Before (end of 1983) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 37 · Conservative 9 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 · Other 0
After (end of 1984) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 39 · Conservative 7 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 · Other 0
Ward results
Bowthorpe1 seat · turnout 33.0%
| B. Ferris | Labour | 1,402 ✓ |
| D. Fearnley | Conservative | 405 |
| D. Ellis | Lib/Sdp | 232 |
| D. Wimberley | Ecol | 52 |
Catton Grove1 seat · turnout 35.6%
| P. Evans | Labour | 1,228 |
| M. Norris | Conservative | 652 |
| A. Callender | Lib/Sdp | 201 |
Eaton1 seat · turnout 57.8%
| J. Wheatley | Conservative | 2,012 |
| C. Lavin | Lib/Sdp | 917 |
| J. Storie | Labour | 815 |
Heigham1 seat · turnout 36.5%
| J. Miller | Labour | 1,467 |
| N Stimpson | Conservative | 462 |
| H. Parker | Lib/Sdp | 155 |
Henderson1 seat · turnout 37.4%
| R. Phelan | Labour | 1,373 |
| J. Simpson | Conservative | 563 |
| M. Scutter | Lib/Sdp | 211 |
Lakenham1 seat · turnout 41.8%
| P. Tolley | Labour | 1,481 |
| E. Collishaw | Conservative | 610 |
| M. Ganderton | Lib/Sdp | 388 |
Mancroft1 seat · turnout 37.6%
| G. Murray | Labour | 1,248 ✓ |
| D. Banks | Conservative | 634 |
| K Morgan | Lib/Sdp | 290 |
| E. Burgess | Independent | 66 |
Mile Cross1 seat · turnout 26.4%
| A. Clare | Labour | 1,146 |
| M. Ashton | Conservative | 242 |
| J. Waites | Lib/Sdp | 124 |
Mousehold1 seat · turnout 35.9%
| D. Machin | Labour | 1,465 |
| D. Greenfield | Conservative | 555 |
| B. Harty | Lib/Sdp | 283 |
Nelson1 seat · turnout 60.4%
| G. Wheatley | Conservative | 1,244 ✓ |
| J. Paul | Labour | 1,214 |
| C. Baxter | Lib/Sdp | 626 |
| R. Gregg | Ecol | 83 |
St Stephen1 seat · turnout 57.3%
| R. Clegg | Labour | 1,620 |
| P. Mercer | Conservative | 1,220 |
| L. Hubbard | Lib/Sdp | 305 |
Thorpe Hamlet1 seat · turnout 57.3%
| P. Moore | Lib/Sdp | 1,813 |
| D. Fullman | Labour | 1,105 |
| B. Rose | Conservative | 399 |
Town Close1 seat · turnout 62.7%
| J. Sillett | Labour | 1,434 |
| J. Wharry | Lib/Sdp | 1,307 |
| A. Mann | Conservative | 863 |
University1 seat · turnout 44.4%
| M. Camina | Labour | 1,423 ✓ |
| R. Dubbins | Conservative | 697 |
| R. Bird | Lib/Sdp | 308 |
| A. Carter | Ecol | 109 |