Before (end of 1981) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 32 · Conservative 11 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 · Other 0
After (end of 1982) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 32 · Conservative 11 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 · Other 0
Ward results
Arbury1 seat · turnout 32.9%
| J. Hopkins | Lib/Sdp | 756 |
| R. Sadler | Labour | 710 |
| John Case | Conservative | 668 |
Attleborough1 seat · turnout 42.9%
| J. Hodges | Labour | 1,065 |
| A. Timpson | Lib/Sdp | 979 |
| S. Bromage | Conservative | 568 |
Bulkington1 seat · turnout 40.1%
| T. Short | Labour | 1,046 |
| W. Palmer | Conservative | 1,003 |
| E. Seal | Lib/Sdp | 635 |
Camp Hill1 seat · turnout 37.9%
| T. Hargreaves | Labour | 1,101 |
| B. Taylor | Lib/Sdp | 812 |
| A. Jacques | Conservative | 337 |
Chilvers Coton1 seat · turnout 41.9%
| R. Hicks | Labour | 1,056 |
| C. Wonnacott | Conservative | 579 |
| H. Burrows | Lib/Sdp | 457 |
Exhall1 seat · turnout 38.0%
| I. Jones | Labour | 1,141 |
| H. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 647 |
| F. Edwards | Conservative | 574 |
Galley Common1 seat · turnout 36.5%
| M. Kedwards | Labour | 719 |
| J. French | Conservative | 549 |
| G. Davis | Lib/Sdp | 490 |
Mount Pleasant1 seat · turnout 37.5%
| A. Lloyd | Labour | 1,010 |
| C. Wilson | Lib/Sdp | 948 |
| P. Palmer | Conservative | 626 |
Poplar1 seat · turnout 41.3%
| J. Haynes | Labour | 1,345 |
| S. Davidson | Lib/Sdp | 472 |
| J. Insoll | Conservative | 402 |
St. Nicholas1 seat · turnout 46.7%
| E. Parr | Conservative | 987 ✓ |
| J. Lawley | Lib/Sdp | 400 |
| R. Linforth | Labour | 195 |
| J. Morrissey | Ecol | 147 |
Stockingford1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| S. Williams | Labour | 1,007 |
| I. Rush | Lib/Sdp | 462 |
| S. Gribble | Conservative | 276 |
Weddington1 seat · turnout 42.4%
| L. Bosworth | Conservative | 1,051 |
| H. Kerry | Lib/Sdp | 698 |
| D. Walker | Labour | 458 |
Whitestone1 seat · turnout 47.5%
| N. Colledge | Conservative | 1,262 |
| R. Longthorpe | Lib/Sdp | 824 |
| M. Bale | Labour | 260 |