Before (end of 1981) (43 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Conservative 18 · Other 0 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1982) (43 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Conservative 18 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Brookmans Park & Little Heath1 seat · turnout 55.3%
| M. Harris | Conservative | 2,121 |
| E. Miller | Labour | 292 |
Handside1 seat · turnout 60.8%
| S. Jackson | Conservative | 1,349 |
| T. Last | Lib/Sdp | 1,107 |
| J. Stephens | Labour | 609 |
Hatfield East1 seat · turnout 46.0%
| H. Burningham | Conservative | 1,396 |
| M. Cooper | Labour | 795 |
| A. McKie | Lib/Sdp | 478 |
Hatfield North1 seat · turnout 54.3%
| G. Wenham | Labour | 1,128 |
| M. Bruin | Conservative | 893 |
| P. Sherrard | Lib/Sdp | 499 |
Hollybush1 seat · turnout 54.2%
| A. Brind | Labour | 1,442 |
| B. Hyde | Lib/Sdp | 524 |
| G. Peakell | Conservative | 497 |
Northaw & Cuffley1 seat · turnout 45.3%
| C. Munson | Conservative | 1,653 |
| P. Kingsford | Labour | 269 |
Peartree1 seat · turnout 50.1%
| M. Mably | Labour | 1,408 |
| D. Cooke | Lib/Sdp | 411 |
| T. Charles | Conservative | 393 |
Sherrards1 seat · turnout 62.5%
| A. Hewson | Conservative | 1,247 |
| J. Stephens | Labour | 1,052 |
| R. Hopwood | Lib/Sdp | 766 |
