Before (end of 1982) (25 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 17 · Labour 5 · Other 3 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1983) (29 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 17 · Conservative 9 · Other 3 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
Ward results
Abbey2 seats · turnout 46.8%
| A. Sanders | Labour | 779 |
| D. Watton | Labour | 743 |
| D. Davies | Conservative | 713 |
| W. Stanler | Conservative | 663 |
| E. Willis | All | 245 |
Batchley3 seats · turnout 34.1%
| W. Lock | Labour | 1,434 |
| W. Stranz | Labour | 1,419 |
| B. Passingham | Labour | 1,404 |
| L. Weaver | All | 249 |
| G. McGlynn | All | 211 |
| J. Wibberley | All | 156 |
Central3 seats · turnout 68.6%
| R. Passingham | Labour | 1,790 ✓ |
| D. Clarke | Labour | 1,702 ✓ |
| V. Ramsey | Labour | 1,698 ✓ |
| T. Wareing | Conservative | 1,554 |
| M. Chalk | Conservative | 1,492 |
| K. Pilliner | Conservative | 1,473 |
| R. Dev | All | 477 |
| J. Hill | All | 320 |
| N. Dyer | Independent | 313 |
| G. Johnson | Independent | 224 |
Church Hill2 seats · turnout 34.3%
| A. Fry | Labour | 692 |
| R Vickers | Labour | 677 |
| M. Bloxsome | Conservative | 674 |
| P. Beddowes | All | 643 |
| D. Barwick | All | 543 |
Crabbs Cross2 seats
| G. Vickery | Labour | 784 ✓ |
| E Morley | Conservative | 688 ✓ |
| O. Brady | Labour | 668 |
| J. Pardy | Conservative | 635 |
| C Bickley | All | 246 |
Feckenham2 seats · turnout 45.1%
| A. Bedford-Smith | Conservative | 941 |
| K. Boyd-Carpenter | Conservative | 836 |
| J. Bond | Labour | 452 |
| N. Langford | Labour | 414 |
| P. Tyler | All | 277 |
Greenlands3 seats · turnout 34.1%
| A. Price | Labour | 1,036 |
| J. Stone | Labour | 987 |
| Gail Stone | Labour | 984 |
| W. Hamilton | Conservative | 543 |
| D. Fisher | Independent | 532 |
| A. Pitt | All | 428 |
| Rob Harper | Independent | 423 |
| T. Parry | All | 418 |
Lodge Park3 seats
| J Coleman | Independent | 929 ✓ |
| G Hartles | Independent | 777 ✓ |
| C. Blake | Independent | 698 ✓ |
| G. Baker | Labour | 676 |
| J Cull | Labour | 668 |
| A Tyers | Labour | 621 |
| J. Dawson | Conservative | 504 |
| J. Jones | All | 366 |
| I. Webster | All | 323 |
| N Wiley | All | 263 |
Matchborough3 seats · turnout 41.0%
| S. Baird | Conservative | 1,368 |
| P. Wall | Conservative | 1,272 |
| P. Wilson | Conservative | 1,247 |
| P. Sewell | Labour | 841 |
| J. Knott | Labour | 823 |
| R. Pittaway | Labour | 795 |
| D. Forrest | All | 477 |
| C. Holloway | All | 392 |
West3 seats · turnout 77.7%
| K. Redfern | Conservative | 2,334 |
| W Norton | Conservative | 2,304 |
| R. Smith | Conservative | 2,303 |
| G. Cardy | Labour | 658 |
| D. McAnenny | Labour | 619 |
| M. Gray | Labour | 611 |
| H. Morris | All | 308 |
| R. Rogers | All | 278 |
Winyates3 seats · turnout 42.7%
| C. Cheetham | Labour | 936 |
| A. Wharrad | Labour | 924 |
| Smith K. | Labour | 889 |
| Jones A. | Conservative | 728 |
| Carole Gandy | Conservative | 719 |
| J Bechaalani | Conservative | 618 |
| P. Dunford | All | 405 |
| J. Wall | Independent | 369 |
| K. Biggs | Independent | 326 |