Before (end of 1982) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 20 · Conservative 13 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 9 · Other 0
After (end of 1983) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 19 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 16 · Conservative 6 · Other 1
Ward results
Anglesey1 seat · turnout 51.5%
| M. Reynolds | All | 1,022 |
| J. Burnett | Conservative | 977 |
| C. Tipton | Labour | 828 |
Brereton and Ravenhill1 seat · turnout 51.6%
| R. Easton | All | 1,273 |
| Mike Davey | Labour | 964 |
| J. Steel | Conservative | 247 |
Brindley Heath1 seat · turnout 62.4%
| A. Walker | Ind Lab | 202 |
| B. Baker | All | 128 |
| W. Holston | Labour | 89 |
Broomhill1 seat · turnout 39.3%
| R Bagguley | Labour | 1,454 |
| E. Jones | All | 384 |
Cannock South1 seat · turnout 42.8%
| R. Woodward | Labour | 1,002 |
| J. Cartwright | Conservative | 638 |
| G. Smallman | All | 237 |
Etching Hill1 seat · turnout 48.1%
| L. Sutton | All | 1,099 |
| H. Watkiss | Conservative | 822 |
| R. Pender | Labour | 409 |
Heath Hayes1 seat · turnout 44.4%
| J. Page | All | 1,100 |
| J. Holston | Labour | 569 |
| D. Bates | Conservative | 334 |
Longford1 seat · turnout 48.8%
| E. Whitehouse | Conservative | 1,083 |
| F. Falkingham | Labour | 865 |
| R. Partridge | All | 367 |
Norton Canes1 seat · turnout 52.2%
| M. Stretton | Labour | 1,282 |
| C. Bhageerutty | Conservative | 1,128 |
| M. Collins | All | 199 |
Parkside1 seat · turnout 46.1%
| P. Gore | Conservative | 1,061 |
| S. Gavrilovic | Labour | 601 |
| T. Sanger | All | 265 |
Pye Green Valley1 seat · turnout 52.6%
| J. O'Leary | Labour | 1,332 |
| G. Betteridge | All | 839 |
| J. Dowding | Conservative | 307 |
Western Springs1 seat · turnout 43.1%
| J. Glover | All | 1,035 |
| W. Bourton | Conservative | 568 |
| G. Matthews | Labour | 322 |
