Before (end of 1980) (61 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 46 · Other 12 · Labour 3 · The Liberal Party 0
After (end of 1981) (61 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 25 · Labour 17 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 11 · Other 8
Ward results
Abbey1 seat · turnout 30.3%
| F. Tunnicliffe | Labour | 2,040 |
| R. Bunting | Conservative | 831 |
Bisley1 seat · turnout 49.6%
| W. Oakes | Conservative | 1,121 ✓ |
| F. Fisher | LIB | 779 |
| W. Duncan Young | Independent | 448 |
| S. Tomlin | Labour | 307 |
| J. Fowles | Ind So | 107 |
| A. Lomas | Independent | 71 |
Cam1 seat · turnout 53.5%
| N. Lee | Labour | 1,348 |
| K. Hitchings | LIB | 1,314 |
| W. Jones | Conservative | 1,261 |
Charlton Kings1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| G. Tatam | Conservative | 2,403 |
| W. Slater | LIB | 1,307 |
Cheltenham (All Saints)1 seat · turnout 43.8%
| C. Hay | LIB | 1,776 |
| R Beagley | Conservative | 817 |
Cheltenham (College)1 seat · turnout 51.1%
| K. Hammond | LIB | 1,608 |
| B Howell | Conservative | 908 |
| R. Rees | Labour | 298 |
Cheltenham (Hatherley)1 seat · turnout 49.8%
| P. Warren | LIB | 1,524 |
| G. Lowe | Conservative | 1,192 |
| W. Nawton | Labour | 380 |
Cheltenham (Hesters Way)1 seat · turnout 32.7%
| A. Curtis | Labour | 840 |
| C. Morris | LIB | 758 |
| H. Turbeyfield | Conservative | 508 |
Cheltenham (Lansdown)1 seat · turnout 40.7%
| M. Hall | Conservative | 1,141 |
| M. Hunt | LIB | 986 |
Cheltenham (Park)1 seat · turnout 48.9%
| R. Froggatt | Conservative | 1,690 |
| G. Burch | LIB | 1,207 |
Cheltenham (Pittville)1 seat · turnout 44.7%
| A. Lawrie | Labour | 1,030 |
| A. Bramah | Conservative | 1,005 |
| A. Goodridge | LIB | 484 |
Cheltenham (St. Marks)1 seat · turnout 46.5%
| F. Skinner | LIB | 1,504 ✓ |
| A. Yates | Labour | 802 |
| W. Bullingham | Conservative | 531 |
| T. Cole | Independent | 53 |
Cheltenham (St. Pauls)1 seat · turnout 47.3%
| J. Rawson | LIB | 997 ✓ |
| D. Aldridge | Independent | 574 |
| M. King | Labour | 407 |
| N. Bennett | Conservative | 336 |
Cheltenham (St. Peters)1 seat · turnout 45.3%
| D. Storey | LIB | 1,355 |
| R. Marchant | Conservative | 773 |
| C. Smith | Labour | 554 |
Cheltenham Rural No. 1 (Winchcombe)1 seat · turnout 39.1%
| K. Wilson | Conservative | 1,755 |
| R Trafford | Labour | 587 |
Cheltenham Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 36.7%
| A. Beldam | Conservative | 1,650 |
| P. Syed | Labour | 1,009 |
Cheltenham Rural No. 31 seat · turnout 41.2%
| B. Izett | Conservative | 1,287 |
| S. Hughes | PABAG | 939 |
| F. Penn | Labour | 465 |
Cheltenham Rural No. 41 seat · turnout 46.4%
| J. Fearnley-Whittingstall | LIB | 1,762 |
| C. Kerr | Conservative | 1,623 |
| H. Lewis | Ecol | 406 |
Cheltenham Rural No. 51 seat · turnout 40.2%
| A. Cornish | PABAG | 1,653 |
| R. Gregory | Conservative | 1,414 |
Cirencester North1 seat · turnout 44.9%
| A. Ingram | Conservative | 1,263 ✓ |
| A. Willis | LIB | 1,138 |
| R. Amos | Labour | 403 |
| M. Moor | Ecol | 115 |
Cirencester Rural No. 11 seat · turnout 42.1%
| R. Clarke | LIB | 1,330 |
| E. Clarke | Ind Con | 1,180 |
| S. Elson | Ind Lab | 356 |
Cirencester Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 44.4%
| H. Elwes | Ind Con | 1,477 |
| G. Beckerlegge | LIB | 739 |
| J. George | Ind Lab | 467 |
Cirencester South1 seat · turnout 32.8%
| R. Sharpes | Independent | 962 |
| J. Deeks | Labour | 815 |
Dursley1 seat · turnout 54.1%
| M. Treasure | Labour | 1,182 |
| C. Pierce | Conservative | 1,044 |
| M. Campbell | LIB | 635 |
East Dean No. 1 (Mitcheldean)1 seat · turnout 40.9%
| R. Cadle | Independent | 1,226 |
| W. Foley | Labour | 1,104 |
| A. Warren | Labour | 0 ✓ |
East Dean No. 31 seat
| D. Pritchard | Labour | 0 ✓ |
East Dean No. 41 seat · turnout 38.3%
| E. Radley | LIB | 1,010 |
| C. Tempest | Labour | 969 |
Gloucester (Barnwood)1 seat · turnout 48.3%
| K. Waldon | Labour | 1,825 |
| G. Love | Conservative | 973 |
