Councils controlled
Conservative: 198Labour: 153Other: 84No overall control: 81SDP-Liberal Alliance: 4
Every council
| Council | Control | Seats by party | Total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberconwy | Other | Other 21Conservative 17SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 41 | Elections Centre |
| Aberdeen City | Labour | Labour 27Conservative 13SDP-Liberal Alliance 8 | 48 | Elections Centre |
| Adur | SDP-Liberal Alliance | SDP-Liberal Alliance 21Conservative 15Other 2Labour 1 | 39 | Elections Centre |
| Allerdale | No overall control | Labour 25Other 21Conservative 9 | 55 | Elections Centre |
| Alnwick | No overall control | SDP-Liberal Alliance 9Conservative 8Other 7Labour 5 | 29 | Elections Centre |
| Alyn and Deeside | No overall control | Labour 20Other 12Conservative 11SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 45 | Elections Centre |
| Amber Valley | Labour | Labour 23Conservative 10SDP-Liberal Alliance 6Other 4 | 43 | Elections Centre |
| Angus | No overall control | Conservative 11SNP 5Other 4Labour 2 | 22 | Elections Centre |
| Annandale and Eskdale | Other | Other 16 | 16 | Elections Centre |
| Arfon | No overall control | Other 19Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 12Labour 9 | 40 | Elections Centre |
| Argyll and Bute | Other | Other 20SNP 3Conservative 2Labour 1 | 26 | Elections Centre |
| Arun | Conservative | Conservative 50SDP-Liberal Alliance 9Labour 1 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Ashfield | Labour | Labour 24Other 6Conservative 3 | 33 | Elections Centre |
| Ashford | No overall control | Conservative 24Labour 10Other 9SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 | 49 | Elections Centre |
| Avon | Labour | Labour 39Conservative 32SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Other 1 | 76 | Elections Centre |
| Aylesbury Vale | Conservative | Conservative 33Other 16Labour 8SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 58 | Elections Centre |
| Babergh | No overall control | Other 18Conservative 17Labour 5SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 42 | Elections Centre |
| Badenoch and Strathspey | Other | Other 10 | 10 | Elections Centre |
| Banff and Buchan | Other | Other 12SNP 5Conservative 1 | 18 | Elections Centre |
| Barking and Dagenham | Labour | Labour 37Other 5Conservative 3SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 48 | Elections Centre |
| Barnet | Conservative | Conservative 48Labour 12 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Barnsley | Labour | Labour 53SDP-Liberal Alliance 6Other 5Conservative 2 | 66 | Elections Centre |
| Barrow-in-Furness | Labour | Labour 26Conservative 10Other 1SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 38 | Elections Centre |
| Basildon | Labour | Labour 22Conservative 10Other 4SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 39 | Elections Centre |
| Basingstoke and Deane | No overall control | Conservative 26Labour 22Other 7SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 | 59 | Elections Centre |
| Bassetlaw | Labour | Labour 28Conservative 14Other 7SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 50 | Elections Centre |
| Bath | Conservative | Conservative 33Labour 11SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 | 48 | Elections Centre |
| Bearsden and Milngavie | Conservative | Conservative 6Other 2Labour 2 | 10 | Elections Centre |
| Bedford | Conservative | Conservative 36Labour 10SDP-Liberal Alliance 7Other 3 | 56 | Elections Centre |
| Bedfordshire | No overall control | Conservative 40Labour 34SDP-Liberal Alliance 8Other 1 | 83 | Elections Centre |
| Berkshire | No overall control | Conservative 42Labour 27SDP-Liberal Alliance 17Other 1 | 87 | Elections Centre |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed | Other | Other 17SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Labour 4Conservative 3 | 28 | Elections Centre |
| Berwickshire | Conservative | Conservative 11Labour 1 | 12 | Elections Centre |
| BEVERLEY | Conservative | Conservative 39SDP-Liberal Alliance 6Labour 4Other 4 | 53 | Elections Centre |
| Bexley | Conservative | Conservative 41Labour 14SDP-Liberal Alliance 5Other 2 | 62 | Elections Centre |
| Birmingham | Conservative | Conservative 60Labour 53SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 | 117 | Elections Centre |
| Blaby | Conservative | Conservative 27Other 10 | 37 | Elections Centre |
| Blackburn with Darwen | No overall control | Labour 28Conservative 24Other 5SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Blackpool | Conservative | Conservative 31Labour 9SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 | 44 | Elections Centre |
| Blaenau Gwent | Labour | Labour 31Other 14SDP-Liberal Alliance 2Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 2Conservative 1 | 50 | Elections Centre |
| Blyth Valley | Labour | Labour 28Other 12Conservative 4SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 47 | Elections Centre |
| Bolsover | Labour | Labour 31Other 6 | 37 | Elections Centre |
| Bolton | Labour | Labour 36Conservative 21SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Boothferry | Conservative | Conservative 18Other 10Labour 7 | 35 | Elections Centre |
| Boston | No overall control | Conservative 15Other 12SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Labour 3 | 34 | Elections Centre |
| Bournemouth | Conservative | Conservative 45Labour 6Other 4SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 57 | Elections Centre |
| Bracknell Forest | Conservative | Conservative 27Labour 10Other 3 | 40 | Elections Centre |
| Bradford | No overall control | Labour 42Conservative 42SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 | 90 | Elections Centre |
| Braintree | No overall control | Conservative 30Labour 17Other 10SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Breckland | Conservative | Conservative 31Other 16Labour 6 | 53 | Elections Centre |
| Brecknock | Other | Other 29Labour 17Conservative 4 | 50 | Elections Centre |
| Brent | No overall control | Labour 33Conservative 30Other 3 | 66 | Elections Centre |
| Brentwood | Conservative | Conservative 28SDP-Liberal Alliance 8Labour 3 | 39 | Elections Centre |
| Bridgnorth | Other | Other 26Conservative 4Labour 2SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 33 | Elections Centre |
| Brighton | Conservative | Conservative 36Labour 16SDP-Liberal Alliance 6Other 1 | 59 | Elections Centre |
| Bristol, City of | Labour | Labour 53Conservative 28SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 84 | Elections Centre |
| Broadland | Conservative | Conservative 38Other 9SDP-Liberal Alliance 1Labour 1 | 49 | Elections Centre |
| Bromley | Conservative | Conservative 52Labour 5SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Bromsgrove | Conservative | Conservative 35Labour 5Other 1 | 41 | Elections Centre |
| Broxbourne | Conservative | Conservative 33Labour 7SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 42 | Elections Centre |
| Broxtowe | Conservative | Conservative 36Labour 12Other 1 | 49 | Elections Centre |
| Buckinghamshire | Conservative | Conservative 47Labour 15Other 6SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 70 | Elections Centre |
