Before (end of 1984) (83 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 40 · Labour 34 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 8 · Other 1
After (end of 1985) (73 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 30 · Labour 29 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 14 · Other 0
Ward results
Brickhill1 seat · turnout 48.5%
| F. Groves | Lib/Sdp | 1,529 |
| S. Martin | Conservative | 1,035 |
| Y. Anderson | Labour | 375 |
Bromham1 seat · turnout 53.6%
| G. Rose | Conservative | 1,616 |
| M. Fitzpatrick | Lib/Sdp | 1,148 |
| A. Bagchi | Labour | 190 |
Cauldwell1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| A. Blowers | Labour | 1,763 |
| R. Whatton | Conservative | 345 |
| J. Barrett-Murrer | Lib/Sdp | 214 |
De Parys1 seat · turnout 39.8%
| W. Sweeney | Conservative | 814 |
| J. Struthers | Lib/Sdp | 622 |
| J. Korzeniowski | Labour | 328 |
Goldington1 seat · turnout 46.3%
| A. Christie | Lib/Sdp | 1,254 |
| D. Grugeon | Labour | 1,001 |
| V. Fulford | Conservative | 324 |
Harpur1 seat · turnout 46.4%
| C. Cooper | Labour | 1,094 |
| B. Dillingham | Conservative | 1,042 |
| M. Waters | Lib/Sdp | 228 |
Harrold1 seat · turnout 44.0%
| P. Gershon | Conservative | 1,375 |
| M. Melia | Lib/Sdp | 666 |
| C. Sidebottom | Labour | 484 |
Putnoe1 seat · turnout 51.5%
| J. Lennon | Lib/Sdp | 1,601 |
| J. Wallace | Conservative | 1,053 |
| J. Cartlidge | Labour | 202 |
Queens Park1 seat · turnout 40.8%
| C. Saunders | Labour | 1,347 ✓ |
| M. Williams | Conservative | 388 |
| N. Hickman | Lib/Sdp | 210 |
| A. Awon | Independent | 155 |
Watling1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| R. Riddell | Conservative | 936 |
| R. Pitches | Lib/Sdp | 620 |
| G. Bourne | Labour | 470 |