Before (end of 1981) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 37 · Other 9 · Labour 3 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1982) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 38 · Other 9 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 · Labour 1
Ward results
Aylsham1 seat · turnout 44.2%
| F. Roualle | Conservative | 876 |
| Roberts | Lib/Sdp | 439 |
| McGee | Labour | 386 |
Blofield1 seat · turnout 51.0%
| Watts | Conservative | 785 |
| P. Moulding | Lib/Sdp | 232 |
| Burbridge | Labour | 115 |
Brundall1 seat · turnout 31.7%
| S. Ashford | Conservative | 742 |
| B. McCloughan | Labour | 223 |
Cawston1 seat · turnout 39.0%
| D. Barnes | Conservative | 397 |
| Farrington | Labour | 149 |
| Pelling | Lib/Sdp | 81 |
Drayton1 seat · turnout 41.0%
| D. Burrell | Conservative | 452 |
| J. Robinson | Labour | 420 |
Hellesdon North1 seat · turnout 35.0%
| A. Holmes | Conservative | 497 |
| Stubbs | Labour | 301 |
| R. Tozer | Lib/Sdp | 292 |
Hellesdon South East1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| F. Ward | Conservative | 601 |
| Oram | Lib/Sdp | 304 |
| Hopkins | Labour | 230 |
Hellesdon West1 seat · turnout 33.8%
| G. Fisher | Conservative | 474 |
| Lea | Labour | 398 |
| A. Young | Lib/Sdp | 306 |
Hevingham1 seat · turnout 34.9%
| G. Tuddenham | Conservative | 358 |
| Wymer | Labour | 145 |
| Martin | Lib/Sdp | 92 |
Rackheath1 seat · turnout 45.9%
| D. Hastings | Conservative | 534 |
| Southgate | Lib/Sdp | 253 |
| Lashley | Labour | 108 |
Spixworth1 seat · turnout 28.8%
| A. Ward | Independent | 379 |
| Randall | Lib/Sdp | 175 |
| W. Jackson | Labour | 114 |
St Faiths1 seat · turnout 51.4%
| K. Nichols | Independent | 274 |
| Richards | Lib/Sdp | 261 |
| Porter | Labour | 73 |
Thorpe St Andrew South1 seat · turnout 33.1%
| K. Thompson | Conservative | 447 |
| Standwell | Lib/Sdp | 155 |
| J. Lee | Conservative | 582 |
| S. Riseborough | Labour | 193 |
| Beadle | Lib/Sdp | 151 |
Thorpe St. Andrew Northeast1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| E Cocks | Conservative | 590 |
| J. Clayton | Lib/Sdp | 309 |
| P. Ducker | Labour | 227 |
Wroxham1 seat · turnout 46.7%
| E. Trafford | Conservative | 444 |
| Brett | Lib/Sdp | 91 |
| Smitton | Labour | 56 |