R. Folley | LIB | 462 |
South Cambridgeshire No. 11 seat · turnout 37.9%
| S. Hutcherson | LIB | 1,139 |
| B. Sells | Conservative | 1,117 |
| P. Valbonesi | Labour | 312 |
South Cambridgeshire No. 21 seat · turnout 51.8%
| M. Shaw | Conservative | 1,206 |
| B. Pointon | LIB | 869 |
| M. Mackie | Labour | 275 |
South Cambridgeshire No. 31 seat · turnout 40.4%
| P. Powles | Conservative | 2,294 |
| E. Cox | Labour | 1,085 |
South Cambridgeshire No. 41 seat · turnout 42.1%
| D. Evans | Conservative | 1,345 |
| D. Mynott | Labour | 1,297 |
South Cambridgeshire No. 51 seat · turnout 42.8%
| A. Breitmeyer | Conservative | 1,233 |
| J. Hall | LIB | 852 |
| K. Kilbey | Labour | 457 |
St. Ives1 seat · turnout 43.8%
| M. Scott | Conservative | 1,632 |
| S. Mead | LIB | 1,383 |
| P. Bowerman | Labour | 601 |
St. Ives Rural No. 11 seat · turnout 22.9%
| J. Eddy | Conservative | 1,622 |
| Rick Jewell | Labour | 336 |
St. Ives Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 39.2%
| K. Archer | Conservative | 2,260 |
| T. Elloart | Ecol | 481 |
| R Lomax | Labour | 441 |
St. Neots No. 11 seat · turnout 38.8%
| G. Seager | Labour | 1,160 ✓ |
| H. Thomas | Conservative | 722 |
| S. Ragon | LIB | 167 |
| C. Ratcliffe | Independent | 76 |
St. Neots No. 21 seat · turnout 43.9%
| J. Huckle | Independent | 1,593 |
| W. Ratcliffe | Labour | 1,222 |
| J. Artley | Conservative | 1,112 |
St. Neots Rural1 seat · turnout 42.4%
| A. Gordon | Conservative | 2,212 |
| M. Foulkes | Labour | 879 |
Thorney Rural1 seat · turnout 39.2%
| R. Ritchie | Conservative | 975 |
| P. Culhane | Labour | 722 |
| V. Hale | Ecol | 155 |
Trumpington1 seat · turnout 44.5%
| J. Brookes | Conservative | 1,158 |
| S. Pugh | Labour | 568 |
| A. Waite | LIB | 363 |
West Chesterton1 seat · turnout 44.0%
| D. Fuller | Conservative | 943 ✓ |
| M. Hayes | LIB | 583 |
| J. Elliott | Labour | 513 |
| O. Fletcher | Ecol | 100 |
Whittlesey1 seat · turnout 30.8%
| H. Lilley | Conservative | 1,409 |
| A. Hannington | Labour | 1,322 |
Wisbech No. 11 seat · turnout 41.6%
| M. Sharp | LIB | 1,433 |
| R. Lake | Conservative | 999 |
| W. Weston | Labour | 602 |
Wisbech No. 21 seat · turnout 37.6%
| H. Potter | Labour | 847 |
| J. Holder | Conservative | 629 |
| B. Martin | LIB | 538 |
Wisbech Rural No. 11 seat · turnout 42.6%
| B. Sandall | LIB | 1,408 |
| R. Wallace | Conservative | 932 |
| C. Bennett | Labour | 307 |
Wisbech Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 47.3%
| B. Wrout | LIB | 1,097 |
| D. Chapple | Conservative | 494 |
| F. Hooks | Labour | 142 |
