Before (end of 1981) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 32 · Conservative 12 · Other 2 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1
After (end of 1982) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 34 · Conservative 8 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 · Other 2
Ward results
Broadheath1 seat · turnout 33.8%
| R. Gilligan | Labour | 948 |
| F. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 566 |
| M. Kinsey | Conservative | 383 |
Castlefields1 seat · turnout 33.6%
| A. Coleman | Labour | 1,161 ✓ |
| M. Reynolds | Lib/Sdp | 536 |
| C. Boden | Conservative | 390 |
| A. Booth | WRP | 47 |
Ditton1 seat · turnout 35.4%
| J. Collins | Labour | 828 |
| P. Price | Lib/Sdp | 489 |
| P. Dean | Conservative | 440 |
Farnworth1 seat · turnout 52.1%
| D. Boardman | Lib/Sdp | 854 ✓ |
| O. Hargreaves | Ind Con | 849 |
| E. Gilbody | Conservative | 725 |
| G. Woods | Labour | 357 |
Grange2 seats · turnout 32.0%
| A. Ashley | Labour | 996 |
| S. Williams | Labour | 982 |
| P. Harding | Lib/Sdp | 442 |
| P. Scarratt | Lib/Sdp | 421 |
| R. Yuen | Conservative | 284 |
Halton Brook1 seat · turnout 30.8%
| K. Robinson | Labour | 918 |
| M. Downes | Lib/Sdp | 559 |
Heath2 seats · turnout 44.6%
| D. Edwards | Conservative | 1,637 |
| K. Ebbrell | Conservative | 1,501 |
| B. Keirl | Lib/Sdp | 754 |
| S. Baker | Lib/Sdp | 570 |
| H. Keane | Labour | 331 |
| R. O'Brien | Labour | 292 |
Hough Green1 seat · turnout 34.2%
| W. Flynn | Labour | 1,035 |
| A. Aldcroft | Lib/Sdp | 445 |
| M. Monk | Conservative | 379 |
Kingsway1 seat · turnout 35.0%
| F. Cleary | Labour | 791 |
| I. Glassman | Lib/Sdp | 469 |
| C. Monk | Conservative | 291 |
Mersey1 seat · turnout 39.0%
| M. Mair | Conservative | 696 |
| R. Mollon | Lib/Sdp | 616 |
| T. Godfrey | Labour | 610 |
Norton1 seat · turnout 29.3%
| D. Cargill | Labour | 2,215 |
| G. Deakin | Lib/Sdp | 1,847 |
WESTON1 seat · turnout 40.5%
| A. Parr | Lib/Sdp | 845 |
| S. Sant | Conservative | 454 |
| D. Cargill | Labour | 335 |