Before (end of 1981) (30 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 19 · Other 5 · Labour 5 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1
After (end of 1982) (30 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 19 · Labour 5 · Other 5 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1
Ward results
Alverstoke1 seat · turnout 27.8%
| D. King | Conservative | 977 |
| B. Cresswell | All | 502 |
| D. Hawkins | Labour | 65 |
Anglesey1 seat · turnout 39.1%
| A. Pearce | Conservative | 1,402 |
| J. Shankland | All | 534 |
| L. Hawkins | Labour | 94 |
Bridgemary1 seat · turnout 38.0%
| D. Stagg | Conservative | 860 |
| S. Cully | Labour | 716 |
| E. Patter | All | 444 |
Brockhurst1 seat · turnout 34.3%
| E. Sears | Labour | 934 |
| R. Coleborn | Conservative | 700 |
| D. Miles | All | 386 |
Elson1 seat · turnout 42.6%
| R. White | Conservative | 861 ✓ |
| P. Bennett | RES | 641 |
| A. Whitbread | All | 477 |
| G. Nicholls | Labour | 326 |
Hardway & Forton1 seat · turnout 34.8%
| I. McBryde | Conservative | 1,219 |
| G. Billows | All | 397 |
| P. Bell | Labour | 371 |
Lee1 seat · turnout 42.7%
| G. Flory | Conservative | 1,489 |
| J. Tomlinson | All | 615 |
| L. Nicholls | Labour | 124 |
Leesland1 seat · turnout 39.5%
| D. Lucas | Conservative | 1,272 |
| P. Marchant | All | 505 |
| Christian A. | Labour | 295 |
Rowner1 seat · turnout 35.5%
| Andrew Hay | Conservative | 1,176 |
| D. Clark | Labour | 630 |
| R. Chuter | All | 345 |
Town1 seat · turnout 44.8%
| K. Keith | Conservative | 1,115 |
| P. Chegwyn | All | 1,014 |
| T. Fleet | Labour | 273 |