Before (end of 1982) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 25 · Labour 19 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 · Other 0
After (end of 1983) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 23 · Labour 21 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Bargate1 seat
| J. Arnold | Labour | 2,158 |
| Palmer | Conservative | 1,126 |
| T. Sluckin | Lib/Sdp | 874 |
Bassett1 seat
| L. Aldred | Conservative | 2,806 |
| D. Brandwood | Lib/Sdp | 1,044 |
| Holten | Labour | 984 |
Bitterne Park1 seat
| C. Mitchell | Conservative | 2,396 |
| Sanders | Labour | 1,544 |
| Chenyson | Lib/Sdp | 1,134 |
Coxford2 seats
| P. Melrose | Labour | 1,770 |
| Meech | Conservative | 1,688 |
| Lowe | Conservative | 1,577 |
| Read | Labour | 1,547 |
| Mison | Lib/Sdp | 762 |
| Finch | Lib/Sdp | 756 |
Freemantle1 seat
| L. Lush | Conservative | 2,091 |
| L. Goode | Labour | 1,355 |
| Wright | Lib/Sdp | 830 |
Millbrook1 seat
| Sutherland | Labour | 1,890 |
| A. Samuels | Conservative | 1,836 |
| L. Goater | Lib/Sdp | 1,485 |
Peartree1 seat
| J. Baker | Conservative | 2,039 |
| Creighton | Labour | 1,828 |
| F. McManus | Lib/Sdp | 898 |
Portswood1 seat
| R. Allanach | Lib/Sdp | 1,891 |
| Rayner | Conservative | 1,828 |
| McKeon | Labour | 1,244 |
Redbridge1 seat
| P. Allan | Labour | 2,473 |
| Staples | Conservative | 1,363 |
| R. Fitzgerald | Lib/Sdp | 664 |
Shirley1 seat
| S. Sutton | Conservative | 2,610 |
| Steinberg | Labour | 1,079 |
| P. Roberts | Lib/Sdp | 940 |
