Before (end of 1981) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 50 · Conservative 14 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 · Other 0
After (end of 1982) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 44 · Conservative 13 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 · Other 0
Ward results
Barton3 seats · turnout 30.9%
| C. Carter | Labour | 1,720 |
| G. Edwards | Labour | 1,702 |
| N. Chilton | Labour | 1,566 |
| Cooper | Lib/Sdp | 872 |
| Morgan | Conservative | 746 |
| Beard | Conservative | 621 |
| Purcell | Lib/Sdp | 591 |
| H. Cottam | COMM | 88 |
Blackfriars3 seats · turnout 26.5%
| J. Murphy | Labour | 2,002 |
| J. Hincks | Labour | 1,740 |
| B. Wallsworth | Labour | 1,680 |
| E. Tither | Conservative | 456 |
| C. Ptak | Conservative | 447 |
| W. Wilson | Conservative | 431 |
Broughton3 seats · turnout 35.0%
| J. Bryans | Labour | 1,634 |
| G. Stonehouse | Labour | 1,583 |
| B. Herwald | Labour | 1,464 |
| T. Crellin | Conservative | 1,047 |
| D. Clynes | Conservative | 1,037 |
| V. Collins | Conservative | 990 |
Claremont3 seats · turnout 39.4%
| M. Hopkins | Conservative | 1,782 |
| C. Wynne | Conservative | 1,587 |
| G. Davison | Conservative | 1,585 |
| S. Wallace | Labour | 1,503 |
| E. Eckersley | Labour | 1,419 |
| A. Walsh | Labour | 1,418 |
| V. Reece | Lib/Sdp | 1,354 |
| V. Lowe | Lib/Sdp | 1,282 |
| R. Berry | Lib/Sdp | 1,240 |
Eccles3 seats · turnout 35.2%
| Francis | Conservative | 1,895 |
| Boardman | Conservative | 1,709 |
| W. Holmes | Conservative | 1,619 |
| K. Blackburn | Labour | 1,405 |
| Robertson | Labour | 1,229 |
| Drew | Labour | 1,184 |
| H. Cowburn | Lib/Sdp | 729 |
| Williams | Lib/Sdp | 706 |
| Luton | COMM | 84 |
Irlam3 seats · turnout 32.8%
| Marshall | Labour | 1,599 |
| Prior | Labour | 1,521 |
| J. Jones | Labour | 1,500 |
| Brooks | Lib/Sdp | 808 |
| Carter | Conservative | 695 |
| Nixon | Conservative | 641 |
| Sanderson | Independent | 622 |
| Moulder | Conservative | 566 |
Kersal3 seats · turnout 33.6%
| J. Jaffe | Labour | 2,000 |
| R. Heron | Conservative | 1,455 |
| C. Green | Labour | 1,450 |
| N. Fulda | Conservative | 1,431 |
| G. Lomax | Labour | 1,386 |
| J. Henry | Conservative | 1,353 |
| H. Kershner | Lib/Sdp | 700 |
| L. Reece | Lib/Sdp | 528 |
| D. Howells | Lib/Sdp | 517 |
Langworthy3 seats · turnout 22.3%
| J Gaffney | Labour | 1,645 |
| H. Wrigley | Labour | 1,567 |
| I. Zott | Labour | 1,517 |
| M. Wansell | Conservative | 851 |
| J. Cole | Conservative | 781 |
| K. Wade | COMM | 110 |
Little Hulton3 seats · turnout 28.6%
| T. Hobbs | Labour | 2,088 |
| D. Baldwin | Labour | 1,929 |
| P. Grimshaw | Labour | 1,889 |
| A. Sanderson | Lib/Sdp | 676 |
| S. Revell | Lib/Sdp | 672 |
| D. Thomas | Lib/Sdp | 627 |
Ordsall3 seats · turnout 22.7%
| S. Turner | Labour | 1,663 |
| K. Murray | Labour | 1,413 |
| N. Briggs | Labour | 1,328 |
| D. Warren | Conservative | 300 |
| A. Knowles | Conservative | 272 |
| G. Beaumont | Conservative | 233 |
Pendlebury3 seats · turnout 35.9%
| F. Brockbank | Labour | 2,842 |
| Patricia Lea | Labour | 2,665 |
| W. Moores | Labour | 2,483 |
| Cottam | Conservative | 1,102 |
| Parr | Conservative | 1,045 |
| M Waring | Conservative | 1,037 |
| Muldoon | Lib/Sdp | 750 |
Swinton North3 seats · turnout 38.0%
| D. Antrobus | Labour | 1,824 |
| B. Hurst | Labour | 1,803 |
| D. Gaffney | Labour | 1,707 |
| P. Armstrong | Lib/Sdp | 1,138 |
| Wendy Powell | Conservative | 1,134 |
| James | Conservative | 984 |
| M. Doyle | Lib/Sdp | 963 |
| Bramer | Lib/Sdp | 949 |
| France | Conservative | 927 |
Swinton South3 seats · turnout 43.5%
| Bond | Conservative | 2,026 |
| R. Brook | Conservative | 1,990 |
| M. Simm | Conservative | 1,895 |
| J. Drake | Lib/Sdp | 1,358 |
| Hugill | Labour | 1,326 |
| Baker | Labour | 1,322 |
| Barry Warner | Labour | 1,308 |
| Boyd | Lib/Sdp | 1,279 |
| Goodwin | Lib/Sdp | 1,208 |
Walkden South3 seats · turnout 40.5%
| D. Cowpe | Lib/Sdp | 2,349 |
| Clarke | Lib/Sdp | 1,868 |
| M. Smethurst | Lib/Sdp | 1,832 |
| P. Hall | Labour | 1,687 |
| Walker | Labour | 1,403 |
| Robinson | Labour | 1,322 |
| J. Blythe | Conservative | 1,064 |
| Sanderson | Conservative | 907 |
Weaste & Seedley3 seats · turnout 33.8%
| H. Openshaw | Labour | 1,441 ✓ |
| D. Jolley | Labour | 1,358 ✓ |
| R. Wilson | Labour | 1,237 ✓ |
| K. Costello | Conservative | 914 |
| G. Charles | Conservative | 904 |
| J. Watkins | Conservative | 876 |
| G. Rogers | Lib/Sdp | 671 |
| M. Dutton | Lib/Sdp | 602 |
| M. Stevens | Lib/Sdp | 574 |
| A. Burrows | COMM | 89 |
Winton3 seats · turnout 32.5%
| Dow | Labour | 2,185 |
| J. Burrows | Labour | 2,143 |
| D. Lancaster | Labour | 1,944 |
| J. Kay | Lib/Sdp | 916 |
| P. Matthews | Lib/Sdp | 869 |
| Blainey | Lib/Sdp | 865 |
| Newall | Conservative | 861 |
| J. Howard | COMM | 74 |