Before (end of 1981) (59 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 43 · Labour 12 · Other 4 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1982) (59 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 40 · Labour 12 · Other 7 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
Ward results
Broadway2 seats · turnout 39.2%
| S. Murray | Labour | 799 |
| H. Worby | Labour | 792 |
| M. Pettman | Lib/Sdp | 673 |
| G. McNamara | Lib/Sdp | 651 |
| M. Kerwood | Conservative | 327 |
| P. Torr | Conservative | 306 |
Buckhurst Hill East1 seat · turnout 46.3%
| G. Smith | Conservative | 904 |
| F. Osborn | Lib/Sdp | 581 |
| J. Markham | Labour | 330 |
Buckhurst Hill West1 seat · turnout 42.2%
| V. Milner | Conservative | 1,299 |
| R. Eveling | Lib/Sdp | 522 |
| S. Staddon | Labour | 174 |
Chigwell Row1 seat · turnout 41.4%
| R. McGregor | Conservative | 456 |
| G. West | Lib/Sdp | 221 |
| A. Fowl | Labour | 54 |
Chigwell Village1 seat · turnout 40.9%
| B. Gunby | Conservative | 813 |
| A. Thompson | Lib/Sdp | 452 |
| P. Speake | Labour | 62 |
Debden Green1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| P. Bostock | Labour | 644 ✓ |
| M. Wardle | RES | 262 |
| K. Bellamy | Conservative | 252 |
| L. Martin | Lib/Sdp | 241 |
Epping Hemnall1 seat · turnout 40.4%
| R. Hill | Conservative | 889 ✓ |
| J. Eves | Lib/Sdp | 608 |
| M. Jackson | Labour | 314 |
| R. Boenke | Ecol | 29 |
Epping Lindsey1 seat · turnout 45.3%
| F. Limer | Conservative | 989 ✓ |
| A. Payne | Lib/Sdp | 668 |
| G. Scales | Labour | 354 |
| M. Jucker | RES | 173 |
| T. Broughton | Ecol | 52 |
Grange Hill1 seat · turnout 35.5%
| A. Marshall | Conservative | 1,051 |
| J. Fuller | Lib/Sdp | 389 |
| R. Opasiak | Labour | 140 |
Loughton Forest1 seat · turnout 50.8%
| R. Gow | RES | 819 ✓ |
| A. Macdonald | Conservative | 502 |
| W. Randall | Lib/Sdp | 109 |
| Martin | Labour | 63 |
Loughton Roding1 seat · turnout 45.4%
| A. Miller | Conservative | 862 |
| C. Huckle | Labour | 667 |
| A. Hilton | Lib/Sdp | 461 |
Loughton St. Johns1 seat · turnout 45.5%
| D. Rhodes | RES | 822 ✓ |
| J. Phillips | Conservative | 710 |
| P. Richardson | Lib/Sdp | 211 |
| R. Cornell | Labour | 145 |
Loughton St. Marys1 seat · turnout 47.5%
| T. Webb | RES | 793 ✓ |
| T. Swallow | Conservative | 442 |
| G. Hallett | Lib/Sdp | 198 |
| J. Davy | Labour | 120 |
North Weald Bassett1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| B. Greenhill | Conservative | 1,001 |
| P. Vickery | Labour | 482 |
| R. Wyness | Independent | 179 |
Paternoster1 seat · turnout 37.0%
| S. Riley | Labour | 608 |
| J. Macdougall | Conservative | 416 |
| J. Stewart | Lib/Sdp | 317 |
THEYDON BOIS1 seat · turnout 40.6%
| J. Wainwright | Conservative | 969 ✓ |
| O. Dunseath | Lib/Sdp | 250 |
| F. Davy | Labour | 86 |
| L. Boenke | Ecol | 22 |
Waltham Abbey East1 seat · turnout 39.4%
| J. O'Reilly | Conservative | 1,074 |
| J. Popely | Labour | 488 |
| G. Pettman | Lib/Sdp | 299 |
Waltham Abbey West1 seat · turnout 34.8%
| G. Jailler | Conservative | 540 |
| M. Lermit | Lib/Sdp | 383 |
| D. Grenville-Brown | Labour | 371 |