Before (end of 1981) (27 seats, Elections Centre)
SDP-Liberal Alliance 15 · Labour 5 · Conservative 4 · Other 3
After (end of 1982) (27 seats, Elections Centre)
SDP-Liberal Alliance 15 · Conservative 5 · Labour 4 · Other 3
Ward results
Aylestone1 seat · turnout 35.1%
| D. Wheeler | Conservative | 612 ✓ |
| D. Hedley | Lib/Sdp | 423 |
| C. Chappell | Labour | 274 |
| N. Richards | Independent | 124 |
Belmont1 seat · turnout 27.5%
| K. Warden | Lib/Sdp | 813 |
| W. Griffin | Labour | 389 |
Central1 seat · turnout 31.1%
| B. Baldwin | Lib/Sdp | 639 |
| J. Hole | Conservative | 413 |
| E. Morris | Labour | 168 |
Hinton1 seat · turnout 29.1%
| J. Prendergast | Labour | 593 |
| G. Fifield | Lib/Sdp | 569 |
Holmer1 seat · turnout 32.4%
| S. Stroucken | Lib/Sdp | 546 |
| T. Clapham | Labour | 413 |
| G. Ratty | Conservative | 298 |
St. Martins1 seat · turnout 23.6%
| W. Higgins | Labour | 463 |
| J. Double | Lib/Sdp | 453 |
St. Nicholas1 seat · turnout 37.3%
| E. Bew | Lib/Sdp | 645 ✓ |
| R. Beddows | Conservative | 392 |
| V. Woods | Labour | 235 |
| R. Summers | Ind SDP | 114 |
Three Elms1 seat · turnout 27.3%
| G. Beynon | Lib/Sdp | 477 ✓ |
| M. Ratty | Conservative | 347 |
| P. Hogben | Labour | 165 |
| A. Rowley | Independent | 141 |
Tupsley1 seat · turnout 42.3%
| F. Blackler | Conservative | 1,042 |
| T. Elginia | Lib/Sdp | 718 |
| J. Kelly | Labour | 219 |
