Before (end of 1981) (70 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 56 · Labour 11 · Other 3 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1982) (70 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 62 · Labour 5 · Other 3 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
Ward results
Addiscombe3 seats
| P. Holt-Thomas | Conservative | 2,312 ✓ |
| M. Holt-Thomas | Conservative | 2,291 ✓ |
| R Richens | Conservative | 2,211 ✓ |
| Nicholas Irwin | Labour | 1,480 |
| Ryan Thomson | Labour | 1,447 |
| P. Knight | Labour | 1,418 |
| A Thomson | Lib/Sdp | 992 |
| P Wiggin | Lib/Sdp | 943 |
| P. Charman | Lib/Sdp | 875 |
Ashburton2 seats · turnout 41.6%
| E. Arram | Conservative | 1,818 |
| D. Sutton | Conservative | 1,708 |
| T. Burgess | Lib/Sdp | 617 |
| L. Christie | Lib/Sdp | 587 |
| H. Gurr | Labour | 552 |
| R. Matlock | Labour | 511 |
BENSHAM MANOR3 seats · turnout 29.3%
| J. Goodman | Conservative | 1,848 |
| J. Wood | Conservative | 1,705 |
| R. Hughes | Labour | 1,236 |
| R. Priest | Labour | 1,149 |
| I. Smedley | Labour | 1,146 |
| J. Crockett | Lib/Sdp | 811 |
| J. Mathur | Lib/Sdp | 773 |
| J. Pile-Gray | Lib/Sdp | 718 |
| T. Rowe | Ecol | 111 |
Beulah2 seats · turnout 41.6%
| P. | Conservative | 1,815 |
| P. Drummond-Brown | Conservative | 1,815 ✓ |
| K. Zdanowicz | Conservative | 1,751 ✓ |
| G Williams | Lib/Sdp | 613 |
| A Everett | Lib/Sdp | 598 |
| Alice Rosemary Tyrrell | Labour | 495 |
| R Borne | Labour | 479 |
Broad Green3 seats
| G Charman | Conservative | 1,216 ✓ |
| A Pelling | Conservative | 1,173 ✓ |
| D. Sharman | Conservative | 1,151 ✓ |
| J Keeling | Labour | 1,138 |
| V Martin | Labour | 1,067 |
| A Watson | Labour | 1,057 |
| M Bamfield | Lib/Sdp | 846 |
| C. Burling | Lib/Sdp | 831 |
| D Beeke | Lib/Sdp | 823 |
| Peter Latham | COMM | 78 |
Coulsdon East3 seats
| S. Littlechild | Conservative | 2,627 ✓ |
| P Little | Conservative | 2,600 ✓ |
| M Levie | Conservative | 2,461 ✓ |
| P. Billenness | Lib/Sdp | 1,333 |
| I. Atkins | Lib/Sdp | 1,276 |
| R Wevill | Lib/Sdp | 1,270 |
| Patrick Hearn | Labour | 267 |
| A Conway | Labour | 252 |
| E Phillips | Labour | 228 |
Croham3 seats · turnout 44.4%
| I. Croft | Conservative | 2,961 |
| J. Hecks | Conservative | 2,944 |
| K Wells | Conservative | 2,884 |
| C. Peacock | Lib/Sdp | 1,308 |
| R. Mascall | Lib/Sdp | 1,215 |
| R. Tudway | Lib/Sdp | 1,148 |
| W. Short | Labour | 382 |
| P. Scharp | Labour | 373 |
| D. White | Labour | 342 |
Fairfield3 seats · turnout 39.1%
| J. Aston | Conservative | 3,195 |
| R. Coatman | Conservative | 3,170 |
| M. Wunn | Conservative | 3,031 |
