Councils controlled
Labour: 154Conservative: 151No overall control: 135Other: 59SDP-Liberal Alliance: 13SNP: 1
Every council
| Council | Control | Seats by party | Total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberconwy | No overall control | Other 17SDP-Liberal Alliance 11Conservative 8Labour 4Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 1 | 41 | Elections Centre |
| Aberdeen City | Labour | Labour 28SDP-Liberal Alliance 14Conservative 8 | 50 | Elections Centre |
| Adur | SDP-Liberal Alliance | SDP-Liberal Alliance 22Conservative 15Other 2 | 39 | Elections Centre |
| Allerdale | No overall control | Labour 24Other 19Conservative 12 | 55 | Elections Centre |
| Alnwick | No overall control | SDP-Liberal Alliance 13Other 9Conservative 5Labour 2 | 29 | Elections Centre |
| Alyn and Deeside | Labour | Labour 26Conservative 8Other 5SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 | 43 | Elections Centre |
| Amber Valley | No overall control | Labour 21Conservative 19SDP-Liberal Alliance 2Other 1 | 43 | Elections Centre |
| Angus | SNP | SNP 11Conservative 8Other 2 | 21 | Elections Centre |
| Annandale and Eskdale | Other | Other 12SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 | 16 | Elections Centre |
| Arfon | No overall control | Other 14Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 13Labour 11SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 39 | Elections Centre |
| Argyll and Bute | Other | Other 22Conservative 3SNP 1 | 26 | Elections Centre |
| Arun | Conservative | Conservative 51SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Labour 1 | 56 | Elections Centre |
| Ashfield | Labour | Labour 26Conservative 4SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 33 | Elections Centre |
| Ashford | Conservative | Conservative 31SDP-Liberal Alliance 10Labour 6Other 2 | 49 | Elections Centre |
| Avon | No overall control | Labour 37Conservative 31SDP-Liberal Alliance 8 | 76 | Elections Centre |
| Aylesbury Vale | Conservative | Conservative 34SDP-Liberal Alliance 14Other 8Labour 2 | 58 | Elections Centre |
| Babergh | No overall control | Other 18Conservative 18SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Labour 2 | 42 | Elections Centre |
| Badenoch and Strathspey | Other | Other 9SNP 1 | 10 | Elections Centre |
| Banff and Buchan | Other | Other 12SNP 5Conservative 1 | 18 | Elections Centre |
| Barking and Dagenham | Labour | Labour 35SDP-Liberal Alliance 5Other 5Conservative 3 | 48 | Elections Centre |
| Barnet | Conservative | Conservative 39Labour 18SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Barnsley | Labour | Labour 62Conservative 2Other 2 | 66 | Elections Centre |
| Barrow-in-Furness | Labour | Labour 24Conservative 13Other 1 | 38 | Elections Centre |
| Basildon | No overall control | Labour 20Conservative 11SDP-Liberal Alliance 11 | 42 | Elections Centre |
| Basingstoke and Deane | Conservative | Conservative 32Labour 14SDP-Liberal Alliance 9Other 4 | 59 | Elections Centre |
| Bassetlaw | Labour | Labour 27Conservative 18Other 5 | 50 | Elections Centre |
| Bath | No overall control | Conservative 24SDP-Liberal Alliance 16Labour 8 | 48 | Elections Centre |
| Bearsden and Milngavie | Conservative | Conservative 6SDP-Liberal Alliance 2Other 1Labour 1 | 10 | Elections Centre |
| Bedford | No overall control | Conservative 26SDP-Liberal Alliance 14Labour 12Other 1 | 53 | Elections Centre |
| Bedfordshire | No overall control | Conservative 30Labour 29SDP-Liberal Alliance 14 | 73 | Elections Centre |
| Berkshire | Conservative | Conservative 42Labour 17SDP-Liberal Alliance 16Other 1 | 76 | Elections Centre |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed | No overall control | SDP-Liberal Alliance 13Other 9Conservative 5Labour 1 | 28 | Elections Centre |
| Berwickshire | Conservative | Conservative 8Other 3SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 12 | Elections Centre |
| BEVERLEY | Conservative | Conservative 34SDP-Liberal Alliance 16Labour 2Other 1 | 53 | Elections Centre |
| Bexley | Conservative | Conservative 36Labour 15SDP-Liberal Alliance 11 | 62 | Elections Centre |
| Birmingham | Labour | Labour 65Conservative 46SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 | 117 | Elections Centre |
| Blaby | Conservative | Conservative 31Other 5SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 39 | Elections Centre |
| Blackburn with Darwen | No overall control | Labour 30Conservative 21SDP-Liberal Alliance 7Other 2 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Blackpool | No overall control | Conservative 22Labour 15SDP-Liberal Alliance 6Other 1 | 44 | Elections Centre |
| Blaenau Gwent | Labour | Labour 33Other 8Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 1SDP-Liberal Alliance 1Conservative 1 | 44 | Elections Centre |
| Blyth Valley | SDP-Liberal Alliance | SDP-Liberal Alliance 24Labour 23 | 47 | Elections Centre |
| Bolsover | Labour | Labour 30Other 4SDP-Liberal Alliance 2Conservative 1 | 37 | Elections Centre |
| Bolton | Labour | Labour 38Conservative 15SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Boothferry | No overall control | Conservative 16Labour 10Other 9 | 35 | Elections Centre |
| Boston | No overall control | Conservative 15Other 8SDP-Liberal Alliance 6Labour 5 | 34 | Elections Centre |
| Bournemouth | Conservative | Conservative 37SDP-Liberal Alliance 13Labour 4Other 3 | 57 | Elections Centre |
| Bracknell Forest | Conservative | Conservative 40 | 40 | Elections Centre |
| Bradford | Labour | Labour 49Conservative 38SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 90 | Elections Centre |
| Braintree | No overall control | Conservative 30Labour 13Other 12SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Breckland | Conservative | Conservative 33Other 11Labour 7SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 53 | Elections Centre |
| Brecknock | Other | Other 33Labour 10SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 44 | Elections Centre |
| Brent | Labour | Labour 43Conservative 20SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 66 | Elections Centre |
| Brentwood | Conservative | Conservative 23SDP-Liberal Alliance 14Labour 2 | 39 | Elections Centre |
| Bridgnorth | Other | Other 17Conservative 12SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 | 33 | Elections Centre |
| Brighton | No overall control | Labour 24Conservative 20SDP-Liberal Alliance 3Other 1 | 48 | Elections Centre |
| Bristol, City of | Labour | Labour 37Conservative 25SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 | 68 | Elections Centre |
| Broadland | Conservative | Conservative 33SDP-Liberal Alliance 10Other 6 | 49 | Elections Centre |
| Bromley | Conservative | Conservative 44Labour 10SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Bromsgrove | Conservative | Conservative 28Labour 7SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Other 2 | 41 | Elections Centre |
| Broxbourne | Conservative | Conservative 34Labour 6SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 42 | Elections Centre |
| Broxtowe | Conservative | Conservative 32Labour 10SDP-Liberal Alliance 6Other 1 | 49 | Elections Centre |
| Buckinghamshire | Conservative | Conservative 49Labour 12SDP-Liberal Alliance 9Other 1 | 71 | Elections Centre |
