Before (end of 1981) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 38 · Other 13 · Labour 12 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1982) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 37 · Labour 12 · Other 9 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 5
Ward results
Airfield3 seats · turnout 36.5%
| R. Emmett | Labour | 1,046 |
| J. Hoepelman | Labour | 1,036 |
| R. Purnell | Labour | 993 |
| P Curtin | Conservative | 958 |
| M Sinclair | Conservative | 940 |
| M. Munday | Conservative | 922 |
| T. Mitchell | Lib/Sdp | 792 |
| C. Mathews | Lib/Sdp | 771 |
| G. Smith | Lib/Sdp | 693 |
Ardleigh Green2 seats · turnout 40.9%
| R. Latchford | Conservative | 1,607 |
| L. Trott | Conservative | 1,576 |
| A. Corish | Lib/Sdp | 636 |
| W. Barrett | Lib/Sdp | 554 |
| J. Farrant | Labour | 374 |
| Anthony Hunt | Labour | 351 |
Brooklands2 seats · turnout 39.6%
| H. Tebbutt | Conservative | 1,271 |
| R. Vials | Conservative | 1,030 |
| W. Harrison | Labour | 697 |
| M. Blake | Labour | 690 |
| C. Brooks | Lib/Sdp | 520 |
| L. Foord | Lib/Sdp | 456 |
Chase Cross2 seats · turnout 37.5%
| E. Freeman | Lib/Sdp | 941 ✓ |
| L. Parmenter | Lib/Sdp | 912 ✓ |
| P. Brown | Conservative | 764 |
| W. Odulate | Conservative | 693 |
| T. Muldoon | Labour | 575 |
| H Webb | Labour | 516 |
| M. Caine | NF | 35 |
| R. Allman | NF | 34 |
Collier Row2 seats
| R. Adaire | Conservative | 1,256 |
| N. Symonds | Conservative | 1,173 |
| G Thompson | Labour | 560 |
| R. Leighton | Lib/Sdp | 509 |
| E. Longhorn | Lib/Sdp | 393 |
Cranham East2 seats
| R. Knell | INDRA | 1,561 |
| W. Remfry | INDRA | 1,496 |
| P. Gardner | Conservative | 804 |
| P. Marsden | Conservative | 696 |
| B. O'Callaghan | Labour | 294 |
| J. Morton | Labour | 293 |
Cranham West2 seats · turnout 47.8%
| L. Sinclair | INDRA | 1,687 |
| R. Ower | INDRA | 1,671 |
| O. Collins | Conservative | 1,031 |
| M. Reilly | Conservative | 875 |
| R. Gordon | Lib/Sdp | 295 |
| E. Reeder | Labour | 180 |
Elm Park3 seats · turnout 43.1%
| J. Arthur | Conservative | 1,678 |
| L. Reilly | Conservative | 1,620 |
| R. Woods | Conservative | 1,608 |
| G. Saunders | Labour | 1,357 |
| S. Jack | Labour | 1,274 |
| R. Kirchner | Labour | 1,257 |
| W. Clarke | Lib/Sdp | 1,151 |
| B. McCarthy | Lib/Sdp | 1,119 |
| C. Wilkinson | Lib/Sdp | 1,072 |
Emerson Park2 seats · turnout 44.5%
| J. Moultrie | Conservative | 2,178 |
| W. Sibley | Conservative | 2,103 |
| M. Inman | Lib/Sdp | 753 |
| F. Trotman | Lib/Sdp | 733 |
| A. Oliver | Labour | 316 |
| C. Smith | Labour | 269 |
Gidea Park2 seats
| David John Cure | Conservative | 1,964 ✓ |
| A. Smith | Conservative | 1,862 ✓ |
| M. Lakeman | Lib/Sdp | 477 |
| T Archer | Lib/Sdp | 472 |
| C Blake | Labour | 231 |
| A Gordon | Labour | 220 |
Gooshays3 seats · turnout 33.3%
| R. Lynn | Labour | 1,307 |
| R. Whitworth | Labour | 1,211 |
| W. Mills | Labour | 1,202 |
| P. Osborne | Lib/Sdp | 832 |
| F. Buckland | Conservative | 805 |
| J. Robertson | Lib/Sdp | 794 |
| I. Goldsmith | Lib/Sdp | 792 |
| F. Hullyer | Conservative | 789 |
| D. Hullyer | Conservative | 778 |
Hacton3 seats · turnout 47.5%
| A. Davis | REA | 1,593 ✓ |
| N. Miles | REA | 1,462 ✓ |
| N. Richards | REA | 1,412 ✓ |
| D. Bull | Conservative | 1,364 |
| M. Ashby | Conservative | 1,231 |
| M. Smeaton | Conservative | 1,165 |
| D. Williams | Lib/Sdp | 672 |
| J. Hewitt | Lib/Sdp | 654 |
| M. Long | Lib/Sdp | 626 |
| W Howard | Labour | 596 |
| E. Rawlins | Labour | 595 |
| A. Eade | Labour | 576 |
