Before (end of 1982) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 22 · Conservative 21 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 · Other 0
After (end of 1983) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 23 · Conservative 18 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 · Other 0
Ward results
Bretton1 seat · turnout 39.0%
| L. Rimes | Labour | 990 |
| G. Pearson | Conservative | 714 |
| K. Holland | Lib/Sdp | 387 |
Central1 seat · turnout 51.0%
| M. Hussein | Labour | 1,005 ✓ |
| F Suri | Conservative | 785 |
| K. Sharp | Lib/Sdp | 320 |
| N. Khan | Ind Lab | 279 |
| J. Stead | Ecol | 46 |
Dogsthorpe1 seat · turnout 46.0%
| S. Fuller | Lib/Sdp | 1,876 |
| R. Taylor | Labour | 804 |
| M. Jones | Conservative | 386 |
East1 seat · turnout 38.5%
| D. Channing | Labour | 1,092 |
| S. Shouls | Conservative | 843 |
| A. Montgomery-Smith | Lib/Sdp | 213 |
Eye1 seat · turnout 56.9%
| D. Williams | Labour | 580 |
| S. Houchen | Conservative | 426 |
| D. Farrow | Lib/Sdp | 66 |
Fletton1 seat · turnout 42.3%
| A. Chalmers | Labour | 1,445 |
| T. Schiorlin | Conservative | 881 |
| G. Heron | Lib/Sdp | 220 |
Newborough1 seat · turnout 46.2%
| K. Jordan | Conservative | 371 |
| T. Gray | Labour | 191 |
| F. Conway | Lib/Sdp | 81 |
North1 seat · turnout 48.2%
| K. Luckey | Labour | 1,244 ✓ |
| A. Pallister | Lib/Sdp | 586 |
| K. Phillips | Conservative | 502 |
| P. Gallagher | BM | 44 |
Northborough1 seat · turnout 40.8%
| D. Hedges | Conservative | 690 |
| P. Culhane | Labour | 81 |
| W. Carey | Lib/Sdp | 61 |
Orton Longueville1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| M. Anderson | Conservative | 1,529 ✓ |
| E. Williams | Labour | 1,074 |
| R. Crossland | Lib/Sdp | 286 |
| N. Callaghan | Ecol | 79 |
Orton Waterville1 seat · turnout 52.3%
| J. Barker | Conservative | 827 |
| K Hubback | Labour | 504 |
| D. Robson | Lib/Sdp | 213 |
Park2 seats · turnout 53.1%
| P. Cork | Lib/Sdp | 1,837 |
| E. Muratt | Lib/Sdp | 1,609 |
| T. Keates | Conservative | 1,146 |
| J. Suri | Conservative | 1,110 |
| S. Mumby | Labour | 407 |
| A. Qayum | Labour | 277 |
Ravensthorpe1 seat · turnout 39.5%
| E. Connolly | Labour | 1,125 |
| E. Gilmour | Lib/Sdp | 687 |
| A. Tuck | Conservative | 646 |
Stanground1 seat · turnout 44.3%
| C. Sneesby | Conservative | 1,297 |
| T. Bryant | Labour | 1,258 |
| J. Devine | Lib/Sdp | 217 |
Walton1 seat · turnout 53.0%
| J. Roberts | Conservative | 1,061 |
| P. Ayres | Lib/Sdp | 1,028 |
| J Hall | Labour | 795 |
West1 seat · turnout 44.6%
| R. Perkins | Conservative | 2,476 ✓ |
| M Langford | Labour | 833 |
| M. Groves | Lib/Sdp | 610 |
| D. Wardell | Ecol | 101 |