| Burnley | Labour | Labour 40SDP-Liberal Alliance 5Conservative 5Other 3 | 53 | Elections Centre |
| Bury | Labour | Labour 30Conservative 18 | 48 | Elections Centre |
| Caithness | Other | Other 14SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 15 | Elections Centre |
| Calderdale | No overall control | Labour 24Conservative 16SDP-Liberal Alliance 14 | 54 | Elections Centre |
| Cambridge | No overall control | Labour 20SDP-Liberal Alliance 11Conservative 11 | 42 | Elections Centre |
| Cambridgeshire | No overall control | Conservative 29SDP-Liberal Alliance 26Labour 21Other 1 | 77 | Elections Centre |
| Camden | Labour | Labour 44Conservative 13SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 59 | Elections Centre |
| Cannock Chase | Labour | Labour 23SDP-Liberal Alliance 16Conservative 3 | 42 | Elections Centre |
| Canterbury | Conservative | Conservative 33SDP-Liberal Alliance 11Labour 5 | 49 | Elections Centre |
| Caradon | Other | Other 27Conservative 7SDP-Liberal Alliance 6Labour 1 | 41 | Elections Centre |
| Cardiff | No overall control | Labour 29Conservative 25SDP-Liberal Alliance 11 | 65 | Elections Centre |
| Carlisle | Labour | Labour 27Conservative 20SDP-Liberal Alliance 3Other 1 | 51 | Elections Centre |
| Carmarthen | Other | Other 30Labour 4Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 2SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 37 | Elections Centre |
| Carrick | No overall control | SDP-Liberal Alliance 21Conservative 15Other 5Labour 4 | 45 | Elections Centre |
| Castle Morpeth | No overall control | Other 12SDP-Liberal Alliance 12Labour 5Conservative 5 | 34 | Elections Centre |
| Castle Point | Conservative | Conservative 39 | 39 | Elections Centre |
| Central | Labour | Labour 23SNP 5Conservative 4SDP-Liberal Alliance 1Other 1 | 34 | Elections Centre |
| Ceredigion | Other | Other 24SDP-Liberal Alliance 14Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 4Labour 2 | 44 | Elections Centre |
| Charnwood | Conservative | Conservative 39Labour 10SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 52 | Elections Centre |
| Chelmsford | SDP-Liberal Alliance | SDP-Liberal Alliance 29Conservative 24Other 3 | 56 | Elections Centre |
| Cheltenham | No overall control | Conservative 15SDP-Liberal Alliance 14Labour 2Other 2 | 33 | Elections Centre |
| Cherwell | Conservative | Conservative 33Labour 12SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 | 52 | Elections Centre |
| Cheshire | No overall control | Labour 32Conservative 27SDP-Liberal Alliance 11Other 1 | 71 | Elections Centre |
| Chester | No overall control | Conservative 30Labour 18SDP-Liberal Alliance 10Other 2 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Chester-le-Street | Labour | Labour 24SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Other 4Conservative 1 | 33 | Elections Centre |
| Chesterfield | Labour | Labour 35SDP-Liberal Alliance 7Conservative 5 | 47 | Elections Centre |
| Chichester | Conservative | Conservative 35SDP-Liberal Alliance 12Other 3 | 50 | Elections Centre |
| Chiltern | Conservative | Conservative 42SDP-Liberal Alliance 6Labour 1Other 1 | 50 | Elections Centre |
| Chorley | No overall control | Conservative 24Labour 20SDP-Liberal Alliance 3Other 1 | 48 | Elections Centre |
| Christchurch | Conservative | Conservative 15Other 4SDP-Liberal Alliance 3Labour 3 | 25 | Elections Centre |
| Clackmannan | Labour | Labour 9SNP 2Conservative 1 | 12 | Elections Centre |
| Cleethorpes | No overall control | SDP-Liberal Alliance 15Conservative 11Labour 11Other 4 | 41 | Elections Centre |
| Cleveland | Labour | Labour 51Conservative 20SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 | 77 | Elections Centre |
| Clwyd | No overall control | Labour 27Other 23Conservative 14SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 66 | Elections Centre |
| Clydebank | Labour | Labour 11Conservative 1 | 12 | Elections Centre |
| Clydesdale | No overall control | Other 7Labour 6SNP 3 | 16 | Elections Centre |
| Colchester | No overall control | Conservative 24SDP-Liberal Alliance 23Labour 9Other 4 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Colwyn | No overall control | SDP-Liberal Alliance 15Other 13Conservative 4Labour 2 | 34 | Elections Centre |
| Congleton | No overall control | SDP-Liberal Alliance 21Conservative 18Labour 5Other 1 | 45 | Elections Centre |
| Copeland | Labour | Labour 26Conservative 20Other 5 | 51 | Elections Centre |
| Corby | Labour | Labour 23Other 2Conservative 2 | 27 | Elections Centre |
| Cornwall | No overall control | SDP-Liberal Alliance 30Other 28Conservative 16Labour 5 | 79 | Elections Centre |
| Cotswold | Other | Other 31Conservative 11SDP-Liberal Alliance 2Labour 1 | 45 | Elections Centre |
| County Durham | Labour | Labour 50Other 10SDP-Liberal Alliance 7Conservative 5 | 72 | Elections Centre |
| Coventry | Labour | Labour 41Conservative 11SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 54 | Elections Centre |
| Craven | No overall control | Conservative 14SDP-Liberal Alliance 12Other 5Labour 3 | 34 | Elections Centre |
| Crawley | Labour | Labour 18Conservative 13SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 32 | Elections Centre |
| Crewe and Nantwich | No overall control | Conservative 26Labour 24SDP-Liberal Alliance 5Other 2 | 57 | Elections Centre |
| Croydon | Conservative | Conservative 44Labour 26 | 70 | Elections Centre |
| Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Labour | Labour 8SNP 4 | 12 | Elections Centre |
| Cumbria | No overall control | Labour 39Conservative 36SDP-Liberal Alliance 5Other 3 | 83 | Elections Centre |
| Cumnock and Doon Valley | Labour | Labour 10 | 10 | Elections Centre |
| Cunninghame | Labour | Labour 23Conservative 5Other 2 | 30 | Elections Centre |
| Cynon Valley | Labour | Labour 30Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 5Other 3 | 38 | Elections Centre |
| Dacorum | Conservative | Conservative 40SDP-Liberal Alliance 10Labour 8 | 58 | Elections Centre |
| Darlington | No overall control | Conservative 24Labour 24SDP-Liberal Alliance 2Other 2 | 52 | Elections Centre |
| Dartford | Conservative | Conservative 29Labour 16Other 2 | 47 | Elections Centre |
| Daventry | Conservative | Conservative 19Labour 9Other 5SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 35 | Elections Centre |
| Delyn | No overall control | Other 20Labour 11SDP-Liberal Alliance 7Conservative 3Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 1 | 42 | Elections Centre |
| Derby | Labour | Labour 23Conservative 20SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 44 | Elections Centre |
| Derbyshire | Labour | Labour 54Conservative 24SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Other 2 | 84 | Elections Centre |
| Derbyshire Dales | Conservative | Conservative 24SDP-Liberal Alliance 9Other 3Labour 3 | 39 | Elections Centre |
| Derwentside | Labour | Labour 43Other 9Conservative 3 | 55 | Elections Centre |
| Devon | No overall control | Conservative 37SDP-Liberal Alliance 36Labour 10Other 2 | 85 | Elections Centre |
| Dinefwr | Labour | Labour 18Other 12Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 2 | 32 | Elections Centre |
| Doncaster | Labour | Labour 53Conservative 9SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 63 | Elections Centre |
