Before (end of 1981) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 31 · Labour 16 · Other 3 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2
After (end of 1982) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 30 · Labour 15 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 · Other 3
Ward results
Bloxham1 seat · turnout 57.0%
| P. Donovan | Conservative | 776 |
| P. Stowe | Lib/Sdp | 461 |
| D. Barbour | Labour | 352 |
Calthorpe2 seats · turnout 38.6%
| H. Gibbs | Conservative | 696 |
| Stopford | Conservative | 680 |
| S. Jeffreys | Lib/Sdp | 580 |
| Hedger | Lib/Sdp | 461 |
| Norman | Labour | 426 |
| Ramsey | Labour | 417 |
Deddington1 seat · turnout 48.2%
| R. Croft | Conservative | 479 |
| J. Johnson | Lib/Sdp | 203 |
| J. Aydon | Labour | 98 |
Fringford1 seat · turnout 42.4%
| K. Johnson | Conservative | 321 |
| P. Nicholas | Labour | 150 |
Grimsbury1 seat · turnout 38.6%
| E. Beere | Labour | 1,079 |
| Barry Victor Wood | Conservative | 458 |
Hardwick1 seat · turnout 40.4%
| M. Ferriman | Labour | 723 |
| J. Jordan | Conservative | 445 |
| R. Lovegrove | Lib/Sdp | 370 |
Kirtlington1 seat · turnout 56.1%
| E. Harris | Lib/Sdp | 540 |
| Emery | Conservative | 538 |
Neithrop1 seat · turnout 40.6%
| R. Buckley | Labour | 794 |
| G. Steer | Lib/Sdp | 651 |
| Davidson | Conservative | 274 |
North West Kidlington1 seat · turnout 32.4%
| P. Wyatt | Conservative | 839 |
| O'Shea | Labour | 383 |
| Kibbey | Lib/Sdp | 315 |
Otmoor1 seat · turnout 53.9%
| E. Roberts | Lib/Sdp | 391 |
| R. Grimshaw | Conservative | 352 |
| J. Baldwin | Labour | 55 |
Ruscote1 seat · turnout 24.5%
| R. Keys | Lib/Sdp | 838 |
| P. Barlett | Conservative | 291 |
Sibford1 seat · turnout 57.3%
| L. Poulton | Conservative | 408 |
| A. Cough | Lib/Sdp | 205 |
| D. Bullard | Labour | 77 |
South East Kidlington1 seat · turnout 38.5%
| D Ilott | Conservative | 903 |
| Coulter | Labour | 806 |
Steeple Aston1 seat · turnout 55.2%
| R. Moffatt | Conservative | 338 |
| G. Hallan | Lib/Sdp | 246 |
| R. Reiss | Labour | 59 |
Wroxton1 seat · turnout 55.1%
| Gregory Reynolds | Conservative | 559 |
| Malcolm | Labour | 291 |
Yarnton1 seat · turnout 46.7%
| M. Hastings | Conservative | 612 |
| Mowforth | Lib/Sdp | 479 |
| McCollins | Labour | 162 |