| Burnley | Labour | Labour 36Conservative 17Other 1 | 54 | Elections Centre |
| Bury | Conservative | Conservative 28Labour 20 | 48 | Elections Centre |
| Caithness | Other | Other 13SDP-Liberal Alliance 1Labour 1 | 15 | Elections Centre |
| Calderdale | No overall control | Labour 23Conservative 22SDP-Liberal Alliance 9 | 54 | Elections Centre |
| Cambridge | No overall control | Labour 20Conservative 13SDP-Liberal Alliance 9 | 42 | Elections Centre |
| Cambridgeshire | Conservative | Conservative 35Labour 19SDP-Liberal Alliance 11Other 3 | 68 | Elections Centre |
| Camden | Labour | Labour 33Conservative 26 | 59 | Elections Centre |
| Cannock Chase | No overall control | Labour 20Conservative 13SDP-Liberal Alliance 9 | 42 | Elections Centre |
| Canterbury | Conservative | Conservative 37Other 6Labour 6 | 49 | Elections Centre |
| Caradon | Other | Other 39SDP-Liberal Alliance 1Labour 1 | 41 | Elections Centre |
| Cardiff | Labour | Labour 41Conservative 34 | 75 | Elections Centre |
| Carlisle | Labour | Labour 25Conservative 21SDP-Liberal Alliance 1Other 1 | 48 | Elections Centre |
| Carmarthen | Other | Other 28Labour 4Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 3SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 36 | Elections Centre |
| Carrick | Conservative | Conservative 27Other 11SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Labour 3 | 45 | Elections Centre |
| Castle Morpeth | No overall control | Other 16Conservative 9SDP-Liberal Alliance 5Labour 4 | 34 | Elections Centre |
| Castle Point | Conservative | Conservative 38Labour 1 | 39 | Elections Centre |
| Central | Labour | Labour 22SNP 5Conservative 4Other 2SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 34 | Elections Centre |
| Ceredigion | Other | Other 30SDP-Liberal Alliance 7Labour 4Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 2 | 43 | Elections Centre |
| Charnwood | Conservative | Conservative 42Labour 12SDP-Liberal Alliance 3Other 1 | 58 | Elections Centre |
| Chelmsford | Conservative | Conservative 36SDP-Liberal Alliance 19Labour 3Other 2 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Cheltenham | No overall control | Conservative 15SDP-Liberal Alliance 14Other 6 | 35 | Elections Centre |
| Cherwell | Conservative | Conservative 30Labour 15SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Other 3 | 52 | Elections Centre |
| Cheshire | No overall control | Labour 35Conservative 28SDP-Liberal Alliance 7Other 1 | 71 | Elections Centre |
| Chester | Conservative | Conservative 37Labour 14SDP-Liberal Alliance 7Other 2 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Chester-le-Street | Labour | Labour 21SDP-Liberal Alliance 7Other 5 | 33 | Elections Centre |
| Chesterfield | Labour | Labour 37Conservative 8Other 1SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 47 | Elections Centre |
| Chichester | Conservative | Conservative 27Other 12SDP-Liberal Alliance 11 | 50 | Elections Centre |
| Chiltern | Conservative | Conservative 40SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Other 3Labour 3 | 50 | Elections Centre |
| Chorley | Conservative | Conservative 25Labour 21Other 1 | 47 | Elections Centre |
| Christchurch | Conservative | Conservative 15Other 7Labour 3 | 25 | Elections Centre |
| Clackmannan | Labour | Labour 7SNP 4Conservative 1 | 12 | Elections Centre |
| Cleethorpes | No overall control | Labour 15Other 11Conservative 11SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 | 41 | Elections Centre |
| Cleveland | Labour | Labour 62Conservative 26Other 1 | 89 | Elections Centre |
| Clwyd | No overall control | Labour 27Other 23Conservative 13SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 66 | Elections Centre |
| Clydebank | Labour | Labour 8Other 1Conservative 1 | 10 | Elections Centre |
| Clydesdale | No overall control | Other 7Labour 5SNP 2 | 14 | Elections Centre |
| Colchester | Conservative | Conservative 34Labour 17SDP-Liberal Alliance 5Other 4 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Colwyn | No overall control | Other 12SDP-Liberal Alliance 10Conservative 10Labour 1 | 33 | Elections Centre |
| Congleton | No overall control | Conservative 22SDP-Liberal Alliance 12Labour 9Other 2 | 45 | Elections Centre |
| Copeland | Labour | Labour 31Conservative 17Other 3 | 51 | Elections Centre |
| Corby | Labour | Labour 23Conservative 3Other 1 | 27 | Elections Centre |
| Cornwall | Other | Other 45Conservative 16SDP-Liberal Alliance 12Labour 6 | 79 | Elections Centre |
| Cotswold | Other | Other 34Conservative 6SDP-Liberal Alliance 3Labour 2 | 45 | Elections Centre |
| County Durham | Labour | Labour 53Conservative 7SDP-Liberal Alliance 6Other 6 | 72 | Elections Centre |
| Coventry | Labour | Labour 35Conservative 19 | 54 | Elections Centre |
| Craven | Conservative | Conservative 20SDP-Liberal Alliance 8Other 5Labour 1 | 34 | Elections Centre |
| Crawley | Labour | Labour 18Conservative 8 | 26 | Elections Centre |
| Crewe and Nantwich | No overall control | Labour 28Conservative 25SDP-Liberal Alliance 3Other 1 | 57 | Elections Centre |
| Croydon | Conservative | Conservative 62Labour 5Other 3 | 70 | Elections Centre |
| Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Labour | Labour 6SNP 4 | 10 | Elections Centre |
| Cumbria | Labour | Labour 42Conservative 35SDP-Liberal Alliance 3Other 3 | 83 | Elections Centre |
| Cumnock and Doon Valley | Labour | Labour 8Other 2 | 10 | Elections Centre |
| Cunninghame | Labour | Labour 21Conservative 5Other 3SNP 2 | 31 | Elections Centre |
| Cynon Valley | Labour | Labour 26Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 6Other 6 | 38 | Elections Centre |
| Dacorum | Conservative | Conservative 32Labour 23Other 3 | 58 | Elections Centre |
| Darlington | Labour | Labour 29Conservative 14Other 8SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 52 | Elections Centre |
| Dartford | Labour | Labour 23Conservative 22 | 45 | Elections Centre |
| Daventry | No overall control | Conservative 17Labour 9Other 7SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 35 | Elections Centre |
| Delyn | No overall control | Other 17Labour 16Conservative 3Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 2SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 40 | Elections Centre |
| Derby | Labour | Labour 27Conservative 17 | 44 | Elections Centre |
| Derbyshire | Labour | Labour 59Conservative 21Other 3SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 84 | Elections Centre |
| Derbyshire Dales | Conservative | Conservative 20Other 9SDP-Liberal Alliance 9Labour 1 | 39 | Elections Centre |
| Derwentside | Labour | Labour 30Other 16Conservative 6SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 55 | Elections Centre |
| Devon | Conservative | Conservative 65Labour 16SDP-Liberal Alliance 10Other 7 | 98 | Elections Centre |
| Dinefwr | Other | Other 19Labour 10Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 3 | 32 | Elections Centre |
| Doncaster | Labour | Labour 49Conservative 12SDP-Liberal Alliance 1Other 1 | 63 | Elections Centre |
| Dorset | Conservative | Conservative 53SDP-Liberal Alliance 16Other 11Labour 11 | 91 | Elections Centre |
| Dover | Conservative | Conservative 35Labour 19SDP-Liberal Alliance 1Other 1 | 56 | Elections Centre |
