Before (end of 1982) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
SDP-Liberal Alliance 18 · Conservative 16 · Labour 6 · Other 2
After (end of 1983) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 18 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 14 · Labour 7 · Other 3
Ward results
Aggborough & Spennells1 seat · turnout 50.4%
| H. Coxill | Conservative | 963 |
| J. Bonnock | All | 871 |
| N. Tovey | Labour | 193 |
Areley Kings1 seat · turnout 45.3%
| S. James | Conservative | 989 |
| J. Shaw | Labour | 937 |
| J. Sheldon | All | 272 |
Blakedown1 seat · turnout 58.8%
| P. Hayward | Conservative | 616 |
| H. Thomas | All | 180 |
| M. Smith | Labour | 78 |
Broadwaters1 seat · turnout 39.8%
| A. Holden | Labour | 729 |
| W. Clarke | All | 606 |
| G. Stimpson | Conservative | 529 |
Cookley1 seat · turnout 61.3%
| J. Wardle | Labour | 574 |
| J. Roberts | Conservative | 458 |
| S. Williams | All | 95 |
Franche1 seat · turnout 41.6%
| R. Layton | Conservative | 1,091 |
| R. Ricketts | Labour | 778 |
| R. Monteith | All | 404 |
Greenhill1 seat · turnout 46.3%
| B. Smith | All | 821 |
| W. Wakelam | Conservative | 741 |
| M. Ashlee | Labour | 596 |
Habberley & Blakebrook1 seat · turnout 45.7%
| W. Fish | Conservative | 1,044 |
| K. Negal | All | 933 |
| W. Keeley | Labour | 334 |
Lickhill1 seat · turnout 43.8%
| F. Cooper | Conservative | 1,077 ✓ |
| J. Cooper | Labour | 580 |
| M. Price | Independent | 293 |
| M. Hutchinson | All | 283 |
Mitton1 seat · turnout 46.1%
| P. Duffy | Conservative | 881 |
| R. Abbotts | Labour | 693 |
| J. Snow | All | 290 |
Offmore1 seat · turnout 56.1%
| F. Oborski | All | 1,160 |
| J. Swift | Conservative | 907 |
| A. Sewell | Labour | 661 |
Oldington & Foley Park1 seat · turnout 34.5%
| V. Pargeter | All | 1,181 |
| W. Bradley | Labour | 389 |
Sutton Park1 seat · turnout 46.0%
| A. Batchelor | All | 1,054 |
| C. Thompson | Conservative | 659 |
| S. Brown | Labour | 480 |
Wolverley1 seat · turnout 63.9%
| P. Smith | Conservative | 488 |
| M. Troth | All | 432 |
| S. Rushton | Labour | 75 |