| Dorset | Conservative | Conservative 42SDP-Liberal Alliance 26Other 5Labour 4 | 77 | Elections Centre |
| Dover | Conservative | Conservative 33Labour 19SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 | 56 | Elections Centre |
| Dudley | Labour | Labour 41Conservative 31 | 72 | Elections Centre |
| Dumbarton | Labour | Labour 11Other 2Conservative 2SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 16 | Elections Centre |
| Dumfries and Galloway | Other | Other 19Labour 7SNP 5SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 | 35 | Elections Centre |
| Dundee City | Labour | Labour 25Conservative 15SDP-Liberal Alliance 2SNP 2 | 44 | Elections Centre |
| Dunfermline | Labour | Labour 24SDP-Liberal Alliance 6Conservative 2SNP 1Other 1 | 34 | Elections Centre |
| Durham | Labour | Labour 26SDP-Liberal Alliance 14Other 9 | 49 | Elections Centre |
| Dwyfor | Other | Other 23Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 6 | 29 | Elections Centre |
| Dyfed | No overall control | Other 35Labour 31SDP-Liberal Alliance 9Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 5 | 80 | Elections Centre |
| Ealing | Labour | Labour 47Conservative 20SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 70 | Elections Centre |
| Easington | Labour | Labour 43Other 5SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 51 | Elections Centre |
| East Cambridgeshire | Other | Other 28SDP-Liberal Alliance 5Conservative 3Labour 1 | 37 | Elections Centre |
| East Devon | Conservative | Conservative 52SDP-Liberal Alliance 7Labour 1 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| East Dorset | Conservative | Conservative 27SDP-Liberal Alliance 6Other 3 | 36 | Elections Centre |
| East Hampshire | Conservative | Conservative 26SDP-Liberal Alliance 11Other 5 | 42 | Elections Centre |
| East Hertfordshire | Conservative | Conservative 32Other 12SDP-Liberal Alliance 5Labour 1 | 50 | Elections Centre |
| East Kilbride | Labour | Labour 14Conservative 2 | 16 | Elections Centre |
| East Lindsey | Other | Other 32SDP-Liberal Alliance 13Conservative 12Labour 3 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| East Lothian | Labour | Labour 11Conservative 6 | 17 | Elections Centre |
| East Northamptonshire | Conservative | Conservative 30Labour 5SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 36 | Elections Centre |
| East Staffordshire | No overall control | Conservative 22Labour 21SDP-Liberal Alliance 2Other 1 | 46 | Elections Centre |
| East Sussex | No overall control | Conservative 35SDP-Liberal Alliance 21Labour 14 | 70 | Elections Centre |
| East Yorkshire | Conservative | Conservative 25Other 11SDP-Liberal Alliance 6Labour 1 | 43 | Elections Centre |
| Eastbourne | SDP-Liberal Alliance | SDP-Liberal Alliance 17Conservative 13 | 30 | Elections Centre |
| Eastleigh | No overall control | SDP-Liberal Alliance 22Conservative 15Labour 7 | 44 | Elections Centre |
| Eastwood | Conservative | Conservative 10Other 2 | 12 | Elections Centre |
| Eden | Other | Other 36Conservative 1 | 37 | Elections Centre |
| Edinburgh City | Labour | Labour 34Conservative 22SDP-Liberal Alliance 4SNP 2 | 62 | Elections Centre |
| Ellesmere Port and Neston | Labour | Labour 28Conservative 12Other 1 | 41 | Elections Centre |
| Elmbridge | No overall control | Conservative 29Other 18SDP-Liberal Alliance 7Labour 6 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Enfield | Conservative | Conservative 38Labour 28 | 66 | Elections Centre |
| Epping Forest | Conservative | Conservative 35Labour 11Other 9SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 | 59 | Elections Centre |
| Epsom And Ewell | Other | Other 35Labour 3SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 39 | Elections Centre |
| Erewash | Conservative | Conservative 29Labour 21Other 2 | 52 | Elections Centre |
| Essex | No overall control | Conservative 45Labour 29SDP-Liberal Alliance 23Other 1 | 98 | Elections Centre |
| Ettrick and Lauderdale | Other | Other 13Labour 2Conservative 1 | 16 | Elections Centre |
| Exeter | No overall control | Conservative 15Labour 13SDP-Liberal Alliance 7Other 1 | 36 | Elections Centre |
| Falkirk | Labour | Labour 25SNP 7Conservative 2Other 2 | 36 | Elections Centre |
| Fareham | Conservative | Conservative 23SDP-Liberal Alliance 16Other 3 | 42 | Elections Centre |
| Fenland | Conservative | Conservative 25SDP-Liberal Alliance 6Other 5Labour 4 | 40 | Elections Centre |
| Fife | Labour | Labour 30SDP-Liberal Alliance 8Conservative 4SNP 2Other 2 | 46 | Elections Centre |
| Forest Heath | Conservative | Conservative 14Other 11 | 25 | Elections Centre |
| Forest Of Dean | No overall control | Other 20Labour 13SDP-Liberal Alliance 9Conservative 7 | 49 | Elections Centre |
| Fylde | Conservative | Conservative 30Other 17Labour 1SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 49 | Elections Centre |
| Gateshead | Labour | Labour 58Conservative 4SDP-Liberal Alliance 3Other 1 | 66 | Elections Centre |
| Gedling | Conservative | Conservative 48SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Labour 4Other 1 | 57 | Elections Centre |
| Gillingham | Conservative | Conservative 22SDP-Liberal Alliance 14Labour 6 | 42 | Elections Centre |
| Glanford | Conservative | Conservative 25Other 12SDP-Liberal Alliance 2Labour 2 | 41 | Elections Centre |
| Glasgow City | Labour | Labour 59Conservative 5SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 66 | Elections Centre |
| Gloucester | Conservative | Conservative 17Labour 10SDP-Liberal Alliance 5Other 1 | 33 | Elections Centre |
| Gloucestershire | No overall control | SDP-Liberal Alliance 23Conservative 18Labour 14Other 8 | 63 | Elections Centre |
| Glyndwr | Other | Other 28SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Labour 3 | 35 | Elections Centre |
| Gordon | Other | Other 7Conservative 3SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 12 | Elections Centre |
| Gosport | Conservative | Conservative 19SDP-Liberal Alliance 6Labour 5 | 30 | Elections Centre |
| Grampian | No overall control | Labour 17Conservative 16SDP-Liberal Alliance 13SNP 8Other 3 | 57 | Elections Centre |
| Gravesham | No overall control | Labour 22Conservative 22 | 44 | Elections Centre |
| Great Grimsby | Labour | Labour 26Conservative 12SDP-Liberal Alliance 6Other 1 | 45 | Elections Centre |
| Great Yarmouth | No overall control | Conservative 24Labour 22SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 48 | Elections Centre |
| Greenwich | Labour | Labour 44Conservative 12SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 | 62 | Elections Centre |
| Guildford | Conservative | Conservative 29SDP-Liberal Alliance 10Labour 6 | 45 | Elections Centre |
| Gwent | Labour | Labour 67Conservative 9SDP-Liberal Alliance 1Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 1 | 78 | Elections Centre |
| Gwynedd | Other | Other 42Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 7SDP-Liberal Alliance 7Labour 6Conservative 4 | 66 | Elections Centre |
| Hackney | Labour | Labour 53SDP-Liberal Alliance 5Conservative 2 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Halton | Labour | Labour 42SDP-Liberal Alliance 6Conservative 4Other 1 | 53 | Elections Centre |
| Hambleton | No overall control | Conservative 21Other 18SDP-Liberal Alliance 7Labour 1 | 47 | Elections Centre |