| Dudley | Conservative | Conservative 40Labour 29SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 72 | Elections Centre |
| Dumbarton | Labour | Labour 9Conservative 3Other 2SNP 1 | 15 | Elections Centre |
| Dumfries and Galloway | Other | Other 22Conservative 4Labour 4SNP 3SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 35 | Elections Centre |
| Dundee City | Labour | Labour 25Conservative 17Other 2 | 44 | Elections Centre |
| Dunfermline | Labour | Labour 22Conservative 4Other 2SDP-Liberal Alliance 1SNP 1 | 30 | Elections Centre |
| Durham | No overall control | Labour 24Other 14SDP-Liberal Alliance 7Conservative 4 | 49 | Elections Centre |
| Dwyfor | Other | Other 24Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 5 | 29 | Elections Centre |
| Dyfed | No overall control | Other 40Labour 32Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 5SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 80 | Elections Centre |
| Ealing | Conservative | Conservative 37Labour 30SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 70 | Elections Centre |
| Easington | Labour | Labour 33Other 10SDP-Liberal Alliance 8 | 51 | Elections Centre |
| East Cambridgeshire | Other | Other 33Conservative 2 | 35 | Elections Centre |
| East Devon | Conservative | Conservative 48SDP-Liberal Alliance 7Other 5 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| East Dorset | Conservative | Conservative 20Other 11SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 33 | Elections Centre |
| East Hampshire | Conservative | Conservative 32Other 8SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 42 | Elections Centre |
| East Hertfordshire | Conservative | Conservative 30Other 17Labour 3 | 50 | Elections Centre |
| East Kilbride | Labour | Labour 12Conservative 2SNP 1 | 15 | Elections Centre |
| East Lindsey | Other | Other 42Conservative 13Labour 2SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 58 | Elections Centre |
| East Lothian | Labour | Labour 10Conservative 7 | 17 | Elections Centre |
| East Northamptonshire | Conservative | Conservative 30Labour 5Other 1 | 36 | Elections Centre |
| East Staffordshire | No overall control | Conservative 22Labour 16Other 7SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 46 | Elections Centre |
| East Sussex | Conservative | Conservative 53SDP-Liberal Alliance 15Labour 14Other 2 | 84 | Elections Centre |
| East Yorkshire | Conservative | Conservative 24Other 16SDP-Liberal Alliance 2Labour 1 | 43 | Elections Centre |
| Eastbourne | Conservative | Conservative 17SDP-Liberal Alliance 12Labour 1 | 30 | Elections Centre |
| Eastleigh | Conservative | Conservative 24Labour 11SDP-Liberal Alliance 9 | 44 | Elections Centre |
| Eastwood | Conservative | Conservative 9Other 3 | 12 | Elections Centre |
| Eden | Other | Other 36Labour 1 | 37 | Elections Centre |
| Edinburgh City | No overall control | Conservative 31Labour 25SNP 2SDP-Liberal Alliance 2Other 2 | 62 | Elections Centre |
| Ellesmere Port and Neston | Labour | Labour 28Conservative 13 | 41 | Elections Centre |
| Elmbridge | Conservative | Conservative 34Other 18SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Labour 4 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Enfield | Conservative | Conservative 47Labour 19 | 66 | Elections Centre |
| Epping Forest | Conservative | Conservative 40Labour 12Other 7 | 59 | Elections Centre |
| Epsom And Ewell | Other | Other 34Labour 3SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 39 | Elections Centre |
| Erewash | Conservative | Conservative 30Labour 16Other 4SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 51 | Elections Centre |
| Essex | Conservative | Conservative 51Labour 32SDP-Liberal Alliance 13Other 2 | 98 | Elections Centre |
| Ettrick and Lauderdale | Other | Other 15Conservative 1 | 16 | Elections Centre |
| Exeter | Conservative | Conservative 22Labour 8Other 2SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 34 | Elections Centre |
| Falkirk | Labour | Labour 27SNP 4Other 3Conservative 2 | 36 | Elections Centre |
| Fareham | Conservative | Conservative 27SDP-Liberal Alliance 6Labour 5Other 4 | 42 | Elections Centre |
| Fenland | Conservative | Conservative 24Other 7Labour 6SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 40 | Elections Centre |
| Fife | Labour | Labour 27Conservative 10SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Other 3SNP 1 | 45 | Elections Centre |
| Forest Heath | Conservative | Conservative 15Other 10 | 25 | Elections Centre |
| Forest Of Dean | No overall control | Other 21Labour 20Conservative 4SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 47 | Elections Centre |
| Fylde | Conservative | Conservative 26Other 18SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Labour 1 | 49 | Elections Centre |
| Gateshead | Labour | Labour 55Conservative 8Other 2SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 66 | Elections Centre |
| Gedling | Conservative | Conservative 39Labour 12Other 4 | 55 | Elections Centre |
| Gillingham | Conservative | Conservative 26Labour 9SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 | 42 | Elections Centre |
| Glanford | Conservative | Conservative 21Other 18SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 40 | Elections Centre |
| Glasgow City | Labour | Labour 58Conservative 11SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 72 | Elections Centre |
| Gloucester | Conservative | Conservative 19Labour 8SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 | 33 | Elections Centre |
| Gloucestershire | No overall control | Conservative 25Labour 17SDP-Liberal Alliance 11Other 8 | 61 | Elections Centre |
| Glyndwr | Other | Other 32Labour 1 | 33 | Elections Centre |
| Gordon | No overall control | Other 6SDP-Liberal Alliance 3Conservative 3 | 12 | Elections Centre |
| Gosport | Conservative | Conservative 19Other 5Labour 5SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 30 | Elections Centre |
| Grampian | Conservative | Conservative 28Labour 15SDP-Liberal Alliance 6SNP 3Other 2 | 54 | Elections Centre |
| Gravesham | Conservative | Conservative 24Labour 19Other 1 | 44 | Elections Centre |
| Great Grimsby | Labour | Labour 24Conservative 18SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 45 | Elections Centre |
| Great Yarmouth | No overall control | Conservative 22Labour 20SDP-Liberal Alliance 5Other 1 | 48 | Elections Centre |
| Greater London | Labour | Labour 50Conservative 41SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 92 | Elections Centre |
| Greater Manchester | Labour | Labour 78Conservative 19SDP-Liberal Alliance 9 | 106 | Elections Centre |
| Greenwich | Labour | Labour 43Conservative 16SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 62 | Elections Centre |
| Guildford | Conservative | Conservative 34Labour 6SDP-Liberal Alliance 3Other 2 | 45 | Elections Centre |
| Gwent | Labour | Labour 65Conservative 12SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 78 | Elections Centre |
| Gwynedd | Other | Other 43Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 8SDP-Liberal Alliance 7Labour 6Conservative 2 | 66 | Elections Centre |
