Before (end of 1981) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 23 · Conservative 13 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 · Other 1
After (end of 1982) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 20 · Conservative 13 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 9 · Other 0
Ward results
Anglesey1 seat · turnout 47.8%
| S. Reynolds | Lib/Sdp | 1,020 |
| J. Burnett | Conservative | 822 |
| J. Desmonde | Labour | 674 |
Brereton and Ravenhill1 seat · turnout 46.0%
| K. Walker | Labour | 1,199 |
| B. Stubbs | Lib/Sdp | 1,040 |
Broomhill1 seat · turnout 35.1%
| G. Alcott | Labour | 1,196 |
| W. Waddell | Lib/Sdp | 438 |
Cannock South1 seat
| C. Thomas | Labour | 814 |
| J. Cartwright | Conservative | 540 |
| G. Cook | Lib/Sdp | 349 |
Etching Hill1 seat · turnout 36.2%
| D. Instone | Lib/Sdp | 1,083 |
| C. Bhageerutty | Conservative | 352 |
| Mike Davey | Labour | 308 |
Hagley1 seat · turnout 61.6%
| N. Stanley | Lib/Sdp | 1,101 |
| M. Newton | Labour | 753 |
Heath Hayes1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| S. Poole | Lib/Sdp | 1,061 |
| Sade Bright | Labour | 524 |
| A. Cliff | Conservative | 252 |
Longford1 seat · turnout 53.4%
| R. Cooper | Conservative | 1,035 |
| J. Newbould | Labour | 806 |
| G. Angell | Lib/Sdp | 673 |
Norton Canes1 seat · turnout 46.2%
| A. Hill | Labour | 1,088 |
| M. Collins | Conservative | 675 |
| K. Underhill | Lib/Sdp | 515 |
Parkside1 seat · turnout 49.2%
| C. Cooper | Conservative | 1,102 |
| J. Holston | Labour | 596 |
| J. Gallear | Lib/Sdp | 347 |
Pye Green Valley1 seat · turnout 41.7%
| D. Davis | Labour | 1,108 |
| G. Betteridge | Lib/Sdp | 820 |
RAWNSLEY1 seat · turnout 49.8%
| R. Wynne-Jones | Lib/Sdp | 631 |
| C. Tipton | Labour | 524 |
| M. Bowers | Conservative | 251 |
The Hayes3 seats · turnout 41.4%
| E. Barkway | Conservative | 3,303 |
| P. Jones | Conservative | 3,201 |
| J. David | Conservative | 3,183 |
| I. Shipley | Lib/Sdp | 1,424 |
| R. Coverson | Lib/Sdp | 1,188 |
| A. Chaplin | Lib/Sdp | 1,161 |
| J. Smith | Labour | 362 |
| S. Robert | Labour | 343 |
| C. Wallace | Labour | 332 |
Western Springs1 seat · turnout 37.0%
| J. Metcalf | Lib/Sdp | 897 |
| M. Tams | Conservative | 511 |
| V. White | Labour | 235 |