| Hamilton | Labour | Labour 17SDP-Liberal Alliance 2Conservative 1 | 20 | Elections Centre |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | Labour | Labour 40Conservative 9SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 50 | Elections Centre |
| Hampshire | No overall control | Conservative 50SDP-Liberal Alliance 31Labour 19Other 2 | 102 | Elections Centre |
| Harborough | No overall control | Conservative 17SDP-Liberal Alliance 12Other 6Labour 2 | 37 | Elections Centre |
| Haringey | Labour | Labour 42Conservative 16SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 59 | Elections Centre |
| Harlow | Labour | Labour 37SDP-Liberal Alliance 3Conservative 2 | 42 | Elections Centre |
| Harrogate | Conservative | Conservative 32SDP-Liberal Alliance 23Labour 3Other 2 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Harrow | Conservative | Conservative 32SDP-Liberal Alliance 18Labour 9Other 4 | 63 | Elections Centre |
| Hart | No overall control | SDP-Liberal Alliance 16Conservative 14Other 5 | 35 | Elections Centre |
| Hartlepool | Labour | Labour 32Conservative 11Other 2SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 47 | Elections Centre |
| Hastings | No overall control | SDP-Liberal Alliance 14Conservative 11Labour 7 | 32 | Elections Centre |
| Havant | Conservative | Conservative 23Labour 11Other 4SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 | 42 | Elections Centre |
| Havering | No overall control | Conservative 27Labour 20Other 11SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 | 63 | Elections Centre |
| Hereford | SDP-Liberal Alliance | SDP-Liberal Alliance 19Conservative 4Labour 3Other 1 | 27 | Elections Centre |
| Hereford & Worcester | Conservative | Conservative 39Labour 18SDP-Liberal Alliance 15Other 4 | 76 | Elections Centre |
| Hertfordshire | No overall control | Conservative 36Labour 27SDP-Liberal Alliance 14 | 77 | Elections Centre |
| Hertsmere | Conservative | Conservative 22Labour 12SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 | 39 | Elections Centre |
| High Peak | No overall control | Conservative 19Labour 11Other 7SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 | 44 | Elections Centre |
| Highland | Other | Other 37Labour 7SNP 3SDP-Liberal Alliance 3Conservative 2 | 52 | Elections Centre |
| Hillingdon | No overall control | Labour 34Conservative 28SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 | 69 | Elections Centre |
| Hinckley And Bosworth | Conservative | Conservative 21SDP-Liberal Alliance 8Labour 5 | 34 | Elections Centre |
| Holderness | Other | Other 25SDP-Liberal Alliance 5Conservative 1 | 31 | Elections Centre |
| Horsham | Conservative | Conservative 33SDP-Liberal Alliance 6Other 4 | 43 | Elections Centre |
| Hounslow | Labour | Labour 40Conservative 17SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Hove | Conservative | Conservative 22Labour 4SDP-Liberal Alliance 3Other 1 | 30 | Elections Centre |
| Humberside | No overall control | Labour 36Conservative 35SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 | 75 | Elections Centre |
| Huntingdonshire | Conservative | Conservative 44Labour 5Other 3SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 53 | Elections Centre |
| Hyndburn | Labour | Labour 26Conservative 14SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 | 47 | Elections Centre |
| Inverclyde | Labour | Labour 11SDP-Liberal Alliance 9 | 20 | Elections Centre |
| Inverness | Other | Other 18Labour 8SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 28 | Elections Centre |
| Ipswich | Labour | Labour 33Conservative 15 | 48 | Elections Centre |
| Isle of Anglesey | Other | Other 30Labour 4Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 3SDP-Liberal Alliance 1Conservative 1 | 39 | Elections Centre |
| Isle Of Wight | SDP-Liberal Alliance | SDP-Liberal Alliance 28Conservative 11Other 4 | 43 | Elections Centre |
| Islington | Labour | Labour 36SDP-Liberal Alliance 16 | 52 | Elections Centre |
| Islwyn | Labour | Labour 24Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 10SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 35 | Elections Centre |
| Kennet | No overall control | Other 16Conservative 15SDP-Liberal Alliance 9 | 40 | Elections Centre |
| Kensington and Chelsea | Conservative | Conservative 39Labour 15 | 54 | Elections Centre |
| Kent | Conservative | Conservative 57Labour 24SDP-Liberal Alliance 18 | 99 | Elections Centre |
| Kerrier | No overall control | SDP-Liberal Alliance 19Other 16Conservative 5Labour 4 | 44 | Elections Centre |
| Kettering | No overall control | Conservative 17Labour 12SDP-Liberal Alliance 9Other 7 | 45 | Elections Centre |
| Kilmarnock and Loudon | Labour | Labour 14Conservative 3SNP 1 | 18 | Elections Centre |
| Kincardine and Deeside | Other | Other 7Conservative 3SDP-Liberal Alliance 1SNP 1 | 12 | Elections Centre |
| King's Lynn And West Norfolk | Conservative | Conservative 46Labour 11SDP-Liberal Alliance 2Other 1 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Kingston Upon Hull, City of | Labour | Labour 53Conservative 5SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Kingston upon Thames | No overall control | Conservative 24SDP-Liberal Alliance 22Labour 4 | 50 | Elections Centre |
| Kingswood | Conservative | Conservative 26Labour 20SDP-Liberal Alliance 3Other 1 | 50 | Elections Centre |
| Kirkcaldy | Labour | Labour 30Other 3SDP-Liberal Alliance 3Conservative 3SNP 1 | 40 | Elections Centre |
| Kirklees | No overall control | Labour 33Conservative 21SDP-Liberal Alliance 18 | 72 | Elections Centre |
| Knowsley | Labour | Labour 60Conservative 4SDP-Liberal Alliance 1Other 1 | 66 | Elections Centre |
| Kyle and Carrick | Conservative | Conservative 13Labour 12 | 25 | Elections Centre |
| Lambeth | Labour | Labour 40Conservative 21SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 64 | Elections Centre |
| Lancashire | No overall control | Labour 48Conservative 42SDP-Liberal Alliance 9 | 99 | Elections Centre |
| Lancaster | No overall control | Conservative 28Labour 21SDP-Liberal Alliance 9Other 2 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| LANGBAURGH | No overall control | Labour 27Conservative 24SDP-Liberal Alliance 7Other 2 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Leeds [merged dbbb09e6] | Labour | Labour 58Conservative 25SDP-Liberal Alliance 14Other 2 | 99 | Elections Centre |
| Leicester | Labour | Labour 34Conservative 16SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 | 56 | Elections Centre |
| Leicestershire | No overall control | Conservative 42Labour 32SDP-Liberal Alliance 11 | 85 | Elections Centre |
| Leominster | Other | Other 23Conservative 8SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Labour 1 | 36 | Elections Centre |
| Lewes | Conservative | Conservative 34SDP-Liberal Alliance 11Other 3 | 48 | Elections Centre |
| Lewisham | Labour | Labour 50Conservative 17 | 67 | Elections Centre |
| Lichfield | Conservative | Conservative 42Labour 10Other 4 | 56 | Elections Centre |
| Lincoln | Labour | Labour 25Conservative 8 | 33 | Elections Centre |
| Lincolnshire | Conservative | Conservative 39SDP-Liberal Alliance 20Labour 14Other 3 | 76 | Elections Centre |
