Before (end of 1983) (30 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 18 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 11 · Labour 1 · Other 0
After (end of 1984) (30 seats, Elections Centre)
SDP-Liberal Alliance 15 · Conservative 14 · Labour 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Devonshire1 seat · turnout 50.1%
| P. Rodohan | Lib/Sdp | 1,343 |
| E. Gibson | Conservative | 1,147 |
| G. Turner | Labour | 192 |
Downside1 seat · turnout 48.5%
| C. Swansborough | Lib/Sdp | 1,502 |
| C. Brewer | Conservative | 1,147 |
| A. Clack | Labour | 340 |
Hampden Park1 seat · turnout 51.9%
| R. McMahon | Lib/Sdp | 1,354 |
| P. Day | Labour | 1,069 |
| A. Murray | Conservative | 930 |
Langney1 seat · turnout 42.3%
| D. Tutt | Lib/Sdp | 2,053 |
| D. West | Conservative | 586 |
| J. Pettigrew | Labour | 160 |
Meads1 seat · turnout 39.0%
| K. Raven | Conservative | 2,071 |
| K. Smith | Lib/Sdp | 265 |
| B. Pritchard | Labour | 99 |
Ratton1 seat · turnout 50.7%
| T. Williamson | Lib/Sdp | 1,362 |
| A. Stevens | Conservative | 1,352 |
| I. Mason | Labour | 259 |
St. Anthonys1 seat · turnout 51.7%
| L. Smith | Lib/Sdp | 1,443 |
| D. Watson | Conservative | 1,372 |
| K. Walsh | Labour | 348 |
Upperton1 seat · turnout 37.3%
| C. Aldous | Conservative | 1,788 |
| S. Brazier | Lib/Sdp | 586 |
