Before (end of 1982) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 35 · Labour 19 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 · Other 1
After (end of 1983) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 39 · Labour 17 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Ash2 seats · turnout 36.4%
| B. Henderson | Conservative | 515 |
| A. Fox | Conservative | 461 |
| G. Foat | Lib/Sdp | 364 |
| J. Holmes | Labour | 103 |
| R. Samson | Labour | 82 |
| V. Arnall | Ecol | 46 |
Aylesham2 seats · turnout 43.4%
| D. Garrity | Labour | 1,208 |
| P. Wilson | Labour | 1,098 |
| J. Bew | Conservative | 158 |
Barton2 seats · turnout 46.0%
| D. Gledhill | Conservative | 923 |
| B. Williams | Conservative | 910 |
| G. Bean | Labour | 641 |
| H. Dolbear | Labour | 592 |
Buckland2 seats · turnout 37.9%
| E. Hadden | Labour | 1,039 ✓ |
| W. Beeby | Labour | 980 ✓ |
| S. Gledhill | Conservative | 320 |
Capel-le-Ferne2 seats · turnout 38.9%
| G. Tyler | Conservative | 681 |
| E. Eley | Conservative | 665 |
| R. Johnson | Labour | 197 |
| J. Baldwin | Labour | 184 |
Castle2 seats · turnout 53.9%
| R. Miller | Conservative | 673 ✓ |
| D. Davis | Conservative | 498 ✓ |
| D. Overton | Other | 442 |
| S. Beeby | Labour | 239 |
| M. Shillito | Labour | 237 |
Cornilo1 seat · turnout 52.5%
| A. Johnstone | Conservative | 444 |
| W Howard | Labour | 305 |
Eastry1 seat · turnout 41.1%
| F. Thompson | Conservative | 490 |
| D. Richardson | Labour | 267 |
Little Stour1 seat · turnout 49.4%
| J. Sumner | Conservative | 581 ✓ |
| G Pettman | COMM | 140 |
| P. Carr | Labour | 119 |
| W. Arnall | Ecol | 68 |
Lower Walmer3 seats · turnout 52.1%
| R. Purnell | Conservative | 1,205 ✓ |
| P. Watkins | Conservative | 1,172 ✓ |
| J. Isaacson | Conservative | 1,123 ✓ |
| G. Cox | Labour | 449 |
| D. Brace | Labour | 445 |
| J. Somerville | Labour | 421 |
| J. Bennett | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 357 |
| M. Bolger | Green | 83 |
Lydden and Temple Ewell1 seat · turnout 51.0%
| H. Hubbard | Conservative | 680 |
| D. Brivio | Labour | 193 |
Maxton & Elms Vale2 seats · turnout 49.2%
| M. Farrell | Conservative | 807 |
| R. Norley | Conservative | 674 |
| P. King | Lib/Sdp | 540 |
| M. McGregor | Labour | 404 |
| A. Caldwell | Labour | 378 |
Middle Deal3 seats · turnout 47.7%
| D. Reid | Conservative | 1,187 |
| I. Killbery | Labour | 1,116 |
| N. Sargent | Conservative | 1,102 |
| P. James | Conservative | 1,093 |
| C. Borham | Labour | 1,070 |
| D. Gore | Labour | 1,016 |
| L. Stilwell | Lib/Sdp | 374 |
Mill Hill2 seats · turnout 45.3%
| Towers R. | Labour | 1,103 |
| C. Brailsford | Labour | 1,065 |
| J. Hollobon | Conservative | 288 |
| C. Tyler | Ecol | 90 |
Mongeham2 seats · turnout 50.3%
| T. Birkett | Labour | 1,092 |
| J. Moyle | Labour | 1,026 |
| D. Cheap | Conservative | 509 |
| E. De Bourbel | Conservative | 442 |
Noninstone1 seat · turnout 57.4%
| J. Wiskar | Conservative | 391 |
| J. Groues | Labour | 145 |
| M. Potter | Ecol | 76 |
North Deal3 seats · turnout 41.5%
| E. Ferris | Conservative | 1,114 |
| Will Elliott | Conservative | 1,103 |
| R. Whiteside | Conservative | 1,000 |
| A. Elliott | Labour | 753 |
| L. Goodwin | Labour | 645 |
| S. Checksfield | Labour | 609 |
| J. Tyler | Ecol | 110 |
| Frost R. Anti B | Spt & | 63 |
Pineham3 seats · turnout 31.5%
| G. Monk | Conservative | 869 ✓ |
| G. Saunders | Conservative | 858 ✓ |
| B. Spencer | Conservative | 850 ✓ |
| R. Akers | Labour | 365 |
| P. Watts | Labour | 324 |
| I. Winwright | Labour | 292 |
Priory2 seats · turnout 45.0%
| J. Truelove | Conservative | 582 |
| C. Abbott | Labour | 579 |
| E. Whitfield | Labour | 566 |
| B. Evans | Conservative | 558 |
| A. Sugden | Lib/Sdp | 207 |
Ringwould1 seat · turnout 53.9%
| D. Joy | Conservative | 648 ✓ |
| R. Vaughan | Labour | 98 |
| S. Summercorn | Independent | 61 |
| M. Tuckett | Ecol | 36 |
River2 seats · turnout 51.4%
| P. Buss | Conservative | 873 |
| S. Kennedy | Conservative | 869 |
| G. Dale | Lib/Sdp | 476 |
| P. Mee | Independent | 461 |
| G. Ruck | Labour | 251 |
| R. Styles | Labour | 175 |
Sandwich3 seats · turnout 44.4%
| R. Chesterfield | Conservative | 963 |
| H. Sneller | Conservative | 877 |
| E. Simmonds | Conservative | 703 |
| J. Du Boulay | Independent | 679 |
| P. Leith | Labour | 642 |
| R. Clark | Lib/Sdp | 271 |
| T. Sparnon | Labour | 268 |
| Janet Birkett | Labour | 240 |
Shepherdswell With Coldred1 seat · turnout 53.0%
| A. Williamson | Conservative | 560 ✓ |
| M. Johnson | Lib/Sdp | 146 |
| B. Watts | Labour | 146 |
| J. Callaghan | Ecol | 11 |
St Radigunds2 seats · turnout 28.1%
| R. Tant | Labour | 616 |
| A. Fillies | Labour | 546 |
| P. Zandee | Conservative | 238 |
St. Margarets-at-Cliffe2 seats · turnout 49.1%
| W. Robertson | Conservative | 989 |
| C. Walker | Conservative | 949 |
| J. Bird | Labour | 222 |
| D. Button | Labour | 201 |
Tower Hamlets2 seats · turnout 46.4%
| M. Hart | Labour | 880 |
| B. Young | Labour | 766 |
| A. Jones | Conservative | 355 |
| E. Mills | Conservative | 313 |
Town and Pier2 seats · turnout 40.6%
| J. Hood | Labour | 686 |
| J. Hood | Labour | 586 |
| W. Hine | Conservative | 341 |
Upper Walmer1 seat · turnout 51.7%
| G. Payne | Conservative | 544 |
| O. Spears | Labour | 395 |
Woodnesborough With Staple1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| S. Maxwell | Conservative | 318 |
| A. Farbrace | Labour | 79 |
Worth1 seat · turnout 50.8%
| G. Forster | Conservative | 520 |
| C. Carr | Labour | 132 |