| Hackney | Labour | Labour 50SDP-Liberal Alliance 5Conservative 3Other 2 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Halton | Labour | Labour 34Conservative 8SDP-Liberal Alliance 3Other 2 | 47 | Elections Centre |
| Hambleton | Other | Other 33Conservative 10Labour 2SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 47 | Elections Centre |
| Hamilton | Labour | Labour 17SDP-Liberal Alliance 2Conservative 1 | 20 | Elections Centre |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | No overall control | Labour 25Conservative 23SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 50 | Elections Centre |
| Hampshire | Conservative | Conservative 62Labour 31SDP-Liberal Alliance 7Other 2 | 102 | Elections Centre |
| Harborough | Conservative | Conservative 25SDP-Liberal Alliance 6Other 5Labour 1 | 37 | Elections Centre |
| Haringey | Labour | Labour 33Conservative 26 | 59 | Elections Centre |
| Harlow | Labour | Labour 34SDP-Liberal Alliance 5Conservative 3 | 42 | Elections Centre |
| Harrogate | Conservative | Conservative 36Other 15SDP-Liberal Alliance 6Labour 3 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Harrow | Conservative | Conservative 41SDP-Liberal Alliance 13Labour 6Other 3 | 63 | Elections Centre |
| Hart | Conservative | Conservative 18Other 9SDP-Liberal Alliance 8 | 35 | Elections Centre |
| Hartlepool | Labour | Labour 31Conservative 13Other 3 | 47 | Elections Centre |
| Hastings | No overall control | Conservative 13SDP-Liberal Alliance 10Labour 8Other 1 | 32 | Elections Centre |
| Havant | Conservative | Conservative 27Labour 8Other 4SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 42 | Elections Centre |
| Havering | Conservative | Conservative 37Labour 12Other 9SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 | 63 | Elections Centre |
| Hereford | SDP-Liberal Alliance | SDP-Liberal Alliance 15Conservative 5Labour 4Other 3 | 27 | Elections Centre |
| Hereford & Worcester | Conservative | Conservative 48Labour 20SDP-Liberal Alliance 16Other 8 | 92 | Elections Centre |
| Hertfordshire | Conservative | Conservative 43Labour 29SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Other 1 | 77 | Elections Centre |
| Hertsmere | Conservative | Conservative 21Labour 12SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 | 39 | Elections Centre |
| High Peak | No overall control | Conservative 22Labour 12Other 8SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 44 | Elections Centre |
| Highland | Other | Other 42Labour 5SNP 2SDP-Liberal Alliance 2Conservative 1 | 52 | Elections Centre |
| Hillingdon | Conservative | Conservative 57Labour 10SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 69 | Elections Centre |
| Hinckley And Bosworth | Conservative | Conservative 29SDP-Liberal Alliance 3Labour 2 | 34 | Elections Centre |
| Holderness | Other | Other 27Conservative 4 | 31 | Elections Centre |
| Horsham | Conservative | Conservative 35Other 6SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 43 | Elections Centre |
| Hounslow | Labour | Labour 33Conservative 27 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Hove | Conservative | Conservative 27Labour 3 | 30 | Elections Centre |
| Humberside | Labour | Labour 42Conservative 32SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 75 | Elections Centre |
| Huntingdonshire | Conservative | Conservative 32Other 12Labour 7SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 53 | Elections Centre |
| Hyndburn | Labour | Labour 26Conservative 20SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 47 | Elections Centre |
| Inverclyde | Labour | Labour 13SDP-Liberal Alliance 9Conservative 1 | 23 | Elections Centre |
| Inverness | Other | Other 17Labour 8SDP-Liberal Alliance 2SNP 1 | 28 | Elections Centre |
| Ipswich | Labour | Labour 32Conservative 16 | 48 | Elections Centre |
| Isle of Anglesey | Other | Other 42Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 2Labour 1 | 45 | Elections Centre |
| Isle Of Wight | SDP-Liberal Alliance | SDP-Liberal Alliance 27Conservative 12Other 4 | 43 | Elections Centre |
| Islington | Labour | Labour 51SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 52 | Elections Centre |
| Islwyn | Labour | Labour 26Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 6Other 4 | 36 | Elections Centre |
| Kennet | Other | Other 29Conservative 7SDP-Liberal Alliance 3Labour 1 | 40 | Elections Centre |
| Kensington and Chelsea | Conservative | Conservative 39Labour 15 | 54 | Elections Centre |
| Kent | Conservative | Conservative 64Labour 23SDP-Liberal Alliance 10Other 2 | 99 | Elections Centre |
| Kerrier | No overall control | Other 21Conservative 19Labour 4 | 44 | Elections Centre |
| Kettering | No overall control | Conservative 22Other 13Labour 6SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 | 45 | Elections Centre |
| Kilmarnock and Loudon | Labour | Labour 11Conservative 5 | 16 | Elections Centre |
| Kincardine and Deeside | Other | Other 9Conservative 2SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 12 | Elections Centre |
| King's Lynn And West Norfolk | Conservative | Conservative 42Labour 15Other 3 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Kingston Upon Hull, City of | Labour | Labour 52Conservative 11 | 63 | Elections Centre |
| Kingston upon Thames | Conservative | Conservative 40SDP-Liberal Alliance 7Labour 3 | 50 | Elections Centre |
| Kingswood | No overall control | Conservative 22Labour 22SDP-Liberal Alliance 2Other 1 | 47 | Elections Centre |
| Kirkcaldy | Labour | Labour 23Other 6SNP 4Conservative 3 | 36 | Elections Centre |
| Kirklees | Labour | Labour 37Conservative 19SDP-Liberal Alliance 16 | 72 | Elections Centre |
| Knowsley | Labour | Labour 55Conservative 9SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 66 | Elections Centre |
| Kyle and Carrick | Labour | Labour 13Conservative 12 | 25 | Elections Centre |
| Lambeth | No overall control | Labour 32Conservative 27SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 | 64 | Elections Centre |
| Lancashire | Labour | Labour 53Conservative 38SDP-Liberal Alliance 6Other 2 | 99 | Elections Centre |
| Lancaster | Conservative | Conservative 36Labour 14Other 7SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| LANGBAURGH | Labour | Labour 32Conservative 22Other 6 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Leeds [merged dbbb09e6] | Labour | Labour 56Conservative 31SDP-Liberal Alliance 12 | 99 | Elections Centre |
| Leicester | Labour | Labour 31Conservative 17 | 48 | Elections Centre |
| Leicestershire | No overall control | Conservative 44Labour 43SDP-Liberal Alliance 5Other 1 | 93 | Elections Centre |
| Leominster | Other | Other 27SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Conservative 4Labour 1 | 36 | Elections Centre |
| Lewes | Conservative | Conservative 38Labour 5Other 3SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 47 | Elections Centre |
| Lewisham | Labour | Labour 41Conservative 26 | 67 | Elections Centre |
| Lichfield | Conservative | Conservative 35Labour 17Other 4 | 56 | Elections Centre |
| Lincoln | Labour | Labour 20Conservative 13 | 33 | Elections Centre |
| Lincolnshire | Conservative | Conservative 42Labour 13Other 11SDP-Liberal Alliance 10 | 76 | Elections Centre |
| Liverpool | No overall control | Labour 42SDP-Liberal Alliance 36Conservative 21 | 99 | Elections Centre |
