Before (end of 1982) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 36 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 8 · Labour 5 · Other 3
After (end of 1983) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 36 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 9 · Labour 5 · Other 2
Ward results
Aylesford & Eccles1 seat · turnout 46.4%
| M. Ferry | Conservative | 1,097 |
| R. Murray | All | 960 |
Birling Ryarsh & Leybourne1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| R. Terry | Conservative | 720 |
| T. Green | Labour | 262 |
| H. Young | All | 241 |
Blue Bell Hill1 seat · turnout 51.4%
| P. Taylor | Conservative | 843 |
| S. Armstrong | All | 424 |
Borough Green1 seat · turnout 40.0%
| B. Hughes | Conservative | 594 |
| M. Sayer | All | 394 |
Burham & Wouldham1 seat · turnout 56.1%
| D. Young | All | 599 |
| S. Stevenson | Conservative | 273 |
East Malling1 seat · turnout 44.5%
| R. Martin | All | 741 |
| G. Gradwell | Labour | 342 |
| A. Blest | Conservative | 336 |
East Peckham1 seat · turnout 44.4%
| R. Allen | Independent | 755 |
| P. Crofton | Conservative | 325 |
Higham1 seat · turnout 50.2%
| P. Foy | Conservative | 1,284 |
| A. Davidson | All | 430 |
| L. Grove | Labour | 348 |
Hildenborough1 seat · turnout 49.0%
| D. Davis | Conservative | 1,355 |
| M. Golding | All | 326 |
| M. Malyan | Labour | 134 |
Ightham1 seat · turnout 44.4%
| R. Eberlie | Conservative | 471 |
| H. Drummond | All | 155 |
Larkfield1 seat · turnout 34.1%
| D. Thornewell | All | 1,332 |
| J. Day | Conservative | 440 |
Oast1 seat · turnout 58.9%
| J. Lander | All | 797 |
| S. Kershaw | Conservative | 367 |
Plaxtol & Shipbourne1 seat
| P. Adcock | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Snodland1 seat · turnout 43.4%
| P. Hickmott | Labour | 868 |
| L. Goodman | Conservative | 720 |
| H. Roberts | All | 423 |
West Malling1 seat · turnout 59.9%
| R. Ashton | Conservative | 584 |
| T. Dean | All | 509 |
