Before (end of 1982) (35 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 15 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 14 · Other 6 · Labour 0
After (end of 1983) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 16 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 12 · Other 4 · Labour 1
Ward results
All Saints3 seats · turnout 41.0%
| R. Beagley | Conservative | 1,433 |
| V. Hodges | Lib/Sdp | 1,387 |
| R. Miles | Conservative | 1,347 |
| A. Jollans | Lib/Sdp | 1,314 |
| B. Maxwell | Conservative | 1,304 |
| R. Tocknell | Lib/Sdp | 1,230 |
Charlton Kings3 seats · turnout 45.6%
| M. Whyte | RES | 1,640 |
| D. Perry | RES | 1,629 |
| V. Stanton | Conservative | 1,577 |
| T. Jeans | RES | 1,564 |
| A. Pearce | Conservative | 1,215 |
| M. Heapey | Conservative | 1,151 |
College3 seats · turnout 53.5%
| K. Hammond | Lib/Sdp | 1,841 |
| B. Howell | Conservative | 1,808 |
| M. Sheppard | Conservative | 1,798 |
| G. Hester | Conservative | 1,679 |
| P. Gray | Lib/Sdp | 1,606 |
| B. Harrington | Lib/Sdp | 1,484 |
| D. Swindley | Ecol | 287 |
Hatherley3 seats · turnout 52.5%
| G. Bingham | Lib/Sdp | 2,068 |
| E. Phillips | Lib/Sdp | 2,063 |
| J. Whales | Lib/Sdp | 2,026 |
| D. Pennell | Conservative | 1,468 |
| J. Heapey | Conservative | 1,293 |
| T. Spencer-Cox | Conservative | 1,273 |
Hesters Way3 seats · turnout 38.6%
| R. Sturdy | RES | 878 ✓ |
| T. Ruck | Labour | 876 ✓ |
| H. Turbyfield | Conservative | 836 ✓ |
| J. Craddock | Conservative | 763 |
| C. Harriss | Labour | 763 |
| M. Hale | Labour | 705 |
| J. Holder | Lib/Sdp | 679 |
| J. Morris | Lib/Sdp | 610 |
| P. Drewett | Lib/Sdp | 554 |
| G. Barnes | Independent | 482 |
| H. Stephens | Independent | 354 |
Lansdown3 seats · turnout 41.3%
| A. Bramah | Conservative | 1,583 |
| M. Dent | Conservative | 1,568 |
| A. Dodwell | Conservative | 1,506 |
| R. Hunt | Lib/Sdp | 730 |
| P. Thornton | Lib/Sdp | 690 |
| B. Washington | Lib/Sdp | 642 |
| C. Walford | Ecol | 222 |
Park3 seats · turnout 52.3%
| C. Irving | Conservative | 2,025 |
| M. Stafford | Conservative | 1,893 |
| B. Bullingham | Conservative | 1,683 |
| D. Staight | Lib/Sdp | 1,087 |
| A. Goodridge | Lib/Sdp | 964 |
| L. Taylor | Lib/Sdp | 907 |
Pittville3 seats · turnout 45.0%
| P. Pennell | Conservative | 1,124 |
| K. Burke | Conservative | 1,101 |
| C. Britton | Conservative | 1,068 |
| J. Pennington | Labour | 992 |
| M. King | Labour | 938 |
| F. McGovern | Labour | 925 |
| B. Fisher | Lib/Sdp | 796 |
| J. Rudge | Lib/Sdp | 736 |
| S. Simpkins | Lib/Sdp | 678 |
St Mark's3 seats · turnout 47.0%
| B. Cassin | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 1,550 ✓ |
| M. Watson | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 1,485 ✓ |
| A. Cassin | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 1,446 ✓ |
| R. Tapsell | Conservative | 723 |
| B. Fisher | Conservative | 707 |
| L. Pennell | Conservative | 673 |
| H. Yates | Labour | 547 |
| B. Evans | Labour | 537 |
| J. Hurley | Labour | 507 |
St Paul's3 seats · turnout 69.2%
| J. Rawson | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 1,343 ✓ |
| D. Aldridge | Other | 1,219 ✓ |
| P. Baker | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 968 ✓ |
| G. Furniss | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 966 |
| R. Wilson | Conservative | 904 |
| F. Jones | Conservative | 894 |
| K. Mason | Labour | 466 |
| C. Stoakes | Labour | 431 |
| S. Thomas | Labour | 417 |
St. Peters3 seats · turnout 41.5%
| W. Dick | Conservative | 1,366 |
| J. Gazzard | Conservative | 1,314 |
| D. Sales | Conservative | 1,288 |
| T. Atkin | Lib/Sdp | 425 |
| B. Franklin | Lib/Sdp | 379 |
| R. Michel | Lib/Sdp | 364 |
| H. Bennett | Labour | 331 |
| G. Rock | Labour | 292 |
| J. Turner | Labour | 287 |