Before (end of 1982) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 37 · Conservative 8 · Other 1 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1
After (end of 1983) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 38 · Conservative 9 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Brimington North2 seats · turnout 27.3%
| R. Sims | Labour | 869 |
| T. Whyatt | Labour | 784 |
| M. Mullins | Independent | 373 |
Brimington South2 seats · turnout 45.3%
| H. Haywood | Labour | 967 |
| S. Barkley | Labour | 896 |
| M. Hadfield | Conservative | 813 |
| C. Dauncey | Conservative | 778 |
Brockwell3 seats
| P Drinkwater | Conservative | 1,199 ✓ |
| F Greenan | Conservative | 1,053 ✓ |
| R Matthews | Conservative | 943 ✓ |
| R Davenport | Lib/Sdp | 923 |
| G Pepper | Labour | 770 |
| J Beckingham | Lib/Sdp | 738 |
| J Rogers | Labour | 712 |
| J Lean | Labour | 688 |
| R Russell | Lib/Sdp | 643 |
Dunston3 seats · turnout 25.2%
| W. Gorman | Labour | 1,180 |
| J. Lowry | Labour | 966 |
| D. Treece | Labour | 936 |
| P. Kelly | Ind Lab | 725 |
| D. Fox | COMM | 179 |
Hasland3 seats · turnout 53.4%
| C. Ellis | Conservative | 1,249 |
| W. Jepson | Labour | 1,203 |
| N. Dooley | Labour | 1,174 |
| M. Williamson | Conservative | 1,074 |
| A. Webber | Labour | 1,071 |
| K. Whitham | Conservative | 1,048 |
Lowgates & Woodthorpe2 seats
| W. Edwards | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| M. Tipler | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Moor2 seats
| M. Caulfield | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| J. Martin | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Old Whittington2 seats · turnout 47.3%
| W. Flanagan | Labour | 1,103 |
| T. Vernon | Labour | 1,011 |
| R. Mitchell | Conservative | 486 |
| E. Forder | Conservative | 443 |
Walton3 seats · turnout 32.9%
| L. McCulloch | Conservative | 1,476 |
| G. Hall | Conservative | 1,396 |
| D. Packham | Conservative | 1,394 |
| R. Portman | Labour | 611 |