| Liverpool | Labour | Labour 51SDP-Liberal Alliance 44Conservative 4 | 99 | Elections Centre |
| Llanelli | Labour | Labour 25Other 7SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 35 | Elections Centre |
| Lliw Valley | Labour | Labour 22Other 7Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 4 | 33 | Elections Centre |
| Lochaber | Other | Other 10Labour 5 | 15 | Elections Centre |
| Lothian | Labour | Labour 32Conservative 13SDP-Liberal Alliance 3SNP 1 | 49 | Elections Centre |
| Luton | Conservative | Conservative 32Labour 13SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 48 | Elections Centre |
| Macclesfield | Conservative | Conservative 35SDP-Liberal Alliance 13Other 7Labour 5 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Maidstone | No overall control | SDP-Liberal Alliance 25Conservative 20Labour 8Other 2 | 55 | Elections Centre |
| Maldon | No overall control | Conservative 14SDP-Liberal Alliance 11Other 4Labour 1 | 30 | Elections Centre |
| Malvern Hills | No overall control | Other 22SDP-Liberal Alliance 17Conservative 11Labour 1 | 51 | Elections Centre |
| Manchester | Labour | Labour 77Conservative 13SDP-Liberal Alliance 9 | 99 | Elections Centre |
| Mansfield | Labour | Labour 36Conservative 9SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 46 | Elections Centre |
| Medina | Conservative | Conservative 20SDP-Liberal Alliance 13Other 3 | 36 | Elections Centre |
| Meirionnydd | Other | Other 27Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 7Labour 7 | 41 | Elections Centre |
| Melton | Conservative | Conservative 16SDP-Liberal Alliance 7Other 3 | 26 | Elections Centre |
| Mendip | No overall control | SDP-Liberal Alliance 19Conservative 18Other 4Labour 2 | 43 | Elections Centre |
| Merthyr Tydfil | Labour | Labour 22Other 10Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 1 | 33 | Elections Centre |
| Merton | Conservative | Conservative 29Labour 25Other 3 | 57 | Elections Centre |
| Mid Bedfordshire | Conservative | Conservative 43Other 5SDP-Liberal Alliance 3Labour 2 | 53 | Elections Centre |
| Mid Devon | Other | Other 27SDP-Liberal Alliance 13 | 40 | Elections Centre |
| Mid Glamorgan | Labour | Labour 69Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 8Other 5SDP-Liberal Alliance 2Conservative 1 | 85 | Elections Centre |
| Mid Suffolk | No overall control | Conservative 19Other 11Labour 6SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 | 40 | Elections Centre |
| Mid Sussex | Conservative | Conservative 36SDP-Liberal Alliance 13Other 5 | 54 | Elections Centre |
| Middlesbrough | Labour | Labour 37Conservative 12SDP-Liberal Alliance 3Other 1 | 53 | Elections Centre |
| Midlothian | Labour | Labour 14SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 15 | Elections Centre |
| Milton Keynes | No overall control | Labour 18SDP-Liberal Alliance 14Conservative 11Other 3 | 46 | Elections Centre |
| Mole Valley | No overall control | Conservative 15Other 14SDP-Liberal Alliance 11Labour 1 | 41 | Elections Centre |
| Monklands | Labour | Labour 18Conservative 2 | 20 | Elections Centre |
| Monmouth | Conservative | Conservative 26Labour 12Other 2 | 40 | Elections Centre |
| Montgomeryshire | Other | Other 40SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 1Labour 1 | 46 | Elections Centre |
| Moray | Other | Other 15SNP 2Labour 1 | 18 | Elections Centre |
| Motherwell | Labour | Labour 23Conservative 3Other 2SNP 2 | 30 | Elections Centre |
| Nairn | Other | Other 9Labour 1 | 10 | Elections Centre |
| Neath | Labour | Labour 31SDP-Liberal Alliance 2Other 1 | 34 | Elections Centre |
| New Forest | Conservative | Conservative 33SDP-Liberal Alliance 18Other 7 | 58 | Elections Centre |
| Newark And Sherwood | No overall control | Conservative 26Labour 23Other 3SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 54 | Elections Centre |
| Newcastle Upon Tyne | Labour | Labour 52SDP-Liberal Alliance 13Conservative 13 | 78 | Elections Centre |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | Labour | Labour 36SDP-Liberal Alliance 9Conservative 9Other 2 | 56 | Elections Centre |
| Newham | Labour | Labour 60 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Newport | Labour | Labour 36Conservative 10SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 47 | Elections Centre |
| Nithsdale | No overall control | Other 9Conservative 7SNP 6Labour 6 | 28 | Elections Centre |
| Norfolk | Conservative | Conservative 44Labour 25SDP-Liberal Alliance 15 | 84 | Elections Centre |
| North Cornwall | Other | Other 29SDP-Liberal Alliance 7Conservative 2 | 38 | Elections Centre |
| North Devon | No overall control | Other 19SDP-Liberal Alliance 16Conservative 9 | 44 | Elections Centre |
| North Dorset | Other | Other 24SDP-Liberal Alliance 8Conservative 1 | 33 | Elections Centre |
| North East Derbyshire | Labour | Labour 32Conservative 15Other 5SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 53 | Elections Centre |
| North East Fife | SDP-Liberal Alliance | SDP-Liberal Alliance 10Conservative 6Other 2 | 18 | Elections Centre |
| North Hertfordshire | Conservative | Conservative 26Labour 13SDP-Liberal Alliance 8Other 3 | 50 | Elections Centre |
| North Kesteven | No overall control | Other 18Conservative 15SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Labour 2 | 39 | Elections Centre |
| North Norfolk | Other | Other 24Conservative 16SDP-Liberal Alliance 3Labour 3 | 46 | Elections Centre |
| North Shropshire | Other | Other 31Conservative 6Labour 2SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 40 | Elections Centre |
| North Tyneside | Labour | Labour 31Conservative 16SDP-Liberal Alliance 9Other 4 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| North Warwickshire | Labour | Labour 19Conservative 12Other 2SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 34 | Elections Centre |
| North West Leicestershire | No overall control | Labour 19Conservative 14Other 4SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 40 | Elections Centre |
| North Wiltshire | Conservative | Conservative 28SDP-Liberal Alliance 22Labour 1Other 1 | 52 | Elections Centre |
| North Yorkshire | No overall control | Conservative 38SDP-Liberal Alliance 26Labour 20Other 12 | 96 | Elections Centre |
| Northampton | Conservative | Conservative 25Labour 16SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 43 | Elections Centre |
| Northamptonshire | No overall control | Conservative 34Labour 29SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Other 1 | 68 | Elections Centre |
| Northavon | Conservative | Conservative 30SDP-Liberal Alliance 18Labour 8Other 1 | 57 | Elections Centre |
| Northumberland | No overall control | Labour 30SDP-Liberal Alliance 20Conservative 12Other 4 | 66 | Elections Centre |
| Norwich | Labour | Labour 36SDP-Liberal Alliance 9Conservative 3 | 48 | Elections Centre |
| Nottingham | Conservative | Conservative 28Labour 26Other 1 | 55 | Elections Centre |
| Nottinghamshire | Labour | Labour 48Conservative 37SDP-Liberal Alliance 2Other 1 | 88 | Elections Centre |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth | Labour | Labour 33Conservative 11SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 45 | Elections Centre |
| Oadby And Wigston | Conservative | Conservative 18SDP-Liberal Alliance 8 | 26 | Elections Centre |
