Before (end of 1982) (43 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Conservative 9 · Other 8 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1
After (end of 1983) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 18 · Conservative 12 · Other 6 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4
Ward results
APPLEBY1 seat · turnout 53.9%
| J. Crane | Conservative | 505 |
| R. Willmott | Labour | 229 |
| S. Richardson | Lib/Sdp | 89 |
Breedon1 seat · turnout 59.6%
| S. Southworth | Conservative | 587 |
| L. Foot | Labour | 263 |
Castle Donnington3 seats · turnout 39.5%
| J. Hooley | Independent | 1,188 |
| S. Bradburn | Conservative | 1,012 |
| D. Wintle | Labour | 976 |
| P. Young | Conservative | 873 |
| S. Smith | Labour | 868 |
| A. Loach | Lib/Sdp | 364 |
Coalville2 seats
| J. Townend | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| D. Williamson | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Greenhill3 seats · turnout 27.5%
| T. Hughes | Labour | 1,028 |
| A. Pearson | Labour | 865 |
| R. Underwood | Labour | 782 |
| J. Rennocks | Lib/Sdp | 593 |
| N. Bodicoat | Lib/Sdp | 493 |
Holly Hayes2 seats · turnout 42.1%
| P. Byrne | Conservative | 626 |
| P. Tyers | Conservative | 618 |
| D. Adams | Labour | 602 |
| C. Loomes | Labour | 565 |
Holywell2 seats · turnout 38.8%
| R. Bayliss | Conservative | 504 ✓ |
| G. Cort | Lib/Sdp | 481 ✓ |
| P. Thompson | Lib/Sdp | 361 |
| M. Holdich | Independent | 359 |
| D. Bell | Labour | 258 |
| P. Thompson | Labour | 256 |
| S. Parker | Ecol | 63 |
Hugglescote2 seats · turnout 40.1%
| P. Parker | Independent | 655 |
| W. Quelch | Labour | 651 |
| B. Hall | Labour | 610 |
| N. Redgate | Conservative | 464 |
| P. Bonsor | Lib/Sdp | 169 |
Ibstock & Heather3 seats · turnout 36.7%
| D. Taylor | Labour | 1,290 |
| Craig Gamble Pugh | Labour | 1,204 |
| V. Price | Lib/Sdp | 1,046 |
| D. Cross | Labour | 979 |
| H. Blackett | Independent | 741 |
Ivanhoe2 seats · turnout 48.2%
| P. Cort | Lib/Sdp | 734 |
| J. Schofield | Lib/Sdp | 594 |
| G. Hopkins | Conservative | 523 |
| J. Davey | Conservative | 516 |
| D. Bigby | Labour | 417 |
| A. Keep | Labour | 415 |
Kegworth2 seats · turnout 40.5%
| L. Pendleton | Conservative | 778 |
| R. Sibson | Independent | 744 |
| P. Brooks | Independent | 542 |
| S. Moore | Labour | 316 |
Long Whatton1 seat · turnout 48.1%
| A. Mills | Conservative | 480 |
| P. Underwood | Labour | 108 |
Measham2 seats · turnout 45.6%
| M. Hill | Independent | 799 |
| L. Birkenhead | Independent | 704 |
| H. Wileman | Labour | 630 |
| K. Reagan | Labour | 593 |
| C. Schofield | Lib/Sdp | 132 |
Moira2 seats · turnout 45.1%
| H. Sankey | Labour | 1,002 |
| A. Hall | Independent | 876 |
| W. Koppe | Labour | 868 |
| D. Stow | Lib/Sdp | 209 |
OAKTHORPE & DONISTHORPE1 seat · turnout 56.0%
| W. Todd | Labour | 737 |
| P. Pulford | Conservative | 157 |
Ravenstone1 seat · turnout 68.1%
| V. Pulford | Conservative | 695 |
| C. Male | Labour | 270 |
| A. Thompson | Lib/Sdp | 161 |
Swannington1 seat · turnout 59.8%
| D. Marshall | Independent | 310 ✓ |
| D. Dore | Conservative | 246 |
| J. Wilkins | Independent | 198 |
| B. Usher-King | Labour | 144 |
Thringstone2 seats · turnout 44.5%
| A. Smith | Labour | 887 |
| S. Usher-King | Labour | 755 |
| R. Johnson | Conservative | 559 |
| M. Lawrence | Conservative | 527 |
Whitwick3 seats · turnout 44.1%
| D. Howe | Labour | 1,438 |
| F. Straw | Labour | 1,254 |
| M. Lupton | Labour | 1,163 |
| R. Cartmel | Conservative | 650 |
| A. Redgate | Conservative | 620 |
| R. Rainer | Conservative | 594 |
Worthington1 seat · turnout 56.6%
| D. Stevenson | Conservative | 456 |
| A. Bird | Labour | 269 |
| C. Elliott | Lib/Sdp | 46 |