Before (end of 1981) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 22 · Labour 11 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 · Other 6
After (end of 1982) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 23 · Labour 12 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 · Other 3
Ward results
Alexandra1 seat · turnout 47.8%
| R. Kimber | Conservative | 715 |
| Keith Dibble | Labour | 547 |
| A. Harderley | Lib/Sdp | 458 |
Bellvue1 seat · turnout 39.0%
| J. White | Labour | 589 |
| C. Asprey | Conservative | 538 |
| P. McElroy | Lib/Sdp | 281 |
Fernhill1 seat · turnout 33.9%
| J. Callan | Conservative | 533 ✓ |
| J. Burns | Labour | 267 |
| M. Griffin | RES | 221 |
| C. Shadbolt | Lib/Sdp | 184 |
Grange1 seat · turnout 44.1%
| M. Smith | Conservative | 657 |
| M Stokes | Labour | 560 |
| P. Philips | Lib/Sdp | 329 |
Heron Wood1 seat · turnout 35.3%
| T Bridgeman | Labour | 702 |
| S. Cottingham | Lib/Sdp | 272 |
| J. Munday | Conservative | 254 |
Knellwood1 seat · turnout 45.9%
| T. Webber | Conservative | 796 ✓ |
| P. Shrapnell | Lib/Sdp | 437 |
| J. Morrish | Ind Con | 369 |
| S. Bell | Labour | 101 |
Manor1 seat · turnout 37.5%
| C. Balchin | Conservative | 1,018 |
| S. Murphy | Lib/Sdp | 267 |
| R. Freeman | Labour | 185 |
Mayfield1 seat · turnout 34.1%
| J. Edwards | Labour | 436 |
| R. Toone | Conservative | 284 |
| J. Davies | Lib/Sdp | 185 |
Queens1 seat · turnout 18.1%
| T. Greenslade | Conservative | 226 |
| M. Nash | Lib/Sdp | 178 |
| J. Evans | Labour | 128 |
St John's1 seat
| G. Dawson | Conservative | 683 |
| R. Harrison | Lib/Sdp | 381 |
| K. Payne | Labour | 245 |
St. Marks1 seat · turnout 45.0%
| B. Hudson | Conservative | 719 ✓ |
| B. Hudson | Conservative | 719 |
| S. Stevenson | Lib/Sdp | 536 |
| S. Stevenson | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 536 |
| S. Morey | Labour | 185 |
| S. Morey | Labour | 185 |
| C. Pollard | Independent | 114 |
| C. Pollard | Independent | 114 |
| S. Jenkins | Independent | 43 |
| S. Jenkins | Independent | 43 |
West Heath1 seat
| J. Marsh | Conservative | 720 |
| P. Banner | Lib/Sdp | 606 |
| B. Brown | Labour | 394 |