Before (end of 1982) (30 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 18 · Other 7 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 · Labour 2
After (end of 1983) (30 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 15 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 9 · Other 5 · Labour 1
Ward results
Burnham On Crouch North1 seat · turnout 38.7%
| J. Gill | Conservative | 453 |
| E. Sage | Lib/Sdp | 325 |
Burnham-on-Crouch South3 seats · turnout 19.0%
| J. Gillbee | Lib/Sdp | 669 |
| M. Blaney | Lib/Sdp | 572 |
| G. Stannard | Conservative | 489 |
Cold Norton1 seat · turnout 58.2%
| G. Broyd | Conservative | 318 |
| G. Hooper | Independent | 276 |
| A. Paul | Independent | 144 |
Goldhanger1 seat · turnout 54.4%
| Frost H. | Conservative | 389 |
| B. Thompson | Lib/Sdp | 248 |
Great Totham2 seats · turnout 51.3%
| Rowena Bass | Conservative | 830 |
| F. Dalderfield | Conservative | 768 |
| M. Brand | Lib/Sdp | 415 |
| D. Lawton | Lib/Sdp | 313 |
Heybridge East1 seat · turnout 51.8%
| L. Bermingham | Lib/Sdp | 613 |
| M. Hall | Conservative | 361 |
Heybridge West2 seats · turnout 45.0%
| J. Goldring | Lib/Sdp | 723 |
| A. Good | Lib/Sdp | 716 |
| O. Bryan | Conservative | 167 |
| D. Norris | Conservative | 155 |
Maldon East2 seats
| E. Bannister | Labour | 382 ✓ |
| D. Coulthread | Lib/Sdp | 369 ✓ |
| B. Dearlove | Lib/Sdp | 347 |
| A Payne | Conservative | 280 |
| J. Lewis | Labour | 279 |
| T. Kelly | Conservative | 277 |
| B. Mead | Independent | 180 |
Maldon North West3 seats · turnout 42.3%
| R. Pipe | Ind Con | 1,123 |
| R. Daws | Conservative | 613 |
| K. Munnion | Conservative | 555 |
| P. Wallis | Lib/Sdp | 538 |
| M. Eborall | Lib/Sdp | 453 |
| P. Hawkins | Lib/Sdp | 407 |
| J. Lees | Labour | 256 |
| A. Joyce | Labour | 224 |
Maldon South2 seats · turnout 49.5%
| C. Norrington | Lib/Sdp | 676 |
| R. Hornett | Lib/Sdp | 586 |
| D. Sewell | Conservative | 482 |
| M. Beavis | Conservative | 436 |
| G. Hudson | Labour | 252 |
| C. Lawder | Labour | 233 |
Southminster2 seats · turnout 36.0%
| D Fisher | Conservative | 478 |
| H. Cottam | Conservative | 380 |
| J. Kelly | Lib/Sdp | 321 |
| M. Black | Lib/Sdp | 293 |
| N Hunt | Labour | 180 |
St. Lawrence1 seat
| R. Cowell | Ind Con | 0 ✓ |
The Maylands1 seat
| F. Ashford | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Tillingham & Bradwell1 seat · turnout 44.8%
| J. Forrester | Lib/Sdp | 248 |
| E. Chandler | Independent | 187 |
| E. Gregory | Conservative | 151 |
Tollesbury2 seats · turnout 54.1%
| N Butt | Conservative | 530 |
| D. Shrimpton | Independent | 526 |
| G. Johnson | Lib/Sdp | 515 |
| D. Scott | Conservative | 490 |
Tolleshunt D'Arcy1 seat · turnout 59.4%
| J. Peel | Conservative | 431 |
| M. Fairweather | Independent | 397 |
Wickham Bishops1 seat
| H Bass | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Woodham1 seat
| P. Herrmann | Independent | 0 ✓ |