Before (end of 1981) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 23 · Labour 17 · Other 7 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1
After (end of 1982) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 24 · Labour 16 · Other 7 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1
Ward results
Admirals1 seat · turnout 45.9%
| M. Eversfield | Labour | 615 |
| D. Murdock | Conservative | 602 |
| C. Thoday | Lib/Sdp | 299 |
Benn1 seat
| J. Sheara | Labour | 671 |
| E. Williams | Conservative | 402 |
| C. Lock | Lib/Sdp | 245 |
Bilton1 seat · turnout 47.7%
| W. Carr | Conservative | 1,105 |
| K. Harries | Lib/Sdp | 554 |
| M. Avis | Labour | 259 |
Brownsover1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| D. Hall | Labour | 565 |
| S. Hodge | Conservative | 436 |
| K. Addison | Lib/Sdp | 420 |
Caldecott1 seat · turnout 41.4%
| G. Ward | Conservative | 978 |
| P. Hemelryk | Lib/Sdp | 381 |
| L. Turner | Labour | 342 |
Clifton & Newton1 seat · turnout 54.1%
| J. Palmer | Conservative | 447 |
| S. Green | Lib/Sdp | 131 |
| G. Lawson | Labour | 126 |
Fosse1 seat · turnout 44.0%
| R. French | Conservative | 742 |
| F. Lockwood | Lib/Sdp | 352 |
| B. Parry | Labour | 138 |
Hillmorton1 seat · turnout 45.8%
| J. Rowe | RES | 801 ✓ |
| A. Slowen | Labour | 472 |
| C. Lane | Conservative | 389 |
| H. Washbrook | Lib/Sdp | 326 |
Knightlow1 seat · turnout 51.5%
| I. Smith | Conservative | 759 |
| C. Barney | Lib/Sdp | 284 |
| R. Westwood | Labour | 138 |
New Bilton1 seat · turnout 38.9%
| A. Cannon | Labour | 913 |
| J. Warren | Conservative | 409 |
| A. Day | Lib/Sdp | 239 |
Newbold1 seat · turnout 41.0%
| J. Reeve | Labour | 852 |
| C. Baldwin | Conservative | 435 |
| P. Heffernan | Lib/Sdp | 281 |
Overslade1 seat · turnout 48.2%
| K. Bostock | Conservative | 1,007 |
| J. Coupe | Labour | 771 |
| N. Sanderson | Lib/Sdp | 376 |
Paddox1 seat · turnout 48.3%
| H. Stephens | RES | 790 ✓ |
| J. Boulton | Conservative | 593 |
| M. Robinson | Labour | 406 |
| A. Ferguson | Lib/Sdp | 301 |