Before (end of 1981) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 33 · Conservative 6 · Other 1 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1982) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 30 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 · Conservative 4 · Other 0
Ward results
Ashby Grange East1 seat · turnout 45.3%
| J. Ebbatson | Lib/Sdp | 600 |
| A. Wells | Labour | 410 |
| A. Readhead | Conservative | 72 |
Ashby Grange West1 seat · turnout 36.6%
| A. Skinner | Labour | 511 |
| C. Roys | Lib/Sdp | 482 |
| E. Howes | Conservative | 243 |
Brumby East1 seat · turnout 44.6%
| J. Pulling | Conservative | 620 |
| S. Williams | Lib/Sdp | 333 |
| J. Pearson | Labour | 328 |
Brumby West1 seat · turnout 33.9%
| S. Hocknell | Lib/Sdp | 684 |
| S. Tanner | Labour | 483 |
| D. Denby | Conservative | 123 |
Crosby Town South1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| C. Nottingham | Lib/Sdp | 626 |
| V. Rocks | Labour | 585 |
| K. Vickers | Conservative | 107 |
Frodingham North1 seat · turnout 45.4%
| M. Hunt | Labour | 735 |
| A. Sloane | Lib/Sdp | 666 |
| P. Stranaghan | Conservative | 274 |
Frodingham South2 seats · turnout 41.3%
| L. Hornsby | Labour | 467 |
| D. Towndrow | Labour | 416 |
| E. Ashton | Lib/Sdp | 359 |
| H. Twyman | Lib/Sdp | 353 |
| S. Dickinson | Conservative | 120 |
Kingsway East1 seat · turnout 49.9%
| M. Readhead | Conservative | 679 |
| K. Tallentire | Lib/Sdp | 257 |
| K. Brown | Labour | 214 |
Kingsway West1 seat · turnout 45.8%
| T. Kent | Conservative | 666 |
| G. McQuade | Lib/Sdp | 488 |
| S. Whittingham | Labour | 434 |
Lincoln Gardens East1 seat · turnout 45.4%
| W. Scott | Labour | 471 |
| G. Iliff | Lib/Sdp | 412 |
| J. Moore | Conservative | 131 |
Lincoln Gardens West1 seat · turnout 41.7%
| A. Gittens | Lib/Sdp | 528 |
| E. Arnold | Labour | 518 |
| R. Cuckow | Conservative | 406 |
Park East1 seat · turnout 42.9%
| R. Bath | Labour | 894 ✓ |
| A. Ingham | Lib/Sdp | 423 |
| K. Humphrey | Conservative | 305 |
| D. Le Peuple | COMM | 28 |
Riddings East1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| H. Hirst | Labour | 442 |
| A. Nicholls | Lib/Sdp | 240 |
| R. Berridge | Conservative | 238 |
Riddings West1 seat · turnout 30.5%
| D. Keedle | Labour | 490 |
| R. Brady | Lib/Sdp | 404 |
| G. Dayes | Conservative | 225 |