Before (end of 1982) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 27 · Labour 8 · Other 4 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 3
After (end of 1983) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 25 · Labour 9 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 · Other 4
Ward results
BONDFIELDS1 seat · turnout 40.3%
| A. Wyatt | Labour | 1,244 |
| J. Marchant | Conservative | 634 |
| R. Bellinger | Lib/Sdp | 564 |
Cowplain1 seat · turnout 40.7%
| J. Carruthers | RES | 1,339 |
| D. Wilsher | Conservative | 1,281 |
Hart Plain1 seat · turnout 33.9%
| R. Beresford | Conservative | 1,535 |
| I. Mills | Lib/Sdp | 786 |
Hayling East1 seat · turnout 40.9%
| P. Osborne | Conservative | 1,527 |
| M. Tallack | Lib/Sdp | 751 |
Hayling West1 seat · turnout 42.9%
| P. Whebby | Conservative | 1,539 |
| S. Van Hegan | Lib/Sdp | 845 |
Purbrook1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| T. Williams | Conservative | 1,918 |
| E. Compton | Labour | 524 |
| G. Bell | Lib/Sdp | 513 |
St. Faiths1 seat · turnout 53.9%
| R. Carter | Lib/Sdp | 2,029 |
| W. Hellier | Conservative | 1,743 |
Stakes1 seat · turnout 40.8%
| M. O'Brien | Independent | 1,031 ✓ |
| H. Rose | Conservative | 957 |
| A. Allenby | Labour | 365 |
| B. Barwood | Lib/Sdp | 265 |
Warren Park1 seat · turnout 30.1%
| A. Peaston | Lib/Sdp | 834 |
| G Heath | Labour | 781 |
