Before (end of 1982) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 30 · Conservative 23 · Other 2 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1983) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 28 · Conservative 26 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Bishopsgarth2 seats · turnout 44.9%
| W Woodhead | Conservative | 1,699 |
| L. Hall | Conservative | 1,562 |
| R. McIntosh | Lib/Sdp | 551 |
| A. Sanderson | Lib/Sdp | 536 |
| K. Carter | Labour | 461 |
| D. Swann | Labour | 432 |
Blue Hall2 seats · turnout 32.2%
| K. Cook | Labour | 849 |
| H. Hicks | Labour | 825 |
| J. Arrowsmith | Conservative | 787 |
| I. Fortune | Conservative | 755 |
Charltons2 seats
| J. Cooke | Labour | 1,128 ✓ |
| G Pragnell | Labour | 1,062 ✓ |
| M. Wilson | Conservative | 494 |
Egglescliffe2 seats · turnout 35.7%
| R. Gash | Conservative | 1,611 |
| P. Martin | Conservative | 1,458 |
| M. Roots | Lib/Sdp | 543 |
| P. Andrew | Labour | 419 |
| J. O'Neill | Labour | 397 |
Elm Tree1 seat · turnout 55.3%
| S. Fletcher | Lib/Sdp | 947 |
| H. Reed | Conservative | 534 |
| D. Bimson | Labour | 170 |
Fairfield2 seats
| L. Wild | Conservative | 1,416 ✓ |
| J. Wade | Conservative | 1,320 ✓ |
| B. Scrafton | Lib/Sdp | 721 |
| A. Sykes | Lib/Sdp | 579 |
| S Webster | Labour | 228 |
| J Gibbons | Labour | 224 |
Glebe2 seats · turnout 36.9%
| C. Bryson | Conservative | 1,385 |
| E. Jackson | Conservative | 1,368 |
| M. O’ Brien | Labour | 466 |
Grange2 seats · turnout 27.0%
| J. Dyson | Labour | 924 |
| A. Pragnell | Labour | 806 |
| S. Robson | Conservative | 367 |
Grangefield2 seats
| M. Inman | Conservative | 1,076 ✓ |
| R. Dobson | Conservative | 1,063 ✓ |
| M. Clinton | Labour | 555 |
| T. Boyle | Labour | 529 |
| T. McGlone | Lib/Sdp | 471 |
| E. Marwood | Lib/Sdp | 319 |
Hardwick2 seats · turnout 29.6%
| H. Eddy | Labour | 1,050 |
| D. Cooke | Labour | 1,013 |
| M. Fitzgerald | Lib/Sdp | 280 |
| Wildhirt D. | Conservative | 211 |
Hartburn2 seats · turnout 52.4%
| J. Smailes | Conservative | 2,356 |
| P. Mallinson | Conservative | 2,331 |
| T. Ward | Lib/Sdp | 368 |
| H. Best | Lib/Sdp | 362 |
| H. Wilson | Labour | 285 |
| I. Blyth | Labour | 270 |
Ingleby Barwick1 seat · turnout 53.1%
| J. Beaumont | Conservative | 643 |
| D. McNeil | Lib/Sdp | 94 |
| D. Coleman | Labour | 39 |
Mandale2 seats · turnout 28.4%
| K. Craggs | Labour | 986 |
| N. Duff | Labour | 931 |
| S. Kruger | Conservative | 462 |
| S. Deacon | Lib/Sdp | 443 |
| V. Greenan | Lib/Sdp | 441 |
Marsh House2 seats · turnout 35.3%
| W. Winn | Conservative | 928 |
| M. Wilson | Conservative | 914 |
| J. McCoy | Labour | 695 |
| A. Wilson | Labour | 657 |
| J. Miles | Lib/Sdp | 402 |
| G. Emerson | Lib/Sdp | 392 |
