Before (end of 1981) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 26 · Labour 7 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 · Other 0
After (end of 1982) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 25 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 8 · Labour 5 · Other 1
Ward results
Eastwood1 seat
| I. Downie | Conservative | 1,818 |
| D. Elf | All | 1,433 |
| N. Boorman | Labour | 268 |
Leigh1 seat
| T. Meddle | All | 2,372 |
| M. Dolby | Conservative | 1,910 |
| L. Davidson | Labour | 226 |
Milton1 seat
| K. Cater | Conservative | 1,276 ✓ |
| K. Kirk | Labour | 536 |
| J. Overy | All | 439 |
| M. Burstin | Independent | 361 |
Prittlewell1 seat
| J. Hugill | All | 1,925 |
| L. Myers | Conservative | 1,569 |
| P. Long | Labour | 526 |
Shoebury1 seat
| D. Ascroft | Conservative | 2,224 |
| B. McGaw | Labour | 1,176 |
| Y. Rushman | All | 982 |
Southchurch1 seat
| J. Croft | Conservative | 2,154 |
| N. Baker | All | 900 |
| A. Lancaster | Labour | 846 |
St. Luke's1 seat
| N. Goldsmith | Conservative | 1,056 |
| M. Phelan | All | 905 |
| D. Waring | Labour | 905 |
Victoria1 seat
| D. Hopkins | Conservative | 1,212 |
| R. Kennedy | Labour | 1,051 |
| D. Turner | All | 815 |
Westborough1 seat
| J. Palmer | All | 1,593 |
| M. Smith | Conservative | 1,547 |
| A. Smith | Labour | 687 |
