Before (end of 1985) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 44 · Labour 13 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0 · Other 0
After (end of 1986) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 29 · Labour 25 · Other 3 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
Ward results
Abbey3 seats · turnout 53.4%
| M De Villiers | Labour | 1,397 ✓ |
| G Martin | Labour | 1,356 ✓ |
| I. Scott | Labour | 1,332 ✓ |
| D Harris | Conservative | 1,098 |
| K Butt | Conservative | 1,086 |
| S Ashcroft | Conservative | 1,078 |
| M Barrons | Lib/Sdp | 1,033 |
| J Houlihan | Lib/Sdp | 961 |
| J. Spencer-Phillips | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 913 |
| G. Giddins | Independent | 84 |
Cannon Hill3 seats · turnout 48.2%
| J. Pethen | Conservative | 1,713 |
| Don Williams | Conservative | 1,686 |
| T. Earnshaw | Conservative | 1,663 |
| D. Heaton | Labour | 1,011 |
| C. Jones | Labour | 981 |
| P Lewis | Labour | 919 |
| M. Howard | Lib/Sdp | 716 |
| I. Priestner | Lib/Sdp | 664 |
| M. Jindari | Lib/Sdp | 580 |
Colliers Wood3 seats
| S McDonagh | Labour | 1,607 ✓ |
| S Knight | Labour | 1,570 ✓ |
| David Cowling | Labour | 1,497 ✓ |
| R Daniels | Conservative | 983 |
| M Lowry | Conservative | 930 |
| J Samways | Conservative | 870 |
| D. Munroe | Lib/Sdp | 522 |
| P. Rumney | Lib/Sdp | 472 |
| G Woolfenden | Lib/Sdp | 421 |
Dundonald3 seats
| J Elvidge | Conservative | 1,177 ✓ |
| Sandy Cowling | Labour | 1,116 ✓ |
| L Hill | Conservative | 1,115 ✓ |
| M Dingwall | Labour | 1,098 |
| R Osborn | Conservative | 1,095 |
| I Marcouse | Labour | 1,069 |
| R. Locke | Lib/Sdp | 1,053 |
| P Knowlson | Lib/Sdp | 1,047 |
| M Minto | Lib/Sdp | 980 |
Durnsford2 seats · turnout 54.0%
| G. Gill | Conservative | 857 |
| T. May | Conservative | 818 |
| A. Kennedy | Labour | 734 |
| Knibbs S. Md. | LIBAFT | 731 |
| A. Colman | Labour | 730 |
| R. Barraclough | LIBAFT | 692 |
Figge's Marsh3 seats
| Geof Cooke | Labour | 1,471 |
| D. Connellan | Labour | 1,349 |
| F. Meakings | Conservative | 1,307 |
| A. Biddulph | Labour | 1,284 |
| A. Lancaster | Conservative | 1,270 |
| D. Hobson | Conservative | 1,248 |
| D. Keen | Lib/Sdp | 477 |
| J. Thurley | Lib/Sdp | 434 |
| R. Kelly | Lib/Sdp | 417 |
Graveney2 seats · turnout 46.1%
| Linda Kirby | Labour | 985 |
| J. Abrams | Labour | 958 |
| O. Brown | Conservative | 597 |
| D. Woodhouse | Conservative | 593 |
| S. Simmonds | Lib/Sdp | 285 |
| C. Fellner | Lib/Sdp | 283 |
Hillside3 seats · turnout 43.7%
| D. Mason | Conservative | 1,508 |
| D. March | Conservative | 1,481 |
| M. Mitchison | Conservative | 1,451 |
| H. Liversedge | Lib/Sdp | 1,041 |
| P. Millar | Lib/Sdp | 980 |
| C. Witter | Lib/Sdp | 920 |
| M. Chadwick | Labour | 460 |
| N. Miller | Labour | 456 |
| W. Bailey | Labour | 436 |
Lavender2 seats · turnout 41.7%
| A. Nicholson | Labour | 1,050 |
| H. Veal | Labour | 1,002 |
| J. Laughton | Conservative | 471 |
| P. Marjoram | Conservative | 451 |
| P. Anger | Lib/Sdp | 206 |
| S. Brocklesby | Lib/Sdp | 197 |
Longthornton3 seats
| T Ellis | REA | 1,383 ✓ |
| M Searle | REA | 1,268 ✓ |
| R Elgin | REA | 1,268 ✓ |
| J Osborn | Conservative | 1,152 |
| J Lewis | Conservative | 1,032 |
| J Skene | Conservative | 1,019 |
| S Spurway | Labour | 810 |
| David Stock | Labour | 755 |
