Before (end of 1981) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 28 · Labour 11 · Other 3 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1982) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 27 · Labour 8 · Other 4 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 3
Ward results
Barncroft1 seat · turnout 22.9%
| P. Crellin | Lib/Sdp | 622 |
| D. Stevenson | Labour | 459 |
Battins1 seat · turnout 18.6%
| W Taylor | Labour | 573 |
| P. Western | Lib/Sdp | 572 |
BONDFIELDS1 seat · turnout 32.5%
| W. Wheeler | Labour | 996 |
| D. Hawkins | Lib/Sdp | 568 |
| C Coldbreath | Conservative | 348 |
Cowplain1 seat · turnout 33.9%
| W. Beer | Conservative | 1,310 |
| P. Johnson | Lib/Sdp | 688 |
| C. Sheppard | Labour | 197 |
Hart Plain1 seat · turnout 32.5%
| L. Dryer | Conservative | 1,297 |
| R. Bellinger | Lib/Sdp | 728 |
| M. Eaves | Labour | 227 |
Hayling East1 seat · turnout 36.2%
| B. Harcourt | Conservative | 1,228 |
| J. Venables | Lib/Sdp | 611 |
| D. Bodian | Labour | 157 |
Hayling West1 seat · turnout 41.3%
| A. Edwards | Conservative | 1,341 |
| S. Van Hagen | Lib/Sdp | 898 |
| D. Pyke | Independent | 68 |
Purbrook1 seat · turnout 33.4%
| E. Ellis | Conservative | 1,293 |
| J. Lowe | Lib/Sdp | 646 |
| M. Beauvoisin | Labour | 283 |
St. Faiths1 seat · turnout 44.5%
| S. Massey | Conservative | 1,657 |
| R. Carter | Lib/Sdp | 1,459 |
| J. Stephen | NF | 22 |
Stakes1 seat · turnout 35.0%
| C. Ludbrook | Conservative | 758 ✓ |
| M. O'Brien | Independent | 665 |
| S. Hogan | Lib/Sdp | 404 |
| A. Allenby | Labour | 354 |
Warren Park1 seat · turnout 19.3%
| R. Hyson | Labour | 535 |
| J. Cosslett | Lib/Sdp | 534 |
Waterloo1 seat · turnout 35.6%
| D. Green | Conservative | 1,198 |
| R. Bigden | Lib/Sdp | 802 |
| D. Beckham | Labour | 132 |