Before (end of 1981) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 59 · Conservative 1 · Other 0 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1982) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 50 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 · Conservative 3 · Other 2
Ward results
Brownswood2 seats · turnout 29.9%
| M. Fledman | Labour | 1,059 |
| H. Levy | Labour | 852 |
| R. Coleman | Conservative | 589 |
| C. Bound | Conservative | 581 |
| A. Massey | COMM | 103 |
Chatham3 seats · turnout 30.4%
| C. Clarke | Labour | 1,300 ✓ |
| J. Holland | Labour | 1,272 ✓ |
| J. Kotz | Labour | 1,261 ✓ |
| E. Spencer | Conservative | 530 |
| M. Bavertock | Conservative | 426 |
| H. Mehmet | Conservative | 367 |
Clissold3 seats · turnout 31.2%
| S. Cohen | Labour | 1,231 ✓ |
| M. Jones | Labour | 1,222 ✓ |
| H. Pallis | Labour | 1,159 ✓ |
| A. Nelson | SDP | 613 |
| R. Dyer | SDP | 603 |
| M. Betenson | SDP | 583 |
| G. Mills | Conservative | 314 |
| K. Cunningham | Conservative | 304 |
| H. Mills | Conservative | 298 |
| J. Westwood | COMM | 128 |
Dalston3 seats · turnout 30.8%
| R. Bruce | Labour | 1,058 ✓ |
| R. Masters | Labour | 959 ✓ |
| M. Cannon | Labour | 950 ✓ |
| K. Lightwood | Conservative | 537 |
| S. Bench | Conservative | 535 |
| I. Wicks | Conservative | 498 |
| N. Hadjifotiou | Other | 111 |
De Beauvoir3 seats · turnout 33.4%
| J. Cannon | Labour | 823 ✓ |
| J. Warner | Labour | 729 ✓ |
| P. Friend | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 720 ✓ |
| J. Marriott | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 708 |
| R. Tyrrell | Labour | 705 |
| E. Handley | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 694 |
| R. Brooks | Conservative | 680 |
| S. Maslen | Conservative | 649 |
| M. Kushner | Conservative | 639 |
Eastdown3 seats · turnout 32.2%
| L. Hibberd | Labour | 1,451 ✓ |
| M. Owem | Labour | 1,421 ✓ |
| R. Owen | Labour | 1,393 ✓ |
| L. Lonsdale | Conservative | 260 |
| P. Lonsdale | Conservative | 249 |
| T. Bound | Conservative | 240 |
| R. Iceley | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 228 |
| N. Martin | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 211 |
| Y. Mohamed | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 210 |
Haggerston2 seats · turnout 33.2%
| S. Vanables | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 819 ✓ |
| V. Lubbock | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 809 ✓ |
| R. Heisler | Labour | 602 |
| G. Martin | Labour | 592 |
| R. Cutler | Conservative | 144 |
| M. Strutt | Conservative | 139 |
Homerton2 seats · turnout 31.7%
| C. Spencer | Labour | 959 |
| R. Gee | Labour | 959 |
| S. Inkersole | Conservative | 506 |
| A. Rawle | Conservative | 437 |
| Wood G. | Independent | 164 |
| L. Jones | COMM | 102 |
King's Park2 seats
| K. Hanson | Labour | 1,003 |
| G. Kodikara | Labour | 829 |
| R. Bell | Conservative | 328 |
| J. Murphy | Conservative | 324 |
| G. Sharp | COMM | 91 |
Lea Bridge3 seats · turnout 34.7%
| C. Baxter | Labour | 1,247 ✓ |
| J. Chanin | Labour | 1,152 ✓ |
| B. Heaven | Labour | 1,103 ✓ |
| G. Bulgar | Conservative | 625 |
| A. McMinn | Conservative | 578 |
| G. Mechora | Conservative | 549 |
| S. Bennett | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 280 |
| S. Parker | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 244 |
| M. Swapp | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 215 |
| K. Spours | Other | 110 |
Moorfields2 seats · turnout 30.8%
| D. Gamper | LibFTA | 903 ✓ |
| W. Wintle | LibFTA | 842 ✓ |
| B. Marsh | Labour | 533 |
| M. Ottolangui | Labour | 435 |
| W. Chapman | Conservative | 145 |
| G. Chapman | Conservative | 140 |
| J. Field | NF | 64 |
| G. Viner | NF | 58 |