| Llanelli | Labour | Labour 26Other 5SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 33 | Elections Centre |
| Lliw Valley | Labour | Labour 25Other 4Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 2Conservative 1 | 32 | Elections Centre |
| Lochaber | Other | Other 9Labour 2SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 12 | Elections Centre |
| Lothian | No overall control | Labour 22Conservative 22SDP-Liberal Alliance 3SNP 1Other 1 | 49 | Elections Centre |
| Luton | Conservative | Conservative 32Labour 16 | 48 | Elections Centre |
| Macclesfield | Conservative | Conservative 37Other 12Labour 6SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Maidstone | Conservative | Conservative 28SDP-Liberal Alliance 15Labour 9Other 3 | 55 | Elections Centre |
| Maldon | Conservative | Conservative 18Other 7SDP-Liberal Alliance 3Labour 2 | 30 | Elections Centre |
| Malvern Hills | Other | Other 29Conservative 16SDP-Liberal Alliance 3Labour 3 | 51 | Elections Centre |
| Manchester | Labour | Labour 69Conservative 26SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 | 99 | Elections Centre |
| Mansfield | Labour | Labour 38Conservative 8 | 46 | Elections Centre |
| Medina | SDP-Liberal Alliance | SDP-Liberal Alliance 21Conservative 8Other 6Labour 1 | 36 | Elections Centre |
| Meirionnydd | Other | Other 28Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 7Labour 4 | 39 | Elections Centre |
| Melton | Conservative | Conservative 19SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Other 3 | 26 | Elections Centre |
| Mendip | Other | Other 29Conservative 10Labour 3SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 43 | Elections Centre |
| Merseyside | Labour | Labour 57Conservative 27SDP-Liberal Alliance 15 | 99 | Elections Centre |
| Merthyr Tydfil | Labour | Labour 27Other 3Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 3 | 33 | Elections Centre |
| Merton | Conservative | Conservative 44Labour 13 | 57 | Elections Centre |
| Mid Bedfordshire | Conservative | Conservative 31Other 17Labour 5 | 53 | Elections Centre |
| Mid Devon | Other | Other 37SDP-Liberal Alliance 1Conservative 1Labour 1 | 40 | Elections Centre |
| Mid Glamorgan | Labour | Labour 63Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 10Other 7Conservative 3SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 85 | Elections Centre |
| Mid Suffolk | No overall control | Other 18Conservative 15Labour 5SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 40 | Elections Centre |
| Mid Sussex | Conservative | Conservative 39Other 13SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 54 | Elections Centre |
| Middlesbrough | Labour | Labour 32Conservative 20Other 1 | 53 | Elections Centre |
| Midlothian | Labour | Labour 13SDP-Liberal Alliance 1SNP 1 | 15 | Elections Centre |
| Milton Keynes | No overall control | Conservative 22Labour 18SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 | 46 | Elections Centre |
| Mole Valley | No overall control | Other 20Conservative 16SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Labour 1 | 41 | Elections Centre |
| Monklands | Labour | Labour 18Conservative 3 | 21 | Elections Centre |
| Monmouth | Conservative | Conservative 23Other 8Labour 8 | 39 | Elections Centre |
| Montgomeryshire | Other | Other 40Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 3SDP-Liberal Alliance 3Conservative 2Labour 1 | 49 | Elections Centre |
| Moray | Other | Other 15SNP 3 | 18 | Elections Centre |
| Motherwell | Labour | Labour 21Conservative 3SNP 3Other 2 | 29 | Elections Centre |
| Nairn | Other | Other 10 | 10 | Elections Centre |
| Neath | Labour | Labour 26Other 5Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 2 | 33 | Elections Centre |
| New Forest | Conservative | Conservative 33Other 21SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 | 58 | Elections Centre |
| Newark And Sherwood | No overall control | Conservative 26Labour 25Other 5 | 56 | Elections Centre |
| Newcastle Upon Tyne | Labour | Labour 41Conservative 27SDP-Liberal Alliance 9Other 1 | 78 | Elections Centre |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | Labour | Labour 37Conservative 11SDP-Liberal Alliance 8 | 56 | Elections Centre |
| Newham | Labour | Labour 54SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Newport | Labour | Labour 35Conservative 15Other 1 | 51 | Elections Centre |
| Nithsdale | Other | Other 16Conservative 5Labour 4SNP 3 | 28 | Elections Centre |
| Norfolk | Conservative | Conservative 51Labour 27SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Other 1 | 83 | Elections Centre |
| North Cornwall | Other | Other 33SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 | 38 | Elections Centre |
| North Devon | Other | Other 29Conservative 9SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 | 44 | Elections Centre |
| North Dorset | Other | Other 28SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 31 | Elections Centre |
| North East Derbyshire | Labour | Labour 29Conservative 17Other 7 | 53 | Elections Centre |
| North East Fife | Conservative | Conservative 11SDP-Liberal Alliance 5Other 2 | 18 | Elections Centre |
| North Hertfordshire | Conservative | Conservative 32Labour 14Other 4 | 50 | Elections Centre |
| North Kesteven | Other | Other 21Conservative 14SDP-Liberal Alliance 2Labour 2 | 39 | Elections Centre |
| North Norfolk | Other | Other 30Conservative 14Labour 2 | 46 | Elections Centre |
| North Shropshire | Other | Other 31Conservative 6SDP-Liberal Alliance 2Labour 1 | 40 | Elections Centre |
| North Tyneside | Labour | Labour 32Conservative 20SDP-Liberal Alliance 7Other 1 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| North Warwickshire | Labour | Labour 20Conservative 13Other 1 | 34 | Elections Centre |
| North West Leicestershire | Labour | Labour 25Conservative 9Other 8SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 43 | Elections Centre |
| North Wiltshire | Conservative | Conservative 36SDP-Liberal Alliance 6Other 4Labour 4 | 50 | Elections Centre |
| North Yorkshire | Conservative | Conservative 49Labour 19SDP-Liberal Alliance 14Other 11 | 93 | Elections Centre |
| Northampton | Conservative | Conservative 28Labour 15 | 43 | Elections Centre |
| Northamptonshire | No overall control | Conservative 31Labour 31SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Other 2 | 68 | Elections Centre |
| Northavon | Conservative | Conservative 35Labour 16SDP-Liberal Alliance 3Other 3 | 57 | Elections Centre |
| Northumberland | Labour | Labour 34SDP-Liberal Alliance 15Conservative 14Other 3 | 66 | Elections Centre |
| Norwich | Labour | Labour 38Conservative 9SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 48 | Elections Centre |
| Nottingham | Labour | Labour 31Conservative 24 | 55 | Elections Centre |
| Nottinghamshire | Labour | Labour 55Conservative 32Other 1 | 88 | Elections Centre |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth | Labour | Labour 32Conservative 11SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 45 | Elections Centre |
| Oadby And Wigston | Conservative | Conservative 22SDP-Liberal Alliance 3Labour 1 | 26 | Elections Centre |