| Ogwr | Labour | Labour 30Conservative 17Other 2 | 49 | Elections Centre |
| Oldham | Labour | Labour 41Conservative 10SDP-Liberal Alliance 9 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Orkney Islands | Other | Other 24 | 24 | Elections Centre |
| Oswestry | No overall control | Other 14Conservative 6Labour 5SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 | 29 | Elections Centre |
| Oxford | Labour | Labour 29Conservative 11SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 | 45 | Elections Centre |
| Oxfordshire | No overall control | Conservative 31Labour 20SDP-Liberal Alliance 18Other 1 | 70 | Elections Centre |
| Pendle | SDP-Liberal Alliance | SDP-Liberal Alliance 27Labour 19Conservative 5 | 51 | Elections Centre |
| Penwith | No overall control | Other 15Conservative 12Labour 5SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 34 | Elections Centre |
| Perth and Kinross | No overall control | Conservative 14Labour 6SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Other 4SNP 1 | 29 | Elections Centre |
| Peterborough | No overall control | Labour 22Conservative 17SDP-Liberal Alliance 8Other 1 | 48 | Elections Centre |
| Plymouth | Conservative | Conservative 31Labour 19SDP-Liberal Alliance 10 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Poole | Conservative | Conservative 21SDP-Liberal Alliance 15 | 36 | Elections Centre |
| Port Talbot | Labour | Labour 23Other 6SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 31 | Elections Centre |
| Portsmouth | Conservative | Conservative 21Labour 9SDP-Liberal Alliance 6Other 3 | 39 | Elections Centre |
| Powys | Other | Other 40Labour 8SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 | 53 | Elections Centre |
| Preseli Pembrokeshire | Other | Other 36SDP-Liberal Alliance 2Conservative 1Labour 1 | 40 | Elections Centre |
| Preston | Labour | Labour 35Conservative 16SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 | 57 | Elections Centre |
| Purbeck | No overall control | Other 8SDP-Liberal Alliance 7Conservative 7 | 22 | Elections Centre |
| Radnor | Other | Other 31Labour 2 | 33 | Elections Centre |
| Reading | Labour | Labour 24Conservative 16SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 | 45 | Elections Centre |
| Redbridge | Conservative | Conservative 45Labour 17SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 63 | Elections Centre |
| Redditch | Labour | Labour 18Conservative 9SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 29 | Elections Centre |
| Reigate and Banstead | Conservative | Conservative 32Labour 10SDP-Liberal Alliance 6Other 1 | 49 | Elections Centre |
| Renfrew | Labour | Labour 35Conservative 5SNP 3SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 45 | Elections Centre |
| Restormel | No overall control | SDP-Liberal Alliance 20Other 18Conservative 5Labour 1 | 44 | Elections Centre |
| Rhondda | Labour | Labour 26Other 5Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 2 | 33 | Elections Centre |
| Rhuddlan | Other | Other 21Labour 6Conservative 5 | 32 | Elections Centre |
| Rhymney Valley | Labour | Labour 32Other 7Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 7 | 46 | Elections Centre |
| Ribble Valley | Conservative | Conservative 31Other 3Labour 3SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 39 | Elections Centre |
| Richmond upon Thames | SDP-Liberal Alliance | SDP-Liberal Alliance 49Conservative 3 | 52 | Elections Centre |
| Richmondshire | Other | Other 27SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 | 34 | Elections Centre |
| Rochdale | Labour | Labour 35Conservative 12SDP-Liberal Alliance 12Other 1 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Rochester-upon-Medway | Conservative | Conservative 29Labour 14SDP-Liberal Alliance 6Other 1 | 50 | Elections Centre |
| Rochford | Conservative | Conservative 23SDP-Liberal Alliance 10Labour 6Other 1 | 40 | Elections Centre |
| Ross and Cromarty | Other | Other 18Labour 2Conservative 1 | 21 | Elections Centre |
| Rossendale | Labour | Labour 19Conservative 17 | 36 | Elections Centre |
| Rother | Conservative | Conservative 29Other 10SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Labour 2 | 45 | Elections Centre |
| Rotherham | Labour | Labour 62SDP-Liberal Alliance 2Other 1Conservative 1 | 66 | Elections Centre |
| Roxburgh | No overall control | Other 7Conservative 5SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 | 16 | Elections Centre |
| Rugby | Conservative | Conservative 25Labour 16Other 6SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 48 | Elections Centre |
| Runnymede | Conservative | Conservative 25Labour 8Other 6SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 42 | Elections Centre |
| Rushcliffe | Conservative | Conservative 46SDP-Liberal Alliance 6Labour 2 | 54 | Elections Centre |
| Rushmoor | Conservative | Conservative 31SDP-Liberal Alliance 8Labour 6 | 45 | Elections Centre |
| Rutland | No overall control | Conservative 9Other 8SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 20 | Elections Centre |
| Ryedale | No overall control | SDP-Liberal Alliance 17Other 17Conservative 8 | 42 | Elections Centre |
| Salford | Labour | Labour 55Conservative 5 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Salisbury | Conservative | Conservative 32Other 14SDP-Liberal Alliance 9Labour 3 | 58 | Elections Centre |
| Sandwell | Labour | Labour 56Conservative 12SDP-Liberal Alliance 3Other 1 | 72 | Elections Centre |
| Scarborough | No overall control | Conservative 19Other 14SDP-Liberal Alliance 8Labour 8 | 49 | Elections Centre |
| Scottish Borders | Other | Other 14Conservative 6SDP-Liberal Alliance 2SNP 1 | 23 | Elections Centre |
| Scunthorpe | Labour | Labour 30Conservative 6SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 | 40 | Elections Centre |
| Sedgefield | Labour | Labour 36SDP-Liberal Alliance 7Other 4Conservative 2 | 49 | Elections Centre |
| Sedgemoor | Conservative | Conservative 32SDP-Liberal Alliance 7Other 5Labour 5 | 49 | Elections Centre |
| Sefton | No overall control | Conservative 27Labour 24SDP-Liberal Alliance 18 | 69 | Elections Centre |
| Selby | Conservative | Conservative 27Other 10Labour 8SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 | 50 | Elections Centre |
| Sevenoaks | Conservative | Conservative 34Other 12SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 | 53 | Elections Centre |
| Sheffield | Labour | Labour 65Conservative 13SDP-Liberal Alliance 9 | 87 | Elections Centre |
| Shepway | No overall control | SDP-Liberal Alliance 27Conservative 26Other 3 | 56 | Elections Centre |
| Shetland Islands | Other | Other 24 | 24 | Elections Centre |
| Shrewsbury and Atcham | No overall control | Conservative 21Labour 16SDP-Liberal Alliance 9Other 2 | 48 | Elections Centre |
| Shropshire | No overall control | Labour 25Conservative 20Other 11SDP-Liberal Alliance 10 | 66 | Elections Centre |
| Skye and Lochalsh | Other | Other 10SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 11 | Elections Centre |
| Slough | Labour | Labour 24Conservative 11SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 | 39 | Elections Centre |
| Solihull | Conservative | Conservative 28Labour 14Other 6SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 51 | Elections Centre |
