Before (end of 1981) (50 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 32 · Labour 14 · Other 4 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1982) (50 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 32 · Labour 14 · Other 4 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
Ward results
Baldock1 seat · turnout 46.8%
| P. Clarke | Conservative | 986 ✓ |
| R McFall | Labour | 766 |
| M. Pritchett | All | 625 |
| Toogood | Ecol | 58 |
Bearton1 seat · turnout 49.7%
| N. Frost | Conservative | 877 |
| Smith | Labour | 796 |
| H. Shipley | All | 524 |
Grange1 seat · turnout 45.8%
| D. Kitchiner | Labour | 912 |
| Bray | All | 822 |
| Sherwood | Conservative | 638 |
Highbury1 seat · turnout 46.7%
| B. Kingston-Splatt | Conservative | 1,298 |
| Abrahams | All | 785 |
| K. Ruff | Labour | 283 |
KIMPTON1 seat · turnout 38.5%
| F. Thompson | Independent | 518 |
| Swain | Labour | 119 |
Knebworth1 seat · turnout 50.6%
| G. Dumelow | Conservative | 927 ✓ |
| Scott | All | 324 |
| B. Kelly | Labour | 318 |
| Bols | RES | 29 |
Letchworth East1 seat · turnout 53.6%
| S. Wilmer | Labour | 901 |
| Armitage | All | 713 |
| D. Langridge | Conservative | 617 |
Letchworth South East1 seat · turnout 52.5%
| N. Prior | Conservative | 1,121 |
| Quinn | All | 1,028 |
| J. Kirby | Labour | 974 |
Letchworth South West1 seat · turnout 57.0%
| A. Burrows | Conservative | 1,566 |
| Short | All | 581 |
| Khawaja | Labour | 316 |
Royston East1 seat · turnout 26.9%
| Rule | Conservative | 1,027 |
Royston West1 seat · turnout 44.1%
| H. Greenfield | Conservative | 1,157 |
| H. Greenfield | All | 548 |
| H. Greenfield | Labour | 392 |
