Before (end of 1981) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 36 · Conservative 21 · Other 0 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1982) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 26 · Conservative 25 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 · Other 0
Ward results
Cann Hall3 seats · turnout 35.9%
| C. Kitson | Lib/Sdp | 1,267 |
| C. Millington | Lib/Sdp | 1,107 |
| J. Williams | Lib/Sdp | 1,066 |
| D. Barnes | Labour | 1,054 |
| C. Clavey | Labour | 962 |
| A. Patel | Labour | 924 |
| R. Bennett | Conservative | 636 |
| T. Leakey | Conservative | 554 |
| E. Riches | Conservative | 538 |
Cathall3 seats · turnout 33.7%
| J Walsh | Labour | 1,516 |
| J. Walsh | Labour | 1,516 ✓ |
| T. Wheeler | Labour | 1,315 ✓ |
| T Wheeler | Labour | 1,315 |
| M. Bangladesh | Labour | 1,253 ✓ |
| M Bangladesh | Labour | 1,253 |
| R Coggins | Lib/Sdp | 650 |
| R. Coggins | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 650 |
| B Wollen | Lib/Sdp | 629 |
| B. Wollen | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 629 |
| K Shires | Lib/Sdp | 589 |
| K. Shires | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 589 |
| G Taylor | Conservative | 547 |
| G. Taylor | Conservative | 547 |
| M. Neilson-Hansen | Conservative | 520 |
| M. Ms. | Conservative | 520 |
| L. Taylor | Conservative | 510 |
| L Taylor | Conservative | 510 |
Chapel End3 seats · turnout 45.7%
| M. Caplan | Conservative | 1,646 |
| S. Clapham | Conservative | 1,607 |
| J. Hann | Conservative | 1,560 |
| B. Woodward | Lib/Sdp | 1,309 |
| T. Braun | Lib/Sdp | 1,250 |
| G. Woolnough | Lib/Sdp | 1,232 |
| C. Foxton | Labour | 1,062 |
| D. Hollington | Labour | 1,027 |
| R. Slack | Labour | 991 |
Chingford Green3 seats · turnout 49.0%
| M. Fish | Conservative | 2,812 |
| M. Fish | Conservative | 2,812 ✓ |
| M Lewis | Conservative | 2,633 |
| M. Lewis | Conservative | 2,633 ✓ |
| J. Yates | Conservative | 2,603 ✓ |
| J Yates | Conservative | 2,603 |
| C Povey | Lib/Sdp | 905 |
| C. Povey | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 905 |
| W O'Malley | Lib/Sdp | 882 |
| W. O'Malley | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 882 |
| R. Robson | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 879 |
| R Robson | Lib/Sdp | 879 |
| S. Jacobs | Labour | 476 |
| S Jacobs | Labour | 476 |
| A. Cohen | Labour | 443 |
| A Cohen | Labour | 443 |
| W. Measure | Labour | 418 |
| W Measure | Labour | 418 |
| E Newton | Ecol | 169 |
| E. Newton | Green | 169 |
Endlebury2 seats · turnout 46.3%
| M. Jovcic | Conservative | 2,133 |
| W. Neilson-Kansen | Conservative | 1,934 |
| J. Garwood | Lib/Sdp | 551 |
| R. Wilson | Lib/Sdp | 546 |
| Elizabeth Lee | Labour | 294 |
| B. Marshall | Labour | 258 |
Forest3 seats · turnout 35.8%
| B. Beasant | Conservative | 1,220 |
| R. Duncan | Conservative | 1,217 |
| T. Kelly | Conservative | 1,145 |
| G. Holmes | Labour | 1,013 |
| I. Hussain | Labour | 963 |
| T. Colman | Lib/Sdp | 854 |
| P. Leighton | Lib/Sdp | 849 |
| D. Liunberg | Labour | 845 |
| P. Arnold | Lib/Sdp | 833 |
Grove Green3 seats · turnout 41.2%
| M Khan | Labour | 1,272 |
| M. Khan | Labour | 1,272 ✓ |
| H. Cohen | Labour | 1,221 ✓ |
| H Cohen | Labour | 1,221 |
| E. Bartram | Labour | 1,160 |
| E. Bartram | Labour | 1,160 ✓ |
| W. Gibson-Knight | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 989 |
| W Gibson-Knight | LibFTA | 989 |
| A Lee | LibFTA | 966 |
| A. Lee | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 966 |
| P Mason | LibFTA | 922 |
| P. Mason | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 922 |
| I Carter | Conservative | 839 |
| I. Carter | Conservative | 839 |
| R Luker | Conservative | 781 |
| R. Luker | Conservative | 781 |
| M Luker | Conservative | 767 |
| M. Luker | Conservative | 767 |
Hale End2 seats · turnout 50.1%
| G King | Conservative | 1,632 ✓ |
| D. Norman | Conservative | 1,556 ✓ |
