Before (end of 1981) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 26 · Other 8 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 · Labour 3
After (end of 1982) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 28 · Other 5 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 · Labour 3
Ward results
Grange & Rawreth1 seat · turnout 39.8%
| M. Jones | Conservative | 618 |
| M. Rapley | All | 510 |
| S Andre | Labour | 503 |
Hawkwell East2 seats · turnout 39.3%
| J. Sheaf | Conservative | 972 |
| T. Burt | Conservative | 943 |
| C. Brown | All | 450 |
| J. Benson | All | 380 |
| D. Weir | Labour | 373 |
| Myra Anne Weir | Labour | 319 |
Hockley East1 seat · turnout 42.6%
| P. Himfen | Conservative | 690 |
| S. Barnard | RES | 682 |
Hullbridge Riverside1 seat · turnout 38.3%
| J. Nokes | All | 386 |
| J. Parkinson | Conservative | 380 |
| D. Richardson | Labour | 297 |
Hullbridge South1 seat · turnout 42.9%
| L. Daley | RES | 267 ✓ |
| C. William | Conservative | 266 |
| P. Brading | All | 236 |
| A. Malcolm | Labour | 164 |
Lodge1 seat · turnout 39.4%
| J. Murison | Conservative | 1,073 |
| M. Menning | All | 522 |
| C. Barnaby | Labour | 203 |
Rayleigh Central1 seat · turnout 44.3%
| R. Foster | Conservative | 529 ✓ |
| S. Silva | Independent | 386 |
| F. Rapley | All | 252 |
| V. Foley | Labour | 103 |
Rochford Eastwood1 seat · turnout 47.0%
| W. Budge | Conservative | 349 |
| K. Saunders | All | 292 |
Rochford Roche1 seat · turnout 55.0%
| C Stephenson | Labour | 415 |
| W. Heard | Conservative | 284 |
| M. Stevens | All | 112 |
Rochford St. Andrews1 seat · turnout 40.4%
| M. Warner | Conservative | 448 |
| D. McKinnell | Labour | 377 |
| M. Clark | All | 245 |
Whitehouse1 seat · turnout 40.0%
| B. Taylor | Conservative | 564 |
| D. Turrell | All | 365 |
| J Foley | Labour | 103 |
