Before (end of 1982) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 34 · Conservative 8 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 · Other 2
After (end of 1983) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · Conservative 8 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 · Other 2
Ward results
Appleton1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| P. Joinson | Labour | 844 |
| J. Martindale | Conservative | 652 |
| T. Price | Lib/Sdp | 179 |
Broadheath1 seat · turnout 32.2%
| R. Quinn | Labour | 1,386 |
| B. Connolly | Lib/Sdp | 454 |
Castlefields1 seat · turnout 42.1%
| D. Colin-Thome | Labour | 1,970 |
| A. Bell | Conservative | 406 |
| P. Murphy | Lib/Sdp | 272 |
Ditton1 seat · turnout 31.7%
| M. Cain | Labour | 1,205 |
| J. Bucknall | Lib/Sdp | 354 |
Farnworth1 seat · turnout 49.5%
| A. Maynard | Ind Con | 1,302 ✓ |
| M. O'Donnell | Labour | 602 |
| R. Aston | Conservative | 407 |
| N. Wood | All | 353 |
Grange1 seat · turnout 33.8%
| S. Williams | Labour | 1,124 |
| P. Harding | Lib/Sdp | 509 |
Halton Brook1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| A. Cassidy | Labour | 1,112 |
| T. Phipps | Lib/Sdp | 454 |
Heath1 seat · turnout 41.4%
| S. Sant | Conservative | 1,351 |
| M. Hodgkinson | Lib/Sdp | 561 |
| L. Webb | Labour | 478 |
Hough Green1 seat · turnout 36.1%
| J. Hughes | Labour | 1,502 |
| A. Aldcroft | Lib/Sdp | 495 |
Kingsway1 seat · turnout 37.5%
| O. Smith | Labour | 1,073 |
| P. Leigh | Conservative | 490 |
| I. Glassman | Lib/Sdp | 153 |
Norton1 seat · turnout 35.0%
| D. Hailwood | Labour | 3,167 |
| J. Cayzer | Conservative | 1,047 |
| G. Deakin | Lib/Sdp | 681 |
