Before (end of 1985) (70 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 62 · Labour 5 · Other 3 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1986) (70 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 44 · Labour 26 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Addiscombe3 seats · turnout 26.6%
| M. Holt-Thomas | Conservative | 1,608 |
| P. Holt-Thomas | Conservative | 1,581 |
| C. Fink | Conservative | 1,517 |
| P. Wiggin | LIBAFT | 1,277 |
| L. Rowe | LIBAFT | 1,242 |
| S. Wiggin | LIBAFT | 1,215 |
Ashburton2 seats · turnout 43.2%
| E. Arram | Conservative | 1,471 |
| G. Holmes | Conservative | 1,338 |
| R. Matlock | Labour | 860 |
| Spalding P. | Labour | 814 |
| R. Edwards | Lib/Sdp | 805 |
| P. West | Lib/Sdp | 728 |
BENSHAM MANOR3 seats
| G Dean | Labour | 2,252 ✓ |
| P. Mee | Labour | 2,058 ✓ |
| H Key | Labour | 2,045 ✓ |
| S. Hollands | Conservative | 1,544 |
| R. Bowker | Conservative | 1,517 |
| J. Wood | Conservative | 1,342 |
| V Lehec | Lib/Sdp | 740 |
| P Pavey | Lib/Sdp | 650 |
| N Willis | Lib/Sdp | 648 |
| T.A. Rowe | Green | 172 |
Beulah2 seats · turnout 38.8%
| P. Brown | Conservative | 1,510 |
| K. Sdanowicz | Conservative | 1,447 |
| M. Kender | Labour | 787 |
| J. Laing | Labour | 720 |
| J. Armitage | Lib/Sdp | 516 |
| T. Barker | Lib/Sdp | 508 |
Broad Green3 seats · turnout 33.6%
| C. Jarrold | Labour | 1,913 |
| K. Jarrold | Labour | 1,895 |
| H. Atkinson | Labour | 1,887 |
| G. De Bois | Conservative | 870 |
| D. Sharman | Conservative | 801 |
| S. Ghero | Conservative | 792 |
| C. Pocock | Lib/Sdp | 524 |
| C. Hunt | Lib/Sdp | 513 |
| S. Hall | Lib/Sdp | 500 |
Coulsdon East3 seats · turnout 47.5%
| M. Barber | Conservative | 2,446 |
| S. Littlechild | Conservative | 2,382 |
| A Pelling | Conservative | 2,264 |
| P. Billenness | Lib/Sdp | 2,022 |
| I. Atkins | Lib/Sdp | 2,021 |
| H. Pierce | Lib/Sdp | 1,912 |
| C. Evans | Labour | 345 |
| J. Treffry | Labour | 338 |
| N. O'Neill | Labour | 334 |
Croham3 seats · turnout 44.9%
| I. Croft | Conservative | 2,315 ✓ |
| P Bowness | Conservative | 2,225 ✓ |
| J. Hecks | Conservative | 2,189 ✓ |
| J. Forrest | Lib/Sdp | 2,117 |
| C. Peacock | Lib/Sdp | 1,928 |
| S. Maloney | Lib/Sdp | 1,905 |
| D. White | Labour | 401 |
| P. Scharp | Labour | 399 |
| C. Bailey Newton | Labour | 372 |
| M. Spencer | Green | 255 |
Fairfield3 seats · turnout 35.7%
| J. Aston | Conservative | 2,521 |
| R. Coatman | Conservative | 2,483 |
| M. Wunn | Conservative | 2,324 |
| T. Burgess | Lib/Sdp | 1,004 |
| S. Eaton | Labour | 967 |
| P. Barron | Lib/Sdp | 952 |
| Robert Frost | Labour | 933 |
| V. Fry | Labour | 932 |
| N. Harris | Lib/Sdp | 930 |
Fieldway2 seats · turnout 8.9%
| J. Miller | Conservative | 416 |
| R Miller | Conservative | 390 |
| P. Harvey | Lib/Sdp | 222 |
| C. Boyle | Lib/Sdp | 213 |
Heathfield3 seats · turnout 38.8%
| M. Horden | Conservative | 2,416 |
| N. Perry | Conservative | 2,416 |
| R. Pannett | Conservative | 2,406 |
| D. Partridge | Lib/Sdp | 866 |
| I. Dixie | Lib/Sdp | 827 |
| F. Williams | Lib/Sdp | 806 |
| T King | Labour | 595 |
| M Chapman | Labour | 574 |
| Ollie Williamson | Labour | 537 |
Kenley2 seats · turnout 33.8%
| A. Carey | Conservative | 1,478 |
| B. Smith | Conservative | 1,363 |
| S. King | Lib/Sdp | 752 |
| R. Riddett | Lib/Sdp | 723 |
| A. Cridford | Labour | 289 |
| L. Scott | Labour | 254 |
Monks Orchard2 seats · turnout 41.4%
| A. Elliot | Conservative | 1,936 |
| D. Loughborough | Conservative | 1,884 |
| D Davies | Labour | 685 |
| A. Brown | Lib/Sdp | 665 |
| J. Goldie | Lib/Sdp | 635 |
| M. Henderson | Labour | 625 |
New Addington3 seats · turnout 31.1%
| R. Burgess | Labour | 1,786 |
| B. Kirby | Labour | 1,756 |
| G. Davies | Labour | 1,678 |
| Doherty A. | Conservative | 789 |
| B. O'Shea | Conservative | 680 |
| C. Wunn | Conservative | 650 |
| A. Gooch | Lib/Sdp | 379 |
