Before (end of 1980) (69 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 61 · Labour 3 · Other 3 · The Liberal Party 2
After (end of 1981) (69 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 36 · Labour 19 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 9 · Other 5
Ward results
Abingdon No. 1 (Caldecott)1 seat · turnout 45.3%
| J. Jacottet | Labour | 1,085 |
| Gilli Lewis-Lavender | Conservative | 734 |
| R. Smith | LIB | 611 |
Abingdon No. 21 seat · turnout 49.1%
| I. Blair | LIB | 1,388 ✓ |
| A. Westall | Conservative | 978 |
| D. Parkin | Labour | 366 |
| P. Taylor | Ecol | 91 |
Abingdon No. 31 seat · turnout 39.5%
| L. Steggles | Conservative | 845 |
| B. Jillard | LIB | 706 |
| J. Wagstaffe | Labour | 466 |
Banbury No. 11 seat · turnout 47.6%
| P. Fisher | Labour | 1,357 |
| D. Spencer | Conservative | 479 |
| S. Bell | LIB | 179 |
Banbury No. 21 seat · turnout 39.0%
| B. Hadfield | Conservative | 1,218 ✓ |
| D. Husk | Labour | 1,033 |
| G. Fisher | LIB | 655 |
| D. Cook | Ecol | 97 |
Banbury No. 3 (Neithrop)1 seat · turnout 37.4%
| W. Humphries | Labour | 1,204 |
| G. Wilton | Conservative | 705 |
Banbury No. 4 (Ruscote)1 seat · turnout 35.4%
| J. Steer | Labour | 2,021 |
| P. Bartlett | Conservative | 424 |
| C. Slatter | LIB | 258 |
Banbury Rural No. 11 seat · turnout 45.7%
| Manning C. | Conservative | 1,242 |
| F. Mabbs | LIB | 794 |
| Le Mare P | Labour | 382 |
Banbury Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 46.5%
| H. Clifton | Conservative | 1,298 |
| C. Brierley | LIB | 586 |
| D. Cornelius | Labour | 556 |
Banbury Rural No. 31 seat · turnout 49.3%
| J. Molyneux | Conservative | 1,198 |
| J. Twigg | LIB | 557 |
| D. Bullard | Labour | 554 |
Benson1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| B. Deed | Independent | 1,448 |
| D. Turner | LIB | 397 |
| R. Crabtree | Labour | 260 |
Bicester1 seat · turnout 42.4%
| J. Hollis | Conservative | 1,587 |
| E. Porter | Labour | 1,470 |
| J. Parsons | LIB | 787 |
Chinnor & Tetsworth1 seat · turnout 40.9%
| C. Barlow | Conservative | 1,272 |
| W. Hawkins | LIB | 633 |
| G. Wilson | Labour | 617 |
Chipping Norton1 seat · turnout 54.5%
| J. Hannis | Independent | 846 |
| H. Latcham | Labour | 835 |
| A. White | LIB | 306 |
Chipping Norton Rural No. 11 seat · turnout 49.9%
| J. Banbury | Conservative | 1,172 |
| J. Shaw | LIB | 993 |
| V. Williams | Labour | 619 |
Chipping Norton Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 42.3%
| E. Juler | Independent | 1,710 |
| S. Stewart | Labour | 723 |
Chipping Norton Rural No. 31 seat · turnout 43.9%
| H. Edginton | Conservative | 1,332 |
| K. Baker | LIB | 1,016 |
Cumnor1 seat · turnout 38.8%
| A. Wilcox | Conservative | 1,381 |
| J. Plaskitt | Labour | 654 |
Didcot Manor1 seat · turnout 45.1%
| L. Hitchcock | Labour | 1,401 |
| O. Daukes | Conservative | 1,196 |
Didcot Mereland1 seat · turnout 41.0%
| B. Duggan | Labour | 1,309 |
| H. Swanborough | Conservative | 561 |
