Before (end of 1985) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 51 · Labour 12 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0 · Other 0
After (end of 1986) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 45 · Labour 17 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Aldborough3 seats · turnout 32.3%
| E. Watts | Conservative | 1,703 |
| J. Lovell | Conservative | 1,700 |
| J. Coombes | Labour | 1,400 |
| R. Costley | Labour | 1,277 |
| C. Ellett | Labour | 1,235 |
| T. Kitchener | Lib/Sdp | 510 |
| A. Pearl | Lib/Sdp | 476 |
| A. Wilson | Lib/Sdp | 468 |
Barkingside3 seats · turnout 40.2%
| T. Cobb | Conservative | 2,191 |
| R. Brunnen | Conservative | 2,175 |
| K. Axon | Conservative | 2,129 |
| R. Belkin | Labour | 1,212 |
| B. Lee | Labour | 925 |
| J. Shepherd | Labour | 876 |
| D. Pearl | SDPAFT | 844 |
| J. Wilson | SDPAFT | 831 |
| P. Pleydell | LIBAFT | 769 |
Bridge2 seats · turnout 35.4%
| J Clark | Conservative | 1,649 |
| D Burbridge | Conservative | 1,632 |
| Geoff Brewer | Conservative | 1,569 |
| E Monaghan | Labour | 1,139 |
| Mary Tuffin | Labour | 1,068 |
| H. Drummond | Lib/Sdp | 1,046 |
| T. Wilder | Labour | 1,046 |
| O. Moore | Lib/Sdp | 980 |
| P. Parvin | Conservative | 759 |
| G. Calver | Conservative | 757 |
| T Brooks | Lib/Sdp | 610 |
| G Seeff | Lib/Sdp | 492 |
| E Seeff | Lib/Sdp | 491 |
| A. Logan | Labour | 444 |
| S. Phipps | Labour | 363 |
| M Scales | Green | 127 |
Chadwell3 seats · turnout 46.3%
| S. Curtis | Conservative | 1,961 |
| Cole R. | Conservative | 1,808 |
| P. Wright | Conservative | 1,696 |
| G. Staight | LIBAFT | 1,563 |
| V. Ball | LIBAFT | 1,405 |
| D. Swindell | LIBAFT | 1,313 |
| C. Maccarthy | Labour | 831 |
| S. Norris | Labour | 751 |
| D. Wyatt | Labour | 750 |
Church End3 seats
| L Bridgeman | Conservative | 1,405 ✓ |
| M. Hickey | Conservative | 1,340 ✓ |
| M Hoskins | Lib/Sdp | 1,315 ✓ |
| H Weinberg | Conservative | 1,313 |
| R Hoskins | Lib/Sdp | 1,303 |
| H Cleaver | Lib/Sdp | 1,236 |
| P Bradley | Labour | 486 |
| M Mangan | Labour | 473 |
| R Jakobek | Labour | 470 |
| K Browning | Green | 120 |
| A Taylor | Green | 117 |
| M Kinzley | Green | 92 |
Clayhall3 seats · turnout 36.6%
| A. Weinberg | Conservative | 2,380 |
| Salter K. | Conservative | 2,336 |
| R. Barden | Conservative | 2,324 |
| N Hilton | Labour | 736 |
| S. Middleburgh | Labour | 719 |
| J. Mabey | Labour | 706 |
| A. Cohen | Lib/Sdp | 518 |
| D. Haslett | Lib/Sdp | 500 |
| N. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 473 |
Clementswood3 seats · turnout 44.7%
| J. Hogben | Labour | 1,973 |
| K. Jones | Labour | 1,943 |
| R. Littlewood | Labour | 1,804 |
| A. Chaudry | Conservative | 1,270 |
| L. Collison | Conservative | 1,247 |
| M. Seymour | Conservative | 1,230 |
| M. Mackrory | LIBAFT | 797 |
| P. Richardson | LIBAFT | 742 |
| R. Scott | LIBAFT | 711 |
Cranbrook3 seats
| A Kinzley | Conservative | 1,890 ✓ |
| David Greaves | Conservative | 1,827 ✓ |
| C. Annal | Conservative | 1,820 ✓ |
| K Turner | Labour | 944 |
| J Hodemaker | Labour | 930 |
| F Konson | Labour | 916 |
| P Dyer | Lib/Sdp | 521 |
| F. Marks | Lib/Sdp | 499 |
| F Yeo | Lib/Sdp | 496 |
Fairlop3 seats
| A Finch | Conservative | 1,654 ✓ |
| Mike Jones | Conservative | 1,531 ✓ |
| D Moul | Conservative | 1,483 ✓ |
| R Emmett | Labour | 996 |
| L Perham | Labour | 952 |
| P Canty | Labour | 918 |
| A Russell | Lib/Sdp | 536 |
| A Mitchell | Lib/Sdp | 530 |
| L. Smith | Lib/Sdp | 516 |
Fullwell3 seats
| D Candy | Conservative | 1,762 ✓ |
| A. Bramwell | Conservative | 1,628 ✓ |
| A. Toms | Conservative | 1,616 ✓ |
| S. Lee | Labour | 804 |
| D. Carradice | Lib/Sdp | 727 |