| V. Green | Lib/Sdp | 1,027 |
| N. Swan | Lib/Sdp | 984 |
| D. Stockley | Lib/Sdp | 913 |
| F. Bailey | Labour | 638 |
| I. Chandler | Labour | 591 |
| E. Hall | Labour | 588 |
Fieldway2 seats · turnout 26.1%
| J. Walker | Labour | 1,144 |
| M. Walker | Labour | 904 |
| R Miller | Conservative | 433 |
| Y. Luff | Lib/Sdp | 409 |
| D. Partridge | Lib/Sdp | 381 |
| A. Goodenough | Conservative | 323 |
Heathfield3 seats · turnout 43.5%
| R. Pannett | Conservative | 3,039 |
| M. Horden | Conservative | 2,942 |
| N. Perry | Conservative | 2,847 |
| M. Douglas | Lib/Sdp | 883 |
| K. Crawford | Lib/Sdp | 856 |
| R. Williams | Lib/Sdp | 844 |
| B. Pollard | Labour | 380 |
| S Jones | Labour | 355 |
| S. Harvey | Labour | 353 |
Kenley2 seats · turnout 43.7%
| M. Campbell | Conservative | 2,192 |
| B. Smith | Conservative | 2,061 |
| I. Nicholls | Lib/Sdp | 664 |
| R. Riddett | Lib/Sdp | 634 |
| R. Burgess | Labour | 268 |
| M. Kilsby | Labour | 263 |
Monks Orchard2 seats · turnout 52.4%
| D. Loughborough | Conservative | 2,011 ✓ |
| A. Elliot | Conservative | 1,993 ✓ |
| K. Brown | Independent | 1,421 |
| H. Allardyce | Independent | 1,344 |
| J. Brown | Lib/Sdp | 392 |
| J. Barlow | Labour | 336 |
| D. Ray | Labour | 316 |
New Addington3 seats · turnout 27.3%
| R. Page | Labour | 1,357 |
| T Laffin | Labour | 1,174 |
| A. Lord | Labour | 1,087 |
| W Eastoe | Conservative | 779 |
| R. Bell | Conservative | 746 |
| M. Coatman | Conservative | 723 |
| A. Gooch | Lib/Sdp | 577 |
| A. Bazeley | Lib/Sdp | 492 |
| F. Williams | Lib/Sdp | 484 |
Norbury3 seats
| C Johnston | Conservative | 2,682 ✓ |
| K. Munro | Conservative | 2,657 ✓ |
| B. Kendall | Conservative | 2,637 ✓ |
| B Davies | Lib/Sdp | 1,258 |
| D Armer | Lib/Sdp | 1,222 |
| G Morley | Lib/Sdp | 1,197 |
| M. Howarth | Labour | 755 |
| R Ishmael | Labour | 687 |
| J. Pickering | Labour | 623 |
Purley3 seats
| P. Macdonald | Conservative | 3,064 ✓ |
| G. Smith | Conservative | 3,029 ✓ |
| D. Congdon | Conservative | 2,988 ✓ |
| S. Buckle | Lib/Sdp | 1,071 |
| K. Mundy | Lib/Sdp | 1,048 |
| G. Wickham | Lib/Sdp | 1,021 |
| B. Bulled | Labour | 243 |
| J. Barlow | Labour | 236 |
| J. Taylor | Labour | 235 |
Rylands2 seats · turnout 40.2%
| G. Harding | Conservative | 1,365 |
| P. Crockford | Conservative | 1,294 |
| Brooks R | Labour | 722 |
| P. Durban | Labour | 678 |
| D. Dawe | SDP | 488 |
| J. Short | LIB | 273 |
Sanderstead2 seats · turnout 46.1%
| R. Haskins | Conservative | 2,649 |
| D. Bowen | Conservative | 2,570 |
| R. Bustin | Lib/Sdp | 889 |
| E. Mann | Lib/Sdp | 853 |
| K. Roberts | Labour | 163 |
| L. Scott | Labour | 158 |
