Before (end of 1983) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 30 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 17 · Labour 9 · Other 1
After (end of 1984) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 25 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 23 · Labour 7 · Other 2
Ward results
St. Peters1 seat · turnout 52.7%
| S. Walkington | Lib/Sdp | 1,110 |
| P. Fowler | Labour | 614 |
| P. Welch | Conservative | 614 |
Wheathampstead1 seat · turnout 48.5%
| D. Whittaker | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 1,179 ✓ |
| Z. Swire | Conservative | 913 |
| J. Brown | Labour | 211 |