| Ogwr | No overall control | Labour 28Conservative 15Other 11Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 2SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 57 | Elections Centre |
| Oldham | Labour | Labour 39Conservative 18SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Orkney Islands | Other | Other 24 | 24 | Elections Centre |
| Oswestry | Other | Other 21Conservative 5SDP-Liberal Alliance 2Labour 1 | 29 | Elections Centre |
| Oxford | Labour | Labour 26Conservative 18SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 45 | Elections Centre |
| Oxfordshire | Conservative | Conservative 36Labour 19SDP-Liberal Alliance 9Other 5 | 69 | Elections Centre |
| Pendle | No overall control | SDP-Liberal Alliance 17Labour 17Conservative 16Other 1 | 51 | Elections Centre |
| Penwith | Other | Other 27Conservative 4SDP-Liberal Alliance 2Labour 1 | 34 | Elections Centre |
| Perth and Kinross | Conservative | Conservative 19Labour 5Other 3SDP-Liberal Alliance 1SNP 1 | 29 | Elections Centre |
| Peterborough | No overall control | Labour 22Conservative 21SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 | 48 | Elections Centre |
| Plymouth | Conservative | Conservative 33Labour 26Other 1 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Poole | Conservative | Conservative 27SDP-Liberal Alliance 7Labour 2 | 36 | Elections Centre |
| Port Talbot | Labour | Labour 19Other 11 | 30 | Elections Centre |
| Portsmouth | Conservative | Conservative 31Labour 14Other 3 | 48 | Elections Centre |
| Powys | Other | Other 43Labour 6SDP-Liberal Alliance 3Conservative 1 | 53 | Elections Centre |
| Preseli Pembrokeshire | Other | Other 43 | 43 | Elections Centre |
| Preston | Labour | Labour 30Conservative 24SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 57 | Elections Centre |
| Purbeck | Other | Other 15Conservative 6SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 22 | Elections Centre |
| Radnor | Other | Other 31 | 31 | Elections Centre |
| Reading | No overall control | Conservative 22Labour 16SDP-Liberal Alliance 11 | 49 | Elections Centre |
| Redbridge | Conservative | Conservative 51Labour 12 | 63 | Elections Centre |
| Redditch | Conservative | Conservative 17Labour 5Other 3 | 25 | Elections Centre |
| Reigate and Banstead | Conservative | Conservative 38Labour 11 | 49 | Elections Centre |
| Renfrew | Labour | Labour 34Conservative 4Other 1SNP 1 | 40 | Elections Centre |
| Restormel | Other | Other 33SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Labour 1 | 38 | Elections Centre |
| Rhondda | Labour | Labour 26Other 6Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 1 | 33 | Elections Centre |
| Rhuddlan | Other | Other 27Conservative 6Labour 2Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 1 | 36 | Elections Centre |
| Rhymney Valley | Labour | Labour 35Other 7Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 6 | 48 | Elections Centre |
| Ribble Valley | Conservative | Conservative 24Other 12Labour 2 | 38 | Elections Centre |
| Richmond upon Thames | No overall control | SDP-Liberal Alliance 26Conservative 26 | 52 | Elections Centre |
| Richmondshire | Other | Other 34 | 34 | Elections Centre |
| Rochdale | No overall control | Labour 30Conservative 15SDP-Liberal Alliance 14Other 1 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Rochester-upon-Medway | Conservative | Conservative 28Labour 20Other 2 | 50 | Elections Centre |
| Rochford | Conservative | Conservative 28Other 5SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Labour 3 | 40 | Elections Centre |
| Ross and Cromarty | Other | Other 19Conservative 1 | 20 | Elections Centre |
| Rossendale | Conservative | Conservative 22Labour 10SDP-Liberal Alliance 3Other 1 | 36 | Elections Centre |
| Rother | No overall control | Other 21Conservative 20Labour 3SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 45 | Elections Centre |
| Rotherham | Labour | Labour 61Conservative 4SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 66 | Elections Centre |
| Roxburgh | Other | Other 11Conservative 5 | 16 | Elections Centre |
| Rugby | No overall control | Conservative 24Labour 16Other 7SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 48 | Elections Centre |
| Runnymede | Conservative | Conservative 30Labour 6Other 4SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 42 | Elections Centre |
| Rushcliffe | Conservative | Conservative 48Labour 3Other 2SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 54 | Elections Centre |
| Rushmoor | Conservative | Conservative 23Labour 12SDP-Liberal Alliance 7Other 3 | 45 | Elections Centre |
| Rutland | Other | Other 17Conservative 2Labour 1 | 20 | Elections Centre |
| Ryedale | Other | Other 33Conservative 9Labour 2SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 45 | Elections Centre |
| Salford | Labour | Labour 44Conservative 13SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Salisbury | No overall control | Conservative 23Other 20SDP-Liberal Alliance 8Labour 7 | 58 | Elections Centre |
| Sandwell | Labour | Labour 54Conservative 15SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 72 | Elections Centre |
| Scarborough | Conservative | Conservative 29Other 9Labour 7SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 | 49 | Elections Centre |
| Scottish Borders | Other | Other 12Conservative 8SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 23 | Elections Centre |
| Scunthorpe | Labour | Labour 30SDP-Liberal Alliance 6Conservative 4 | 40 | Elections Centre |
| Sedgefield | Labour | Labour 40Other 9SDP-Liberal Alliance 3Conservative 1 | 53 | Elections Centre |
| Sedgemoor | Conservative | Conservative 25Labour 13Other 7SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 | 49 | Elections Centre |
| Sefton | Conservative | Conservative 40Labour 20SDP-Liberal Alliance 8Other 1 | 69 | Elections Centre |
| Selby | Conservative | Conservative 26Other 13Labour 11 | 50 | Elections Centre |
| Sevenoaks | Conservative | Conservative 36Other 12SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Labour 1 | 53 | Elections Centre |
| Sheffield | Labour | Labour 60Conservative 18SDP-Liberal Alliance 9 | 87 | Elections Centre |
| Shepway | Conservative | Conservative 35Other 8Labour 7SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 | 56 | Elections Centre |
| Shetland Islands | Other | Other 24 | 24 | Elections Centre |
| Shrewsbury and Atcham | No overall control | Conservative 24Labour 15SDP-Liberal Alliance 6Other 3 | 48 | Elections Centre |
| Shropshire | No overall control | Labour 21Conservative 18Other 16SDP-Liberal Alliance 11 | 66 | Elections Centre |
| Skye and Lochalsh | Other | Other 9 | 9 | Elections Centre |
| Slough | Conservative | Conservative 21Labour 14SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 | 40 | Elections Centre |
| Solihull | Conservative | Conservative 33Labour 12Other 4SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 51 | Elections Centre |
| Somerset | Conservative | Conservative 33Labour 9SDP-Liberal Alliance 8Other 7 | 57 | Elections Centre |
| South Bedfordshire | Conservative | Conservative 34Labour 11SDP-Liberal Alliance 6Other 2 | 53 | Elections Centre |
| South Bucks | Conservative | Conservative 29Other 11SDP-Liberal Alliance 1Labour 1 | 42 | Elections Centre |
