Before (end of 1982) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 44 · Conservative 13 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 · Other 0
After (end of 1983) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 47 · Conservative 11 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 · Other 0
Ward results
Barton1 seat · turnout 37.5%
| N. Chilton | Labour | 2,160 |
| J. Kay | Lib/Sdp | 932 |
| H. Cottam | COMM | 74 |
Blackfriars1 seat · turnout 32.0%
| B. Wallsworth | Labour | 2,035 |
| C. Ptak | Conservative | 393 |
| V. Lowe | Lib/Sdp | 232 |
Broughton1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| B. Herwald | Labour | 2,035 |
| T. Crellin | Conservative | 1,016 |
| M. Blades | Lib/Sdp | 230 |
Claremont1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| E. Robinson | Labour | 2,211 |
| G. Davison | Conservative | 1,950 |
| C. Simmons | Lib/Sdp | 588 |
Eccles1 seat · turnout 42.2%
| K. Blackburn | Labour | 1,757 ✓ |
| W. Holmes | Conservative | 1,755 |
| H. Cowburn | Lib/Sdp | 607 |
| T. Macafee | COMM | 47 |
Kersal1 seat · turnout 35.1%
| C. Green | Labour | 1,958 |
| B. Roth | Conservative | 1,441 |
| H. Kershner | Lib/Sdp | 443 |
Langworthy1 seat · turnout 33.6%
| I. Zott | Labour | 2,081 ✓ |
| J. Cole | Conservative | 682 |
| M. Stevens | Lib/Sdp | 323 |
| K. Wade | COMM | 38 |
Little Hulton1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| P. Grimshaw | Labour | 2,721 |
| M. Dutton | Lib/Sdp | 783 |
Ordsall1 seat · turnout 32.3%
| N. Briggs | Labour | 1,896 |
| V. Collins | Conservative | 230 |
| V. Reece | Lib/Sdp | 228 |
Pendlebury1 seat · turnout 41.4%
| W. Moores | Labour | 2,924 |
| M Waring | Conservative | 1,132 |
| D. Goodwin | Lib/Sdp | 487 |
Swinton North1 seat · turnout 43.1%
| D. Gaffney | Labour | 2,363 |
| G. Parr | Conservative | 1,225 |
| P. Armstrong | Lib/Sdp | 774 |
Swinton South1 seat · turnout 46.2%
| M. Simm | Conservative | 1,858 |
| Barry Warner | Labour | 1,670 |
| J. Drake | Lib/Sdp | 1,289 |
Walkden South1 seat · turnout 48.6%
| J. Davies | Labour | 2,018 |
| M. Smethurst | Lib/Sdp | 1,700 |
| J. Blythe | Conservative | 1,328 |
Weaste & Seedley1 seat · turnout 38.5%
| R. Wilson | Labour | 1,707 |
| G. Charles | Conservative | 1,005 |
| G. Rogers | Lib/Sdp | 438 |
Winton1 seat · turnout 40.5%
| D. Lancaster | Labour | 2,234 ✓ |
| G. Minor | Conservative | 959 |
| P. Matthews | Lib/Sdp | 808 |
| J. Howard | COMM | 49 |