| K. Finney | Lib/Sdp | 336 |
| M. Bhamji | Lib/Sdp | 284 |
Norbury3 seats · turnout 42.1%
| L. Hodges | Conservative | 2,044 |
| C. Johnston | Conservative | 2,037 |
| B. Kendall | Conservative | 2,033 |
| P. Freeman | Lib/Sdp | 1,162 |
| J. Fraser | Lib/Sdp | 1,160 |
| P. Murray | Labour | 1,134 |
| G. Pirintji | Lib/Sdp | 1,122 |
| D. Stuart | Labour | 1,103 |
| M. Stuart | Labour | 1,055 |
Purley3 seats · turnout 34.5%
| P. Macdonald | Conservative | 2,423 |
| G. Smith | Conservative | 2,404 |
| D. Congdon | Conservative | 2,392 |
| S. Buckle | Lib/Sdp | 1,266 |
| J. Hatherley | Lib/Sdp | 1,118 |
| J. Cardy | Lib/Sdp | 1,084 |
| G. Bish | Labour | 498 |
| S. Baister | Labour | 493 |
Rylands2 seats · turnout 45.9%
| G. Harding | Conservative | 1,175 |
| K. Wilson | Conservative | 1,105 |
| P Ryan | Labour | 926 |
| Anteney M. | Labour | 914 |
| R. Taylor | Lib/Sdp | 752 |
| C. Bailey | Lib/Sdp | 650 |
Sanderstead2 seats · turnout 43.0%
| C. Hood | Conservative | 2,178 ✓ |
| B. Marshall | Conservative | 2,042 ✓ |
| A. Mills | Lib/Sdp | 896 |
| R. Bustin | Lib/Sdp | 883 |
| A. Lear | Labour | 352 |
| R. White | Labour | 294 |
| E. Rosenthal | Green | 149 |
Selsdon2 seats · turnout 41.9%
| D. Mead | Conservative | 2,154 |
| I. Aarons | Conservative | 2,126 |
| P. Charman | Lib/Sdp | 752 |
| P. Ashley | Lib/Sdp | 719 |
| M Phelan | Labour | 386 |
| J. Robins | Labour | 359 |
South Norwood3 seats · turnout 37.9%
| B. Saunders | Conservative | 1,407 |
| D. Lipman | Conservative | 1,400 |
| P. Saudners | Conservative | 1,379 |
| J. Cope | LIBAFT | 1,189 |
| P. Whirrity | LIBAFT | 1,169 |
| A. Phillips | LIBAFT | 1,148 |
| I. Forbes | Labour | 972 |
| E. Gibbon | Labour | 939 |
| M. Hardley | Labour | 907 |
Spring Park2 seats · turnout 44.0%
| D. Perry | Conservative | 2,275 |
| J. Marshall | Conservative | 2,265 |
| P. Champion | Labour | 693 |
| C. Martin | Lib/Sdp | 651 |
| S Moyse | Labour | 646 |
| R. Williams | Lib/Sdp | 622 |
Thornton Heath3 seats · turnout 36.0%
| A. Dennis | Labour | 1,871 |
| W. Garratt | Labour | 1,860 |
| L. Gillman | Labour | 1,726 |
| J. Davies | RATE | 1,378 |
| J. Morgan | RATE | 1,332 |
| P. Stelling | RATE | 1,252 |
| P. Davies | Lib/Sdp | 644 |
| M. Sheen | Lib/Sdp | 534 |
| K. Chadderton | Lib/Sdp | 524 |
Upper Norwood2 seats · turnout 43.2%
| M. Parfitt | Conservative | 1,497 |
| E Noad | Conservative | 1,468 |
| A. Ward | Labour | 985 |
| M. Petrou | Labour | 953 |
| D. Sawyer | Lib/Sdp | 464 |
| L. West | Lib/Sdp | 453 |
Waddon3 seats · turnout 44.2%
| J. Nea | Conservative | 1,994 ✓ |
| R. Kent | Conservative | 1,941 ✓ |
| C. Allen | Labour | 1,876 ✓ |
| B. Winborn | Conservative | 1,808 |
| A. Slatcher | Labour | 1,776 |
| A. Theobald | Labour | 1,730 |
| C. Burling | Lib/Sdp | 908 |
| J. Prince | Lib/Sdp | 874 |
| W. Tucker | Lib/Sdp | 852 |
| P. Ballard | NF | 144 |
WEST THORNTON3 seats · turnout 37.7%
| M. Mansell | Labour | 1,954 |
| D. Evans | Labour | 1,932 |
| G. Bernard | Labour | 1,834 |
| S. Stewart | Conservative | 1,386 |
| E. Howell | Conservative | 1,357 |
| Y. Stewart | Conservative | 1,320 |
| J. Pitt | LIBAFT | 922 |
| A. Holder | SDPAFT | 823 |
| G. Williams | SDPAFT | 763 |
Whitehorse Manor3 seats · turnout 32.9%
| Brooks R | Labour | 1,501 ✓ |
| A. Roberts | Labour | 1,372 ✓ |
| I. Smedley | Labour | 1,285 ✓ |
| W. Pitt | LIBAFT | 1,117 |
| D. Read | Conservative | 932 |
| A. Dwan | Conservative | 926 |
| K. Brickwood | Conservative | 920 |
| G. Morley | SDPAFT | 890 |
| R. Russell | LIBAFT | 870 |
| K. Handy | NF | 85 |
Woodcote & Coulsdon West3 seats
| M Fowler | Conservative | 2,778 ✓ |
| S Moore | Conservative | 2,750 ✓ |
| J Riley | Conservative | 2,693 ✓ |
| J. Callen | Lib/Sdp | 1,210 |
| K Jacobs | Lib/Sdp | 1,136 |
| M Rosenbloom | Lib/Sdp | 1,054 |
| D. Denver | Labour | 500 |
| G Page | Labour | 490 |
| J Scharp | Labour | 424 |