Dorchester1 seat · turnout 42.3%
| C. Farrell | Conservative | 848 |
| A. Booth | Labour | 713 |
| R. Drinkwater | LIB | 527 |
Drayton1 seat · turnout 53.8%
| M. Mackenzie | Labour | 1,508 |
| G. Gallagher-Daggit | Conservative | 1,299 |
Faringdon No. 11 seat · turnout 45.9%
| N. Douglass | Conservative | 1,438 ✓ |
| R. Nettleton | Labour | 692 |
| P. Kingham | LIB | 444 |
| J. Luker | Independent | 52 |
Faringdon No. 21 seat · turnout 44.4%
| E. Bond | Conservative | 1,286 |
| R. Ryder | LIB | 593 |
| A. Wren | Labour | 567 |
Great Milton & Wheatley1 seat · turnout 41.9%
| P. Audley-Mills | Conservative | 1,425 |
| J. Wilkinson | LIB | 995 |
| J. Bell | Labour | 575 |
Henley North1 seat · turnout 40.9%
| E. Cresswell | Conservative | 943 |
| H. Main | LIB | 637 |
| E. Venn | Labour | 249 |
Henley Rural No. 1a1 seat · turnout 37.7%
| F. Darlow | Conservative | 1,146 |
| P. Hose | LIB | 500 |
Henley Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 20.8%
| E. Renel | Conservative | 1,165 |
Henley Rural No. 31 seat · turnout 49.6%
| J. Crawford | LIB | 1,131 |
| G. Coles | Conservative | 1,014 |
Henley Rural No. 51 seat · turnout 47.3%
| R. Willgoss | Conservative | 1,024 |
| B. Pim | LIB | 914 |
Henley South1 seat · turnout 40.6%
| D. Walden | Conservative | 1,032 |
| M. Owen | LIB | 644 |
Hinksey1 seat · turnout 41.0%
| P. Johnston | LIB | 904 |
| J. Brogden | Conservative | 742 |
Hormer1 seat · turnout 47.5%
| M. Fogarty | LIB | 1,311 |
| J. Francis | Conservative | 1,308 |
| I. Jones | Labour | 631 |
Littlemore1 seat · turnout 37.4%
| C. Norman | Labour | 1,385 ✓ |
| S. Zinkin | Conservative | 640 |
| R. Tovey | LIB | 240 |
| P. Johnson | Ind Li | 52 |
Moreton1 seat · turnout 52.2%
| M. Randolph | Conservative | 1,611 |
| J. Bradshaw | LIB | 1,184 |
| C. Crawley | Labour | 816 |
Oxford (Blackbird Leys)1 seat · turnout 37.0%
| Williamson A. | Labour | 1,902 |
| D. Frith | Conservative | 370 |
Oxford (Donnington)1 seat · turnout 45.6%
| J. Power | Labour | 1,190 |
| D. Pratley | Conservative | 657 |
Oxford (Headlington)1 seat · turnout 47.6%
| R. Lawrence | Labour | 1,417 |
| K. Ellis | Conservative | 1,129 |
| M. Watney | LIB | 377 |
Oxford (Iffley)1 seat · turnout 51.3%
| J. Parker | Labour | 1,412 |
| P. Yardley | Conservative | 991 |
Oxford (Marston)1 seat · turnout 48.9%
| T. Richardson | Labour | 1,523 |
| M. Tiffany | Conservative | 835 |
Oxford (Quarry)1 seat · turnout 39.5%
| Q. Hamilton | Conservative | 1,085 |
| M. Joseph | Labour | 611 |
| H. Look | LIB | 439 |
Oxford (St. Clements)1 seat · turnout 47.7%
| B. Clarke | Labour | 1,067 ✓ |
| B. Tennant | Conservative | 876 |
| M. Godden | LIB | 374 |
| P. Foggitt | Ecol | 131 |
Oxford (Temple Cowley)1 seat · turnout 45.7%
| D. Taylor | Labour | 1,353 |
| F. Ingram | Conservative | 1,056 |
Oxford (Wolvercote)1 seat · turnout 44.8%
| A. Spokes | Conservative | 1,412 |
| K. Bradley | Labour | 651 |
Oxford (Wood Farm)1 seat · turnout 41.9%
