Before (end of 1981) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 57 · Conservative 3 · Other 0 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1982) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 57 · Conservative 3 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Abbey1 seat · turnout 32.3%
| A. Jones | Labour | 2,447 |
| E. Eardley | Conservative | 900 |
Berryhill1 seat · turnout 26.9%
| B. Stockley | Labour | 1,886 |
| C. Jones | Conservative | 592 |
| T. Reed | Ecol | 86 |
Blurton1 seat · turnout 28.9%
| D Brown | Labour | 2,007 |
| C. Moverley | Conservative | 617 |
Brookhouse1 seat · turnout 21.9%
| D. Poole | Labour | 1,716 |
| M. Barber | Conservative | 326 |
Burslem Central1 seat · turnout 30.4%
| J. Edwards | Labour | 1,936 |
| M. Ibbs | Conservative | 643 |
| S. Moulton | Lib/Sdp | 463 |
Burslem Grange1 seat · turnout 28.1%
| H. Leese | Labour | 1,497 |
| R. Ibbs | Conservative | 1,017 |
Chell1 seat · turnout 24.7%
| H. Burton | Labour | 1,808 |
| J Scholfield | Conservative | 654 |
East Valley1 seat · turnout 32.5%
| K. Dunn | Labour | 1,728 |
| M. Barber | Lib/Sdp | 820 |
| I. Leake | Conservative | 718 |
Fenton Green1 seat · turnout 25.4%
| T. Beddow | Labour | 1,440 |
| L. Cashmore | Lib/Sdp | 696 |
| A. Spare | Conservative | 544 |
Great Fenton1 seat · turnout 30.7%
| S. Bate | Labour | 1,548 |
| D. Birks | Lib/Sdp | 869 |
| U. Withington | Conservative | 544 |
Hanley Green1 seat
| P. Shaw | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Hartshill2 seats · turnout 35.6%
| W Cawley | Labour | 1,623 |
| M Williams | Labour | 1,595 |
| W Clarke | Conservative | 1,164 |
| S. Jones | Conservative | 982 |
| E. Holland | Lib/Sdp | 867 |
| C. Leech | Lib/Sdp | 814 |
Longton South1 seat · turnout 31.7%
| H. Hammersley | Labour | 1,711 |
| T. Bartlam | Conservative | 868 |
| C. Wright | Lib/Sdp | 551 |
Meir Park1 seat · turnout 29.1%
| G. Stevenson | Labour | 1,773 |
| M. Quinby | Conservative | 625 |
| S. Powys | Lib/Sdp | 534 |
Norton and Bradeley1 seat · turnout 29.0%
| R. Southern | Labour | 2,097 |
| A. Boardman | Conservative | 801 |
Shelton1 seat · turnout 23.8%
| E Smith | Labour | 1,576 |
| J. Brindley | Lib/Sdp | 833 |
Stoke West1 seat · turnout 30.5%
| G. Clarke | Labour | 1,492 |
| M. Miotk | Conservative | 722 |
| L. Rayner | Lib/Sdp | 660 |
Trentham Park1 seat · turnout 38.3%
| A Ball | Conservative | 2,175 |
| M. Beckett | Labour | 1,195 |
| J. Fairhurst | Lib/Sdp | 795 |
Tunstall North1 seat · turnout 29.0%
| M. Stringer | Labour | 1,702 |
| J. Pennock | Lib/Sdp | 595 |
| P. Gallimore | Conservative | 459 |
