Before (end of 1981) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 42 · Other 3 · Conservative 3 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1982) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 37 · Other 5 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 · Conservative 3
Ward results
Abbey3 seats · turnout 31.6%
| J. Bruce | Labour | 1,210 |
| H. Howie | Labour | 1,199 |
| G. Bramley | Labour | 1,109 |
| F. Edgecombe | Lib/Sdp | 563 |
| T. Power | Lib/Sdp | 548 |
| M. Maugey | Conservative | 545 |
| F. Tisdell | Conservative | 541 |
| O. Tisdell | Conservative | 482 |
Alibon2 seats · turnout 29.9%
| T. Reynolds | Labour | 779 |
| E. White | Labour | 733 |
| E. Blake | Lib/Sdp | 444 |
| D. Kingsby | Lib/Sdp | 410 |
| R Johnson | Conservative | 268 |
| W. Maule | Conservative | 211 |
Cambell3 seats
| J. Butler | Labour | 1,365 ✓ |
| S. Cole | Labour | 1,220 ✓ |
| Matt Creasey | Labour | 1,179 ✓ |
| R Smith | Conservative | 630 |
| S Seaman | Conservative | 604 |
| P Turner | Conservative | 544 |
Chadwell Heath3 seats · turnout 35.3%
| R. Gowland | IND RATE | 2,024 |
| R. Jeyes | IND RATE | 2,012 |
| W. Hibble | IND RATE | 1,972 |
| W. Summers | Labour | 440 |
| M. Ness | Labour | 411 |
| Judith Mary Williams | Labour | 384 |
| A. Ott | COMM | 57 |
Eastbrook3 seats · turnout 30.0%
| F. Tibble | Labour | 895 |
| Lis Burnett | Labour | 845 |
| A Stevens | Labour | 815 |
| N. Houlder | Conservative | 782 |
| S. Horrell | Conservative | 767 |
| A. Horrell | Conservative | 758 |
| G. Keegan | Lib/Sdp | 539 |
| E. Bullock | Lib/Sdp | 530 |
| J. Keegan | Lib/Sdp | 528 |
Eastbury2 seats · turnout 32.8%
| M. Ball | Labour | 832 |
| M. O'Shea | Labour | 774 |
| S. Bray | Conservative | 441 |
| R. Hall | Conservative | 411 |
| S. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 392 |
| K. Power | Lib/Sdp | 353 |
Fanshawe3 seats · turnout 16.8%
| F. Jones | Labour | 1,272 |
| J. Thomas | Labour | 1,053 |
| E. Turner | Labour | 1,042 |
| K. Bird | COMM | 129 |
Gascoigne3 seats · turnout 37.1%
| A. Beadle | Lib/Sdp | 1,413 ✓ |
| R. Beadle | Lib/Sdp | 1,363 ✓ |
| D. Spender | Lib/Sdp | 1,194 ✓ |
| T. Bird | Labour | 926 |
| B. Walker | Labour | 881 |
| J. Jones | Labour | 857 |
| M. Hall | Conservative | 259 |
| F. Westbrook | Conservative | 238 |
| B. Long | Conservative | 235 |
| K. Scotcher | WRP | 20 |
Goresbrook2 seats · turnout 25.6%
| D. Dodd | Labour | 856 |
| E. Bradley | Labour | 852 |
| F. Allen | Conservative | 417 |
| J. Dutton | Conservative | 367 |
| R. Ferrett | NF | 60 |
| S. Woodward | NF | 57 |
Heath3 seats · turnout 26.6%
| C. Fairbrass | Labour | 1,244 |
| J. Lawrence | Labour | 1,191 |
| J. Allam | Labour | 1,186 |
| J Taylor | Conservative | 781 |
| J. Preston | Conservative | 778 |
| W. Preston | Conservative | 776 |
| H. Ott | COMM | 58 |
LONGBRIDGE3 seats
| B. Cook | Conservative | 1,556 ✓ |
| E Reed | Conservative | 1,530 ✓ |
| John Seaman | Conservative | 1,503 ✓ |
| B Beadle | Lib/Sdp | 713 |
| A Bush | Lib/Sdp | 680 |
| D Smith | Lib/Sdp | 645 |
| J Cavanagh | Labour | 620 |
| Mick Cole | Labour | 588 |
| J Luff | Labour | 571 |
Manor2 seats · turnout 29.5%
| A. Ball | Labour | 1,016 |
| J. Mannering | Labour | 959 |
| Gow D. | Conservative | 428 |
| Nelson L. | Conservative | 368 |
| P. Griffiths | NF | 69 |
| G. Pearce | NF | 65 |
Marks Gate1 seat · turnout 36.2%
| D. Pepper | Independent | 541 |
| A. Thomas | Labour | 303 |
Parsloes2 seats · turnout 30.8%
| M. Arnold | Labour | 820 |
| J. Dias-Broughton | Labour | 780 |
| T. Arthur | Conservative | 512 |
| F. Maloney | Conservative | 455 |
| D. Felton | Lib/Sdp | 367 |
| C. Vecchi | Lib/Sdp | 300 |
River2 seats
| J Wianwright | Labour | 741 ✓ |
| P Twomey | Independent | 689 ✓ |
| John Howard | Independent | 636 |
| Inder Singh Jamu | Labour | 569 |
| M Hawkins | Conservative | 329 |
Thames2 seats · turnout 41.1%
| Gareth Shaw | Labour | 1,273 |
| R. Patient | Labour | 1,171 |
| M. Taylor | Lib/Sdp | 419 |
| D. Keenan | Lib/Sdp | 417 |
| M. Nelson | Conservative | 382 |
| D. Reed | Conservative | 365 |
Triptons3 seats · turnout 21.0%
| G. Brooker | Labour | 1,032 |
| J. Davis | Labour | 963 |
| L. Collins | Labour | 921 |
| J. Bell | Lib/Sdp | 559 |
| S. Hayward | Lib/Sdp | 498 |
| P. Hitchings | Lib/Sdp | 486 |
| J. Burke | COMM | 60 |
Valence3 seats · turnout 16.7%
| R Black | Labour | 1,215 |
| M. Eales | Labour | 1,164 |
| J. Foster | Labour | 1,100 |
| D. Marshall | COMM | 126 |
Village3 seats · turnout 27.4%
| P. Bradley | Labour | 946 ✓ |
| H. Tindell | Labour | 918 ✓ |
| R. Whitbread | Labour | 891 ✓ |
| T. Mallindine | Conservative | 695 |
| V. Ellis | Conservative | 667 |
| J. Harding | Conservative | 657 |
| G. Monk | Independent | 540 |
| M. Timothy | Independent | 523 |
| S. Simmons | Independent | 521 |
| D. Connor | COMM | 59 |
