Before (end of 1982) (75 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 41 · Conservative 34 · Other 0 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0 · Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 0
After (end of 1983) (65 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 34 · Labour 28 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 · Other 0 · Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 0
Ward results
Adamsdown2 seats · turnout 30.1%
| D. Phillips | Labour | 1,063 ✓ |
| W. Herbert | Labour | 1,062 ✓ |
| W. Lewis | Conservative | 400 |
| A. Kelly | Conservative | 391 |
| A. Miles | LIB | 178 |
| H. Minor | LIB | 173 |
| S. Edwards | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 79 |
| G. Arthur | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 47 |
Caerau2 seats · turnout 29.9%
| W. Carling | Labour | 1,462 |
| D. Seligman | Labour | 1,237 |
| A. Hinder | Conservative | 658 |
| F. McAndrews | Conservative | 571 |
| J. Blain | Lib/Sdp | 364 |
| G. Jones | Green | 195 |
Canton3 seats · turnout 43.8%
| A. Brown | Conservative | 2,530 ✓ |
| D. Davey | Conservative | 2,215 ✓ |
| T. Tyrrell | Conservative | 2,170 ✓ |
| Eccles C. | Labour | 1,637 |
| M. Drakeford | Labour | 1,600 |
| Jill Winslade | Labour | 1,549 |
| M. Lawson | Lib/Sdp | 599 |
| G. Shepherd | Lib/Sdp | 546 |
| W. Smith | Lib/Sdp | 534 |
| K. Parry | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 212 |
| P. Keelan | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 167 |
Cathays3 seats · turnout 40.3%
| M. German | LIB | 1,742 ✓ |
| F. Hornblow | LIB | 1,639 ✓ |
| D. Allinson | Labour | 1,531 ✓ |
| D. Rees | LIB | 1,524 |
| M. Harris | Labour | 1,496 |
| W. Laing | Labour | 1,335 |
| F. Moorcraft | Conservative | 961 |
| S. Phillips | Conservative | 909 |
| E. Robinson | Conservative | 861 |
| O. Thomas | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 261 |
| K. Pearson | Green | 225 |
Cyncoed3 seats · turnout 54.4%
| R. Hennessy | Conservative | 2,977 |
| A Johnson | Conservative | 2,957 |
| S. Terlezki | Conservative | 2,926 |
| J. Bryant | Lib/Sdp | 1,335 |
| P. Bramall | Lib/Sdp | 1,308 |
| G. Sagoo | Lib/Sdp | 1,156 |
| P Williams | Labour | 483 |
| A. Lipman | Labour | 468 |
| M. Parkinson | Labour | 460 |
Ely3 seats · turnout 27.5%
| Alan Butt | Labour | 2,083 |
| M. Buttle | Labour | 1,926 |
| C. Gale | Labour | 1,904 |
| H. Derrick | Conservative | 1,031 |
| B. Sullivan | Conservative | 1,007 |
| J. Bushrod | Conservative | 980 |
FAIRWATER3 seats · turnout 34.5%
| T. Ward | Labour | 1,845 |
| M Phillips | Labour | 1,807 |
| D. Evans | Labour | 1,685 |
| B. Hall | Conservative | 1,452 |
| M. Hallinan | Conservative | 1,324 |
| F. Bowels | Conservative | 1,317 |
| D. Griffin | Lib/Sdp | 669 |
| J. Gasson | Lib/Sdp | 500 |
Gabalfa1 seat · turnout 49.0%
| C. Hutchinson | Labour | 929 |
| H. O'Brien | Lib/Sdp | 766 |
| J. Turner | Conservative | 630 |
Grangetown3 seats · turnout 43.5%
| J. Smith | Labour | 2,221 |
| P. Bowen | Labour | 2,074 |
| C. Sheehan | Labour | 2,032 |
| P. O'Reilly | Conservative | 1,978 |