| Somerset | No overall control | SDP-Liberal Alliance 26Conservative 24Labour 7 | 57 | Elections Centre |
| South Bedfordshire | Conservative | Conservative 39Labour 8SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Other 2 | 53 | Elections Centre |
| South Bucks | Conservative | Conservative 30Other 7SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 | 41 | Elections Centre |
| South Cambridgeshire | Other | Other 30Conservative 19Labour 3SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 55 | Elections Centre |
| South Derbyshire | Labour | Labour 18Conservative 9Other 6SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 34 | Elections Centre |
| South Glamorgan | Labour | Labour 34Conservative 18SDP-Liberal Alliance 9Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 1 | 62 | Elections Centre |
| South Hams | Conservative | Conservative 27Other 13SDP-Liberal Alliance 3Labour 1 | 44 | Elections Centre |
| South Herefordshire | Other | Other 25SDP-Liberal Alliance 5Conservative 5 | 35 | Elections Centre |
| South Holland | No overall control | Conservative 19Other 16SDP-Liberal Alliance 2Labour 1 | 38 | Elections Centre |
| South Kesteven | Conservative | Conservative 31Other 9Labour 9SDP-Liberal Alliance 8 | 57 | Elections Centre |
| South Lakeland | No overall control | Conservative 23Other 13SDP-Liberal Alliance 12Labour 4 | 52 | Elections Centre |
| South Norfolk | No overall control | Conservative 23SDP-Liberal Alliance 16Other 8 | 47 | Elections Centre |
| South Northamptonshire | Conservative | Conservative 28Other 9Labour 3 | 40 | Elections Centre |
| South Oxfordshire | Conservative | Conservative 38Labour 8Other 6SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 | 56 | Elections Centre |
| South Pembrokeshire | Other | Other 27Labour 1Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 1SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 30 | Elections Centre |
| South Ribble | Conservative | Conservative 36Labour 11SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 | 54 | Elections Centre |
| South Shropshire | Other | Other 26Conservative 8SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 | 40 | Elections Centre |
| South Somerset | SDP-Liberal Alliance | SDP-Liberal Alliance 34Conservative 19Other 7 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| South Staffordshire | Conservative | Conservative 38Other 5Labour 4SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 50 | Elections Centre |
| South Tyneside | Labour | Labour 53Other 4Conservative 3 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| South Wight | No overall control | Conservative 12Other 8SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 | 24 | Elections Centre |
| Southampton | No overall control | Labour 21Conservative 19SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Other 1 | 45 | Elections Centre |
| Southend-On-Sea | No overall control | SDP-Liberal Alliance 19Conservative 15Labour 5 | 39 | Elections Centre |
| Southwark | Labour | Labour 43SDP-Liberal Alliance 15Conservative 6 | 64 | Elections Centre |
| Spelthorne | Conservative | Conservative 38Labour 2 | 40 | Elections Centre |
| St Albans | No overall control | Conservative 25SDP-Liberal Alliance 24Labour 7Other 1 | 57 | Elections Centre |
| St. Helens | Labour | Labour 43Conservative 9SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 54 | Elections Centre |
| St.Edmundsbury | Conservative | Conservative 31Labour 8SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Other 1 | 44 | Elections Centre |
| Stafford | No overall control | Conservative 21Labour 17SDP-Liberal Alliance 12Other 10 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Staffordshire | Labour | Labour 48Conservative 30SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 | 82 | Elections Centre |
| Staffordshire Moorlands | No overall control | Conservative 26Other 18Labour 9SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 56 | Elections Centre |
| Stevenage | Labour | Labour 26SDP-Liberal Alliance 12Conservative 1 | 39 | Elections Centre |
| Stewartry | Other | Other 12 | 12 | Elections Centre |
| Stirling | Labour | Labour 11Conservative 8Other 1 | 20 | Elections Centre |
| Stockport | No overall control | SDP-Liberal Alliance 22Conservative 22Labour 15Other 4 | 63 | Elections Centre |
| Stockton-on-Tees | Labour | Labour 28Conservative 18SDP-Liberal Alliance 9 | 55 | Elections Centre |
| Stoke On Trent | Labour | Labour 54Conservative 6 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Stratford-On-Avon | Conservative | Conservative 36SDP-Liberal Alliance 10Other 7Labour 2 | 55 | Elections Centre |
| Strathclyde | Labour | Labour 87Conservative 6SDP-Liberal Alliance 5Other 3SNP 2 | 103 | Elections Centre |
| Strathkelvin | Labour | Labour 11Conservative 4 | 15 | Elections Centre |
| Stroud | No overall control | Conservative 23SDP-Liberal Alliance 15Other 9Labour 9 | 56 | Elections Centre |
| Suffolk | Conservative | Conservative 50Labour 23Other 4SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 80 | Elections Centre |
| Suffolk Coastal | Conservative | Conservative 39Other 9SDP-Liberal Alliance 6Labour 1 | 55 | Elections Centre |
| Sunderland | Labour | Labour 61Conservative 10SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 | 75 | Elections Centre |
| Surrey | Conservative | Conservative 52SDP-Liberal Alliance 12Labour 7Other 5 | 76 | Elections Centre |
| Surrey Heath | Conservative | Conservative 36 | 36 | Elections Centre |
| Sutherland | Other | Other 14 | 14 | Elections Centre |
| Sutton | No overall control | SDP-Liberal Alliance 28Conservative 21Labour 7 | 56 | Elections Centre |
| Swale | No overall control | Conservative 19SDP-Liberal Alliance 17Labour 13 | 49 | Elections Centre |
| Swansea | Labour | Labour 31Conservative 11SDP-Liberal Alliance 5Other 4 | 51 | Elections Centre |
| Swindon | Labour | Labour 35Conservative 12SDP-Liberal Alliance 6Other 1 | 54 | Elections Centre |
| Taff-Ely | Labour | Labour 23Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 10Other 6SDP-Liberal Alliance 3Conservative 1 | 43 | Elections Centre |
| Tameside | Labour | Labour 45Conservative 8SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 | 57 | Elections Centre |
| Tamworth | Conservative | Conservative 16Labour 14 | 30 | Elections Centre |
| Tandridge | Conservative | Conservative 29SDP-Liberal Alliance 9Labour 3Other 1 | 42 | Elections Centre |
| Taunton Deane | Conservative | Conservative 28SDP-Liberal Alliance 15Labour 7Other 3 | 53 | Elections Centre |
| Tayside | No overall control | Labour 20Conservative 14SNP 9Other 2SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 46 | Elections Centre |
| Teesdale | Other | Other 21Labour 6Conservative 3SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 31 | Elections Centre |
| Teignbridge | No overall control | Conservative 27Other 25SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Labour 2 | 58 | Elections Centre |
| Telford & Wrekin | Labour | Labour 29Conservative 11Other 4SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 46 | Elections Centre |
| Tendring | Conservative | Conservative 33SDP-Liberal Alliance 15Other 8Labour 4 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Test Valley | Conservative | Conservative 26SDP-Liberal Alliance 14Other 4 | 44 | Elections Centre |