| E. Kearney | Labour | 1,225 |
| J. Campbell | Conservative | 592 |
| B. Ashton | LIB | 544 |
Oxford Cherwell1 seat · turnout 47.0%
| J. Todd | Conservative | 1,198 |
| J. Cox | Labour | 569 |
| G. Forrest | LIB | 507 |
Oxford East1 seat · turnout 47.4%
| J. Howard-Johnston | Labour | 1,181 ✓ |
| F. Kane | Conservative | 796 |
| R. Brooker | LIB | 202 |
| V. Cullen | Ecol | 131 |
Oxford North1 seat · turnout 35.8%
| D. Roaf | LIB | 1,303 |
| J. Peach | Conservative | 1,279 |
| A. Towse | Labour | 1,083 |
Oxford South1 seat · turnout 44.4%
| A. Kitchener | Labour | 1,061 |
| T. Curtin | Conservative | 739 |
| E. Mort | LIB | 479 |
Oxford West1 seat · turnout 43.4%
| O. Gibbs | Labour | 1,296 |
| R. Macdonald | Conservative | 750 |
| J. Carpenter | Ecol | 299 |
Ploughley No. 11 seat · turnout 41.7%
| B Prestidge | Conservative | 1,193 |
| C. Harvey | Labour | 1,128 |
Ploughley No. 21 seat · turnout 38.9%
| R. Davey | Conservative | 1,759 |
| K. Carter | Labour | 1,281 |
Ploughley No. 31 seat · turnout 42.6%
| P. Markham | Conservative | 1,182 |
| E. Roberts | LIB | 1,041 |
Ploughley No. 41 seat · turnout 45.8%
| E. Von Maltzahn | Conservative | 1,047 |
| R. Reiss | Labour | 730 |
| M. Hichens | LIB | 431 |
Stanton St. John1 seat · turnout 42.6%
| G. Ring | Conservative | 1,255 |
| K. Tiwari | Labour | 882 |
| R. Sangster | LIB | 624 |
Thame1 seat · turnout 39.8%
| G. Elson | LIB | 1,637 |
| P. Birch Reynardson | Conservative | 858 |
Wallingford1 seat · turnout 44.3%
| D. Calvin Thomas | LIB | 1,484 |
| J. Goode | Conservative | 579 |
Wantage1 seat · turnout 45.6%
| A. Spurway | SOC DEM | 1,273 |
| J. Coates | Conservative | 929 |
| P. Morgan | Labour | 680 |
Wantage Rural No. 11 seat · turnout 55.5%
| E. Clarke | Conservative | 1,606 |
| E. Alexander | LIB | 1,422 |
Wantage Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 40.2%
| H. Hurst | Conservative | 1,927 |
| D. Neal | Labour | 1,428 |
Watlington1 seat · turnout 39.8%
| G. Gale | Conservative | 682 |
| B. Maunder | Labour | 228 |
| I. Fairey | LIB | 163 |
Witney North1 seat · turnout 41.6%
| R. Cheeseman | Conservative | 597 |
| P. Jessel | LIB | 566 |
| M. Hudson | Labour | 472 |
Witney Rural No. 1 (Eynsham & Stand1 seat · turnout 45.0%
| M. Ayres | Conservative | 1,015 ✓ |
| C. Dorward | The Liberal Party | 945 |
| P. Haworth | Labour | 340 |
Witney Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 51.5%
| O. Kernahan | Conservative | 1,197 |
| J. Margetts | LIB | 1,041 |
| A. Hudson | Labour | 463 |
Witney Rural No. 31 seat
| J. Gillett | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Witney Rural No. 41 seat · turnout 35.4%
| P. Madden | LIB | 1,035 |
| M. Frost | Conservative | 1,001 |
Witney Rural No. 51 seat · turnout 41.9%
| J. Moody | Conservative | 1,248 |
| N. Ridout | LIB | 880 |
Witney South1 seat · turnout 46.2%
| P. Baston | LIB | 1,428 |
| E. Cooper | Labour | 887 |
| P. Bradd | Conservative | 665 |
