Before (end of 1981) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 39 · Conservative 15 · Other 0 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1982) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · Conservative 19 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Bablake1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| T. Webb | Conservative | 2,610 |
| W. Shakespeare | Labour | 1,167 |
| L. Smith | Lib/Sdp | 1,042 |
Binley & Willenhall1 seat · turnout 29.2%
| E. Rosher | Labour | 1,809 ✓ |
| H. Allen | Conservative | 1,410 |
| C. Coupe | Lib/Sdp | 925 |
| P. Braithwaite | Ecol | 121 |
| B. King | WRP | 51 |
Cheylesmore1 seat · turnout 42.3%
| R. Colclough | Conservative | 2,311 |
| P. Leigh | Labour | 1,433 |
| K. Hudson | Lib/Sdp | 1,427 |
Earlsdon1 seat · turnout 45.1%
| G. Morris | Conservative | 3,279 ✓ |
| R. Crossley | Lib/Sdp | 1,435 |
| R. Paine | Labour | 977 |
| R. Leftwich | RES | 373 |
Foleshill1 seat · turnout 30.7%
| J. Cunningham | Labour | 2,650 |
| P. Townshend | Lib/Sdp | 574 |
| M. Birtles | Conservative | 565 |
Henley1 seat · turnout 27.7%
| C. Ward | Labour | 1,610 |
| Ellis L. | Conservative | 1,123 |
| J. Waddingham | Lib/Sdp | 944 |
Holbrook1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| S. Murray | Labour | 2,206 |
| J Farmer | Conservative | 1,653 |
| K. Masterson | Lib/Sdp | 1,155 |
Longford1 seat · turnout 32.2%
| G. Lindfield | Labour | 2,039 |
| J. Morse | Conservative | 1,236 |
| A. Pennington | Lib/Sdp | 1,069 |
Lower Stoke1 seat · turnout 34.6%
| B Peace | Conservative | 1,955 |
| G. Ready | Labour | 1,671 |
| A. De Alwis | Lib/Sdp | 936 |
Radford1 seat · turnout 34.6%
| A. Waugh | Labour | 2,403 |
| M. Swaine | Conservative | 1,393 |
| R. Blanchard | Lib/Sdp | 928 |
Sherbourne1 seat · turnout 35.0%
| L. Lamb | Conservative | 2,114 ✓ |
| B. Lewis | Lib/Sdp | 1,183 |
| T. Smith | Labour | 1,182 |
| A. Williamson | NAT | 35 |
St. Michaels1 seat · turnout 28.6%
| W. Brandish | Labour | 2,181 ✓ |
| W. Stevens | Conservative | 668 |
| L. Leavers | Lib/Sdp | 565 |
| P. Mir | WRP | 72 |
| R. Ewart | NF | 62 |
Upper Stoke1 seat · turnout 38.5%
| R. Morris | Labour | 2,635 ✓ |
| J. Hopkins | Conservative | 1,496 |
| T. Leadley | Lib/Sdp | 1,023 |
| N. Tucker | COMM | 88 |
Wainbody1 seat · turnout 45.9%
| M. Stoneman | Conservative | 3,027 |
| D. Warner | Lib/Sdp | 1,643 |
| G. Weastell | Labour | 723 |
Westwood1 seat · turnout 35.1%
| A. Waugh | Labour | 1,944 ✓ |
| J. Tudor | Conservative | 1,233 |
| P. Davies | Lib/Sdp | 982 |
| J. Meacham | COMM | 60 |
Whoberley1 seat · turnout 38.2%
| H. Cooper | Conservative | 2,075 ✓ |
| T. Rollings | Labour | 1,528 |
| P. Smith | Lib/Sdp | 1,399 |
| B. Villiers | IND RATE | 295 |
| M. Williamson | NAT | 50 |
Woodlands1 seat · turnout 35.5%
| Chris Wardle | Conservative | 1,965 ✓ |
| A. Dyke | Lib/Sdp | 1,544 |
| D. Leech | Labour | 1,470 |
| B. Maddison | NAT | 39 |
Wyken1 seat · turnout 33.6%
| Andy Hodson | Conservative | 1,822 ✓ |
| J. Ward | Labour | 1,530 |
| A. Postles | Lib/Sdp | 1,377 |
| A. Maddison | Anti Polit | 86 |