Before (end of 1985) (35 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 20 · Labour 8 · Other 5 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2
After (end of 1986) (35 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 19 · Labour 10 · Other 5 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1
Ward results
Abbey South1 seat · turnout 36.8%
| Luke Eric Dawson | Conservative | 532 |
| M. Luke | Labour | 393 |
Brampton1 seat · turnout 61.6%
| R. Sladden | Conservative | 453 ✓ |
| J. Penrose | Labour | 115 |
Brixworth1 seat · turnout 41.7%
| R. Fletcher | Conservative | 694 |
| A. Bayley | Independent | 382 |
| J. Woolley | Labour | 303 |
Drayton1 seat · turnout 35.7%
| J. Hewett | Labour | 861 |
| S. Postins | Conservative | 594 |
| B. Corbett | Lib/Sdp | 240 |
Everdon1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| A. Rickett | Conservative | 271 |
| C. Matthews | Labour | 53 |
Guilsborough1 seat · turnout 53.4%
| E. Westaway | Conservative | 415 |
| P. Hawkes | Lib/Sdp | 138 |
| B. McGowan | Labour | 63 |
Hill1 seat · turnout 32.4%
| C. Davenport | Labour | 592 |
| G. Bishop-Bailey | Conservative | 181 |
| R. Barnard | Lib/Sdp | 116 |
Long Buckby1 seat · turnout 38.5%
| F. Wright | Independent | 638 |
| R. Bates | Labour | 298 |
| S. Thorne | Lib/Sdp | 155 |
Woodford1 seat · turnout 41.1%
| J. Masters | Independent | 359 |
| J. Anscomb | Labour | 293 |