| S. Heaven | LIB | 456 |
Gloucester (Barton)1 seat · turnout 41.7%
| P. Harris | Labour | 1,175 |
| A. Gravells | Conservative | 819 |
| E. Drinan | LIB | 246 |
Gloucester (Eastgate)1 seat · turnout 44.0%
| J. Kirby | Labour | 1,175 |
| I. Fowler | Conservative | 777 |
| M. Carter | LIB | 415 |
Gloucester (Hucclecote)1 seat · turnout 53.6%
| T. Wathen | Conservative | 1,412 |
| R. Cox | LIB | 1,105 |
| E. Andrews | Labour | 901 |
Gloucester (Kingsholm)1 seat · turnout 54.7%
| P. Robins | Conservative | 1,260 |
| J. Hilton | LIB | 1,105 |
| L. Gibbs | Labour | 764 |
Gloucester (Linden)1 seat · turnout 48.7%
| D. Short | Labour | 1,296 |
| M. Welch | LIB | 820 |
| M. Wooltorton | Conservative | 775 |
Gloucester (Longlevens)1 seat · turnout 57.1%
| L. Jones | Conservative | 1,362 |
| S. Day | Labour | 1,294 |
| M. Butler | LIB | 821 |
Gloucester (Matson)1 seat · turnout 37.6%
| E. Mayall | Labour | 1,854 |
| B. Grimshaw | Conservative | 801 |
| T. Mulvey | LIB | 600 |
Gloucester (Podsmead)1 seat · turnout 54.3%
| D. Halford | LIB | 1,974 |
| W. Finch | Labour | 723 |
| F. Stephens | Conservative | 509 |
Gloucester (Tuffley)1 seat · turnout 57.7%
| F. Wilton | Labour | 1,309 |
| R. Alderton | Conservative | 1,094 |
| N. Abell | LIB | 483 |
Gloucester (Westgate)1 seat · turnout 43.8%
| Fisher H. | Conservative | 983 ✓ |
| F. Stevens | Labour | 729 |
| N. Lane | LIB | 668 |
| R. Rhodes | NF | 38 |
| R. Parry | Ind Con | 0 ✓ |
Gloucester Rural No. 2 (Churchdown)1 seat · turnout 46.9%
| R. Merrett | Conservative | 1,628 ✓ |
| R. Ansley | Labour | 992 |
| G. Lock | LIB | 801 |
| B. Hnatkiwskyj | NF | 54 |
Gloucester Rural No. 31 seat · turnout 44.4%
| C. Meek | Conservative | 2,241 |
| R. Ellerby | Labour | 1,386 |
| D. Jewell | LIB | 995 |
Gloucester Rural No. 41 seat · turnout 41.1%
| T. Morris | Conservative | 1,127 |
| C. Mikeson | LIB | 848 |
| E. Dawson | Independent | 206 |
Lydney1 seat · turnout 50.6%
| B. Hobman | Labour | 1,020 ✓ |
| E. Goss | Independent | 905 |
| W. Martyn | Conservative | 762 |
| T. Wilcox | LIB | 555 |
Minchinhampton1 seat · turnout 45.0%
| G. Hill | Conservative | 1,403 |
| M. Elliot | LIB | 664 |
| R. Terry | Labour | 407 |
Nailsworth1 seat · turnout 38.9%
| G. Mills | Independent | 1,179 |
| S. White | LIB | 425 |
| R. Brown | Labour | 409 |
Newent1 seat · turnout 43.9%
| A. Ussher | Conservative | 2,278 |
| A. Ruane | Labour | 821 |
| R. Bartlett | Independent | 580 |
North Cotswold No. 1 (Campden)1 seat · turnout 48.3%
| G. Furtado | Conservative | 1,035 |
| D. Welch | Independent | 931 |
North Cotswold No. 21 seat · turnout 38.7%
| A. Williams | Ind Con | 1,465 |
| M. Stainton | Independent | 562 |
| J. Batchelor | Labour | 433 |
North Cotswold No. 31 seat
| W. McLelland | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Northleach1 seat · turnout 34.4%
| M. Dunrossil | Ind Con | 1,163 |
| M. Davis | Ecol | 757 |
Stonehouse1 seat · turnout 45.0%
| D. Cosstick | Labour | 1,213 ✓ |
| A. Benfield | Independent | 1,212 |
| S. Scott | LIB | 779 |
| D. Ponting | Ind Lab | 710 |
Stroud East1 seat · turnout 52.0%
| M. Williams | Conservative | 1,559 ✓ |
| A. Windsor | Labour | 916 |
| V. Gardiner | LIB | 805 |
| S. Mohammed | Ind Li | 619 |
Stroud West1 seat · turnout 41.8%
| M. Rutter | Labour | 1,241 |
| B. Owens | Conservative | 1,227 |
| A. Tutt | LIB | 922 |
Tewkesbury1 seat · turnout 33.8%
| M. Shepard | Conservative | 1,236 |
| J. Mortimer | Labour | 906 |
| R. Bogucki | Ecol | 229 |
Tidenham1 seat · turnout 50.6%
| J. Manson | Conservative | 1,007 ✓ |
| R. Costley | Labour | 655 |
| J. Harrison Higgins | RES | 652 |
| J. Svendsen | LIB | 462 |
| W. Harris | Independent | 82 |
West Dean No. 11 seat · turnout 44.3%
| F. Thompson | Labour | 999 |
| A. Gillo | Conservative | 959 |
West Dean No. 21 seat
| M. Rees | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Wotton-under-Edge1 seat · turnout 52.7%
| J. Cordwell | LIB | 1,779 |
| N. Watkins | Conservative | 1,065 |
