Before (end of 1982) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 57 · Conservative 3 · Other 0 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1983) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 57 · Conservative 3 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Abbey1 seat · turnout 35.4%
| W. Austin | Labour | 2,636 |
| E. Eardley | Conservative | 981 |
Blurton1 seat · turnout 34.8%
| J. Dimmock | Labour | 2,203 |
| A. Bailey | Conservative | 827 |
| R. Hall | COMM | 55 |
Brookhouse1 seat · turnout 26.6%
| I. Bowen | Labour | 2,050 |
| C. Jones | Conservative | 353 |
Burslem Central2 seats · turnout 36.8%
| J. Hill | Labour | 2,123 |
| A. Brough | Labour | 2,067 |
| S. Dutton | LAB MOD | 1,180 |
| B Ingram | Conservative | 969 |
| M. Ibbs | Conservative | 894 |
Burslem Grange1 seat · turnout 33.9%
| M. Tyler | Labour | 1,798 |
| R. Ibbs | Conservative | 1,177 |
Chell1 seat · turnout 32.9%
| J. Monks-Neil | Labour | 2,110 ✓ |
| J Schofield | Conservative | 609 |
| R. Hewitt | All | 464 |
| H. Churton | Independent | 41 |
East Valley1 seat · turnout 34.9%
| J. Forrester | Labour | 2,182 |
| I. Leake | Conservative | 747 |
| M. Barber | All | 515 |
Fenton Green1 seat · turnout 28.9%
| D Shotton | Labour | 1,976 |
| E. Quinby | Conservative | 596 |
| L. Cashmore | All | 484 |
Great Fenton1 seat · turnout 33.6%
| F. Cholerton | Labour | 1,925 |
| A. Spare | Conservative | 685 |
| D. Birks | All | 566 |
Hanley Green1 seat · turnout 32.8%
| J. Beeston | Labour | 2,228 |
| J. Payne | Conservative | 750 |
Longton South1 seat · turnout 34.8%
| C. McLaren | Labour | 2,146 |
| T. Bartlam | Conservative | 1,226 |
Meir Park1 seat · turnout 33.5%
| D. Robinson | Labour | 1,887 |
| S. Powys | All | 824 |
| U. Withington | Conservative | 686 |
Norton and Bradeley1 seat · turnout 35.1%
| H. Brown | Labour | 2,344 |
| J Glover | Conservative | 899 |
| T. Goodfellow | Independent | 191 |
Shelton1 seat · turnout 31.3%
| J. Birkin | Labour | 2,099 |
| F. Wright | Conservative | 532 |
| J. Brindley | All | 511 |
Stoke West1 seat · turnout 33.6%
| T. Doughty | Labour | 2,055 |
| M. Quinby | Conservative | 1,079 |
Trentham Park1 seat · turnout 40.0%
| C. Finney | Conservative | 2,397 |
| M. Beckett | Labour | 1,517 |
| E. Thorndike | All | 476 |
Tunstall North1 seat · turnout 31.4%
| J. Dunn | Labour | 2,245 |
| J. Eardley | Conservative | 699 |
