Before (end of 1982) (34 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 15 · Other 12 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 · Labour 3
After (end of 1983) (34 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 17 · Other 9 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 · Labour 4
Ward results
Bargate2 seats · turnout 37.3%
| J. Wright | Lib/Sdp | 441 |
| E. Mann | Lib/Sdp | 334 |
| D. Howitt | Independent | 261 |
| R. Loadman | Conservative | 216 |
| W. Nuzum | Labour | 204 |
Central2 seats · turnout 30.4%
| M. Haworth | Independent | 598 |
| J. Wallis | Conservative | 493 |
| T. Barnes | Independent | 335 |
COASTAL2 seats
| J. Hildred | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| J. Paine | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Fenside3 seats · turnout 23.3%
| B. Powell | Conservative | 652 |
| J. Addelsee | Labour | 557 |
| D. Hatfield | Labour | 537 |
| C. Wakefield | Lib/Sdp | 345 |
| J. Green | Lib/Sdp | 284 |
Fishtoft3 seats · turnout 32.9%
| J. Dobson | Conservative | 1,048 |
| B. Gosling | Conservative | 1,044 |
| J. Alcorn | Conservative | 955 |
| S. Budge | Ind Con | 499 |
| C. Wall | Lib/Sdp | 408 |
FIVE VILLAGE2 seats
| L. Hill | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| R. Collier | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Holland Fen1 seat
| T. North | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Skirbeck3 seats
| A. Goodson | Labour | 832 |
| B. Marriott | Conservative | 615 |
| Debbie Harlow | Conservative | 576 |
| C. Marshall | Labour | 463 |
| R. Blackburne | Lib/Sdp | 394 |
South2 seats · turnout 39.5%
| K. Dobson | Conservative | 462 |
| L. Archer | Conservative | 456 |
| F. Myatt | Lib/Sdp | 359 |
| A. Brown | Lib/Sdp | 312 |
Swineshead1 seat · turnout 50.3%
| L. Moulder | Conservative | 600 |
| W. Porter | Independent | 165 |
West3 seats
| C. Fovargue | Conservative | 915 |
| J. Lowery | Labour | 782 |
| T. Cummings | Lib/Sdp | 746 |
| J. Parker | Conservative | 718 |
| N. Hughes | Independent | 649 |
Witham3 seats · turnout 27.9%
| G. Moulder | Conservative | 1,050 |
| J. Disley | Conservative | 983 |
| E. Napier | Lib/Sdp | 967 |
| I. Marriott | Independent | 327 |
Wyberton2 seats · turnout 45.1%
| K. Lancaster | Conservative | 889 |
| A. Cutting | Independent | 604 |
| M. Cheer | Independent | 564 |
| A. Harriss | Labour | 376 |
| D. Bull | Labour | 373 |