Harold Wood3 seats
| D. Forster | Conservative | 2,117 |
| R. Neill | Conservative | 2,037 |
| P. Marsden | Conservative | 1,976 |
| P. Fowler | Lib/Sdp | 799 |
| R. Huckstep | Lib/Sdp | 755 |
| J. Moore | Labour | 654 |
| G. Bridgeman-Clarke | Lib/Sdp | 630 |
| S. Hills | Labour | 620 |
| M. Ville | Labour | 602 |
Heath Park2 seats · turnout 43.4%
| Smith W. | Conservative | 1,766 |
| E. Munday | Conservative | 1,731 |
| S. Brewington | Lib/Sdp | 736 |
| J. Bates | Lib/Sdp | 712 |
| J. Bowyer | Labour | 363 |
| J. Bowyer | Labour | 354 |
Heaton3 seats · turnout 31.6%
| D. O'Flynn | Labour | 1,260 |
| G. Otter | Labour | 1,227 |
| R. Latham | Labour | 1,186 |
| H. Forster | Conservative | 857 |
| S. Brabner | Conservative | 854 |
| B. Keates | Lib/Sdp | 836 |
| P. Light | Conservative | 794 |
| J. Kiff | Lib/Sdp | 767 |
| D. Rogerson | Lib/Sdp | 748 |
Hilldene3 seats · turnout 28.3%
| D Cook | Labour | 1,380 |
| R. Whiting | Labour | 1,303 |
| B. Whitworth | Labour | 1,258 |
| D Ratcliffe | Conservative | 707 |
| M. Tonks | Conservative | 657 |
| S. Sycamore | Conservative | 652 |
Hylands3 seats · turnout 43.5%
| G. Clarke | Conservative | 1,498 ✓ |
| O. Baruch | Conservative | 1,354 ✓ |
| I. Pearce | Conservative | 1,344 ✓ |
| A. Prescott | REA | 955 |
| C. Scott | REA | 927 |
| B. Parker | REA | 926 |
| S. Clarke | Labour | 880 |
| C. Stickland | Labour | 871 |
| J. Taylor | Labour | 871 |
| N. Kirkman | Lib/Sdp | 569 |
| W. Halliday | Lib/Sdp | 568 |
| B. Aldridge | Lib/Sdp | 560 |
Mawney3 seats · turnout 38.6%
| K. Roe | Conservative | 1,734 |
| W. Whittingham | Conservative | 1,726 |
| M. Owens | Conservative | 1,676 |
| G. Cox | Labour | 1,126 |
| P. Johnson | Labour | 1,049 |
| C. Whitelock | Labour | 1,005 |
| P. Longhorn | Lib/Sdp | 727 |
| M. Nudd | Lib/Sdp | 695 |
| K. Brewington | Lib/Sdp | 594 |
Oldchurch2 seats · turnout 31.5%
| D. Price | Conservative | 812 |
| W. Todd | Conservative | 787 |
| R. Baker | Labour | 513 |
| R. Kilbey | Labour | 450 |
| P. Kelly | Lib/Sdp | 415 |
| M. Snaith | Lib/Sdp | 337 |
Rainham3 seats
| M Ball | Lib/Sdp | 2,154 ✓ |
| M Davies | Lib/Sdp | 2,139 ✓ |
| P Long | Lib/Sdp | 2,102 ✓ |
| H Turner | REA | 826 |
| D Poole | REA | 772 |
| W North | Conservative | 763 |
| A. North | Conservative | 734 |
| N Emmerson | Labour | 716 |
| R Matthews | Labour | 663 |
| R Reilly | Conservative | 631 |
| C Watson | Labour | 593 |
Rise Park2 seats · turnout 37.4%
| C. Kemp | Conservative | 1,824 |
| A. Spencer | Conservative | 1,792 |
| D. Ainsworth | Labour | 562 |
| K. Miller | Labour | 485 |
South Hornchurch3 seats
| L. Long | REA | 1,029 ✓ |
| A. Cockerton | Conservative | 981 ✓ |
| Jonathan Dawson Allum | Conservative | 979 ✓ |
| P Thwaites | REA | 912 |
| R Whittaker | REA | 908 |
| L Bolstridge | Labour | 891 |
| R Desmond | Labour | 890 |
| P. Orrin | Conservative | 874 |
| K Darvill | Labour | 869 |
| H. Rivers | Lib/Sdp | 594 |
| W Tyrell | Lib/Sdp | 590 |
| I Cameron | Lib/Sdp | 567 |
St Andrew's3 seats
| A. Cotier | Conservative | 1,960 ✓ |
| A. James | Conservative | 1,951 ✓ |
| T. Orrin | Conservative | 1,801 ✓ |
| A. McCarthy | Lib/Sdp | 1,099 |
| M. Heazell | Lib/Sdp | 1,018 |
| P. Phelps | REA | 983 |
| T. Wood | Lib/Sdp | 936 |
| K Dutton | Labour | 625 |
| M. Jack | Labour | 555 |
| M. Hoepelman | Labour | 530 |
St Edward's2 seats
| L. Hutton | Conservative | 1,329 |
| R. Ramsey | Conservative | 1,324 |
| K. Penfold | Lib/Sdp | 476 |
| M. Long | Lib/Sdp | 465 |
| P. Gilley | Labour | 348 |
| F. Kaler | Labour | 328 |
