Before (end of 1982) (53 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 32 · Conservative 20 · Other 1 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1983) (53 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · Conservative 16 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 · Other 1
Ward results
Acklam2 seats
| T Benfield | Conservative | 1,196 ✓ |
| D Withycombe | Conservative | 1,127 ✓ |
| J Buckley-Atkins | Lib/Sdp | 410 |
| S Oakey | Lib/Sdp | 398 |
| Y Powell | Labour | 370 |
| J Hardy | Labour | 362 |
Ayresome3 seats · turnout 19.6%
| J. Jones | Labour | 1,233 |
| S. Roberts | Ind Lab | 802 |
| G. Middlemiss | Conservative | 383 |
| P. Middlemiss | Conservative | 326 |
| H. McGarrity | Lib/Sdp | 317 |
Beckfield2 seats · turnout 35.8%
| I. Berryman | Labour | 1,371 |
| A. Campbell | Labour | 1,320 |
| R. Allan | Conservative | 477 |
| D. Allison | Conservative | 464 |
Berwick Hills2 seats · turnout 24.8%
| A. Carter | Labour | 1,014 |
| M. Pritchard | Labour | 826 |
| H. Bridger | Conservative | 188 |
Brookfield2 seats · turnout 39.4%
| G. Popple | Conservative | 1,149 |
| A. Waite | Conservative | 1,133 |
| M. Elliot | Labour | 642 |
| P. Queenan | Labour | 640 |
| S. Scott-Anderson | Lib/Sdp | 458 |
Easterside2 seats · turnout 40.2%
| E. Bolland | Labour | 861 |
| P. Ferrier | Labour | 790 |
| N. Goldie | Ind Lab | 629 |
| B. Brown | Lib/Sdp | 383 |
| M. Marron | Lib/Sdp | 325 |
| H. Andrews | Conservative | 266 |
Gresham2 seats · turnout 34.0%
| D. Biewer | Labour | 1,111 |
| S. Cass | Labour | 1,009 |
| D. Thompson | Conservative | 365 |
| E. Thompson | Lib/Sdp | 253 |
| A. Holberton | Lib/Sdp | 196 |
Grove Hill2 seats · turnout 25.3%
| R. Brady | Labour | 731 |
| D. Ross | Labour | 677 |
| A. Hendrickson | Conservative | 381 |
Hemlington2 seats · turnout 40.3%
| F. Platt | Labour | 533 |
| J. McRitchie | Labour | 526 |
| R. Dunn | Lib/Sdp | 451 |
| D. King | Conservative | 414 |
| J. Smith | Lib/Sdp | 399 |
| K. Etches | Conservative | 388 |
Kader2 seats · turnout 44.9%
| H. Pearson | Conservative | 1,614 |
| A. Pearson | Conservative | 1,458 |
| F. Queenan | Labour | 551 |
| M. Taylor | Labour | 481 |
| T. Swan | Lib/Sdp | 410 |
Kirby2 seats
| H. Lancaster | Conservative | 1,310 ✓ |
| P. Ellenor | Conservative | 1,286 ✓ |
| C. McPartland | Labour | 541 |
| M. Richardson | Labour | 449 |
| J. Saunders | Lib/Sdp | 424 |
Linthorpe2 seats · turnout 42.8%
| A. Bell | Conservative | 798 |
| D. Robertson | Conservative | 713 |
| J. Bennington | Labour | 643 |
| N. Wing | Labour | 548 |
| C. Watson | Lib/Sdp | 320 |
| V. Strickland | Lib/Sdp | 296 |
Marton2 seats · turnout 41.7%
| A. Cunningham | Conservative | 918 |
| A. Kidson | Conservative | 899 |
| A. Aydon | Lib/Sdp | 388 |
| F. Chatterton | Lib/Sdp | 304 |
| C. Shopland | Labour | 267 |
| L. Wilson | Labour | 261 |
Newham3 seats · turnout 43.7%
| P. Jackson | Conservative | 1,633 |
| A. Jackson | Conservative | 1,596 |
| B. Grant | Conservative | 1,594 |
| N. McLoughlin | Lib/Sdp | 755 |
| C. Snowdon | Labour | 622 |
| C. Hoole | Labour | 598 |
| J. Threlfall | Labour | 559 |
| A. Angus | Lib/Sdp | 556 |
| A. Bain | Lib/Sdp | 539 |
North Ormesby2 seats · turnout 39.8%
| C. Godfrey | Labour | 1,133 |
| R. Lowes | Independent | 879 |
| J. Lorimer | Labour | 847 |
| N. Teasdale | Conservative | 299 |
| F. Gray | COMM | 177 |
NUNTHORPE2 seats · turnout 51.4%
| R. Ashby | Lib/Sdp | 1,013 |
| L. Thompson | Conservative | 966 |
| R. Mullins | Conservative | 935 |
| C. Kendall | Lib/Sdp | 832 |
| J. Leonard | Labour | 154 |
| S. Threlfall | Labour | 151 |
Pallister2 seats · turnout 26.7%
| M. Barker | Labour | 983 |
| C. Robson | Labour | 938 |
| M. Bridger | Conservative | 107 |
Park2 seats · turnout 50.0%
| J. McPartland | Labour | 1,085 |
| R. Smith | Labour | 940 |
| J. Allan | Conservative | 810 |
| R. Porter | Conservative | 713 |
| F. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 367 |
Park End2 seats · turnout 31.6%
| J. Butler | Labour | 1,164 |
| I. Elrick | Labour | 1,146 |
| H. Wood | Conservative | 182 |
| D. Petty | Conservative | 174 |
| J. Kendall | Lib/Sdp | 161 |
| J. Patrick | Lib/Sdp | 148 |
Southfield2 seats
| D. Bowe | Labour | 994 |
| V. Watson | Labour | 891 |
| T. Scurrah | Lib/Sdp | 347 |
| T. Nicol | Lib/Sdp | 277 |
| J. Whitney | Conservative | 261 |
St. Hildas2 seats · turnout 34.2%
| M. Carr | Labour | 983 |
| L. Poole | Labour | 979 |
| R. Meynall | Conservative | 166 |
Stainton & Thornton2 seats · turnout 43.8%
| B. Lonsbrough | Labour | 708 |
| J. Swash | Labour | 602 |
| D. Allick | Conservative | 571 |
| P. Law | Conservative | 480 |
| T. Grigg | Lib/Sdp | 431 |
| J. Fawcett | Lib/Sdp | 372 |
Thorntree3 seats · turnout 24.0%
| W. Ferrier | Labour | 1,599 |
| J. Campbell | Labour | 1,514 |
| L. Thomason | Labour | 1,262 |
| E. Heald | Conservative | 271 |
| M. Fearon | COMM | 223 |
Westbourne2 seats · turnout 37.1%
| R. McSorley | Labour | 1,048 |
| C. Atkin | Labour | 1,024 |
| D. Huxtable | Conservative | 330 |
| M. Bull | Conservative | 326 |
| J. Michna | Lib/Sdp | 182 |