Before (end of 1982) (43 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 30 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 · Labour 4 · Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 2 · Conservative 0
After (end of 1983) (43 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 28 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 11 · Labour 2 · Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 2 · Conservative 0
Ward results
Aberporth1 seat
| John Davies | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Aberystwyth Ward 14 seats · turnout 47.1%
| G. Ellis | SDP | 1,223 |
| G. Edwards | SDP | 1,086 |
| O. Jones | SDP | 825 |
| C. Evans | Labour | 617 |
| J. Evans | Labour | 554 |
| B. Cole | Labour | 524 |
| W. Eden | Labour | 518 |
| M. Mantock | Lib/All | 449 |
Aberystwyth Ward 22 seats · turnout 43.6%
| T. Williams | Labour | 530 |
| C. Jones | Lib/All | 453 |
| M. Morris | Independent | 371 |
| R. Davies | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 349 |
| K. Jones | Lib/All | 309 |
Aberystwyth Ward 32 seats · turnout 37.8%
| H. Evans | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 897 |
| M. Jones | Lib/All | 842 |
| J. Thomas | LIB | 471 |
Aeron1 seat · turnout 64.8%
| E. Williams | LIB | 329 |
| B. Roberts | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 257 |
Borth1 seat
| W. Raw-Rees | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Bow Street1 seat · turnout 56.8%
| H. Jones | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 393 |
| D Raw-Rees | Independent | 233 |
Cardigan3 seats · turnout 32.9%
| I. Radley | Independent | 976 |
| E. Owen | Independent | 852 |
| J Evans | Independent | 820 |
| C. Phillips | Independent | 465 |
| E. Evans | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Faemor Upper1 seat
| M. Roberts | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Lampeter2 seats · turnout 79.3%
| J Evans | Independent | 861 |
| C. Barton | Lib/All | 751 |
| J. Roberts | Independent | 656 |
| A. Lawson | Lib/All | 332 |
Llanbadarn Fawr1 seat · turnout 27.7%
| J. Raw-Rees | Independent | 353 |
| R. Kemp | Labour | 154 |
Llandygwydd1 seat
| John Davies | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Llandysul North1 seat
| T. Jones | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Llandysul South1 seat
| A. Evans | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Llanfair & Llanwnen1 seat
| Jon Williams | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Llanfarian1 seat
| A. Morgan | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Llanfihangel & Llanilar1 seat · turnout 64.5%
| D. Jones | LIB | 416 |
| W. Morgan | Independent | 408 |
| W. Bennett | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Llangoedmor1 seat
| I. Griffiths | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Llangrannog & Penbryn1 seat · turnout 62.8%
| E. Jenner | LIB | 769 |
| M. Woodford | Independent | 47 |
Llanilar & Llanrhystud1 seat
| W. Edwards | LIB | 0 ✓ |
| J Evans | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| L. Lloyd | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| M. Morgan | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Nantcwmlle Llanddewi Brefi & Llangeitho1 seat · turnout 77.2%
| H. Jones | LIB | 467 |
| J. Lloyd | Independent | 428 |
New Quay1 seat
| I. Pursey | Independent | 325 |
| Pickering P. | Independent | 164 |
Taliesin & Talybont1 seat
| John Davies | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Trefeurig & Goginan1 seat
| J. Jones | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Troedyraur1 seat
| S. Evans | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Ward 13 seats
| M. Morris | Lib/All | 0 |
| J. Elston | Independent | 0 |
| J. Colwell | Independent | 0 |
| T. Haines | Independent | 0 |
| W. Lowe | Independent | 0 |
Ward 101 seat
| E. Reynolds | Independent | 0 |
Ward 33 seats · turnout 53.0%
| T. Griffiths | Independent | 863 |
| E. Hussin | Independent | 592 |
| S. Jones | Independent | 466 |
| V. Jones | Independent | 446 |
