Before (end of 1985) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 45 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 · Conservative 4 · Labour 2
After (end of 1986) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 34 · Conservative 13 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 · Labour 3
Ward results
Bar Hill1 seat · turnout 42.4%
| A. Green | Conservative | 772 ✓ |
| T. Flanagan | Independent | 585 |
| D. Fuller | Labour | 164 |
| P. Hardy | Green | 64 |
Barrington and Shepreth1 seat
| H. Davies | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Bassingbourn1 seat · turnout 41.9%
| B. Townshend | Conservative | 690 |
| E. Poulson | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 544 |
Cottenham1 seat · turnout 38.8%
| R. Bartingale | Independent | 676 |
| V. Bolitho | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 421 |
| R. Collinson | Labour | 314 |
Gamlingay1 seat · turnout 31.9%
| C. Empson | Conservative | 493 |
| K. McIntyre | Labour | 256 |
Girton1 seat · turnout 47.0%
| D. Allen | Independent | 730 |
| C. Burrows | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 469 |
| R. Hiley | Labour | 179 |
Great Shelford1 seat · turnout 36.6%
| S. Saunders | Independent | 888 |
| D. Davis | Labour | 303 |
Histon & Impington1 seat · turnout 45.8%
| A. Birch | Conservative | 1,134 |
| P. Arthur | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 910 |
| I. Kidman | Labour | 444 |
Melbourn1 seat
| J. Whitton-Spriggs | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Sawston1 seat · turnout 32.7%
| S. Mullender | Conservative | 913 |
| J. Ling | Labour | 806 |
Waterbeach1 seat · turnout 34.4%
| H. Hatley | Independent | 798 |
| B. Williams | Labour | 323 |
Willingham1 seat · turnout 34.3%
| M. Bradley | Independent | 319 ✓ |
| A. Manning | Independent | 225 |
| D. Raven | Independent | 157 |
| R. Dalton | Labour | 87 |
