Before (end of 1983) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 27 · Labour 17 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 · Other 2
After (end of 1984) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 26 · Labour 19 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 · Other 1
Ward results
Beccles Town1 seat · turnout 35.2%
| E. Stepehen | Conservative | 819 |
| A. Hutchinson | Labour | 741 |
| J. Versey | Lib/Sdp | 306 |
Beccles Worlingham1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| J. Yates | Labour | 491 |
| E. Gallant | Conservative | 469 |
| A. Barratt | All | 283 |
Bungay1 seat
| C. Richardson | All | 0 ✓ |
Carlton1 seat · turnout 30.4%
| L. Willert | Conservative | 961 |
| G. Strachan | Labour | 455 |
| B. Parrent-Baxter | All | 218 |
Carlton Colville1 seat · turnout 31.9%
| J. Mitchell | Independent | 659 |
| A. Allerton | Labour | 318 |
Gunton1 seat · turnout 39.8%
| J. Aldous | Conservative | 1,074 |
| M. Ramsay | Labour | 615 |
| J. Stannard | All | 359 |
Halesworth1 seat · turnout 36.8%
| E. Leverett | Labour | 785 |
| W. Wegg | All | 361 |
Kessingland1 seat · turnout 41.4%
| R. Saunders | Labour | 633 |
| M. Read | Conservative | 622 |
| R. Jenner | All | 146 |
Kirkley1 seat · turnout 41.6%
| B. Pointon | All | 1,030 |
| A. Jurd | Labour | 791 |
Normanston1 seat
| J. Reynolds | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Oulton Broad1 seat · turnout 41.4%
| E. Back | Conservative | 1,152 |
| V. Rigby | Labour | 659 |
| R. Carter | All | 298 |
Pakefield1 seat · turnout 42.3%
| G. Collins | Labour | 998 |
| B. Harvey | Conservative | 800 |
| G. Carroll | All | 338 |
Southwold1 seat · turnout 50.4%
| J. Goldsmith | Conservative | 1,358 |
| A. Child | Labour | 977 |
| M. Mack | Independent | 244 |
St. Margarets2 seats · turnout 35.3%
| N. Owen | Labour | 1,118 |
| L. Owen | Labour | 1,055 |
| D. Collins | Conservative | 669 |
| R. Wright | Conservative | 577 |
| D. Tregloyne | All | 344 |