| Tewkesbury | No overall control | Other 22Conservative 17SDP-Liberal Alliance 5Labour 1 | 45 | Elections Centre |
| Thanet | No overall control | Conservative 25Other 12SDP-Liberal Alliance 10Labour 7 | 54 | Elections Centre |
| Three Rivers | SDP-Liberal Alliance | SDP-Liberal Alliance 24Conservative 16Labour 7 | 47 | Elections Centre |
| Thurrock | Labour | Labour 28Conservative 9Other 2 | 39 | Elections Centre |
| Tonbridge And Malling | Conservative | Conservative 30SDP-Liberal Alliance 15Labour 6Other 1 | 52 | Elections Centre |
| Torbay | Conservative | Conservative 25SDP-Liberal Alliance 10Other 1 | 36 | Elections Centre |
| Torfaen | Labour | Labour 33Other 9SDP-Liberal Alliance 1Conservative 1 | 44 | Elections Centre |
| Torridge | Other | Other 23Conservative 8Labour 3SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 36 | Elections Centre |
| Tower Hamlets | SDP-Liberal Alliance | SDP-Liberal Alliance 26Labour 24 | 50 | Elections Centre |
| Trafford | No overall control | Conservative 28Labour 28SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 | 63 | Elections Centre |
| Tunbridge Wells | Conservative | Conservative 34SDP-Liberal Alliance 11Labour 2Other 1 | 48 | Elections Centre |
| Tweeddale | Other | Other 10 | 10 | Elections Centre |
| Tynedale | No overall control | Conservative 16SDP-Liberal Alliance 12Other 10Labour 9 | 47 | Elections Centre |
| Uttlesford | Conservative | Conservative 24SDP-Liberal Alliance 10Other 7Labour 1 | 42 | Elections Centre |
| Vale of Glamorgan | Conservative | Conservative 26Labour 14Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 4Other 2 | 46 | Elections Centre |
| Vale Of White Horse | Conservative | Conservative 41SDP-Liberal Alliance 8Other 1Labour 1 | 51 | Elections Centre |
| Vale Royal | No overall control | Conservative 26Labour 24SDP-Liberal Alliance 5Other 5 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Wakefield | Labour | Labour 56SDP-Liberal Alliance 3Conservative 3Other 1 | 63 | Elections Centre |
| Walsall | No overall control | Labour 29Conservative 18SDP-Liberal Alliance 9Other 4 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Waltham Forest | Labour | Labour 31Conservative 16SDP-Liberal Alliance 10 | 57 | Elections Centre |
| Wandsworth | Conservative | Conservative 31Labour 30 | 61 | Elections Centre |
| Wansbeck | Labour | Labour 39SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 | 46 | Elections Centre |
| Wansdyke | Conservative | Conservative 28Labour 16Other 3 | 47 | Elections Centre |
| Warrington | Labour | Labour 37Conservative 15SDP-Liberal Alliance 8 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Warwick | Conservative | Conservative 29Labour 7SDP-Liberal Alliance 6Other 3 | 45 | Elections Centre |
| Warwickshire | No overall control | Conservative 26Labour 24SDP-Liberal Alliance 10Other 2 | 62 | Elections Centre |
| Watford | Labour | Labour 23Conservative 10SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 36 | Elections Centre |
| Waveney | No overall control | Conservative 22Labour 21SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Other 1 | 48 | Elections Centre |
| Waverley | Conservative | Conservative 42SDP-Liberal Alliance 13Other 2 | 57 | Elections Centre |
| Wealden | Conservative | Conservative 49SDP-Liberal Alliance 5Other 4 | 58 | Elections Centre |
| Wear Valley | Labour | Labour 26Other 8Conservative 3SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 40 | Elections Centre |
| Wellingborough | Conservative | Conservative 21Labour 9Other 3SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 | 34 | Elections Centre |
| Welwyn Hatfield | Labour | Labour 23Conservative 18SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 | 43 | Elections Centre |
| West Berkshire | Conservative | Conservative 34SDP-Liberal Alliance 11 | 45 | Elections Centre |
| West Devon | No overall control | Other 15Conservative 13SDP-Liberal Alliance 1Labour 1 | 30 | Elections Centre |
| West Dorset | No overall control | Other 25Conservative 14SDP-Liberal Alliance 13Labour 3 | 55 | Elections Centre |
| West Glamorgan | Labour | Labour 54Conservative 7SDP-Liberal Alliance 5Other 4 | 70 | Elections Centre |
| West Lancashire | Conservative | Conservative 29Labour 23SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 | 55 | Elections Centre |
| West Lindsey | SDP-Liberal Alliance | SDP-Liberal Alliance 19Other 9Conservative 8Labour 1 | 37 | Elections Centre |
| West Lothian | Labour | Labour 19Other 3SNP 2 | 24 | Elections Centre |
| West Oxfordshire | Conservative | Conservative 25Other 12SDP-Liberal Alliance 9Labour 3 | 49 | Elections Centre |
| West Somerset | Other | Other 26Conservative 6 | 32 | Elections Centre |
| West Sussex | Conservative | Conservative 46SDP-Liberal Alliance 17Labour 8 | 71 | Elections Centre |
| West Wiltshire | Conservative | Conservative 31SDP-Liberal Alliance 7Labour 3Other 2 | 43 | Elections Centre |
| Western Isles | Other | Other 30 | 30 | Elections Centre |
| Westminster | Conservative | Conservative 32Labour 27Other 1 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Weymouth and Portland | No overall control | Labour 14Conservative 12Other 5SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 | 35 | Elections Centre |
| Wigan | Labour | Labour 62SDP-Liberal Alliance 6Conservative 3Other 1 | 72 | Elections Centre |
| Wigtown | Other | Other 13SNP 1 | 14 | Elections Centre |
| Wiltshire | No overall control | Conservative 30SDP-Liberal Alliance 25Labour 17Other 3 | 75 | Elections Centre |
| Winchester | No overall control | Conservative 25SDP-Liberal Alliance 23Labour 5Other 2 | 55 | Elections Centre |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | Conservative | Conservative 42SDP-Liberal Alliance 9Other 7 | 58 | Elections Centre |
| Wirral | No overall control | Conservative 29Labour 27SDP-Liberal Alliance 10 | 66 | Elections Centre |
| Woking | No overall control | Conservative 15SDP-Liberal Alliance 13Labour 7 | 35 | Elections Centre |
| Wokingham | Conservative | Conservative 36SDP-Liberal Alliance 17Labour 1 | 54 | Elections Centre |
| Wolverhampton | No overall control | Labour 30Conservative 23SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Woodspring | Conservative | Conservative 45SDP-Liberal Alliance 5Other 5Labour 4 | 59 | Elections Centre |
| Worcester | Labour | Labour 21Conservative 15 | 36 | Elections Centre |
| Worthing | Conservative | Conservative 24SDP-Liberal Alliance 12 | 36 | Elections Centre |
| Wrexham Maelor | Labour | Labour 26Conservative 9Other 7SDP-Liberal Alliance 3Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 1 | 46 | Elections Centre |
| Wychavon | Conservative | Conservative 26Other 12SDP-Liberal Alliance 8Labour 3 | 49 | Elections Centre |
| Wycombe | Conservative | Conservative 51SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Labour 4Other 1 | 60 | Elections Centre |
| Wyre | Conservative | Conservative 43Labour 8SDP-Liberal Alliance 4Other 1 | 56 | Elections Centre |
| Wyre Forest | No overall control | SDP-Liberal Alliance 16Conservative 13Labour 10Other 3 | 42 | Elections Centre |
| York | Labour | Labour 26Conservative 12SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 | 45 | Elections Centre |