Before (end of 1981) (53 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 35 · Labour 11 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 · Other 1
After (end of 1982) (53 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 34 · Labour 11 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 · Other 2
Ward results
Beaudesert1 seat · turnout 38.7%
| J. Taylor | Conservative | 718 |
| M. Freeman | Lib/Sdp | 387 |
| I. Watts | Labour | 340 |
Brooklands1 seat · turnout 40.1%
| R. Johnstone | Conservative | 1,138 |
| J. Larner | Lib/Sdp | 694 |
| S. McKnight | Labour | 279 |
Caddington1 seat · turnout 44.5%
| E. Snoxell | RES | 575 ✓ |
| E. Jorey | Conservative | 488 |
| R. Harris | Labour | 331 |
| R. Coleman | Lib/Sdp | 161 |
Dunstable Central1 seat · turnout 49.6%
| D. Wickson | Conservative | 1,693 |
| S. Conway | Lib/Sdp | 483 |
| I. Hunter | Labour | 262 |
Eaton Bray1 seat · turnout 42.4%
| L. Piggott | Conservative | 556 |
| S. Dawe | Labour | 148 |
Hockliffe1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| N. Costin | Conservative | 336 |
| D. Shevels | Lib/Sdp | 196 |
| J. Pike | Labour | 71 |
Houghton Central1 seat · turnout 34.8%
| J. Kinchella | Labour | 818 |
| G. Allman | Conservative | 409 |
| R. Morgan | Lib/Sdp | 321 |
Houghton East1 seat · turnout 26.4%
| B. Morsley | Labour | 431 |
| C. Weily | Conservative | 254 |
| L. Golding | Lib/Sdp | 169 |
Houghton South1 seat · turnout 35.9%
| J. Pergunas | Conservative | 796 |
| W. Holliday | Labour | 375 |
| C. Williams | Lib/Sdp | 245 |
Icknield1 seat · turnout 39.7%
| W. Allen | Conservative | 1,245 |
| R. Shelley | Labour | 459 |
| C. Witherick | Lib/Sdp | 405 |
Linslade1 seat · turnout 48.6%
| J. Pilson | Conservative | 1,057 |
| T. Wise | Lib/Sdp | 526 |
| P. Canavan | Labour | 222 |
Northfields1 seat · turnout 45.0%
| J. McAllister | Labour | 736 |
| D. Burgess | Conservative | 687 |
| S. Ebden | Lib/Sdp | 394 |
Plantation1 seat · turnout 38.5%
| P. Rawcliffe | Conservative | 1,190 |
| S. Stockton | Lib/Sdp | 339 |
| I. Nunney | Labour | 240 |
Priory1 seat · turnout 43.9%
| T. Bamford | Conservative | 789 |
| D. Smith | Labour | 529 |
| I. Furneaux | Lib/Sdp | 493 |
Slip End1 seat · turnout 46.4%
| B. Marriott | Conservative | 458 |
| A. Read | Labour | 267 |
| H. Walker | Lib/Sdp | 112 |
Studham1 seat · turnout 53.0%
| A. Lockhart | Conservative | 531 |
| H. Fletcher | Lib/Sdp | 142 |
| J. Moulsley | Labour | 33 |
Watling1 seat · turnout 46.4%
| P. McDowell | Conservative | 1,230 |
| R. Pitches | Lib/Sdp | 551 |
| B. Musannif | Labour | 227 |