Before (end of 1982) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 38 · Conservative 9 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 · Other 0
After (end of 1983) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 37 · Conservative 9 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 · Other 0
Ward results
Bowthorpe1 seat · turnout 37.8%
| R. Roe | Labour | 1,515 ✓ |
| R. Franklin | Conservative | 533 |
| A. Crisp | Lib/Sdp | 255 |
| D. Wimberley | Ecol | 43 |
Catton Grove1 seat
| R Quinn | Labour | 1,112 ✓ |
| S. Starling | Conservative | 720 |
| P. Blake | Lib/Sdp | 393 |
Crome1 seat
| B. Simpson | Labour | 1,561 ✓ |
| L. Prince | Conservative | 735 |
| D. Williment | Lib/Sdp | 395 |
Eaton1 seat · turnout 58.3%
| L. Mogford | Conservative | 1,996 |
| E. Barnard | Lib/Sdp | 934 |
| C Knapp | Labour | 787 |
Heigham1 seat · turnout 39.4%
| P. Hollis | Labour | 1,431 |
| B. Harrold | Conservative | 586 |
| C. Smith | Lib/Sdp | 268 |
Henderson1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| M. Ashley | Labour | 1,482 |
| A. Mann | Conservative | 762 |
| M. Scutter | Lib/Sdp | 264 |
Lakenham1 seat · turnout 44.7%
| J. Newman | Labour | 1,302 |
| T. Stickle | Lib/Sdp | 787 |
| M. Wynne Parker | Conservative | 584 |
Mile Cross1 seat
| J. Bunker | Labour | 1,607 ✓ |
| M. Ashton | Conservative | 326 |
| M. Ganderton | Lib/Sdp | 220 |
Mousehold1 seat
| V. Morton | Labour | 1,519 ✓ |
| G. Steward | Conservative | 634 |
| J. Lay | Lib/Sdp | 374 |
Nelson1 seat · turnout 59.6%
| W. Spear | Conservative | 1,433 ✓ |
| R. Duhig | Labour | 1,122 |
| J. Wharry | Lib/Sdp | 470 |
| D. Colley | Ecol | 90 |
St Stephen1 seat · turnout 60.5%
| G. Richards | Conservative | 1,391 |
| R. Round | Labour | 1,379 |
| L. Hubbard | Lib/Sdp | 465 |
Thorpe Hamlet1 seat
| K. Smith | Labour | 1,285 ✓ |
| E. Boys | Lib/Sdp | 1,147 |
| A. Hall | Conservative | 606 |
Town Close1 seat · turnout 65.9%
| B. Watkins | Lib/Sdp | 1,629 |
| J. Fowler | Labour | 1,220 |
| C. Munroe | Conservative | 951 |
University1 seat · turnout 50.5%
| R. Symonds | Labour | 1,523 ✓ |
| R. Dubbins | Conservative | 809 |
| C. Lavin | Lib/Sdp | 475 |
| A. Carter | Ecol | 134 |