| South Cambridgeshire | Other | Other 41SDP-Liberal Alliance 7Conservative 5Labour 2 | 55 | Elections Centre |
| South Derbyshire | No overall control | Labour 17Other 9Conservative 7SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 34 | Elections Centre |
| South Glamorgan | Labour | Labour 41Conservative 35SDP-Liberal Alliance 3Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 1 | 80 | Elections Centre |
| South Hams | Other | Other 31Conservative 9SDP-Liberal Alliance 3Labour 1 | 44 | Elections Centre |
| South Herefordshire | Other | Other 30Conservative 3SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 35 | Elections Centre |
| South Holland | Other | Other 25Conservative 12Labour 1 | 38 | Elections Centre |
| South Kesteven | Conservative | Conservative 31Other 16Labour 10 | 57 | Elections Centre |
| South Lakeland | No overall control | Other 21Conservative 17SDP-Liberal Alliance 10Labour 4 | 52 | Elections Centre |
| South Norfolk | Conservative | Conservative 31Other 22SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 55 | Elections Centre |
| South Northamptonshire | Conservative | Conservative 29Other 8Labour 2SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 40 | Elections Centre |
| South Oxfordshire | Conservative | Conservative 36Other 13Labour 8SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 59 | Elections Centre |
| South Pembrokeshire | Other | Other 31 | 31 | Elections Centre |
| South Ribble | Conservative | Conservative 42Labour 10Other 1SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 54 | Elections Centre |
| South Shropshire | Other | Other 34SDP-Liberal Alliance 3Labour 3 | 40 | Elections Centre |
| South Somerset | No overall control | Conservative 30Other 17SDP-Liberal Alliance 10Labour 3 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| South Staffordshire | Conservative | Conservative 31Other 13Labour 5SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 50 | Elections Centre |
| South Tyneside | Labour | Labour 45Other 10Conservative 3SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| South Wight | Other | Other 13Conservative 7SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 | 24 | Elections Centre |
| South Yorkshire | Labour | Labour 82Conservative 14SDP-Liberal Alliance 3Other 1 | 100 | Elections Centre |
| Southampton | Conservative | Conservative 25Labour 19SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 45 | Elections Centre |
| Southend-On-Sea | Conservative | Conservative 25SDP-Liberal Alliance 8Labour 5Other 1 | 39 | Elections Centre |
| Southwark | Labour | Labour 53Conservative 8Other 3 | 64 | Elections Centre |
| Spelthorne | Conservative | Conservative 38Labour 2 | 40 | Elections Centre |
| St Albans | Conservative | Conservative 29SDP-Liberal Alliance 15Labour 10Other 3 | 57 | Elections Centre |
| St. Helens | Labour | Labour 37Conservative 12SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 | 54 | Elections Centre |
| St.Edmundsbury | Conservative | Conservative 32Labour 8Other 3SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 44 | Elections Centre |
| Stafford | No overall control | Conservative 25Labour 16Other 16SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Staffordshire | Labour | Labour 48Conservative 28SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Other 2 | 82 | Elections Centre |
| Staffordshire Moorlands | No overall control | Other 21Conservative 20Labour 14SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 56 | Elections Centre |
| Stevenage | Labour | Labour 29SDP-Liberal Alliance 8Conservative 2 | 39 | Elections Centre |
| Stewartry | Other | Other 12 | 12 | Elections Centre |
| Stirling | No overall control | Labour 10Conservative 9Other 1 | 20 | Elections Centre |
| Stockport | Conservative | Conservative 32Labour 20SDP-Liberal Alliance 8Other 3 | 63 | Elections Centre |
| Stockton-on-Tees | Labour | Labour 30Conservative 23Other 2 | 55 | Elections Centre |
| Stoke On Trent | Labour | Labour 57Conservative 3 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Stratford-On-Avon | Conservative | Conservative 34Other 14SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Labour 3 | 55 | Elections Centre |
| Strathclyde | Labour | Labour 79Conservative 15SDP-Liberal Alliance 4SNP 3Other 2 | 103 | Elections Centre |
| Strathkelvin | Labour | Labour 10Conservative 4 | 14 | Elections Centre |
| Stroud | Conservative | Conservative 29Other 12Labour 9SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 | 56 | Elections Centre |
| Suffolk | Conservative | Conservative 49Labour 31Other 2 | 82 | Elections Centre |
| Suffolk Coastal | Conservative | Conservative 38Other 13Labour 4 | 55 | Elections Centre |
| Sunderland | Labour | Labour 49Conservative 15SDP-Liberal Alliance 8Other 3 | 75 | Elections Centre |
| Surrey | Conservative | Conservative 61Labour 7Other 5SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 76 | Elections Centre |
| Surrey Heath | Conservative | Conservative 36 | 36 | Elections Centre |
| Sutherland | Other | Other 14 | 14 | Elections Centre |
| Sutton | Conservative | Conservative 46Labour 7SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 56 | Elections Centre |
| Swale | Conservative | Conservative 28Labour 17SDP-Liberal Alliance 3Other 1 | 49 | Elections Centre |
| Swansea | Labour | Labour 33Conservative 14Other 4 | 51 | Elections Centre |
| Swindon | Labour | Labour 32Conservative 14SDP-Liberal Alliance 2Other 1 | 49 | Elections Centre |
| Taff-Ely | Labour | Labour 36Other 5SDP-Liberal Alliance 3Conservative 2Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 2 | 48 | Elections Centre |
| Tameside | Labour | Labour 45Conservative 10SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 57 | Elections Centre |
| Tamworth | Labour | Labour 15Conservative 12 | 27 | Elections Centre |
| Tandridge | Conservative | Conservative 36SDP-Liberal Alliance 3Labour 2Other 1 | 42 | Elections Centre |
| Taunton Deane | Conservative | Conservative 26Labour 14Other 9 | 49 | Elections Centre |
| Tayside | Conservative | Conservative 27Labour 12SNP 5Other 2 | 46 | Elections Centre |
| Teesdale | Other | Other 26Labour 3 | 29 | Elections Centre |
| Teignbridge | Other | Other 31Conservative 22SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Labour 1 | 58 | Elections Centre |
| Telford & Wrekin | Labour | Labour 24Conservative 12Other 10 | 46 | Elections Centre |
| Tendring | Conservative | Conservative 39Other 10SDP-Liberal Alliance 7Labour 4 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Test Valley | Conservative | Conservative 31Other 6SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Labour 3 | 44 | Elections Centre |
| Tewkesbury | Other | Other 27Conservative 19SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Labour 1 | 51 | Elections Centre |
| Thanet | Conservative | Conservative 32Other 16Labour 5SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 54 | Elections Centre |
| Three Rivers | Conservative | Conservative 27SDP-Liberal Alliance 11Labour 9 | 47 | Elections Centre |
| Thurrock | Labour | Labour 21Conservative 10Other 7SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 39 | Elections Centre |
| Tonbridge And Malling | Conservative | Conservative 36SDP-Liberal Alliance 8Labour 5Other 3 | 52 | Elections Centre |
