Before (end of 1981) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 31 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 · Labour 4 · Other 0
After (end of 1982) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 28 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 8 · Labour 3 · Other 0
Ward results
Brentwood North1 seat · turnout 47.0%
| B. Aspinall | Lib/Sdp | 1,043 |
| K. Brown | Conservative | 961 |
| R. Brown | Labour | 233 |
Brentwood South1 seat · turnout 54.0%
| D. Minns | Labour | 954 |
| H. Bates | Conservative | 822 |
| N. Darlington | Lib/Sdp | 538 |
Brentwood West1 seat · turnout 49.0%
| R. Smith | Conservative | 1,212 |
| J. Richardson | Lib/Sdp | 534 |
| P. Mayo | Labour | 350 |
Doddinghurst1 seat · turnout 44.0%
| A. Witts | Conservative | 803 |
| T. Corby | Lib/Sdp | 707 |
Hutton East1 seat · turnout 47.0%
| B. Mison | Conservative | 925 |
| S. Weston | All | 692 |
| I. Greenall | Labour | 261 |
Hutton North1 seat · turnout 52.0%
| R French | Conservative | 1,010 |
| O. Hall | Lib/Sdp | 554 |
| F. Harrison | Labour | 178 |
Hutton South1 seat · turnout 46.0%
| A. Slaymark | Conservative | 1,415 |
| A. Longman | Lib/Sdp | 558 |
| B. Barnard | Labour | 71 |
Ingatestone & Fryerning1 seat · turnout 66.0%
| K. Brown | Conservative | 1,253 |
| E. Bottomley | Lib/Sdp | 1,213 |
Pilgrims Hatch1 seat · turnout 48.0%
| N. Amor | Lib/Sdp | 1,147 |
| R. Cobb | Conservative | 789 |
| E. Harris | Labour | 497 |
Shenfield1 seat · turnout 52.0%
| N. Thain | Conservative | 1,439 |
| T. Harry | Lib/Sdp | 749 |
| I. Garrett | Labour | 78 |
South Weald1 seat · turnout 72.0%
| J. Shawcross | Lib/Sdp | 560 |
| K. Brown | Conservative | 260 |
| S Maxey | Labour | 29 |
Warley1 seat · turnout 45.0%
| J. Struthers | Conservative | 1,189 |
| M. Dwyer | Lib/Sdp | 374 |
| P. Brewerton | Labour | 332 |
West Horndon1 seat · turnout 65.0%
| D. Ramsey | Conservative | 336 |
| L. Willis | Lib/Sdp | 321 |
| B. Bowles | Labour | 155 |