| D. Barnard | Lib/Sdp | 816 |
| T. Abercrombie | SDPLIB | 740 |
| D. Evans | Labour | 445 |
| B. Kaye | Labour | 421 |
| A. Speer | Ecol | 90 |
Hatch Lane3 seats · turnout 44.3%
| D. Arnold | Conservative | 2,285 ✓ |
| L. Braham | Conservative | 2,122 ✓ |
| J. Watts | Conservative | 2,086 ✓ |
| D. Brockman | Lib/Sdp | 1,027 |
| E. Harper | Lib/Sdp | 1,000 |
| E. Russell | SDPLIB | 993 |
| S Garrett | Labour | 695 |
| J. Reeves | Labour | 672 |
| Akhtar F. | Labour | 589 |
| I. Newton | Ecol | 117 |
| G. Flaxton | NF | 92 |
| C. Coward | NF | 81 |
| I. McDuff | NF | 77 |
High Street3 seats · turnout 42.2%
| A. Smith | Labour | 1,382 ✓ |
| A Smith | Labour | 1,382 |
| N. Hayes | Labour | 1,364 ✓ |
| Noel Hayes | Labour | 1,364 |
| S. Linklett | Labour | 1,305 ✓ |
| S Linklett | Labour | 1,305 |
| R. Wheatley | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 972 |
| R Wheatley | Lib/Sdp | 972 |
| E. Constable | Conservative | 903 |
| E. Constable | Conservative | 903 |
| M Lehrain | SDPLIB | 884 |
| M. Lehrain | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 884 |
| L. Smith | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 881 |
| L. Smith | Lib/Sdp | 881 |
| F Constable | Conservative | 868 |
| F. Constable | Conservative | 868 |
| D. Peacock | Conservative | 829 |
| D Peacock | Conservative | 829 |
| M. Hanif | Independent | 111 |
| M Hanif | Independent | 111 |
Higham Hill2 seats · turnout 40.0%
| A. Moreton | Labour | 707 ✓ |
| A Moreton | Labour | 707 |
| J. Levy | Labour | 697 |
| J. Levy | Labour | 697 ✓ |
| M. Mallee | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 538 |
| M Mallee | SDPLIB | 538 |
| Flora Noe | Conservative | 502 |
| F. Noe | Conservative | 502 |
| E Armstrong | Lib/Sdp | 485 |
| E. Armstrong | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 485 |
| M Webb | Conservative | 462 |
| M. Webb | Conservative | 462 |
| F. Lewingdon | National Front | 67 |
| F Lewingdon | NF | 67 |
| P. Lewingdon | National Front | 49 |
| P Lewingdon | NF | 49 |
Hoe Street3 seats · turnout 38.2%
| N. Gerrard | Labour | 1,498 ✓ |
| M. Macnulty | Labour | 1,432 ✓ |
| J. Manning | Labour | 1,394 ✓ |
| R. Hartley-Russell | Conservative | 1,088 |
| A Wilson | Conservative | 1,065 |
| D. Ammon | Conservative | 1,022 |
| S. Griffiths | SDPLIB | 726 |
| M. O'Flanagan | Lib/Sdp | 702 |
| G. Tingey | Lib/Sdp | 619 |
| N. Butt | Independent | 200 |
| S. Lambert | Ecol | 193 |
Larkswood3 seats · turnout 43.5%
| I. Memory | Conservative | 2,410 ✓ |
| E. Williams | Conservative | 2,379 ✓ |
| M. Saile | Conservative | 2,299 ✓ |
| F. Brown | SDPLIB | 981 |
| M. Holland | Lib/Sdp | 975 |
| M. Dick | Lib/Sdp | 954 |
| J. Linklett | Labour | 689 |
| J. Brind | Labour | 674 |
| S Rudder | Labour | 671 |
| J. Morgan | Ecol | 160 |
Lea Bridge3 seats · turnout 36.8%
| P. Dowling | Labour | 1,083 ✓ |
| M. Pettit | Labour | 1,031 ✓ |
| P. Diamond | Labour | 1,017 ✓ |
| E. Smith | Conservative | 1,001 |
| I. Mayo | Conservative | 941 |
| J. Smith | Conservative | 901 |
| J. Mangold | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 719 |
| A. Summers | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 641 |
| A. Tyler | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 610 |
Lea_Bridge3 seats
| P Dowling | Labour | 1,083 |
| M Pettit | Labour | 1,031 |
| P Diamond | Labour | 1,017 |
| E. Smith | Conservative | 1,001 |
| I Mayo | Conservative | 941 |
| J Smith | Conservative | 901 |
| J Mangold | SDPLIB | 719 |
| A Summers | SDPLIB | 641 |
| A Tyler | SDPLIB | 610 |
Leyton3 seats · turnout 39.6%
| R Sullivan | Lib/Sdp | 1,623 |
| R. Sullivan | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 1,623 ✓ |
| S Banks | Lib/Sdp | 1,411 |
| S. Banks | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 1,411 ✓ |
| R Tallack | Lib/Sdp | 1,401 |
| R. Tallack | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 1,401 ✓ |
| A Chamberlain | Labour | 1,062 |
