Before (end of 1981) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 28 · Conservative 24 · Other 5 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1982) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 28 · Conservative 25 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 · Other 1
Ward results
Audlem1 seat · turnout 49.7%
| M. Furber | Conservative | 588 |
| D. Matthews | Lib/Sdp | 140 |
| H. Hilton | Labour | 86 |
Barony Weaver1 seat · turnout 44.1%
| N. Killick | Labour | 745 |
| E. Bradshaw | Conservative | 591 |
| J. Johnson | Lib/Sdp | 353 |
Combermere1 seat · turnout 34.7%
| F. Furber | Conservative | 383 |
| R. Williams | Lib/Sdp | 76 |
| D. Hood | Labour | 54 |
Coppenhall1 seat · turnout 26.5%
| R. Billington | Labour | 836 |
| J. Hanson | Conservative | 422 |
Delamere1 seat · turnout 34.8%
| J. Bratherton | Lib/Sdp | 529 |
| N. Walton | Labour | 350 |
| D. Hughes | Conservative | 161 |
Grosvenor1 seat · turnout 73.3%
| C. Thorley | Labour | 607 ✓ |
| G. Griffiths | Lib/Sdp | 358 |
| A. Silvester | Conservative | 158 |
Haslington1 seat · turnout 38.5%
| J. Nield | Conservative | 835 |
| F. Hughes | Lib/Sdp | 382 |
| K. Jones | Labour | 251 |
Maw Green1 seat · turnout 32.7%
| D. Hassall | Labour | 996 |
| L. Guilfoyle | Lib/Sdp | 399 |
Peckforton1 seat · turnout 45.6%
| E. Ponsford-Raymond | Conservative | 482 |
| A. Hart | Labour | 51 |
Queens Park1 seat · turnout 28.0%
| L. Davies | Labour | 809 |
| R. Dutton | Lib/Sdp | 405 |
Ruskin Park1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| W. Harding | Conservative | 620 |
| S. Roberts | Labour | 573 |
| R. Beaumont | Lib/Sdp | 185 |
Shavington1 seat · turnout 49.6%
| B. Teale | Conservative | 1,055 |
| B. Miffin | Labour | 588 |
| J. Bostock | Lib/Sdp | 309 |
St Barnabas1 seat · turnout 25.6%
| Golding J. | Labour | 497 |
| J. Ferguson | Lib/Sdp | 468 |
St. Johns1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| L. Turnock | Labour | 575 |
| R. Cooper | Conservative | 326 |
| D. Cannon | Lib/Sdp | 314 |
Wellington1 seat · turnout 43.8%
| A. Chapman | Conservative | 762 |
| W. Garner | Lib/Sdp | 281 |
| A. Johnston | Labour | 199 |
Willaston West1 seat · turnout 47.8%
| A. Blackley | Conservative | 807 |
| J. Phillips | Lib/Sdp | 292 |
| J. Taylor | Labour | 100 |
Wistaston1 seat · turnout 54.6%
| M. Taylor | Conservative | 1,193 |
| M. Eason | Lib/Sdp | 459 |
| G. Fovargue | Labour | 353 |
