Before (end of 1985) (64 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 53 · Conservative 8 · Other 3 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1986) (64 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 43 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 15 · Conservative 6 · Other 0
Ward results
Abbey2 seats · turnout 34.0%
| J. Hughes | SDPAFT | 1,018 |
| K. Carlisle | Labour | 799 |
| P. Whiffing | LIBAFT | 744 |
| C. Patel | Labour | 706 |
Alleyn2 seats · turnout 46.8%
| D. Bogle | Labour | 1,188 ✓ |
| M. Pedler | Labour | 1,133 ✓ |
| P. Cooper | Conservative | 781 |
| M. Tomison | Conservative | 718 |
| J. Halden | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 521 |
| J. Morrey | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 496 |
Barset2 seats · turnout 38.3%
| N. Snow | Labour | 1,184 |
| D. Winters | Labour | 1,070 |
| R. Nightingale | LIBAFT | 537 |
| D. Banks | LIBAFT | 534 |
| B. Ellams | Conservative | 210 |
| A. Norman | Conservative | 202 |
Bellenden3 seats · turnout 40.8%
| G. Geddes | Labour | 1,953 ✓ |
| J. McTernan | Labour | 1,942 ✓ |
| J. Wanamaker | Labour | 1,849 ✓ |
| A. Shaughnessy | Conservative | 821 |
| P. Entwhistle | Conservative | 809 |
| D. Bradbury | Conservative | 797 |
| P. Eden | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 545 |
| K. Kyle | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 513 |
| L. Patrick | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 451 |
| D. Brunsdon | Green | 231 |
Bricklayers2 seats · turnout 46.0%
| A. Canning | LIBAFT | 1,576 |
| H. Kemp | LIBAFT | 1,521 |
| J. Bryan | Labour | 1,199 |
| R Lawton | Labour | 1,136 |
| P. Power | COMMGB | 33 |
Browning3 seats · turnout 38.6%
| D. Fryer | Labour | 1,446 |
| P. Pritchard | LIBAFT | 1,373 |
| A. Goss | Labour | 1,373 |
| J. Hales | LIBAFT | 1,361 |
| L. Hemming | Labour | 1,354 |
| M. Wenner | SDPAFT | 1,228 |
| M. Trott | Conservative | 212 |
| T. Driscoll | Conservative | 204 |
Brunswick3 seats · turnout 35.6%
| J. Cannon | Labour | 1,556 ✓ |
| J. Maurice | Labour | 1,543 ✓ |
| J. Lauder | Labour | 1,522 ✓ |
| R. Cotton | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 671 |
| S. Gamble | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 651 |
| W. Ingham-Barrow | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 617 |
| J. McMahon | Conservative | 337 |
| C. Freeman | Conservative | 316 |
| D. Mitchell | Conservative | 304 |
| E. Hodson | Other | 83 |
Burgess2 seats · turnout 38.2%
| R. Colley | LIBAFT | 943 |
| P. Corbyn | Labour | 835 |
| A. Scovell | LIBAFT | 816 |
| R Gyasi | Labour | 736 |
Cathedral2 seats · turnout 34.2%
| H. Wines | LIBAFT | 905 |
| G. Williams | Labour | 899 |
| A. Davis | Labour | 883 |
| L. Arscott | LIBAFT | 850 |
| R. Skelton | Conservative | 231 |
Chaucer3 seats · turnout 37.2%
| A. Mathews | Labour | 1,478 ✓ |
| R. Sergeant | Labour | 1,431 ✓ |
| L. Oram | Labour | 1,400 ✓ |
| R. Malins | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 1,328 |
| A. Macgettigan | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 1,274 |
| L. Watson | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 1,228 |
| B. North | Conservative | 195 |
| C. Sayer | Conservative | 177 |
College2 seats · turnout 48.2%
| E. Doran | Conservative | 1,486 |
| P Gray | Conservative | 1,410 |
| Bowyer P. | Labour | 909 |
| I. Ritchie | Labour | 871 |
| P. Mynott | Lib/Sdp | 597 |
| O. Kenyon | Lib/Sdp | 583 |
Consort2 seats · turnout 30.6%
| M. Brennan | Labour | 1,077 |
| S. Keeble | Labour | 1,019 |
| M. Allen | Lib/Sdp | 293 |
| M. Horwood | Lib/Sdp | 277 |
| L. Brown | Conservative | 229 |
| C. Alderton | Conservative | 192 |
Dockyard3 seats · turnout 37.8%
| R. Kendrick | LIBAFT | 1,236 |
| P. Matheson | LIBAFT | 1,226 |
| G. Walker | LIBAFT | 1,195 |
| T. Sullivan | Labour | 1,178 |
| J. Burke | Labour | 1,119 |
| R. Doyle | Labour | 1,095 |