| G. Judd | Conservative | 1,894 |
| B. Moorcraft | Conservative | 1,795 |
Heath3 seats · turnout 47.6%
| C. Milson | Conservative | 2,840 ✓ |
| R. Watkiss | Conservative | 2,830 ✓ |
| T. Merridew | Conservative | 2,702 ✓ |
| P. Ebden | Lib/Sdp | 822 |
| P. Williams | Lib/Sdp | 732 |
| R. Hughes | Labour | 702 |
| E. Fitzgerald-Kuhl | Lib/Sdp | 685 |
| B. Jones | Labour | 650 |
| E. Scheeres | Labour | 629 |
| M Evans | Green | 344 |
| H. Jones | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 241 |
| E. Coyle | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 185 |
Lisvane & St. Mellons1 seat · turnout 33.9%
| T. Davies | Conservative | 1,152 |
| D. Harrison | Lib/Sdp | 260 |
| M. Picardie | Labour | 199 |
Llandaff2 seats · turnout 39.6%
| E. Jones | Conservative | 1,828 ✓ |
| J. Hermer | Conservative | 1,807 ✓ |
| W. Slack | Lib/Sdp | 446 |
| R Rees | Labour | 359 |
| C. Byers | Labour | 328 |
| R. Rendell | Green | 299 |
| D. Cadog | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 275 |
Llandaff North2 seats · turnout 55.0%
| M. Flynn | Labour | 1,576 ✓ |
| E. Mattewson | Labour | 1,433 ✓ |
| M. Sheppard | Lib/Sdp | 1,014 |
| T. Jenkins | Lib/Sdp | 920 |
| D Porter | Conservative | 866 |
| M. Lindsay | Conservative | 824 |
| T. O'Neill | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 67 |
Llanishen3 seats · turnout 39.4%
| L. Smith | Conservative | 1,999 ✓ |
| Alison Louise Thomas | Conservative | 1,904 ✓ |
| C. Saunders | Conservative | 1,890 ✓ |
| T. James | Labour | 1,578 |
| A. Hobbs-Staff | Labour | 1,550 |
| A. Verma | Labour | 1,506 |
| T. Khul | Lib/Sdp | 707 |
| J. Gough | Lib/Sdp | 705 |
| S. Adalta | Lib/Sdp | 599 |
| A. Couch | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 130 |
| D. Balch | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 110 |
Llanrumney3 seats · turnout 41.9%
| M. Llewellyn | Labour | 1,901 |
| Phillips J. | Labour | 1,711 |
| J. Reynolds | Labour | 1,646 |
| V. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 1,297 |
| E. McCarthy | Conservative | 1,041 |
| K. Tobin | Lib/Sdp | 1,028 |
| S Woods | Conservative | 1,028 |
| E. Morgan | Lib/Sdp | 1,010 |
| S. Brown | Conservative | 987 |
Pentwyn3 seats · turnout 33.6%
| R. Lewis | Conservative | 1,763 ✓ |
| M. Newman | Conservative | 1,746 ✓ |
| W. Pursey | Conservative | 1,687 ✓ |
| S. Ceasar | Labour | 1,128 |
| R Longworth | Labour | 1,116 |
| S. Lewis | Labour | 1,041 |
| M. McMahon | Lib/Sdp | 1,030 |
| M. Litchfield | Lib/Sdp | 1,024 |
| F. Adams | Lib/Sdp | 985 |
| A. Morgan | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 271 |
Plasnewydd4 seats · turnout 43.3%
| O. Watkin | Conservative | 2,227 ✓ |
| S. James | Conservative | 2,052 ✓ |
| D. Evans | Conservative | 1,969 ✓ |
| G. German | Lib/Sdp | 1,819 ✓ |
| R. Oldridge | Conservative | 1,743 |
| G. Jenkins | Labour | 1,532 |
| M. Phelps | Labour | 1,475 |
| D. Hill | Lib/Sdp | 1,395 |
| A. Powell | Lib/Sdp | 1,391 |
| J. Wilkinson | Labour | 1,368 |
| M. Walsh | Labour | 1,346 |
| J. Randerson | Lib/Sdp | 1,346 |
| P. Taylor | Green | 282 |