Selsdon2 seats · turnout 54.0%
| D. Mead | Conservative | 2,637 |
| I. Aarons | Conservative | 2,553 |
| J. Forrest | Lib/Sdp | 1,393 |
| S. Hall | Lib/Sdp | 1,254 |
| M Phelan | Labour | 196 |
| J. Robins | Labour | 157 |
South Norwood3 seats · turnout 36.2%
| B. Saunders | Conservative | 1,785 |
| P. Saunders | Conservative | 1,752 |
| E. Longhorn | Conservative | 1,745 |
| I. Manders | LIB | 965 |
| L. Rowe | LIB | 927 |
| J. Cope | LIB | 927 |
| L. Gillman | Labour | 600 |
| J. Pickering | Labour | 588 |
| P. Luxton | Labour | 585 |
Spring Park2 seats · turnout 49.6%
| D. Perry | Conservative | 3,023 |
| P Bowness | Conservative | 2,976 |
| D. Crampton | Lib/Sdp | 686 |
| J. Chandler | Lib/Sdp | 602 |
| J. March | Labour | 498 |
| S. Tiller | Labour | 429 |
Thornton Heath3 seats · turnout 32.9%
| J. Davies | RATE | 1,705 |
| G. Poluck | RATE | 1,664 |
| W. Blackwood | RATE | 1,539 |
| P. Byrne | Labour | 1,006 |
| F. Conn | Labour | 912 |
| H. Tyler | Labour | 909 |
| C. Bone | Lib/Sdp | 741 |
| W. Graham | Lib/Sdp | 732 |
| J. Gordon | Lib/Sdp | 695 |
Upper Norwood2 seats · turnout 40.0%
| E Noad | Conservative | 1,579 |
| M. Parfitt | Conservative | 1,543 |
| P. Ryan | Labour | 555 |
| L. Held | Lib/Sdp | 533 |
| L. West | Lib/Sdp | 514 |
| A. Ward | Labour | 508 |
Waddon3 seats · turnout 38.0%
| J. Nea | Conservative | 2,328 |
| R. Kent | Conservative | 2,285 |
| B. Winborn | Conservative | 2,151 |
| C. Allen | Labour | 1,480 |
| M. Walker | Labour | 1,400 |
| J. Sinclair | Lib/Sdp | 773 |
| J. Leck | Lib/Sdp | 764 |
| I. Wonacott | Lib/Sdp | 681 |
WEST THORNTON3 seats · turnout 37.2%
| E. Howell | Conservative | 1,771 |
| Y. Stewart | Conservative | 1,738 |
| A. Brown | Conservative | 1,715 |
| M. Mansell | Labour | 1,310 |
| A. Mead | Lib/Sdp | 1,170 |
| J. Penman | Labour | 1,135 |
| P. Norwood | Lib/Sdp | 1,090 |
| A. Simanowitz | Labour | 1,044 |
| D. Dayus | Lib/Sdp | 1,017 |
Whitehorse Manor3 seats · turnout 29.6%
| C. Cook | Conservative | 1,165 ✓ |
| A. Dwan | Conservative | 1,132 ✓ |
| D. Read | Conservative | 1,092 ✓ |
| R. Holyoake | LIB | 932 |
| I. Gordon | LIB | 916 |
| G. Mitchell | Labour | 908 |
| R. Bishop | Labour | 885 |
| J. Gannon | Labour | 842 |
| J. Servian | LIB | 842 |
| N. Griffin | NF | 50 |
| D. Merritt | NF | 36 |
Woodcote & Coulsdon West3 seats · turnout 39.5%
| A. Carey | Conservative | 3,214 |
| S. Moore | Conservative | 3,096 |
| M. Fowler | Conservative | 3,093 |
| M. House | Lib/Sdp | 1,078 |
| J. Callen | Lib/Sdp | 1,052 |
| H. Giles | Lib/Sdp | 1,006 |
| D. Denver | Labour | 238 |
| G. Daisley | Labour | 219 |
| J. Nugent | Labour | 217 |