Mile House2 seats · turnout 29.4%
| S. Redican | Labour | 992 |
| D. Redican | Labour | 972 |
| A. Shotliff | Conservative | 473 |
| K. Peace | Lib/Sdp | 440 |
Newtown2 seats · turnout 37.2%
| J. Munsey | Labour | 1,063 |
| R. Gibson | Labour | 1,025 |
| T. Cocklin | Conservative | 470 |
| E. Mallinson | Conservative | 465 |
| V. Skipp | Lib/Sdp | 281 |
| P. Biswas | Lib/Sdp | 243 |
Northfield2 seats · turnout 45.0%
| J. Tatchell | Conservative | 1,322 |
| C. Wilson | Conservative | 1,291 |
| G. Bulmer | Labour | 636 |
| J. Johnson | Labour | 635 |
Norton2 seats · turnout 47.5%
| E. Swales | Conservative | 1,253 |
| N. Burgess | Conservative | 1,071 |
| K. Wood | Labour | 889 |
| R. Nicholson | Labour | 797 |
| J. Hodgson | Lib/Sdp | 483 |
| W. Peacock | Lib/Sdp | 401 |
Parkfield2 seats
| C Williams | Labour | 894 ✓ |
| T Williams | Labour | 860 ✓ |
| Barbara Russel | Conservative | 686 |
| A Peace | Lib/Sdp | 570 |
| M Macdonald | Conservative | 570 |
| D Thompson | Lib/Sdp | 475 |
Portrack and Tilery2 seats · turnout 19.5%
| J. Cooke | Labour | 801 |
| P. Berryman | Conservative | 397 |
| A. Berryman | Conservative | 344 |
| B. Gill | Lib/Sdp | 307 |
Preston1 seat · turnout 46.0%
| M. Galloway | Conservative | 640 |
| J. Owen | Labour | 324 |
Roseworth2 seats · turnout 30.3%
| B. Hodgson | Labour | 954 |
| W. Hodgson | Labour | 903 |
| J. Foy | Conservative | 383 |
| R. Parker | Conservative | 383 |
| W. Rhodes | Lib/Sdp | 262 |
St Aidans2 seats · turnout 41.9%
| J. Vaughan | Labour | 1,062 |
| E. Dobinson | Labour | 1,014 |
| J. McGee | Conservative | 846 |
| F. Britland | Conservative | 832 |
St Cuthberts2 seats · turnout 41.6%
| M. Platts | Labour | 915 |
| K. Dobinson | Labour | 902 |
| P. Lax | Conservative | 775 |
| Elizabeth Croot | Conservative | 769 |
| A. McMahon | Lib/Sdp | 369 |
Stainsby2 seats · turnout 32.6%
| J. Scott | Labour | 843 |
| L. Russen | Labour | 829 |
| D. Scott | Lib/Sdp | 558 |
| M. O'Brien | Lib/Sdp | 540 |
| D Cocklin | Conservative | 454 |
Victoria2 seats
| K Kidd | Labour | 710 ✓ |
| Jane Ann Hudson | Labour | 706 ✓ |
| J Davies | Conservative | 652 |
| R Moss | Conservative | 630 |
| D Davison | Lib/Sdp | 437 |
| E. Kirkham | Lib/Sdp | 417 |
Village2 seats · turnout 40.1%
| J. McLaughlin | Conservative | 742 |
| G. McLaughlin | Conservative | 740 |
| J. Gilgallon | Labour | 673 |
| W. Giffin | Labour | 610 |
| K. Kirkham | Lib/Sdp | 490 |
| E. Stott | Lib/Sdp | 479 |
Wolviston1 seat · turnout 52.1%
| J. Dickson | Conservative | 463 |
| B. Cooke | Labour | 136 |
Yarm2 seats
| G Porter | Conservative | 1,335 ✓ |
| A. Sherris | Conservative | 1,234 ✓ |
| F. Morrison | Labour | 417 |
| N Barr | Lib/Sdp | 414 |
| P Davison | Lib/Sdp | 393 |
| J Meloni | Labour | 321 |
