Before (end of 1982) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 35 · Other 8 · Labour 7 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 6
After (end of 1983) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 31 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 17 · Other 6 · Labour 2
Ward results
Dymchurch & Burmarsh3 seats · turnout 41.7%
| T. Preston | Lib/Sdp | 966 |
| T. Deighton | Independent | 716 |
| D. Copley | Conservative | 587 |
| J. Snell | Conservative | 570 |
| J. Kewer | Lib/Sdp | 514 |
| L. Piper | Labour | 268 |
Elham1 seat · turnout 57.0%
| R. Bagley | Conservative | 437 |
| R. Wootton | Lib/Sdp | 169 |
Folkestone Central3 seats · turnout 31.6%
| M. Luck | Lib/Sdp | 481 |
| J. Jarman | Lib/Sdp | 448 |
| R. Coles-Watson | Lib/Sdp | 447 |
| M. Allan | Conservative | 427 |
| J. Cox | Conservative | 425 |
| L. Nelhams | Conservative | 381 |
Folkestone Cheriton3 seats · turnout 40.5%
| K. Bowlen | Lib/Sdp | 934 |
| L. Cufley | Lib/Sdp | 853 |
| D. Crowhurst | Conservative | 738 |
| D. Telfer | Conservative | 710 |
| A. Sparkes | Conservative | 590 |
| C. Woodward | Labour | 409 |
| A. Martin | Labour | 378 |
| P. Fincham | Labour | 366 |
Folkestone East3 seats · turnout 17.5%
| E. Collishaw | Lib/Sdp | 551 |
| G. Neame | Labour | 478 |
| J. Sainsbury | Labour | 447 |
| J. Stephens | Labour | 354 |
| Bower S. | Conservative | 313 |
| D. Nunn | Independent | 113 |
Folkestone Foord3 seats · turnout 29.7%
| B. Copping | Lib/Sdp | 1,127 |
| P. Marsh | Lib/Sdp | 971 |
| M. Stainer | Conservative | 438 |
| C. Coneybeare | Labour | 433 |
| T. Dryland | Labour | 371 |
Folkestone Harbour3 seats · turnout 37.3%
| L. Harrold | Conservative | 648 |
| C. Lloyd | Conservative | 619 |
| G. Thomas | Conservative | 615 |
| C. Barrett | Lib/Sdp | 544 |
| L. Pickering | Lib/Sdp | 499 |
| J. Sainsbury | Labour | 455 |
| J. Wrigley | Labour | 418 |
| E. Neame | Labour | 398 |
Folkestone Harvey3 seats · turnout 39.3%
| M. Stainer | Conservative | 1,038 |
| J. Hallett | Conservative | 1,028 |
| P. Carter | Conservative | 939 |
| G. Cuthbert Brown | Independent | 616 |
| D. Miller | Lib/Sdp | 410 |
| B. Gurden | Lib/Sdp | 386 |
Folkestone Morehall3 seats · turnout 33.0%
| P. Poole | Conservative | 1,069 |
| D. Blythe | Lib/Sdp | 1,022 |
| M. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 925 |
| J. Jacques | Conservative | 805 |
| G. Jacques | Conservative | 720 |
| J. Lawrence | Labour | 503 |
Folkestone Park3 seats · turnout 25.8%
| I. Allan | Conservative | 925 |
| D. Moody | Conservative | 925 |
| J. Cox | Lib/Sdp | 890 |
| D. Setterfield | Conservative | 821 |
| R. Simmons | Labour | 273 |
Folkestone Sandgate3 seats · turnout 29.3%
| E. Hamer | Conservative | 691 |
| D. Pratt | Conservative | 624 |
| C. Poll | Conservative | 575 |
| P. Ovenden | Lib/Sdp | 495 |
| H. Button | Independent | 149 |
Hawkinge & Paddlesworth1 seat · turnout 35.6%
| K. Hudson | Independent | 393 |
| T. Smith | Conservative | 173 |
Hythe East3 seats · turnout 32.0%
| A. Bailey | Conservative | 819 |
| E. Bailey | Conservative | 798 |
| B. Bench | Conservative | 792 |
| A. Stanton | Lib/Sdp | 442 |
Hythe North2 seats · turnout 28.0%
| C. Capon | Conservative | 942 |
| R. Parris | Conservative | 672 |
| R. Hardy-King | Lib/Sdp | 283 |
Hythe South2 seats · turnout 47.4%
| J. Setterfield | Conservative | 685 |
| J. Hosgood | Conservative | 619 |
| J. Mackie | Lib/Sdp | 334 |
| J. Tyson | Lib/Sdp | 282 |
Hythe West2 seats · turnout 34.5%
| T. Hogg | Lib/Sdp | 705 |
| B. Woods | Conservative | 690 |
| R. Trice | Conservative | 616 |
Lydd3 seats · turnout 39.7%
| G. Wood | Lib/Sdp | 911 |
| K. Thompson | Lib/Sdp | 640 |
| J. Dearden | Conservative | 598 |
| B. Paine | Lib/Sdp | 586 |
| H. Whiting | Conservative | 552 |
| D. May | Conservative | 455 |
| P. Southerden | Labour | 211 |
| R. Day | Labour | 210 |
| F. Leech | Labour | 186 |
Lympne and Stanford1 seat · turnout 48.7%
| H. Margary | Conservative | 404 |
| P. Pickering | Lib/Sdp | 160 |
New Romney3 seats
| F. Raymond | Conservative | 845 |
| G. Finn-Kelcey | Conservative | 817 |
| A. Egan | Lib/Sdp | 688 |
| S. Cheese | Lib/Sdp | 610 |
| J. Gardiner | Lib/Sdp | 540 |
| R. Collins | Labour | 258 |
| H. Gillett | Labour | 230 |
| A. Cirket | Labour | 214 |
Saltwood & Newington1 seat · turnout 58.4%
| W. Payne | Conservative | 386 |
| S. Horstrup | Lib/Sdp | 149 |
Sellindge1 seat · turnout 51.4%
| D. Gilbert | Conservative | 465 |
| E. Wootton | Lib/Sdp | 148 |
St. Mary In The Marsh2 seats · turnout 40.4%
| F. Scrivener | Lib/Sdp | 626 |
| H. Else | Independent | 457 |
| P. Barry | Independent | 418 |
| M. Savage | Lib/Sdp | 415 |
Stone Street2 seats · turnout 43.0%
| H. Everist | Independent | 777 |
| H. Service | Conservative | 757 |
| B. Budd | Lib/Sdp | 498 |
| A. Mills | Lib/Sdp | 344 |
Swingfield & Acrise1 seat · turnout 56.9%
| G. King | Independent | 321 |
| C. Tearle | Conservative | 278 |