| Torbay | Conservative | Conservative 27Other 6SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 36 | Elections Centre |
| Torfaen | Labour | Labour 24Other 15Conservative 3Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 1 | 43 | Elections Centre |
| Torridge | Other | Other 29Conservative 5SDP-Liberal Alliance 1Labour 1 | 36 | Elections Centre |
| Tower Hamlets | Labour | Labour 31SDP-Liberal Alliance 18Other 1 | 50 | Elections Centre |
| Trafford | Conservative | Conservative 34Labour 22SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 | 63 | Elections Centre |
| Tunbridge Wells | Conservative | Conservative 41Other 4Labour 2SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 48 | Elections Centre |
| Tweeddale | Other | Other 10 | 10 | Elections Centre |
| Tyne and Wear | Labour | Labour 72Conservative 23SDP-Liberal Alliance 7Other 2 | 104 | Elections Centre |
| Tynedale | No overall control | Other 19SDP-Liberal Alliance 10Conservative 10Labour 8 | 47 | Elections Centre |
| Uttlesford | Conservative | Conservative 28Other 7Labour 4SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 42 | Elections Centre |
| Vale of Glamorgan | Conservative | Conservative 28Labour 16Other 3Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 1SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 49 | Elections Centre |
| Vale Of White Horse | Conservative | Conservative 43Labour 4Other 3SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 51 | Elections Centre |
| Vale Royal | No overall control | Conservative 27Labour 21Other 8SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Wakefield | Labour | Labour 49SDP-Liberal Alliance 6Conservative 6Other 2 | 63 | Elections Centre |
| Walsall | No overall control | Labour 27Conservative 15SDP-Liberal Alliance 9Other 9 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Waltham Forest | No overall control | Labour 26Conservative 25SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 | 57 | Elections Centre |
| Wandsworth | Conservative | Conservative 33Labour 27SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 61 | Elections Centre |
| Wansbeck | Labour | Labour 40SDP-Liberal Alliance 5Other 1 | 46 | Elections Centre |
| Wansdyke | Conservative | Conservative 24Labour 16Other 7 | 47 | Elections Centre |
| Warrington | No overall control | Conservative 30Labour 29Other 1 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Warwick | Conservative | Conservative 40Labour 13SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Other 1 | 58 | Elections Centre |
| Warwickshire | No overall control | Conservative 30Labour 27SDP-Liberal Alliance 3Other 2 | 62 | Elections Centre |
| Watford | Labour | Labour 23Conservative 13 | 36 | Elections Centre |
| Waveney | Conservative | Conservative 32Labour 17Other 5SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 57 | Elections Centre |
| Waverley | Conservative | Conservative 47SDP-Liberal Alliance 6Other 6Labour 2 | 61 | Elections Centre |
| Wealden | Conservative | Conservative 48Other 7SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 56 | Elections Centre |
| Wear Valley | Labour | Labour 25Other 8SDP-Liberal Alliance 5Conservative 3 | 41 | Elections Centre |
| Wellingborough | Conservative | Conservative 17Labour 12Other 3SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 33 | Elections Centre |
| Welwyn Hatfield | Labour | Labour 25Conservative 18 | 43 | Elections Centre |
| West Berkshire | Conservative | Conservative 33SDP-Liberal Alliance 19Other 4Labour 1 | 57 | Elections Centre |
| West Devon | Other | Other 20Conservative 10 | 30 | Elections Centre |
| West Dorset | Other | Other 37SDP-Liberal Alliance 8Conservative 8Labour 2 | 55 | Elections Centre |
| West Glamorgan | Labour | Labour 56Conservative 10Other 4 | 70 | Elections Centre |
| West Lancashire | Conservative | Conservative 31Labour 20Other 3SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 55 | Elections Centre |
| West Lindsey | No overall control | Other 13SDP-Liberal Alliance 12Conservative 9Labour 3 | 37 | Elections Centre |
| West Lothian | Labour | Labour 15SNP 4Other 2 | 21 | Elections Centre |
| West Midlands | Labour | Labour 74Conservative 25SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 | 104 | Elections Centre |
| West Oxfordshire | No overall control | Conservative 24Other 14Labour 6SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 | 49 | Elections Centre |
| West Somerset | Other | Other 28Conservative 3SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 32 | Elections Centre |
| West Sussex | Conservative | Conservative 57SDP-Liberal Alliance 14Labour 8Other 1 | 80 | Elections Centre |
| West Wiltshire | Conservative | Conservative 32Other 5Labour 4SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 42 | Elections Centre |
| West Yorkshire | Labour | Labour 63Conservative 14SDP-Liberal Alliance 11 | 88 | Elections Centre |
| Western Isles | Other | Other 30 | 30 | Elections Centre |
| Westminster | Conservative | Conservative 43Labour 16Other 1 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Weymouth and Portland | No overall control | Conservative 15Other 10Labour 10 | 35 | Elections Centre |
| Wigan | Labour | Labour 61SDP-Liberal Alliance 6Conservative 5 | 72 | Elections Centre |
| Wigtown | Other | Other 14 | 14 | Elections Centre |
| Wiltshire | Conservative | Conservative 40Labour 20SDP-Liberal Alliance 12Other 2 | 74 | Elections Centre |
| Winchester | Conservative | Conservative 35Other 9SDP-Liberal Alliance 5Labour 5 | 54 | Elections Centre |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | Conservative | Conservative 55SDP-Liberal Alliance 2Other 1Labour 1 | 59 | Elections Centre |
| Wirral | Conservative | Conservative 35Labour 25SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 | 66 | Elections Centre |
| Woking | Conservative | Conservative 24Labour 7SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 | 35 | Elections Centre |
| Wokingham | Conservative | Conservative 46SDP-Liberal Alliance 7Labour 1 | 54 | Elections Centre |
| Wolverhampton | Labour | Labour 33Conservative 26SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Woodspring | Conservative | Conservative 46Other 5Labour 5SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 59 | Elections Centre |
| Worcester | Labour | Labour 21Conservative 15 | 36 | Elections Centre |
| Worthing | Conservative | Conservative 16SDP-Liberal Alliance 9Other 5 | 30 | Elections Centre |
| Wrexham Maelor | No overall control | Labour 21Other 12Conservative 9SDP-Liberal Alliance 2Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 1 | 45 | Elections Centre |
| Wychavon | Other | Other 26Conservative 18Labour 3SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 49 | Elections Centre |
| Wycombe | Conservative | Conservative 52Other 5Labour 2 | 59 | Elections Centre |
| Wyre | Conservative | Conservative 39Other 9Labour 6SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 56 | Elections Centre |
| Wyre Forest | No overall control | SDP-Liberal Alliance 18Conservative 16Labour 6Other 2 | 42 | Elections Centre |
| York | No overall control | Conservative 19Labour 15SDP-Liberal Alliance 11 | 45 | Elections Centre |