Before (end of 1981) (90 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 50 · Conservative 37 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 · Other 0
After (end of 1982) (90 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 42 · Conservative 42 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 · Other 0
Ward results
Baildon1 seat · turnout 48.3%
| K. Greenwood | Lib/Sdp | 2,456 |
| D. Moore | Conservative | 2,384 |
| C. Wardman | Labour | 720 |
Bingley Rural1 seat · turnout 41.8%
| E. Nelson | Conservative | 2,782 |
| M. Greenwood | Lib/Sdp | 1,076 |
| S. Leman | Labour | 760 |
Bolton1 seat · turnout 43.5%
| F. Lee | Conservative | 1,748 |
| J. Minshull | Lib/Sdp | 1,277 |
| J. Allinson | Labour | 1,189 |
Bowling1 seat · turnout 29.2%
| M. Walters | Labour | 2,226 |
| P. Ridgway | Conservative | 825 |
| G. Sutcliffe | Lib/Sdp | 780 |
Bradford Moor1 seat · turnout 44.8%
| B. Turner | Labour | 2,608 ✓ |
| W. Whitley | Lib/Sdp | 1,176 |
| K. Sugden | Conservative | 1,141 |
| I. Iveson | COMM | 41 |
Clayton1 seat · turnout 43.3%
| G. Seager | Conservative | 2,006 |
| Gerry Mitchell | Labour | 1,549 |
| L. Robinson | Lib/Sdp | 1,114 |
Eccleshill1 seat · turnout 40.2%
| S. Swallow | Conservative | 1,786 |
| T. Hare | Labour | 1,570 |
| C. Delaney | Lib/Sdp | 1,029 |
Great Horton1 seat · turnout 43.1%
| J. Lewis | Conservative | 1,862 |
| B. Kearns | Labour | 1,801 |
| E. Williams | Lib/Sdp | 1,154 |
Heaton1 seat · turnout 44.1%
| C. Hobson | Conservative | 2,439 |
| M. Pallard | Lib/Sdp | 1,418 |
| L. Crawford | Labour | 1,315 |
Idle1 seat · turnout 39.4%
| A. Bagshaw | Lib/Sdp | 1,821 |
| A. Garnett | Conservative | 1,264 |
| B. Gilroy | Labour | 971 |
Ilkley1 seat · turnout 45.7%
| J. Cussons | Conservative | 2,878 |
| B. Woodman | Lib/Sdp | 1,426 |
| G. Psarias | Labour | 423 |
Keighley North1 seat · turnout 47.0%
| K. Metcalfe | Conservative | 1,796 |
| P. Harrison | Lib/Sdp | 1,703 |
| F. Sunderland | Labour | 1,656 |
Keighley South1 seat · turnout 47.6%
| A. Rye | Labour | 2,342 |
| S. Green | Lib/Sdp | 1,641 |
| J Maxfield | Conservative | 736 |
Keighley West1 seat · turnout 39.2%
| P. Beeley | Labour | 2,239 |
| M. Cowen | Conservative | 1,425 |
| J. Binns | Lib/Sdp | 935 |
Little Horton1 seat · turnout 27.6%
| K. Ryalls | Labour | 1,964 |
| J. McKenna | Lib/Sdp | 884 |
| V. Holdsworth | Conservative | 695 |
Queensbury1 seat · turnout 42.3%
| J. Rees | Conservative | 1,941 |
| J. Smith | Labour | 1,729 |
| M. Farrar | Lib/Sdp | 1,221 |
Rombalds1 seat · turnout 45.3%
| P. Peet | Conservative | 2,948 |
| C. Svensgaard | Lib/Sdp | 1,739 |
| C. Mullard | Labour | 469 |
Shipley East1 seat · turnout 35.3%
| A. Miller | Labour | 2,116 ✓ |
| S. Newton | Conservative | 1,071 |
| H. Baines | Lib/Sdp | 777 |
| J. Wills | Independent | 51 |
Shipley West1 seat · turnout 48.4%
| Steve Arthur | Conservative | 2,866 ✓ |
| B. Clarke | Lib/Sdp | 1,386 |
| G. Porter | Labour | 1,317 |
| S. Shepherd | Ecol | 158 |
Thornton1 seat · turnout 34.5%
| D. Downey | Conservative | 1,891 |
| E. Spencer | Labour | 1,042 |
| M. Howard | Lib/Sdp | 720 |
Toller1 seat · turnout 44.6%
| V. Binney | Conservative | 2,030 |
| R. Swindells | Labour | 1,812 |
| M. Choudhury | Lib/Sdp | 1,192 |
Tong1 seat · turnout 28.1%
| D. Smith | Labour | 1,632 |
| D. Tempest-Mitchell | Lib/Sdp | 850 |
| T. Hills | Conservative | 681 |
Undercliffe1 seat · turnout 37.2%
| R. Sowman | Labour | 1,899 |
| H. Ibbotson | Conservative | 1,486 |
| D. Ward | Lib/Sdp | 690 |
University1 seat · turnout 40.2%
| A. Qureshi | Lib/Sdp | 2,359 ✓ |
| M. Ayub | Labour | 1,867 |
| D. Baggley | Conservative | 821 |
| M. Rafiq | Ind Mus | 518 |
Wibsey1 seat · turnout 38.0%
| A. Hodgson | Conservative | 1,612 |
| A. Corina | Labour | 1,274 |
| L. Hudson | Lib/Sdp | 1,115 |
Worth Valley1 seat · turnout 42.0%
| S. Midgley | Conservative | 2,326 |
| A. Smith | Labour | 947 |
| L. Evans | Lib/Sdp | 898 |
Wyke1 seat · turnout 31.2%
| D. Mangham | Labour | 1,564 |
| D Owen | Conservative | 1,191 |
| R. Thompson | Lib/Sdp | 996 |
