Before (end of 1981) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 24 · Labour 15 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 · Other 4
After (end of 1982) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 24 · Labour 15 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 · Other 3
Ward results
Bagley1 seat · turnout 45.4%
| M. Edington | Conservative | 588 |
| R. Batham | Lib/Sdp | 543 |
| A. Parsons | Labour | 311 |
Bayston Hill1 seat · turnout 40.0%
| P. Staples | Lib/Sdp | 1,085 |
| P. Power | Conservative | 746 |
Belle Vue1 seat · turnout 44.3%
| M. Lea | Labour | 825 |
| K. Ballard | Conservative | 532 |
| R. Clark | Lib/Sdp | 434 |
Castlefields & Ditherington1 seat · turnout 30.3%
| N. Cadman | Labour | 781 |
| N. Moss | Lib/Sdp | 430 |
Condover1 seat · turnout 43.8%
| V. Evason | Conservative | 388 |
| C. Jackson | Lib/Sdp | 257 |
Copthorne2 seats · turnout 41.5%
| Nutting P. | Conservative | 1,097 |
| Nicola Jane Oakley | Conservative | 1,069 |
| J. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 647 |
| N. Jenkins | Lib/Sdp | 614 |
| A. Freudman | Labour | 168 |
| J. Mosley | Labour | 159 |
Harlescott1 seat · turnout 32.6%
| L. McDonald | Labour | 543 |
| C. Macmillan | Lib/Sdp | 399 |
| E. Sandford | Conservative | 358 |
Lawley1 seat · turnout 41.6%
| L. Morris | Independent | 490 |
| P. Hawkins | Lib/Sdp | 87 |
Meole Brace1 seat · turnout 50.1%
| N. Hoyle | Lib/Sdp | 1,358 |
| P. Miles | Conservative | 554 |
| F. Cowlishaw | Labour | 264 |
Monkmoor1 seat · turnout 39.1%
| J. Smith | Conservative | 805 |
| E. Macdonald | Labour | 494 |
| H. Marshall | Lib/Sdp | 427 |
Quarry1 seat · turnout 44.6%
| D. Rooney | Conservative | 956 |
| D. Whitaker | All | 612 |
| P. Evans | Labour | 98 |
Rea Valley1 seat · turnout 42.0%
| J. Owen | Conservative | 1,226 |
| D. Ryder | Lib/Sdp | 562 |
Severn Valley1 seat · turnout 43.5%
| A. Jones | Independent | 513 |
| J. Feather | Lib/Sdp | 163 |
Sundorne1 seat · turnout 32.5%
| C. Forbes | Labour | 519 |
| P. Dunham | Lib/Sdp | 475 |
| R. Stanford | Conservative | 297 |
Sutton1 seat · turnout 44.3%
| C. Coward | Conservative | 1,023 |
| G. Baldwin | Lib/Sdp | 736 |