Before (end of 1982) (34 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 27 · Conservative 4 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 · Labour 1
After (end of 1983) (34 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 26 · Conservative 5 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 · Labour 1
Ward results
Hayle-Gwinear1 seat · turnout 35.2%
| S. Menadue | Independent | 401 |
| H. Laity | Independent | 339 |
| M. Reynolds | Independent | 230 |
Hayle-Gwithian1 seat · turnout 30.1%
| G. Cocks | Independent | 576 |
| J. Sleeman | Independent | 290 |
| P. Smith | Independent | 261 |
Lelant and Carbis Bay1 seat · turnout 39.5%
| J. Macdonald Clarke | Conservative | 577 |
| G. Miller | Lib/Sdp | 468 |
Ludgvan1 seat · turnout 41.4%
| H. Lutey | Independent | 922 |
| P. Mates | Labour | 385 |
| I. Thompson | RES | 121 |
Marazion1 seat · turnout 59.2%
| P. Stevens | Independent | 417 |
| J. Brooke | Independent | 244 |
Penzance East1 seat · turnout 35.9%
| G. Venn | Conservative | 522 ✓ |
| T. Richards | Independent | 390 |
| J. Drew | MK | 337 |
| R. Symonds | Labour | 129 |
Penzance South1 seat
| G. Cocks | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Penzance West1 seat
| B. Rabbitte | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
St Erth and St Hilary1 seat
| P. Badcock | Independent | 0 ✓ |
St Just1 seat · turnout 50.3%
| R. Rowe | Independent | 903 |
| R Roddan | Labour | 351 |
| M. Williams | MK | 337 |
St. Ives North1 seat
| Tim Harvey | Labour | 0 ✓ |
St. Ives South1 seat · turnout 40.1%
| B. James | Independent | 607 |
| O. Eddy | Conservative | 428 |
