Before (end of 1982) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 37 · Conservative 12 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 · Other 0
After (end of 1983) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 38 · Conservative 12 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 · Other 0
Ward results
Billinge & Seneley Green1 seat
| G. Cleary | Labour | 1,823 |
| B. Pilkington | Conservative | 1,617 |
| D. Lynch | Lib/Sdp | 833 |
Blackbrook1 seat
| C. Walsh | Labour | 1,595 |
| G. Swash | Lib/Sdp | 572 |
| G. Henthorn | Conservative | 483 |
Broad Oak1 seat
| F. Mernagh | Labour | 2,212 |
| M. Brennan | Lib/Sdp | 359 |
| I. Reed | Conservative | 309 |
Eccleston1 seat
| E. Jameson | Conservative | 2,230 |
| F. Quigley | Lib/Sdp | 672 |
| J. Whelan | Labour | 571 |
Grange Park1 seat
| G. Camp | Labour | 1,071 ✓ |
| E. Jameson | Conservative | 775 |
| N. Pickavance | Ind Lab | 589 |
| J. Graney | Lib/Sdp | 289 |
Haydock1 seat
| S. Omar | Labour | 2,004 |
| J. Rigby | Lib/Sdp | 1,376 |
| P. Anderton | Conservative | 635 |
Marshalls Cross1 seat
| D. Mather | Labour | 1,315 |
| C. McCarthy | Lib/Sdp | 883 |
| A. Taylor | Conservative | 279 |
Moss Bank1 seat
| T. Critchley | Labour | 1,569 |
| M. Fillingham | Conservative | 1,497 |
| P. Pennington | Lib/Sdp | 506 |
Newton East1 seat
| E. Kershaw | Labour | 1,726 |
| L. Stokes | Lib/Sdp | 1,623 |
Newton West1 seat
| T. Chisnall | Labour | 2,071 |
| P. Thompson | Lib/Sdp | 1,622 |
Parr & Hardshaw1 seat
| J. Molyneux | Labour | 2,046 |
| B. Williams | Conservative | 234 |
| P. Holden | Lib/Sdp | 204 |
Sutton & Bold1 seat
| W. Noctor | Labour | 1,388 |
| B. Spencer | Lib/Sdp | 906 |
| P. Higham | Conservative | 522 |
Thatto Heath1 seat
| D. Watts | Labour | 2,104 |
| E. Anderton | Conservative | 682 |
West Sutton1 seat
| B. Green | Labour | 1,533 ✓ |
| M. McNamara | Ind Lab | 583 |
| T. Gilligan | Lib/Sdp | 379 |
| R. Jones | Conservative | 277 |
Windle1 seat
| G. Almond | Conservative | 1,807 |
| T. Hargreaves | Labour | 1,010 |
| J. May | Lib/Sdp | 444 |