Before (end of 1982) (58 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 33 · Other 21 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 · Labour 0
After (end of 1983) (58 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 40 · Other 13 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 · Labour 1
Ward results
Milton2 seats · turnout 37.8%
| R. Alderson | Conservative | 995 ✓ |
| H. Bennett | Conservative | 929 ✓ |
| D. James | Labour | 319 |
Totton North3 seats
| P. Lowe | RES | 1,021 |
| M. Knill | RES | 944 |
| P. Compton | Conservative | 907 |
| P. Rose | Conservative | 851 |
| B. Mussett | RES | 793 |