| G. Rees | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 191 |
| N. Hoyle | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 170 |
| N. Ap-Glyn | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 162 |
| C. Morgan | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 155 |
| R. Macmillan | COMM | 74 |
| R. Spencer | COMM | 72 |
| J. Warhurst | COMM | 68 |
Radyr & St. Fagans1 seat · turnout 54.3%
| L. Clarke | Conservative | 1,156 |
| M. Drake | Lib/Sdp | 703 |
| B. Drew | Labour | 240 |
Rhiwbina3 seats · turnout 54.5%
| E. Roberts | Conservative | 3,200 ✓ |
| G. Neale | Conservative | 3,117 ✓ |
| J Sainsbury | Conservative | 3,099 ✓ |
| S. Crossley | Lib/Sdp | 1,303 |
| G. James | Lib/Sdp | 1,037 |
| P. O'Brien | Lib/Sdp | 1,032 |
| S. Walters | Labour | 783 |
| J. Cocks | Labour | 753 |
| R. Hill | Labour | 665 |
| L. Evans | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 211 |
| J. Jones | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 153 |
Riverside3 seats · turnout 37.9%
| W. Walker | Labour | 1,699 ✓ |
| J. Southern | Labour | 1,660 ✓ |
| S. Essex | Labour | 1,653 ✓ |
| A Johnson | Conservative | 1,301 |
| M. Hughes | Conservative | 1,296 |
| R. Souza De | Conservative | 1,272 |
| D. Mathias | Lib/Sdp | 601 |
| J. Roberts | Lib/Sdp | 469 |
| G. Sura | Lib/Sdp | 418 |
| A. Lukes | Green | 316 |
Roath3 seats · turnout 41.4%
| C. Hutchings | Conservative | 2,498 ✓ |
| N. Edwards | Conservative | 2,477 ✓ |
| G. Brinks | Conservative | 2,457 ✓ |
| L. Kelloway | Lib/Sdp | 861 |
| S. Soffa | Lib/Sdp | 823 |
| P. Callaghan | Lib/Sdp | 818 |
| I. Albrow | Labour | 668 |
| N. Davies | Labour | 663 |
| E. Screen | Labour | 625 |
| G. Adams | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 123 |
| B. Smith | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 118 |
| S. Evans | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 115 |
Rumney2 seats · turnout 43.0%
| J. Joslyn | Conservative | 1,677 |
| L. Quinn | Conservative | 1,508 |
| P Owen | Labour | 1,126 |
| M. Longden | Labour | 1,113 |
| M. Morgan | Lib/Sdp | 340 |
Splott2 seats · turnout 37.1%
| D. Ormonde | Labour | 1,860 |
| E. Price | Labour | 1,759 |
| F. Chichester | Conservative | 820 |
| R. James | Conservative | 751 |
| P. Evans | Lib/Sdp | 603 |
| S. Lake | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 100 |
Trowbridge2 seats · turnout 15.3%
| D English | Labour | 1,120 |
| A. Michael | Labour | 1,103 |
| A. McCabe | Conservative | 350 |
Whitchurch & Tongwynlais4 seats · turnout 50.1%
| W Griffiths | Conservative | 3,460 ✓ |
| B Griffiths | Conservative | 3,320 ✓ |
| T. Davies | Conservative | 3,294 ✓ |
| V Riley | Conservative | 3,221 ✓ |
| T. Crews | Labour | 1,445 |
| D. Hutchinson | Labour | 1,383 |
| J. Williams | Labour | 1,291 |
| V. Whitehead | Labour | 1,265 |
| P. Hickey | Lib/Sdp | 1,141 |
| H. Howell | Lib/Sdp | 999 |
| A. Holder | Lib/Sdp | 993 |
| S. Morton | Lib/Sdp | 933 |
| H. Pritchard-Jones | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 285 |
| A. Jobbins | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 209 |