| A. Chamberlain | Labour | 1,062 |
| R. Austin | Labour | 1,012 |
| R Austin | Labour | 1,012 |
| P. Wright | Labour | 1,007 |
| P Wright | Labour | 1,007 |
| K. Collen | Conservative | 480 |
| K Collen | Conservative | 480 |
| I Wilson | Conservative | 463 |
| I. Wilson | Conservative | 463 |
| D. Agass | Conservative | 449 |
| D Agass | Conservative | 449 |
| M Salah-Ud-Din | Independent | 63 |
| M. Salah-Ud-Din | Independent | 63 |
| J. Courcouf | Other | 63 |
| J Courcouf | COMM | 63 |
Leytonstone3 seats · turnout 37.3%
| W. Dennis | Labour | 1,414 ✓ |
| E. Edworthy | Labour | 1,319 ✓ |
| J Blay | Labour | 1,299 ✓ |
| E. Donnelly | Conservative | 1,070 |
| D Young | Conservative | 1,010 |
| W Warren | Conservative | 971 |
| A. Harvey | SDPLIB | 814 |
| T. Khan | SDPLIB | 757 |
| I. Leslie | SDPLIB | 756 |
| G. Kain | COMM | 100 |
Lloyd Park3 seats · turnout 38.9%
| G. Smith | Labour | 1,365 ✓ |
| G Smith | Labour | 1,365 |
| R. Baldwin | Labour | 1,295 ✓ |
| R Baldwin | Labour | 1,295 |
| V Smith | Labour | 1,290 |
| V. Smith | Labour | 1,290 ✓ |
| J Dacey | Conservative | 1,032 |
| J. Dacey | Conservative | 1,032 |
| P. Davis | Conservative | 1,031 |
| P Davis | Conservative | 1,031 |
| K. Nicholson | Conservative | 993 |
| K Nicholson | Conservative | 993 |
| R. Mears | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 724 |
| R Mears | SDPLIB | 724 |
| D. Weitzel | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 683 |
| D Weitzel | SDPLIB | 683 |
| M Wood | SDPLIB | 642 |
| M. Wood | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 642 |
St. James Street3 seats · turnout 36.1%
| S. Millard | Labour | 1,518 ✓ |
| S Millard | Labour | 1,518 |
| A. Davgun | Labour | 1,342 ✓ |
| A Davgun | Labour | 1,342 |
| W Pearmin | Labour | 1,333 |
| W. Pearmin | Labour | 1,333 ✓ |
| D. Martyn | Conservative | 901 |
| E. Brewster | Conservative | 901 |
| David George Curtis Martyn | Conservative | 901 |
| E Brewster | Conservative | 901 |
| R. Weeks | Conservative | 822 |
| R Weeks | Conservative | 822 |
| W. Clarkson | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 596 |
| W Clarkson | Lib/Sdp | 596 |
| D. Clarson | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 579 |
| D Clarson | Lib/Sdp | 579 |
| N. Basharan | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 433 |
| N Basharan | SDPLIB | 433 |
| A Shaikh | Independent | 158 |
| A. Shaikh | Independent | 158 |
Valley3 seats · turnout 42.3%
| S. Pay | Conservative | 1,796 ✓ |
| S Pay | Conservative | 1,796 |
| A. Simmons | Conservative | 1,779 |
| A. Simmons | Conservative | 1,779 ✓ |
| C Smith | Conservative | 1,660 |
| C. Smith | Conservative | 1,660 ✓ |
| H. Boyle | Lib/Sdp | 970 |
| H. Boyle | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 970 |
| R. Jarvis | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 895 |
| R. Jarvis | Lib/Sdp | 895 |
| R Davis | SDPLIB | 893 |
| R. Davis | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 893 |
| D. Blythe | Labour | 652 |
| D. Blythe | Labour | 652 |
| M. Malik | Labour | 546 |
| M Malik | Labour | 546 |
| J O'Reilly | Labour | 539 |
| J. O'Reilly | Labour | 539 |
Wood Street3 seats · turnout 43.7%
| D. Green | Conservative | 1,493 ✓ |
| D Green | Conservative | 1,493 |
| J. Ryan | Conservative | 1,478 |
| J. Ryan | Conservative | 1,478 ✓ |
| D. Sullivan | Conservative | 1,425 |
| D. Sullivan | Conservative | 1,425 ✓ |
| W. Anstey | Labour | 1,332 |
| W. Anstey | Labour | 1,332 |
| J. Kaye | Labour | 1,284 |
| J. Kaye | Labour | 1,284 |
| J. Lewis | Labour | 1,281 |
| J Lewis | Labour | 1,281 |
| T Messenger | SDPLIB | 814 |
| T. Messenger | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 814 |
| A. O'Reilly | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 778 |
| A. O'Reilly | SDPLIB | 778 |
| L. Scott | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 738 |
| L Scott | Lib/Sdp | 738 |
