Before (end of 1981) (50 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 43 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 · Other 0 · Conservative 0
After (end of 1982) (50 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 31 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 18 · Other 1 · Conservative 0
Ward results
Blackwall2 seats · turnout 31.9%
| J. Boles | Labour | 678 |
| D. Kelly | Labour | 648 |
| G. Burch | Lib/Sdp | 612 |
| J. Mathews | Lib/Sdp | 593 |
| E. Hill | Conservative | 118 |
Bromley3 seats · turnout 29.3%
| W. Guy | Labour | 1,046 |
| A. Downes | Labour | 1,041 |
| P. Desmond | Labour | 1,001 |
| T. McGrenera | LibFTA | 886 |
| J. Nudds | LibFTA | 847 |
| M. Rabicano | LibFTA | 797 |
| C. Sayer | Conservative | 172 |
East India2 seats
| P. Thompson | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| P. Beasley | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Grove2 seats · turnout 41.4%
| E. Flounders | LibFTA | 986 |
| E. Lewis | LibFTA | 898 |
| J. Brooke | Labour | 554 |
| Belle Harris | Labour | 547 |
| C. Sayer | Conservative | 86 |
Holy Trinity3 seats · turnout 36.1%
| S. Charters | LibFTA | 1,434 |
| J. Hearn | LibFTA | 1,427 |
| J. Smallwood | LibFTA | 1,397 |
| A. Snooks | Labour | 912 |
| T. McCarthy | Labour | 876 |
| J. O'Connor | Labour | 810 |
| Barbara Perrott | Conservative | 118 |
Lansbury3 seats · turnout 19.6%
| G. Desmond | Labour | 1,040 |
| R. Beer | Labour | 1,022 |
| D. Abel | Labour | 992 |
| E. Goymer | Conservative | 326 |
| A. Lenox-Smith | Conservative | 309 |
Limehouse3 seats · turnout 18.1%
| J. Riley | Labour | 995 |
| J. O'Neill | Labour | 912 |
| D. Twomey | Labour | 888 |
| A. Williams | Conservative | 343 |
| P. Ainsworth | Conservative | 341 |
| P. Chappell | WRP | 122 |
Millwall3 seats · turnout 18.1%
| W. Kilgour | Labour | 1,058 |
| M. Shanahan | Labour | 982 |
| C. Rackley | Labour | 910 |
| J. Allen | IIND | 625 |
| G. Pye | IIND | 625 |
Park2 seats · turnout 38.0%
| B. Williams | LibFTA | 1,229 |
| T. Cowley | LibFTA | 1,143 |
| J. Crooks | Labour | 648 |
| W. Leary | Labour | 591 |
Redcoat2 seats · turnout 24.3%
| G. Chaney | Labour | 925 |
| M. Durell | Labour | 887 |
| M. Firmin | Conservative | 402 |
| E. Morness | Conservative | 322 |
Shadwell3 seats · turnout 32.9%
| E. Armsby | Labour | 1,058 |
| C. Mudd | Labour | 995 |
| A. Lilley | Labour | 995 |
| N. Anthony | Lib/Sdp | 993 |
| A. Praag | Lib/Sdp | 928 |
| R. Roberts | Lib/Sdp | 915 |
Spitalfields3 seats · turnout 29.7%
| M. Huque | Independent | 638 ✓ |
| A. Elboz | Labour | 560 ✓ |
| S. Carlyle | Labour | 556 ✓ |
| S. Islam | CW | 530 |
| S. Corbishley | Labour | 496 |
| W. Kelly | Lib/Sdp | 417 |
| M. Mustafa | Lib/Sdp | 407 |
| G. White | Lib/Sdp | 401 |
| A. Goful | Independent | 173 |
| S. Hoque | Independent | 157 |
St. James2 seats · turnout 33.5%
| B. Duffey | LibFTA | 1,021 ✓ |
| E. Hewison | LibFTA | 958 ✓ |
| G Brown | Labour | 552 |
| H. Morsman | Labour | 512 |
| C. Nolan | Conservative | 109 |
| Sayer P. | Conservative | 99 |
| A. Bennett | NF | 48 |
| S. Bartlett | NF | 43 |
St. Katharines3 seats · turnout 35.3%
| M. Ali | Labour | 1,123 ✓ |
| G. Allen | Labour | 1,096 ✓ |
| J. Ramanoop | Labour | 946 ✓ |
| M. Borrelli | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 740 |
| D. Mason | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 722 |
| J. Yorkwilliams | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 699 |
| R. Cook | Conservative | 288 |
| L. Fisher | Conservative | 286 |
| C. Cook | Conservative | 283 |
| G. Simons | Other | 198 |
| R. Perkins | Other | 188 |
| S. Ahmed | Independent | 185 |
| J. Rees | Other | 170 |
| M. Hague | Independent | 65 |
St. Marys2 seats · turnout 28.0%
| R. Ashkettle | Labour | 877 ✓ |
| B. Saunders | Labour | 834 ✓ |
| G. Palfrey-Smith | Lib/Sdp | 241 |
| R. Ullah | Lib/Sdp | 205 |
| M. Levitas | COMM | 172 |
| R. Pearson | Conservative | 151 |
| J. Razzak | Conservative | 115 |
| Q. Islam | SDPWA | 0 |
St. Peters3 seats · turnout 33.4%
| A. Goodchild | LibFTA | 1,726 |
| D. Hallam | LibFTA | 1,699 |
| P. Streeter | LibFTA | 1,690 |
| A Jacob | Labour | 721 |
| B. Orwell | Labour | 700 |
| E. Walker | Labour | 650 |
| V. Clark | NF | 121 |
| A. Mariner | NF | 92 |
| S. Clapp | NF | 88 |