Before (end of 1982) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 45 · Labour 6 · Other 4 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2
After (end of 1983) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 39 · Other 8 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 · Labour 5
Ward results
Boscombe East3 seats · turnout 28.3%
| J. Southall | Conservative | 966 |
| R. Turner | Conservative | 965 |
| A. Cowley | Conservative | 957 |
| J. Denby | Lib/Sdp | 701 |
| M. Hurst | Lib/Sdp | 683 |
| J. Littlewood | Lib/Sdp | 677 |
| C. Hourihane | Labour | 329 |
Boscombe West3 seats · turnout 24.1%
| R. Wotton | Conservative | 1,054 |
| D. Trenchard | Conservative | 1,020 |
| G. Anstee | Conservative | 926 |
| R. Beale | Lib/Sdp | 414 |
| W. Parkinson | Lib/Sdp | 396 |
| A. Dale | Labour | 267 |
| Darren James Parkinson | Green | 133 |
| A. Burns-Davie | Independent | 119 |
Central3 seats · turnout 30.0%
| Raymond Arthur Chapman | Conservative | 1,023 |
| R. Thomason | Conservative | 956 |
| J. Macfarlane | Conservative | 925 |
| P. Brown | Lib/Sdp | 510 |
| S. Henson | Lib/Sdp | 432 |
| I. Macpherson | Ind Con | 419 |
| B. Leake | Lib/Sdp | 416 |
| V. West | Ind Con | 360 |
| A. Shead | Labour | 167 |
East Cliff3 seats · turnout 24.8%
| J. Curtis | Conservative | 1,484 |
| H. Bostock | Conservative | 1,177 |
| P. Kelleway | Conservative | 1,084 |
| D Stokes | Labour | 566 |
| M. Hemmi | Independent | 458 |
Ensbury Park3 seats · turnout 39.8%
| J. Bryant | Conservative | 1,380 |
| P. Real | Conservative | 1,357 |
| S. Jeffreys | Conservative | 1,235 |
| P. Craven | Lib/Sdp | 784 |
| V. Heasman | Lib/Sdp | 757 |
| K. Brewer | Labour | 698 |
| A. Brushett | Labour | 685 |
| R. Wills | Labour | 627 |
Kinson3 seats · turnout 40.0%
| Bennett L. | Labour | 1,372 |
| Williams V. | Labour | 1,182 |
| W. Coe | Conservative | 1,157 |
| K Butt | Conservative | 1,141 |
| C. Longhurst | Labour | 1,140 |
| R. Horn | Conservative | 1,087 |
| S. Foote | Lib/Sdp | 465 |
| M. Pilskin | Lib/Sdp | 426 |
Littledown3 seats · turnout 34.9%
| B. Siberry | Conservative | 1,742 |
| E. Hollies-Smith | Conservative | 1,704 |
| D. Jenkinson | Conservative | 1,536 |
| J. Thomas | Lib/Sdp | 608 |
| R. Buyers | Lib/Sdp | 581 |
| R Ansell | Labour | 316 |
| J. Morgan | Independent | 232 |
| B. Martin | Green | 202 |
Moordown3 seats
| A Moores | Lib/Sdp | 984 ✓ |
| D Fay | Conservative | 901 ✓ |
| J Moore | Lib/Sdp | 900 ✓ |
| R. Cole | Conservative | 885 |
| A Whitelegg | Lib/Sdp | 875 |
| Sarah Beard | Conservative | 836 |
| E Stevens | Labour | 671 |
| J. Cant | Labour | 655 |
| J. Hawkins | Labour | 611 |
Muscliff3 seats · turnout 38.1%
| R. Whittaker | Independent | 2,752 |
| L. Troke | Independent | 1,186 |
| S. McQueen | Conservative | 1,186 |
| P. Johnson | Independent | 1,043 |
