Before (end of 1982) (43 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Conservative 18 · Other 0 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1983) (43 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 24 · Conservative 19 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Brookmans Park & Little Heath2 seats · turnout 46.9%
| F. Matthews | Conservative | 1,792 |
| G. Chandler | Conservative | 1,769 |
| Thomas | Lib/Sdp | 412 |
| Bruce | Labour | 197 |
Haldens1 seat · turnout 53.9%
| M. Larkins | Labour | 2,020 |
| J Evans | Conservative | 1,303 |
| G. Hyslop | Lib/Sdp | 692 |
Hatfield East1 seat · turnout 50.1%
| Smith | Conservative | 1,553 |
| Thorpe | Labour | 885 |
| R. Griffiths | Lib/Sdp | 472 |
Hatfield North1 seat · turnout 57.8%
| T. Freeman | Labour | 1,282 |
| B. Sherriff | Conservative | 1,101 |
| J. Monro | Lib/Sdp | 303 |
Hollybush1 seat · turnout 57.0%
| P. Bull | Labour | 1,569 |
| R. Quentin | Conservative | 742 |
| Blow | Lib/Sdp | 322 |
Northaw & Cuffley1 seat · turnout 46.9%
| Harpham | Conservative | 1,663 |
| Morley | Lib/Sdp | 259 |
| J. Overbury | Labour | 156 |
Peartree1 seat · turnout 49.6%
| M. Cooper | Labour | 1,397 |
| T. Charles | Conservative | 477 |
| D. Cooke | Lib/Sdp | 319 |
Sherrards1 seat · turnout 65.3%
| G. Ayerst | Conservative | 1,375 |
| K. Lorimer | Labour | 1,236 |
| A. Skottowe | Lib/Sdp | 629 |
Welwyn South1 seat · turnout 53.8%
| R. Smith | Conservative | 999 |
| Mare | Le Lab | 322 |
| Jiggens | Lib/Sdp | 298 |