New River3 seats · turnout 36.0%
| D. Clark | Labour | 1,277 ✓ |
| H. Kean | Labour | 1,211 ✓ |
| M. Colquhoun | Labour | 1,202 ✓ |
| M. Miller | SDP | 1,092 |
| M. Posen | SDP | 1,058 |
| D. Murray | SDP | 1,045 |
| G. Bell | Conservative | 516 |
| M. Peachey | Conservative | 485 |
| L. House | Conservative | 468 |
| G. Anthony | COMM | 65 |
North Defoe2 seats · turnout 41.1%
| J. Davidson | Labour | 818 ✓ |
| L. Eustace | Labour | 798 ✓ |
| N. Lethbridge | Lib/Sdp | 357 |
| C. Ellis-Glynn | Lib/Sdp | 352 |
| Alison Jones | Conservative | 253 |
| P. Sills | Conservative | 212 |
| P. Blatchford | COMM | 68 |
Northfield3 seats · turnout 35.4%
| A. Pinter | Labour | 1,262 ✓ |
| A. Millwood | Labour | 1,164 ✓ |
| R. Taylor | Labour | 1,043 ✓ |
| M. Owen | SDP | 657 |
| A. Scott | Conservative | 484 |
| J. Baverstock | Conservative | 474 |
| D. Trim | SDP | 468 |
| P. Peacock | Conservative | 454 |
| C. O'Doherty | SDP | 445 |
| A. Michaelides | COMM | 133 |
Northwold3 seats · turnout 34.6%
| A. Kendall | Labour | 1,261 ✓ |
| M. Chissick | Labour | 1,224 ✓ |
| C. Etienne | Labour | 1,141 ✓ |
| L. Amos | Conservative | 398 |
| M. Amos | Conservative | 381 |
| R. Burns | Conservative | 377 |
| J. O'Brien | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 241 |
| E. Arkell | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 241 |
| R. Turley | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 220 |
| L. Cady | Other | 85 |
Queensbridge3 seats · turnout 29.9%
| J. Bloom | Labour | 1,000 ✓ |
| D. Shanks | Labour | 976 ✓ |
| A. Puddephatt | Labour | 939 ✓ |
| R. Evans | Social Democratic Party | 558 |
| E. Baunton | Social Democratic Party | 514 |
| A. Rayner | Social Democratic Party | 503 |
| D. Fox | Conservative | 308 |
| H. Larsen | Conservative | 306 |
| D. Mahoney | Conservative | 283 |
Rectory3 seats · turnout 29.4%
| J. McCafferty | Labour | 1,202 ✓ |
| S. Springer | Labour | 1,196 ✓ |
| B. Weller | Labour | 1,116 ✓ |
| B. Stanley | Conservative | 342 |
| N. House | Conservative | 320 |
| E. Winters | Conservative | 310 |
| D. Green | Other | 181 |
South Defoe2 seats · turnout 30.1%
| A. Cameron | Labour | 814 ✓ |
| P. Kahn | Labour | 788 ✓ |
| P. Caddy | SDP | 251 |
| G. Webster | SDP | 218 |
| A. Barnett | Conservative | 205 |
| R. Gregory | Conservative | 181 |
| A. Fox | COMM | 68 |
Springfield3 seats · turnout 40.3%
| J. Lobenstein | Conservative | 1,565 ✓ |
| B. Lansman | Conservative | 1,215 ✓ |
| C Sills | Conservative | 1,163 ✓ |
| M. Chadwick | Labour | 1,114 |
| L. Layward | Labour | 1,014 |
| M. Iqbal | Labour | 916 |
| S. Anderson | Lib/Sdp | 269 |
| H. Hill | Lib/Sdp | 268 |
| M. Moseley | Lib/Sdp | 243 |
| M Goldman | COMM | 143 |
Victoria3 seats · turnout 30.0%
| J. Andrews | Labour | 1,195 ✓ |
| C. Cable | Labour | 1,129 ✓ |
| Shafaqat Shaikh | Labour | 1,042 ✓ |
| R. Moore | SDP | 674 |
| L. Baird | SDP | 664 |
| R. Saoul | SDP | 598 |
| M. Brown | Conservative | 595 |
| H. Symons | Conservative | 520 |
| J. Warner | Conservative | 505 |
| P. Curtis | WRP | 52 |
Wenlock2 seats · turnout 31.1%
| J. Roberts | LIB | 1,146 ✓ |
| W. Carmoody | LIB | 960 ✓ |
| R. Crowfoot | Labour | 421 |
| M. Andrews | Labour | 411 |
| H. Chapman | Conservative | 115 |
| B. Leslie | Conservative | 99 |
| R. Ashton | NF | 54 |
| B. Ashton | NF | 47 |
Westdown2 seats · turnout 23.5%
| D. Robson | Labour | 741 |
| M. Whitfield | Labour | 547 |
| P. Rawle | Conservative | 151 |
| M. Corrigan | Conservative | 143 |
| T. Collins | COMM | 55 |
Wick3 seats · turnout 27.4%
| I. Callaghan | Labour | 1,376 |
| R. Gee | Labour | 1,201 |
| J. Paton | Labour | 1,161 |
| M. Gardiner | Conservative | 694 |
| G. Lenox-Smith | Conservative | 661 |
| C. Hegerty | Conservative | 626 |
