Before (end of 1981) (41 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 27 · Conservative 14 · Other 0 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1982) (41 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 28 · Conservative 13 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Central1 seat · turnout 31.0%
| D. Davies | Labour | 810 |
| M. Magnall | Conservative | 282 |
| R. Phenix | CR | 80 |
Grange1 seat · turnout 37.5%
| J. Sherlock | Labour | 987 |
| M. Hale | Lib/Sdp | 525 |
Ledsham1 seat · turnout 35.5%
| P. Wilson | Conservative | 1,177 |
| W. Newsome | Labour | 578 |
Neston1 seat · turnout 57.0%
| N. Angel | Labour | 990 |
| I. Devenish | Conservative | 518 |
| B. Phelan | Lib/Sdp | 281 |
Parkgate1 seat · turnout 55.5%
| B. Dowding | Conservative | 1,003 |
| S. Ashton | Lib/Sdp | 339 |
| D. Matheson | Labour | 192 |
Pooltown1 seat · turnout 30.1%
| M. Ferguson | Labour | 607 |
| J. Fryer | Conservative | 285 |
Rivacre2 seats · turnout 25.8%
| C. Oxlade | Labour | 807 |
| G. Calveley | Labour | 661 |
| E. Woodward | Lib/Sdp | 501 |
Rossmore1 seat · turnout 37.5%
| J. Shephard | Labour | 889 |
| C. Anderson | Conservative | 779 |
Stanlow1 seat · turnout 32.3%
| L. McCrea | Labour | 673 ✓ |
| P. Etherington | Conservative | 179 |
| D. Robinson | WRP | 48 |
| L. Mann | CR | 25 |
Westminster1 seat · turnout 43.1%
| H. Sherratt | Labour | 653 |
| H. Byron | Conservative | 368 |
| T. Hale | Lib/Sdp | 243 |
Whitby1 seat · turnout 37.4%
| I. Griffiths | Conservative | 947 |
| K. Butcher | Labour | 617 |
Willaston & Thornton1 seat · turnout 54.1%
| I. Reeves | Conservative | 1,131 |
| H. Morris | Lib/Sdp | 391 |
| W. Lowe | Labour | 113 |
