Before (end of 1982) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 38 · Labour 1 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0 · Other 0
After (end of 1983) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 38 · Labour 1 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Appleton3 seats · turnout 40.1%
| W Brum | Conservative | 1,141 ✓ |
| J Greenwood | Conservative | 1,128 ✓ |
| E Wood | Conservative | 1,076 ✓ |
| K West | Labour | 702 |
| B Wilson | Labour | 693 |
| C. Bishop | Labour | 679 |
| C Bishop | Labour | 679 |
Boyce3 seats · turnout 39.8%
| J. Selby | Conservative | 1,622 |
| A. Booth | Conservative | 1,588 |
| A. Murphy | Conservative | 1,518 |
| P. Smith | Labour | 436 |
| R. Williams | Labour | 403 |
| K. Mitchell | Labour | 403 |
Canvey Island Central3 seats · turnout 35.0%
| D. Shaw | Labour | 876 |
| R. Sweeting | Conservative | 758 |
| H. Grant | Conservative | 724 |
| D. Nisbet | Labour | 715 |
| E. Best | Conservative | 682 |
| J. Nisbet | Labour | 676 |
| C. Thomas | Lib/Sdp | 207 |
Canvey Island East3 seats · turnout 17.8%
| W. Ashworth | Conservative | 904 |
| L. Shaw | Labour | 640 |
| G. Carr | Labour | 615 |
| R. Terry | Labour | 547 |
Canvey Island North3 seats · turnout 29.0%
| F. Wood | Conservative | 956 |
| A. Patterson | Conservative | 922 |
| C. Freeman | Conservative | 918 |
| J. Knight | Labour | 580 |
| J. Kelly | Labour | 552 |
| L. Boreham | Labour | 532 |
Canvey Island South2 seats · turnout 37.7%
| M. Grant | Conservative | 669 |
| M. Howard | Conservative | 667 |
| F. Watkins | Lib/Sdp | 448 |
| J. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 286 |
| J. Payne | Labour | 224 |
| M. Levene | Labour | 212 |
Canvey Island West2 seats · turnout 33.9%
| R. Howard | Conservative | 993 |
| J. Bowden | Conservative | 905 |
| L. Shaw | Labour | 396 |
| W. Deal | Labour | 366 |
Canvey Island Winter Gardens2 seats · turnout 34.8%
| W. Sharp | Conservative | 832 |
| J. Whiting | Conservative | 775 |
| A. Hurd | Labour | 512 |
| P. Hurd | Labour | 511 |
| F. Johnston | Lib/Sdp | 256 |
| J. Thomas | Lib/Sdp | 231 |
Cedar Hall3 seats · turnout 34.5%
| P. Hurn | Conservative | 1,091 |
| D. Hurn | Conservative | 1,029 |
| M. Tucker | Conservative | 985 |
| W. Penny | Lib/Sdp | 397 |
| D. Newton | Lib/Sdp | 390 |
| J. Taylor | Labour | 356 |
| B. Thorne | Labour | 307 |
| D. Waller | Labour | 303 |
St. Georges3 seats · turnout 36.5%
| Sanders O. | Conservative | 939 |
| G. Howard | Conservative | 934 |
| C. Wilkins | Conservative | 930 |
| A. Wright | Labour | 536 |
| G. Dean | Labour | 524 |
| N. Morrison | Labour | 511 |
| A. Bastow | Lib/Sdp | 433 |
| K. Miller | Lib/Sdp | 428 |
| D. Allen | Lib/Sdp | 412 |
St. James3 seats · turnout 46.8%
| R Williams | Conservative | 1,324 ✓ |
| M Willis | Conservative | 1,208 ✓ |
| V Elworthy | Conservative | 1,192 ✓ |
| C Newton | Lib/Sdp | 499 |
| David Wells | Labour | 321 |
| B Tindley | Labour | 306 |
| J Cooke | Labour | 286 |
| J. Cooke | Labour | 286 |
St. Marys3 seats · turnout 37.7%
| M. Hume | Conservative | 1,168 |
| K. Le-Fevre | Conservative | 1,163 |
| A. Partridge | Conservative | 1,155 |
| B. Smart | Labour | 700 |
| P. Robinson | Labour | 693 |
| L. Trower | Labour | 615 |
Victoria3 seats · turnout 41.5%
| D. Gallienne | Conservative | 1,559 |
| N. Firman | Conservative | 1,525 |
| J. Hackling | Conservative | 1,481 |
| P. Ottino | Labour | 423 |
| R. English | Labour | 407 |
| C. Prentice | Labour | 396 |