| J. Chandler | Conservative | 980 |
| A. Musgrave-Scott | Lib/Sdp | 471 |
Queens Park3 seats · turnout 38.9%
| C. Dyer | Independent | 1,871 |
| M. Hogarth | Ind Con | 1,835 |
| P. Munro-Walker | Independent | 1,405 |
| J. Banks | Conservative | 858 |
| B. Petri | Lib/Sdp | 847 |
| W. Moore | Conservative | 731 |
| B. Lassman | Conservative | 705 |
Redhill Park3 seats · turnout 35.2%
| P. Whitelegg | Ind Con | 1,591 |
| R. Lee | Lib/Sdp | 1,299 |
| G. Ball | Conservative | 1,282 |
| C. Hayward | Conservative | 1,198 |
| B. Board | Conservative | 892 |
Southbourne3 seats · turnout 47.5%
| N. Day | Conservative | 1,486 |
| K. Palmer | Conservative | 1,427 |
| M Filer | Conservative | 1,301 |
| K. Thresher | Independent | 1,222 |
| E. Ruston | Independent | 1,175 |
| B. Jeffery-Machin | Independent | 917 |
| J. Millward | Lib/Sdp | 907 |
| A. Duffy | Lib/Sdp | 631 |
| P. Ayrton | Lib/Sdp | 581 |
Strouden Park3 seats · turnout 37.9%
| D. Crone | Conservative | 1,368 ✓ |
| Saunders J. | Conservative | 1,053 ✓ |
| J. Bowater | Conservative | 1,050 ✓ |
| I. Smith | Independent | 1,022 |
| J. Rees-Taylor | Independent | 814 |
| A. Emerson | Labour | 689 |
| A. Stocker | Independent | 686 |
| S. Gee | Labour | 680 |
| R. Gaster | Lib/Sdp | 564 |
| T. Dykes | Green | 249 |
Talbot Woods3 seats · turnout 34.6%
| C. Cornish | Ind Con | 1,059 |
| L. Cade | Conservative | 1,036 |
| M. Levitt | Ind Con | 1,030 |
| L. Pardy | Conservative | 947 |
| O. Ford | Conservative | 934 |
| D. Moore | Lib/Sdp | 767 |
| A. Dinkenor | Labour | 327 |
Wallisdown3 seats · turnout 33.3%
| B. Grower | Labour | 1,225 |
| R. Hanlon | Labour | 1,214 |
| P. Brushett | Labour | 1,201 |
| R Cook | Conservative | 736 |
| L. Rhodes | Conservative | 678 |
| A. Macdonald | Lib/Sdp | 603 |
| B. McGuiness | Lib/Sdp | 566 |
| S. Starr | Lib/Sdp | 519 |
West Cliff3 seats · turnout 23.5%
| F. Beale | Conservative | 1,523 |
| W. Forman | Conservative | 1,391 |
| J. Amor | Conservative | 1,347 |
| M. Hooper | Green | 308 |
West Southbourne3 seats · turnout 44.4%
| D. Eyre | Lib/Sdp | 1,720 |
| R. Bray | Conservative | 1,576 |
| E. Wyndham | Conservative | 1,483 |
| B. Beckett | Conservative | 1,460 |
| F. Cosgrove | Lib/Sdp | 1,357 |
| D. Frearson | Lib/Sdp | 1,265 |
| I. Evison | Labour | 242 |
Westbourne3 seats · turnout 29.0%
| B. Bicknell | Conservative | 1,602 |
| J. Lodge | Conservative | 1,434 |
| G. Jaffe | Conservative | 1,426 |
| D. Leeke | Lib/Sdp | 477 |
| R Eede | Green | 296 |
| D. Bateson | Labour | 229 |
Winton3 seats · turnout 35.9%
| A. Fudge | Lib/Sdp | 1,064 |
| P. Haley | Conservative | 1,030 |
| J. Ashton | Conservative | 1,017 |
| M. Laidlaw | Conservative | 973 |
| J. Dunn | Lib/Sdp | 907 |
| L. Smith | Lib/Sdp | 813 |
| S. Laughton | Labour | 509 |
| P Woodley | Independent | 339 |