Before (end of 1985) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 37 · Other 5 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 · Conservative 3
After (end of 1986) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 · Other 5 · Conservative 3
Ward results
Abbey3 seats · turnout 29.5%
| T. Bird | Labour | 1,330 |
| G. Bramley | Labour | 1,329 |
| A. Khokhar | Labour | 1,155 |
| B. Beadle | Lib/Sdp | 488 |
| M. Taylor | Lib/Sdp | 421 |
| R. Knowles | Conservative | 399 |
| C. Winters | Lib/Sdp | 368 |
| D. Newcombe | Independent | 207 |
| B. Newcombe | Independent | 204 |
Alibon2 seats · turnout 28.3%
| D. Cooper | Labour | 1,061 |
| E. White | Labour | 1,013 |
| J. Carter | Lib/Sdp | 236 |
| D. Taylor | Conservative | 179 |
| J Taylor | Conservative | 177 |
Cambell3 seats · turnout 23.7%
| J. Butler | Labour | 1,559 |
| M. Creasy | Labour | 1,422 |
| M. Arnold | Labour | 1,352 |
| C. Bond | Conservative | 385 |
| T. Wade | Conservative | 336 |
Chadwell Heath3 seats · turnout 33.2%
| A. Gibbs | RATE | 1,643 |
| R. Jeyes | RATE | 1,585 |
| R. Gowland | RATE | 1,585 |
| T. Collins | Labour | 689 |
| C. Chown | Labour | 684 |
| M. O'Shea | Labour | 625 |
Eastbrook3 seats · turnout 26.8%
| R Black | Labour | 1,347 |
| F. Tibble | Labour | 1,314 |
| L. Bunn | Labour | 1,232 |
| R Oliver | Conservative | 514 |
| K Coombs | Conservative | 513 |
| W. Preston | Conservative | 450 |
| D. Kingaby | Lib/Sdp | 424 |
Eastbury2 seats · turnout 48.2%
| S. Churchman | LIBFT | 1,366 |
| D. Smith | LIBFT | 1,301 |
| E. Bradley | Labour | 963 |
| P. Manley | Labour | 937 |
Fanshawe3 seats · turnout 23.1%
| F. Jones | Labour | 1,498 |
| J. Thomas | Labour | 1,326 |
| E. Turner | Labour | 1,287 |
| S. Watson | Lib/Sdp | 514 |
| J. Porter | COMM | 97 |
Gascoigne3 seats
| A. Beadle | LIBFT | 1,570 |
| R. Beadle | LIBFT | 1,565 |
| A. Cooper | LIBFT | 1,416 |
| W. Bomberg | Labour | 756 |
| D. Geary | Labour | 716 |
| N Gill | Labour | 631 |
Goresbrook2 seats · turnout 29.7%
| A. Thomas | Labour | 1,295 |
| P. Robinson | Labour | 1,235 |
| C. Gavin | Lib/Sdp | 281 |
| J. Pearce | NF | 94 |
| S. Woodward | NF | 72 |
Heath3 seats · turnout 1.7%
| C. Fairbrass | Labour | 1,581 |
| H. Tindell | Labour | 1,438 |
| J. Lawrence | Labour | 1,397 |
| I. Johnson | Conservative | 459 |
| J. Preston | Conservative | 410 |
| M. Bonner | Lib/Sdp | 385 |
| W. Preston | Conservative | 375 |
| H. Ott | COMM | 49 |
LONGBRIDGE3 seats · turnout 4.0%
| B. Cook | Conservative | 1,087 |
| J Izzard | Conservative | 1,058 |
| John Seaman | Conservative | 1,038 |
| D Felton | LIBFT | 989 |
| S Vickers | LIBFT | 968 |
| S Felton | LIBFT | 962 |
| F. Jones | Labour | 850 |
| M Fitz-Henry | Labour | 814 |
| R Dixon | Labour | 805 |
Manor2 seats · turnout 30.6%
| J. Mannering | Labour | 1,184 |
| A. Hannah-Rogers | Labour | 1,064 |
| D. Reed | Lib/Sdp | 260 |
| R. Hall | Conservative | 231 |
| M. Hall | Conservative | 221 |
Marks Gate1 seat · turnout 40.2%
| D. Pepper | Independent | 457 |
| M. West | Labour | 418 |
Parsloes2 seats · turnout 31.2%
| B. Walker | Labour | 1,227 |
| J. Dias-Broughton | Labour | 1,225 |
| W. Churchman | Lib/Sdp | 280 |
| M. Smith | Lib/Sdp | 258 |
| F. Maloney | Conservative | 254 |
River2 seats · turnout 25.3%
| J. Wainwright | Labour | 859 |
| P. Twomey | INDRE | 640 |
| I. Jamu | Labour | 621 |
| J. Key | Lib/Sdp | 247 |
| J. Kinnie | Conservative | 240 |
Thames2 seats · turnout 85.6%
| Gareth Shaw | Labour | 1,522 ✓ |
| R. Patient | Labour | 1,457 ✓ |
| R. Porter | Lib/Sdp | 307 |
| D. Keenan | Lib/Sdp | 300 |
Triptons3 seats · turnout 30.6%
| G. Brooker | Labour | 1,421 ✓ |
| J. Davis | Labour | 1,417 ✓ |
| C. Geddes | Labour | 1,144 ✓ |
| M. Kingswood | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 577 |
Valence3 seats · turnout 22.5%
| L. Collins | Labour | 1,418 |
| J. Bruce | Labour | 1,413 |
| B Osborn | Labour | 1,274 |
| R. Langley | Lib/Sdp | 599 |
| A. Ott | COMM | 66 |
Village3 seats · turnout 25.6%
| P. Bradley | Labour | 1,498 |
| A. Rusha | Labour | 1,414 |
| R. Whitbread | Labour | 1,371 |
| Johnson Ll. | Conservative | 563 |
| Rossini M. | Conservative | 522 |
| T. Mallindine | Conservative | 500 |
