Before (end of 1982) (27 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 23 · Conservative 3 · Other 1 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1983) (27 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 24 · Conservative 3 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Central3 seats · turnout 42.0%
| J. Hazel | Labour | 1,166 |
| J. Breen | Labour | 1,119 |
| R. Crawley | Labour | 1,074 |
| R. Marshall | Conservative | 613 |
| J. Bowman | Conservative | 548 |
| I. McBride | Conservative | 540 |
East2 seats · turnout 41.2%
| E. Wright | Labour | 766 |
| T. McIntosh | Labour | 620 |
| R. Stewart | Conservative | 408 |
Hazelwood3 seats · turnout 31.6%
| K. Glendenning | Labour | 1,202 |
| P. McGowan | Labour | 1,189 |
| W. Mawdsley | Labour | 1,172 |
| R. Shaw | Conservative | 454 |
| J. Reilly | COMM | 205 |
Kingswood3 seats · turnout 55.3%
| T. McConnachie | Labour | 1,169 |
| L. Locker | Labour | 1,164 |
| J. Forshaw | Labour | 1,136 |
| Alan William Briggs | Conservative | 732 |
| W. Stewart | Lib/Sdp | 715 |
| J. Campbell | Conservative | 711 |
| D. Gardner | Conservative | 654 |
| J. Wood | Lib/Sdp | 612 |
| J. King | Lib/Sdp | 542 |
Lloyds3 seats · turnout 49.4%
| J. Jane | Labour | 1,430 |
| D. Hindwood | Conservative | 1,357 |
| R. Hipkiss | Labour | 1,249 |
| T. McConnachie | Labour | 1,106 |
| P. Aitken | Conservative | 1,008 |
Lodge Park3 seats · turnout 33.2%
| B. Wright | Labour | 1,500 |
| P. Floody | Labour | 1,359 |
| J. Sims | Labour | 1,339 |
| K. Lee | Conservative | 645 |
Rural East1 seat · turnout 58.0%
| R. Kimmons | Conservative | 661 |
| D. Copeland | Labour | 382 |
Rural North1 seat · turnout 72.3%
| R. Ogilvie | Labour | 385 |
| J. Woolston | Conservative | 334 |
Rural West1 seat · turnout 63.0%
| R. Webster | Conservative | 511 |
| Maureen Forshaw | Labour | 172 |
Shire Lodge2 seats · turnout 42.5%
| G. Crawley | Labour | 908 |
| A. Davidson | Labour | 743 |
| J. Goodall | Conservative | 313 |
| S. Portman | Conservative | 284 |
| Reid | COMM | 76 |
West2 seats · turnout 68.2%
| J. Adamson | Labour | 1,313 |
| E. Donald | Labour | 1,180 |
| L Baker | Conservative | 586 |
| Purcell P. | Conservative | 532 |