| M Vines-Forman | Labour | 686 |
| W Dunne | Ind Lab | 146 |
Lower Morden3 seats
| Sydney Quick | Conservative | 1,723 ✓ |
| D Taylor | Conservative | 1,715 ✓ |
| Jackie Jones | Conservative | 1,711 ✓ |
| B Hussey | Labour | 890 |
| W Maguire | Labour | 881 |
| P Allen | Labour | 866 |
| P Pearce | Lib/Sdp | 768 |
| L Coulter | Lib/Sdp | 729 |
Merton Park3 seats
| K Nicholls | Conservative | 1,459 ✓ |
| B Edwards | Conservative | 1,457 ✓ |
| H Turner | Conservative | 1,390 ✓ |
| B Delaney | Labour | 813 |
| Patrick O'Sullivan | Labour | 786 |
| K Nielsen | Lib/Sdp | 768 |
| C Skrebowski | Lib/Sdp | 751 |
| E Ceci | Labour | 738 |
| P Laub | Lib/Sdp | 733 |
Phipps Bridge3 seats · turnout 41.3%
| E. Godfrey | Labour | 1,482 ✓ |
| P. Harper | Labour | 1,423 ✓ |
| J. Vowles | Labour | 1,301 ✓ |
| R. Fountain | Conservative | 918 |
| R. Annetts | Conservative | 883 |
| S. Viola | Conservative | 786 |
| K. Griffin | Lib/Sdp | 571 |
| J. Field | Lib/Sdp | 569 |
| M. Hedden | Independent | 400 |
| J. Perryman | NF | 81 |
| R. Tandy | NF | 73 |
Pollards Hill3 seats · turnout 42.2%
| J. Edmonds | Conservative | 1,184 |
| J. Cole | Conservative | 1,160 |
| J. Garwood | Conservative | 1,146 |
| S. Flegg | Labour | 1,117 |
| M. Gleeson | Labour | 1,094 |
| R. Mernagh | Labour | 1,090 |
| P. Watts | Lib/Sdp | 499 |
| S. Calvin | Lib/Sdp | 474 |
| J. Moore | Lib/Sdp | 456 |
Ravensbury3 seats · turnout 45.0%
| P Martin | Labour | 1,798 |
| P. Jones | Labour | 1,741 |
| P. McCabne | Labour | 1,670 |
| A. Atkins | Conservative | 892 |
| R. Donnelly | Conservative | 886 |
| J Jewson | Conservative | 842 |
| J. Barrow | Lib/Sdp | 576 |
| W. Raynsford | Lib/Sdp | 438 |
| W. Hillyer | Lib/Sdp | 437 |
Raynes Park3 seats
| Allen Chamberlain | Conservative | 1,825 ✓ |
| G Jarvis | Conservative | 1,744 ✓ |
| R Aitken-Davies | Conservative | 1,698 ✓ |
| E Ballie | Lib/Sdp | 836 |
| M Rumney | Lib/Sdp | 768 |
| A Taylor | Labour | 764 |
| F. D'Antal | Lib/Sdp | 748 |
| C. Lucas | Labour | 739 |
| M Tullock | Labour | 734 |
St Helier3 seats · turnout 48.4%
| A. Leaver | Labour | 1,788 |
| S. Dunkling | Labour | 1,666 |
| G. Smith | Labour | 1,638 |
| P. Reid | Conservative | 1,139 |
| Bogle J. | Conservative | 1,069 |
| M. Enver | Conservative | 1,002 |
| A. Dix | Lib/Sdp | 481 |
| P. Griggs | Lib/Sdp | 480 |
| P. Simmons | Lib/Sdp | 474 |
Trinity3 seats · turnout 50.4%
| P. Godier | Labour | 1,149 |
| R. Powell | Labour | 1,125 |
| K. Abrams | Labour | 1,064 |
| G. Bird | Conservative | 946 |
| N. Rennie | Lib/Sdp | 926 |
| M. Lejman | Lib/Sdp | 924 |
| J. Ratcliffe | Conservative | 909 |
| A. Watson | Lib/Sdp | 907 |
| A. Gilmore | Conservative | 896 |
Village3 seats · turnout 45.3%
| D. Hazell | Conservative | 1,764 |
| A. Jones | Conservative | 1,723 |
| J. Watson | Conservative | 1,715 |
| E. Robins | Lib/Sdp | 650 |
| B. Laird | Lib/Sdp | 637 |
| E. Norris | Lib/Sdp | 623 |
| Naylor L. | Labour | 329 |
| R Newman | Labour | 328 |
| A. Hardy | Labour | 326 |
West Barnes3 seats · turnout 44.9%
| H. Cowd | Conservative | 1,658 |
| D. Carlin | Conservative | 1,604 |
| D. Truman | Conservative | 1,568 |
| N. Duncan | Labour | 868 |
| B. Bibb | Labour | 846 |
| W. Wynne | Labour | 801 |
| P. Styles | Lib/Sdp | 708 |
| M. Browne | Lib/Sdp | 685 |
| M. Goldstone | Lib/Sdp | 684 |