Before (end of 1982) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 24 · Labour 19 · Other 1 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1983) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 23 · Labour 20 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Central2 seats
| Helen Skellorn | Conservative | 715 ✓ |
| Adrian Warburton | Conservative | 669 ✓ |
| G Batson | Labour | 558 |
| E. Read | Labour | 499 |
| Mo Larkin | Independent | 247 |
| A Chandler | Lib/Sdp | 216 |
| H Closs | Lib/Sdp | 188 |
Chalk1 seat
| J. Lovell | Conservative | 609 |
| E. Stock | Labour | 196 |
| R. Champion | Lib/Sdp | 119 |
Cobham & Luddesdown1 seat
| F. Gibson | Conservative | 476 |
| J. Gainey-Brown | Lib/Sdp | 127 |
| G. Cross | Labour | 65 |
Coldharbour2 seats
| D. Rapley | Labour | 992 |
| Cooksey W. | Labour | 974 |
| E. Miller | Conservative | 421 |
| R. Fisher | Conservative | 413 |
| G. Cowan | Lib/Sdp | 149 |
| K. Goode | Lib/Sdp | 130 |
Higham2 seats
| P. Dyke | Conservative | 1,022 |
| P. Hart | Conservative | 862 |
| J. Shoesmith | Labour | 474 |
| C. Roche | Labour | 447 |
| E. Hance | Lib/Sdp | 264 |
| P. Warner | Lib/Sdp | 118 |
Istead Rise2 seats
| J. Rees | Conservative | 1,320 |
| D. Turner | Conservative | 1,267 |
| J. Barber | Lib/Sdp | 348 |
| E. Sadler | Lib/Sdp | 342 |
| G. Lane | Labour | 211 |
| P. Blake | Labour | 207 |
Meopham North2 seats
| D. James | Conservative | 1,131 |
| J. Taylor | Conservative | 1,041 |
| J. Palfreman | Lib/Sdp | 498 |
| D. Freere | Lib/Sdp | 345 |
| M Lee | Labour | 158 |
| M. Ingram | Labour | 136 |
Meopham South2 seats
| S. Morris | Conservative | 823 ✓ |
| L. Strudwick | Conservative | 816 ✓ |
| D. Maynard | Ind LIB | 383 |
| D. Johnston | Lib/Sdp | 325 |
| J. Bradley | Independent | 240 |
| R. Abbott | Labour | 98 |
| T. Langridge | Labour | 98 |
Northfleet East3 seats
| J. Loughlin | Labour | 1,264 |
| S. Vickery | Labour | 1,233 |
| J. North | Labour | 1,199 |
| Clayton Barnes | Conservative | 694 |
| G Handley | Conservative | 671 |
| G. Sharp | Conservative | 643 |
| M. Goodwin | Lib/Sdp | 306 |
| J. Wilson | Lib/Sdp | 267 |
| W. Young | Lib/Sdp | 245 |
Northfleet West3 seats
| J. Little | Labour | 1,167 ✓ |
| I King | Labour | 1,128 ✓ |
| P Slomon | Labour | 1,017 ✓ |
| E Deakin | Conservative | 598 |
| A. Mayne | Conservative | 565 |
| A Percival | Conservative | 508 |
| D Mansfield | Lib/Sdp | 307 |
| A Campbell | Lib/Sdp | 284 |
| P McCormish | Lib/Sdp | 269 |
Pelham3 seats
| M. Ovenden | Labour | 1,186 |
| M. Singh | Labour | 1,149 |
| C. Shrive | Labour | 1,105 |
| C. Whiteside | Conservative | 885 |
| M. Weller | Conservative | 873 |
| R. Bereton | Conservative | 851 |
| J. Lowe | Lib/Sdp | 484 |
| D. Clark | Lib/Sdp | 440 |
| D. Nicholson | Lib/Sdp | 396 |
Riverside3 seats
| T. Tissiman | Labour | 1,387 ✓ |
| M. Feaheny | Labour | 1,301 ✓ |
| B. Reid | Labour | 1,281 ✓ |
| T. Mulholland | Conservative | 480 |
| D. Neimar | Conservative | 467 |
| E. Tuff | Conservative | 424 |
| A. Rourk | Lib/Sdp | 230 |
| S. Rundle | Lib/Sdp | 227 |
| P. Torres | Lib/Sdp | 195 |
Riverview3 seats
| L. Glanfield | Conservative | 1,255 |
| Y. Williams | Conservative | 1,246 |
| K. Wilson | Conservative | 1,241 |
| M. Newell | Labour | 750 |
| J. Jaggon | Labour | 715 |
| M. Willson | Labour | 708 |
| M. Shearan | Lib/Sdp | 605 |
| D. Cowan | Lib/Sdp | 600 |
| I. Stevenson | Lib/Sdp | 556 |
Shorne1 seat
| R. Theobald | Conservative | 825 |
| B. Newton | Labour | 135 |
| M. Torres | Lib/Sdp | 129 |
Singlewell3 seats
| S. Fuller | Conservative | 845 ✓ |
| J. Booker | Lib/Sdp | 827 ✓ |
| K. Porter | Labour | 817 ✓ |
| L. Baxter | Labour | 805 |
| A. Pascoe | Conservative | 796 |
| M. Wood | Conservative | 781 |
| F. Sloman | Labour | 756 |
| M. Horton | Lib/Sdp | 610 |
| H. Palfreman | Lib/Sdp | 599 |
Westcourt3 seats
| M. Cross | Labour | 1,044 |
| J. Betts | Labour | 1,033 |
| J. Fowles | Labour | 1,032 |
| C. Masterson | Conservative | 493 |
| B. Doye | Lib/Sdp | 476 |
| M. Routley | Conservative | 448 |
| T. Routley | Conservative | 431 |
| D. Hopper | Lib/Sdp | 363 |
| N. Vickery | Lib/Sdp | 331 |
Whitehill3 seats
| F. Eve | Conservative | 1,223 |
| R. Miller | Conservative | 1,171 |
| D Thomas | Conservative | 1,151 |
| A. Mersh | Labour | 900 |
| P. Mersh | Labour | 872 |
| P Rayner | Labour | 854 |
| G. Goodwin | Lib/Sdp | 330 |
| S. Isaac | Lib/Sdp | 325 |
| R. Moreton | Lib/Sdp | 283 |
Woodlands3 seats
| F. Marven | Conservative | 1,807 |
| W. Dyke | Conservative | 1,620 |
| I. Laughland | Conservative | 1,570 |
| C Green | Labour | 640 |
| B. Nicklin | Labour | 637 |
| J. Brown | Labour | 634 |
| H. Johnson | Lib/Sdp | 404 |
| D. Green | Lib/Sdp | 388 |
| M. Sadler | Lib/Sdp | 343 |