Before (end of 1982) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 32 · Conservative 11 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 · Other 0
After (end of 1983) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 33 · Conservative 10 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 · Other 0
Ward results
Abbey1 seat · turnout 49.2%
| B. Deacon | Labour | 1,354 ✓ |
| M. Palladino | Conservative | 782 |
| R. Taylor | All | 668 |
| G. Jones | Ecol | 59 |
Arbury1 seat · turnout 40.0%
| J. Diskin | Labour | 1,075 |
| J. Yandell | Conservative | 942 |
| H. Burrows | All | 576 |
Attleborough1 seat · turnout 50.7%
| R. Walkden | Labour | 1,352 |
| C. Bradley | All | 992 |
| C. Hallett | Conservative | 698 |
Bulkington1 seat · turnout 44.8%
| R. Smith | Conservative | 1,377 |
| A. Muir | Labour | 1,036 |
| R. Cross | All | 572 |
Chilvers Coton1 seat · turnout 45.3%
| R. Buckley | Labour | 1,027 |
| B. Wonnacott | Conservative | 702 |
| R. Moore | All | 517 |
Galley Common1 seat · turnout 44.9%
| B. Olner | Labour | 1,106 |
| J. French | Conservative | 742 |
| I. Rush | All | 352 |
Heath1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| A. Tallis | Labour | 1,360 |
| F. Edwards | Conservative | 533 |
| H. McDermott | Lib/Sdp | 383 |
Mount Pleasant1 seat · turnout 39.6%
| K. Ward | Labour | 1,426 |
| C. Wilson | Lib/Sdp | 813 |
| K. Lane | Conservative | 531 |
Poplar1 seat · turnout 43.3%
| A. Walker | Labour | 1,714 |
| S. Davidson | Lib/Sdp | 605 |
St. Nicholas1 seat · turnout 49.3%
| D. Jacques | Conservative | 1,140 ✓ |
| D. Boden-Hook | All | 250 |
| J. Morrissey | Ecol | 241 |
| R. Copeland | Labour | 220 |
Stockingford1 seat · turnout 37.9%
| K. Hill | Labour | 1,138 |
| D. Ludlow | Conservative | 470 |
| R. Fisher | All | 362 |
Weddington1 seat · turnout 47.7%
| A Farnell | Conservative | 1,370 |
| E. Kerry | All | 745 |
| M. Bull | Labour | 368 |
Whitestone1 seat · turnout 46.6%
| M. Young | Conservative | 1,579 |
| R. Langthorp | All | 889 |