| M. Corps | Conservative | 173 |
| A. Corps | Conservative | 169 |
Faraday3 seats · turnout 29.5%
| M. Elley | Labour | 1,939 ✓ |
| P Morgan | Labour | 1,928 ✓ |
| D. Payne | Labour | 1,897 ✓ |
| P. Duff | Lib/Sdp | 440 |
| G. Cobley | Conservative | 414 |
| V. Hunt | Lib/Sdp | 414 |
| J. Hunt | Lib/Sdp | 413 |
| P. Grady | Conservative | 398 |
| H. Welch | Conservative | 371 |
| S. Brasier | Green | 149 |
Friary3 seats · turnout 32.9%
| D. Main | Labour | 1,453 ✓ |
| M. Henriquez | Labour | 1,444 ✓ |
| T. Goss | Labour | 1,423 ✓ |
| C. Mead | Conservative | 285 |
| J. Cheesman | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 267 |
| J. Mortimer | Conservative | 261 |
| R. Ashworth | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 253 |
| R. Myers | Conservative | 238 |
| F. Sheehan | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 235 |
Liddle3 seats · turnout 24.6%
| M. Ellery | Labour | 1,603 ✓ |
| D. McCarthy | Labour | 1,476 ✓ |
| A. Balli | Labour | 1,405 ✓ |
| I. Barton | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 206 |
| P. Ward | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 187 |
| I. Johncock | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 153 |
| N. Bascombe | Conservative | 149 |
| V. Holliday | Conservative | 132 |
| M. Welch | Conservative | 108 |
Lyndhurst3 seats · turnout 41.9%
| A. Crane | Labour | 2,164 |
| A. Troke | Labour | 2,145 |
| A Graham | Labour | 2,116 |
| E. Betts | Conservative | 1,218 |
| T Eckersley | Conservative | 1,193 |
| D. Pearce | Conservative | 1,167 |
| R. Sheard | Lib/Sdp | 531 |
| M. Hanton | Lib/Sdp | 526 |
| J. Wheeler | Lib/Sdp | 497 |
Newington3 seats · turnout 32.3%
| R Kennedy | Labour | 1,960 |
| M. Howarth | Labour | 1,946 |
| J Fraser | Labour | 1,919 |
| J. Clemens | LIBAFT | 476 |
| Payne S. | Conservative | 473 |
| C Jones | Conservative | 459 |
| D. Jenkins | LIBAFT | 438 |
| G. Clemens | LIBAFT | 433 |
| M. Picarda Ms | Conservative | 385 |
Riverside3 seats · turnout 38.6%
| M. Hannon | LIBAFT | 1,492 |
| M. Heaney | LIBAFT | 1,429 |
| J. Price | LIBAFT | 1,393 |
| T. Gregory | Labour | 995 |
| M. Brookstone | Labour | 977 |
| D. Brockman | Labour | 905 |
| A. Clayton | Conservative | 175 |
| B. Williams | Conservative | 99 |
Rotherhithe3 seats · turnout 39.5%
| F. Pemberton | LIBAFT | 1,526 |
| V. Jones | LIBAFT | 1,353 |
| R. Shearman | LIBAFT | 1,283 |
| W. Carter | Labour | 1,006 |
| D Brasier | Labour | 992 |
| W Griffiths | Labour | 963 |
| R. Barker | NF | 77 |
| A. Grant | NF | 76 |
Ruskin3 seats · turnout 54.8%
| A. Mitchell | Conservative | 1,963 ✓ |
| G. Hartup | Conservative | 1,924 ✓ |
| J. Edwards | Conservative | 1,885 ✓ |
| V. Stagg | Labour | 1,190 |
| J. Thomas | Labour | 1,165 |
| K. Williamson | Labour | 1,062 |
| J. Mitchell | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 941 |
| D. Sillet | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 899 |
| J. Weedy | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 849 |
| D. Smart | Green | 412 |
Rye2 seats · turnout 46.8%
| E. Headley | Labour | 1,246 ✓ |
| I. Kimm | Conservative | 1,212 ✓ |
| J. Berry | Conservative | 1,190 |
| C. Hughes | Labour | 1,186 |
| A. Norton | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 460 |
| R. Skelly | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 431 |
| A. Goldie | Green | 147 |
St Giles3 seats · turnout 37.4%
| A. Ritchie | Labour | 1,956 ✓ |
| W. Stafford | Labour | 1,867 ✓ |
| M. Geater | Labour | 1,725 ✓ |
| J. Bennett | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 955 |
| J. Egan | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 874 |
| A. Sawdon | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 860 |
| T. Pitman | Conservative | 364 |
| R. Turnbull | Conservative | 342 |
| A. Wood | Conservative | 322 |
| S. Barbe | Green | 180 |
| K. Pepper | Other | 70 |
