Before (end of 1982) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 34 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 · Conservative 3 · Other 0
After (end of 1983) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 34 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 · Conservative 3 · Other 1
Ward results
Brays Grove1 seat · turnout 44.5%
| M. Juliff | Labour | 829 |
| H. Wilcox | Lib/Sdp | 443 |
| T. McArdle | Conservative | 230 |
Great Parndon1 seat · turnout 53.5%
| G. Mitchinson | Conservative | 888 |
| R. Didham | Labour | 668 |
| B. Manktelow | Lib/Sdp | 301 |
Katherines With Sumner1 seat · turnout 46.0%
| P. Martin | Lib/Sdp | 859 |
| A. Evans | Labour | 745 |
| P. McLaron | Conservative | 383 |
Kingsmoor1 seat · turnout 46.1%
| F. Burgoyne | Conservative | 900 |
| J. Young | Labour | 836 |
| N. Huggins | Lib/Sdp | 454 |
Latton Bush1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| P. Bruce | Labour | 1,056 |
| N. Clapham | Conservative | 463 |
| S. James | Lib/Sdp | 341 |
Little Parndon1 seat · turnout 39.5%
| S. Warner | Labour | 990 |
| P. McLintic | Lib/Sdp | 343 |
| E. Atkins | Conservative | 339 |
Mark Hall North1 seat · turnout 55.2%
| J. McAlpine | Labour | 629 |
| P. Moulds | Conservative | 342 |
| N. Armitage | Lib/Sdp | 339 |
Mark Hall South1 seat · turnout 44.3%
| L. Smith | Labour | 994 |
| C. Brown | Lib/Sdp | 515 |
| S. Tucker | Conservative | 312 |
Netteswell East1 seat · turnout 46.9%
| A. Garner | Labour | 732 |
| R. Freeman | Lib/Sdp | 379 |
| R. Dixon | Conservative | 296 |
Old Harlow1 seat · turnout 57.8%
| C. Cochrane | Labour | 1,054 |
| P. Ramsay | Lib/Sdp | 801 |
| R. Cross | Conservative | 779 |
Passmores1 seat · turnout 42.8%
| R. Rowland | Labour | 806 |
| D. Filler | Lib/Sdp | 746 |
| M. Tombs | Conservative | 246 |
Potter Street1 seat · turnout 49.1%
| W. Gibson | Labour | 907 |
| A. Lee | Lib/Sdp | 529 |
| N. Dean | Conservative | 168 |
Tye Green1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| M. Danvers | Labour | 1,090 |
| P. Harries | Conservative | 288 |
| I. Lee | Lib/Sdp | 277 |