Before (end of 1981) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 25 · Labour 21 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 · Other 1
After (end of 1982) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 28 · Labour 17 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 · Other 1
Ward results
Abbey1 seat
| D. Motley | Conservative | 471 |
| L. Vaughan | Labour | 461 |
| R. Gillespie | Lib/Sdp | 297 |
Davington Priory1 seat
| F. White | Conservative | 544 |
| P. Cook | Lib/Sdp | 453 |
| K. Burbidge | Labour | 402 |
Grove1 seat
| B. Meeres | Conservative | 921 |
| B. Lunniss | Lib/Sdp | 522 |
| H. Osborne | Labour | 303 |
Milton Regis1 seat
| K. Day | Labour | 648 |
| H. Lee-Roberts | Conservative | 370 |
| A. Hammond | Lib/Sdp | 282 |
Minster Cliffs1 seat
| R. Moreton | Conservative | 834 |
| P. Watts | Lib/Sdp | 498 |
| J. Cockrell | Labour | 223 |
Murston1 seat
| B. Austen | Labour | 544 ✓ |
| M. Newman | Conservative | 383 |
| K. Munro | Lib/Sdp | 265 |
| B. Simmons | Independent | 186 |
Queenborough & Halfway1 seat
| V. Beach | Labour | 872 |
| A. Graham | Conservative | 866 |
| S. Manning | Lib/Sdp | 450 |
Roman1 seat
| D. Knight | Lib/Sdp | 751 |
| B. Winslow | Conservative | 746 |
| D. Cheesman | Labour | 567 |
Sheerness East1 seat
| C. Jackson | Conservative | 633 |
| G. Rogers | Lib/Sdp | 482 |
| D. Grover | Labour | 462 |
Sheerness West1 seat
| H. Cuming | Labour | 865 |
| G. Day | Lib/Sdp | 605 |
| B. Bird | Conservative | 438 |
Sheppey Central1 seat
| K. Ingleton | Conservative | 455 |
| A. Knox | Lib/Sdp | 408 |
| R. Bridges | Labour | 336 |
St. Anns1 seat · turnout 43.2%
| A. Osborne | Independent | 506 ✓ |
| P. Dangerfield | Labour | 458 |
| E. Newfield | Conservative | 446 |
| M. Chitty | Lib/Sdp | 167 |
Teynham & Lynsted1 seat
| G. Risdon | Conservative | 651 |
| R. Harris | Labour | 570 |
| S. Brewer | Lib/Sdp | 490 |
Watling1 seat
| M. Cosgrove | Conservative | 851 |
| P. Chitty | Lib/Sdp | 436 |
| W. Hulks | Labour | 183 |