Before (end of 1982) (50 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 36 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 · Other 4 · Labour 4
After (end of 1983) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 35 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 11 · Labour 3 · Other 3
Ward results
Ashton Keynes1 seat
| V. Threlfall | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Audley1 seat
| D Cleverly | Independent | 321 ✓ |
| P Affleck | Conservative | 226 |
| P. Bowden | Labour | 147 |
Box2 seats · turnout 42.6%
| R. Heath | Conservative | 767 |
| P. James | Conservative | 697 |
| B. Rydz | Lib/Sdp | 466 |
| J. Eglinton | Labour | 288 |
| B. Little | Ecol | 218 |
Brinkworth1 seat
| V. Vines | Conservative | 460 |
| J. Wall | Lib/Sdp | 322 |
Calne Abberd1 seat · turnout 32.5%
| W. Miller | Conservative | 197 |
| A. Donald | Labour | 188 |
| S. Long | Lib/Sdp | 131 |
Calne Central1 seat · turnout 43.9%
| E. Hornby | Lib/Sdp | 275 ✓ |
| A. Ilersic | Conservative | 220 |
| R. Jeary | Independent | 72 |
| J. D'Lemos | Labour | 25 |
Calne North1 seat · turnout 39.9%
| S. Fairbrass | Lib/Sdp | 316 |
| R. Bartlett | Labour | 181 |
| M. Warner | Conservative | 143 |
Calne North East1 seat · turnout 41.4%
| C. Hickling | Lib/Sdp | 245 ✓ |
| D. Reeves | Conservative | 202 |
| D Songhurst | Labour | 103 |
| D. Wiffen | Independent | 65 |
Calne South1 seat · turnout 50.4%
| A. Pett | Lib/Sdp | 433 |
| M. Moore | Conservative | 333 |
| M. Songhurst | Labour | 60 |
Calne Without1 seat · turnout 40.6%
| M. Maundrell | Conservative | 496 |
| H. Kirkbride | Labour | 139 |
Chippenham Avon1 seat · turnout 47.3%
| A. Wheeler | Conservative | 346 |
| M. Ellis | Lib/Sdp | 254 |
| P. Wilmot | Ecol | 39 |
Corsham2 seats · turnout 43.2%
| A. Jackson | Lib/Sdp | 765 |
| P. Davies | Conservative | 728 |
| J. Henderson | Independent | 640 |
| T. Copland | Conservative | 540 |
| D. Butler | Labour | 197 |
| J. Leyden | Ecol | 104 |
Cricklade2 seats · turnout 41.1%
| K. Coole | Lib/Sdp | 1,039 |
| M. Andrews-Faulkner | Conservative | 796 |
| B. Atfield | Lib/Sdp | 778 |
Hill Rise1 seat · turnout 28.5%
| M. Jensen | Lib/Sdp | 234 |
| F. Gribben | Labour | 101 |
Kington Langley1 seat
| P. Green | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Kington St. Michael1 seat · turnout 48.1%
| J. Beale | Conservative | 410 |
| P. Reynolds | Ind Con | 281 |
| T. King | Ecol | 171 |
Lacock1 seat · turnout 56.6%
| L. Wilkinson | Conservative | 325 |
| G. O'Neill | Labour | 184 |
London Road1 seat · turnout 54.5%
| J. Aucken | Conservative | 242 |
| D. Pritchard | Lib/Sdp | 229 |
| C. Taylor | Labour | 174 |
Lyneham2 seats · turnout 20.7%
| D. Gray | Conservative | 561 |
| H. Simmons | Conservative | 500 |
| J. Darch | Independent | 327 |
Malmesbury2 seats · turnout 49.2%
| C. Napier | Lib/Sdp | 799 |
| E. Kidd | Conservative | 756 |
| A. Minot | Lib/Sdp | 525 |
| A. Morris | Conservative | 481 |
Malmesbury Road1 seat · turnout 46.5%
| E. Hughes | Conservative | 379 |
| J. McWilliam | Labour | 232 |
Minety1 seat · turnout 51.7%
| P. Sears | Conservative | 548 |
| M. Edwards | Lib/Sdp | 335 |
Neston & Gastard1 seat · turnout 46.3%
| C. Fuller | Conservative | 351 |
| B. Wilson | Lib/Sdp | 207 |
Park1 seat · turnout 45.5%
| M. McCartan | Conservative | 427 |
| J. Amills | Labour | 117 |
Pickwick2 seats · turnout 35.9%
| R. Travis | Lib/Sdp | 490 |
| C. Reid | Labour | 474 |
| D. Pope | Lib/Sdp | 403 |
| D. Love | Independent | 399 |
| M. Lane | Conservative | 364 |
| J. Reilly | Independent | 116 |
Purton2 seats · turnout 27.5%
| W. Sparkes | Conservative | 632 |
| A. Wall | Conservative | 564 |
| D. Evans | Lib/Sdp | 440 |
Redland1 seat · turnout 41.3%
| J. Chambers | Labour | 410 |
| P. Haughey | Conservative | 305 |
Sherston1 seat · turnout 54.5%
| H. Butler | Independent | 590 |
| D. Crutcher | Lib/Sdp | 326 |
Somerford1 seat · turnout 52.4%
| W. Davies | Conservative | 523 |
| J. Sheppard | Lib/Sdp | 204 |
St Paul Malmesbury Without1 seat · turnout 44.4%
| R. Syms | Conservative | 487 |
| N. Barnes | Lib/Sdp | 320 |
The Lydiards1 seat
| A. Jepps | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Town2 seats · turnout 30.2%
| D. Hartley | Conservative | 374 |
| N. Miles | Lib/Sdp | 314 |
| L. Taylor | Labour | 88 |
Wootton Bassett North2 seats · turnout 45.5%
| E. Hodges | Independent | 797 |
| D. Stokes | Conservative | 656 |
| L. Kinder | Lib/Sdp | 570 |
| W. Wilkinson | Conservative | 532 |
| G. Foulkes | Labour | 283 |
Wootton Bassett South2 seats
| D. Calnan | Conservative | 817 ✓ |
| S Martin | Conservative | 757 ✓ |
| Denise Matthews | Lib/Sdp | 480 |
| R Denton-White | Lib/Sdp | 445 |
| M Webb | Labour | 334 |
| E Howells | Labour | 220 |