| A Patchett | Labour | 705 |
| M Pitt | Lib/Sdp | 684 |
| Belinda Margaret Pyke | Labour | 677 |
| T. Colman | Lib/Sdp | 665 |
Goodmayes3 seats · turnout 21.7%
| C. Cooper | Labour | 1,781 |
| A. Dixon | Conservative | 900 |
| P Dixon | Conservative | 852 |
| D. Sharman | Conservative | 740 |
| C. Milne | Lib/Sdp | 372 |
| R. Torney | Lib/Sdp | 363 |
| R. Milne | Lib/Sdp | 335 |
Hainault3 seats · turnout 37.2%
| Hughes A. | Labour | 1,779 |
| D. Jones | Labour | 1,758 |
| P. McEwen | Labour | 1,672 |
| B. Benton | Conservative | 805 |
| C. Knight | Conservative | 764 |
| A. Qureshi | Conservative | 600 |
| P. Briggs | Lib/Sdp | 463 |
| M. Clarke | Lib/Sdp | 444 |
| L. Porter | Lib/Sdp | 397 |
Loxford3 seats · turnout 39.2%
| Javed M. | Labour | 2,122 |
| L. Holman | Labour | 1,916 |
| L. Hilton | Labour | 1,879 |
| M. McCarthy | Conservative | 982 |
| A. Mirza | Conservative | 976 |
| K. Langford | Conservative | 891 |
| M. Jeger-Carlsen | Lib/Sdp | 427 |
| A. Williamson | Lib/Sdp | 408 |
| A. Maclachlan | Lib/Sdp | 396 |
Mayfield3 seats
| T Grant | Conservative | 2,008 ✓ |
| C M S Bamford | Conservative | 1,968 ✓ |
| R Hill | Conservative | 1,941 ✓ |
| Alison Maclean | Labour | 1,405 |
| W Maclean | Labour | 1,323 |
| G Phillips | Labour | 1,195 |
| S Colyer | Lib/Sdp | 510 |
| F Marsh | Lib/Sdp | 425 |
| R Mavers | Lib/Sdp | 406 |
Monkhams3 seats
| N Thurgood | Conservative | 2,337 ✓ |
| L Hyams | Conservative | 2,287 ✓ |
| G Seymour | Conservative | 2,258 ✓ |
| S Skinner | Lib/Sdp | 732 |
| D. Fleet | Lib/Sdp | 702 |
| M McElarney | Lib/Sdp | 689 |
| P Pollard | Labour | 383 |
| S. Green | Labour | 374 |
| D Runnicles | Labour | 364 |
Newbury3 seats
| H. Moth | Conservative | 1,731 ✓ |
| M Deep | Conservative | 1,692 ✓ |
| H. Palmer | Conservative | 1,687 ✓ |
| G Martin | Labour | 1,132 |
| R Moyser | Labour | 1,103 |
| B Payne | Labour | 1,094 |
| D Miller | Lib/Sdp | 507 |
| L. Andrews | Lib/Sdp | 476 |
| G Crellin | Lib/Sdp | 466 |
Roding3 seats · turnout 39.5%
| J. Ramsden | Conservative | 1,713 ✓ |
| A Loffhagen | Conservative | 1,674 ✓ |
| Dani Stephenson | Conservative | 1,665 ✓ |
| R. Cray | Lib/Sdp | 1,080 |
| A. McBrayne | Lib/Sdp | 1,078 |
| J. Simpson | Lib/Sdp | 1,030 |
| P. Davies | Labour | 578 |
| H. Garratt | Labour | 558 |
| G. Peake | Labour | 499 |
| L. Laughlin | COMM | 107 |
Seven Kings3 seats
| D Masters | Labour | 1,517 ✓ |
| P Das Gupta | Labour | 1,517 ✓ |
| V. Cole | Conservative | 1,417 ✓ |
| S. Pethers | Conservative | 1,383 |
| M Barron | Labour | 1,364 |
| E Thomas | Conservative | 1,350 |
| A Hart | Lib/Sdp | 421 |
| S Rich | Lib/Sdp | 346 |
| J Vincent | Lib/Sdp | 302 |
Snaresbrook3 seats
| P Good | Conservative | 1,774 ✓ |
| W Roberts | Conservative | 1,763 ✓ |
| F Melvin | Conservative | 1,762 ✓ |
| J Johnson | Lib/Sdp | 726 |
| J Swallow | Lib/Sdp | 715 |
| K Cameron | Lib/Sdp | 712 |
| Gregor Eglin | Labour | 644 |
| T Russell | Labour | 637 |
| G Easter | Labour | 626 |
Valentines3 seats
| D Lane | Labour | 1,329 ✓ |
| James John Christopher Smith | Labour | 1,319 ✓ |
| T Ajiz | Labour | 1,268 ✓ |
| S Lake | Conservative | 1,181 |
| P Cottrell | Conservative | 1,130 |
| J. Smith | Conservative | 1,117 |
| K Drake | SDPAFT | 697 |
| R Boulton | LIBAFT | 680 |
| G Hogarth | LIBAFT | 676 |
| Lesley Baker | Green | 199 |
Wanstead3 seats
| J. Allan | Conservative | 1,660 ✓ |
| B. Hamilton | Conservative | 1,639 ✓ |
| E. Thorogood | Conservative | 1,594 ✓ |
| A. Cornish | Lib/Sdp | 1,450 |
| J. Dauncey | Lib/Sdp | 1,235 |
| G. Wilson | Lib/Sdp | 1,098 |
| M. Edelman | Labour | 556 |
| J. Hamilton | Labour | 512 |
| A. Tuffin | Labour | 484 |
| D. Ford | Green | 244 |
