Before (end of 1982) (50 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 32 · Labour 14 · Other 4 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1983) (50 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 33 · Labour 15 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 · Other 1
Ward results
Arbury1 seat · turnout 66.5%
| J. Sheldrick | Conservative | 582 |
| G. Travis | All | 531 |
| N. Percival | Labour | 91 |
Baldock1 seat · turnout 50.4%
| A. Evans | Conservative | 1,238 |
| R McFall | Labour | 933 |
| M. Pritchett | All | 448 |
Bearton1 seat · turnout 54.2%
| D Roberts | Conservative | 981 ✓ |
| H. Smith | Labour | 882 |
| H. Shipley | All | 396 |
| B. Emery | RES | 97 |
Grange1 seat · turnout 53.8%
| L. Leonard | Labour | 1,017 |
| B. Nicholson | All | 954 |
| J. McKenna | Conservative | 764 |
Highbury1 seat · turnout 49.1%
| B. Wearmouth | Conservative | 1,626 |
| M. Burton | All | 502 |
| T. Trangmar | Labour | 350 |
Hitchwood1 seat · turnout 55.3%
| J. Raffell | Conservative | 463 |
| E. Wilson | All | 209 |
| J. Marr | Labour | 74 |
Hoo1 seat · turnout 55.4%
| J. Jackson | Conservative | 430 |
| D. Kendall | Labour | 274 |
| C. Lord | All | 157 |
Letchworth East2 seats · turnout 56.0%
| C. Bifield | Labour | 956 |
| H Parkins | Labour | 910 |
| M. Fisher | All | 768 |
| H. Mulder | All | 717 |
| N. King | Conservative | 660 |
| D. Langridge | Conservative | 655 |
Letchworth South East1 seat · turnout 61.2%
| T. Quinn | All | 1,355 |
| G. Whalley | Conservative | 1,308 |
| J. Kirby | Labour | 940 |
Letchworth South West1 seat · turnout 58.8%
| J. Talbot | Conservative | 1,400 |
| Spence S. | Labour | 617 |
| R. Ryden | All | 530 |
Newsells1 seat · turnout 49.8%
| R. Wilkerson | Conservative | 507 |
| M. Kernaghan | Labour | 129 |
Offa1 seat · turnout 59.8%
| L. Jackson | Conservative | 426 |
| A. Hofton | All | 236 |
| J May | Labour | 228 |
Oughton1 seat · turnout 44.4%
| A. Carss | Labour | 1,070 |
| D. Ashley | Conservative | 641 |
| L. Boardman | All | 259 |
Royston West1 seat · turnout 50.7%
| L. Doyle | Conservative | 1,115 |
| H. Lord | All | 1,107 |
| J. Etheridge | Labour | 335 |
Sandon1 seat · turnout 59.8%
| P. Toulson | Conservative | 507 |
| P. Short | All | 78 |
| P. Davies | Labour | 64 |
Walsworth1 seat · turnout 56.2%
| K. Logan | RES | 1,517 ✓ |
| K. Ruff | Labour | 811 |
| John Crowder | Conservative | 612 |
| H. Kelliher | All | 329 |
Wilbury1 seat · turnout 64.3%
| S. Murray | Labour | 1,162 |
| R. Bloxham | Conservative | 1,080 |
| M. Marsh | All | 332 |