Before (end of 1982) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 30 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 · Conservative 4 · Other 0
After (end of 1983) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 27 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 · Conservative 6 · Other 0
Ward results
Ashby Grange West1 seat · turnout 44.2%
| B. Martin | Labour | 782 |
| A. Norris | All | 426 |
| K. Humphrey | Conservative | 278 |
Brumby East1 seat · turnout 48.8%
| L. Chapman | Conservative | 718 |
| H. Gwynne | Labour | 398 |
| M. Carr | All | 301 |
Brumby West1 seat · turnout 38.3%
| H. McCartney | Labour | 708 |
| M. McBride | All | 495 |
| A. Ellerby | Conservative | 228 |
Crosby Town North1 seat · turnout 48.3%
| R. Mitchell | Labour | 589 |
| K. Tallentire | All | 515 |
| K. Vickers | Conservative | 234 |
Crosby Town South1 seat · turnout 40.6%
| J. Ishaq | Labour | 560 |
| H. Twyman | All | 473 |
| N. Hyder | Conservative | 230 |
Frodingham North1 seat · turnout 48.1%
| V. Rocks | Labour | 792 |
| S. Davies | All | 578 |
| P. Readhead | Conservative | 400 |
Kingsway East1 seat · turnout 50.5%
| H. Lewis | Conservative | 668 |
| E. Wesley | Labour | 265 |
| P. Wells | All | 241 |
Kingsway West1 seat · turnout 48.6%
| A. Readhead | Conservative | 813 |
| E. Arnold | Labour | 687 |
| W. Szenher | All | 174 |
Lincoln Gardens East1 seat · turnout 48.1%
| B. Whittingham | Labour | 517 |
| A. Hunt | All | 406 |
| K. White | Conservative | 160 |
Lincoln Gardens West1 seat · turnout 45.7%
| Keane J. | Labour | 716 |
| E. Ashton | All | 468 |
| J. Moore | Conservative | 400 |
Park West1 seat · turnout 49.2%
| W. Wilkinson | All | 452 |
| K. Brown | Labour | 330 |
| T. Kent | Conservative | 328 |
Riddings West1 seat · turnout 40.0%
| O. Duffelen | Labour | 838 |
| V. Lobley | All | 330 |
| G. Barnes | Conservative | 301 |
