Before (end of 1982) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 48 · Labour 3 · Other 2 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1
After (end of 1983) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 51 · Labour 2 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Abbey3 seats · turnout 42.5%
| P. Evans | Conservative | 1,310 ✓ |
| C. Whiting | Conservative | 1,277 ✓ |
| M. Skeats | Conservative | 1,193 ✓ |
| G. Murrell | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 851 |
| H. Tuckwood | Labour | 474 |
Ash Lea3 seats · turnout 36.3%
| S. Wheeler | Conservative | 872 |
| T. Bray | Labour | 793 |
| V. Coaker | Labour | 782 |
| M. Martin | Labour | 714 |
| S. Winning | Conservative | 667 |
| G. Arkell | Lib/Sdp | 581 |
Bingham3 seats · turnout 51.8%
| P. Jacques | Conservative | 1,541 |
| G. Green | Conservative | 1,501 |
| P. Curry | Conservative | 1,433 |
| G. Davidson | Lib/Sdp | 712 |
| H. Coaten | RES | 674 |
| P. Thompson | Labour | 639 |
| M. Champion | Labour | 601 |
| A. Ashmore | Labour | 557 |
Bishop1 seat · turnout 56.8%
| J. Phillips | Conservative | 494 |
| A. Doughty | Lib/Sdp | 271 |
Dayncourt2 seats · turnout 44.0%
| A. Taylor | Conservative | 794 |
| R. Cooke | Conservative | 671 |
| S. Hardy | Lib/Sdp | 196 |
| J. Burrows | Labour | 163 |
| J. Booth | Labour | 163 |
Edwalton3 seats · turnout 46.1%
| M. Cox | Conservative | 1,325 |
| H. Sanders | Conservative | 1,225 |
| J. Sherwin | Conservative | 1,214 |
| M. Pope | Lib/Sdp | 475 |
| A. Macinnes | Labour | 249 |
| D. Chewings | Labour | 210 |
Gotham1 seat · turnout 66.8%
| T. Vennett-Smith | Lib/Sdp | 510 |
| P. Stables | Conservative | 504 |
| G. Whyte | Labour | 80 |
Keyworth3 seats
| John Daniel Reuben Hartley | Conservative | 1,376 ✓ |
| J Dixon | Conservative | 1,284 ✓ |
| M Adlington | Conservative | 1,085 ✓ |
| P Shaw | Lib/Sdp | 603 |
| S. Gauld | Lib/Sdp | 517 |
| P Knott | Labour | 384 |
Lady Bay3 seats
| Paul Coe | Conservative | 1,088 ✓ |
| Susan Read | Conservative | 1,084 ✓ |
| G Hill | Conservative | 1,076 ✓ |
| K Wright | Labour | 713 |
| J Browne | Labour | 683 |
| A Furness | Lib/Sdp | 523 |
Lamcote2 seats · turnout 46.5%
| M. Smith | Conservative | 738 |
| F. Taylor | Conservative | 652 |
| R. Skinner | Lib/Sdp | 234 |
| Joyce H. | Labour | 137 |
| J Thorn | Labour | 129 |
Leys2 seats
| K. Harvey | Conservative | 864 |
| L. Skinner | Conservative | 688 |
| P. McGowan | Lib/Sdp | 597 |
| D. Nutt | Labour | 246 |
| E. Plant | Labour | 221 |
Lutterell3 seats · turnout 2.8%
| J Swanwick | Conservative | 1,590 |
| M Mann | Conservative | 1,500 |
| J Leeming | Conservative | 1,432 |
| D Donoven | Lib/Sdp | 531 |
| J. Berry | Labour | 345 |
| P Vickers | Labour | 305 |
Malkin2 seats · turnout 44.4%
| F. Hobson | Conservative | 819 |
| B. Willis | Conservative | 807 |
| B. Hollis | Labour | 392 |
| T. Rogers | Labour | 365 |
Manor1 seat · turnout 57.5%
| M. Woodward | Conservative | 577 |
| S. Cartwright | Labour | 161 |
Melton3 seats · turnout 49.6%
| P. Lawson | Conservative | 1,464 |
| W. Jordan | Conservative | 1,418 |
| R. Rodwell | Conservative | 1,351 |
| M. Willis | Lib/Sdp | 477 |
| V. Ledbetter | Labour | 336 |
| E. Bullimore | Labour | 289 |
| R. Robinson | Ecol | 193 |
Musters3 seats · turnout 36.0%
| L. Cottingham | Conservative | 816 |
| D. Guest | Conservative | 804 |
| P. Vanke | Conservative | 725 |
| R. Balter | Lib/Sdp | 503 |
| J. Berry | Labour | 410 |
| M. Pook | Ecol | 274 |
Nevile1 seat · turnout 58.4%
| S. Robinson | Conservative | 739 |
| D. Gladwin | Labour | 84 |
Packman2 seats · turnout 49.4%
| J. Shelton | Conservative | 766 |
| S. Clark | Conservative | 712 |
| J. Kelk | Lib/Sdp | 615 |
| B. Wells | Labour | 254 |
| A. Hargreaves | Labour | 223 |
Soar Valley1 seat · turnout 64.0%
| G. Firth | Conservative | 484 ✓ |
| T. Holt | Lib/Sdp | 353 |
| R. Neale | Labour | 91 |
| R. Smith | Independent | 73 |
Tollerton1 seat · turnout 63.4%
| G. Buckley | Conservative | 737 |
| H. Wheeler | Lib/Sdp | 156 |
Wiverton1 seat · turnout 50.7%
| C. Cawthorn | Conservative | 570 |
| J. Lyon | Labour | 106 |