Before (end of 1981) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 35 · Other 12 · Labour 5 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2
After (end of 1982) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 35 · Other 9 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 · Labour 5
Ward results
St Barnabas1 seat
| J. Freeman | Conservative | 797 ✓ |
| A. Mitchell | Lib/Sdp | 697 |
| V. Furze | Labour | 388 |
| A. Holdstock | Ecol | 36 |
St. John & All Saints1 seat · turnout 55.8%
| J. Cloyne | Labour | 1,172 |
| M. Ingram | Conservative | 590 |
| H. Cole | Lib/Sdp | 539 |