Before (end of 1985) (26 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 23 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 · Other 0 · Labour 0
After (end of 1986) (26 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 19 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 · Labour 0 · Other 0
Ward results
All Saints1 seat · turnout 33.7%
| J. Parsons | Lib/Sdp | 1,138 |
| Chapman D. | Conservative | 630 |
Brocks Hill1 seat · turnout 47.4%
| R. Rudham | Conservative | 1,057 |
| J. Kaufman | Lib/Sdp | 781 |
| W. Dillon | Labour | 182 |
Brookside1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| G. Barnes | Conservative | 1,423 |
| J. Vickerstaff | Lib/Sdp | 548 |
| P. Blunden | Labour | 248 |
Central1 seat · turnout 41.4%
| G. Boulter | Lib/Sdp | 688 |
| J. Royce | Conservative | 543 |
| A. Smith | Labour | 464 |
Grange2 seats · turnout 35.0%
| L. Eaton | Conservative | 868 |
| V. Moore | Conservative | 832 |
| M. Jacobs | Lib/Sdp | 344 |
| J. Pelmore | Lib/Sdp | 307 |
| A. John | Labour | 252 |
St. Wolstans1 seat · turnout 33.7%
| D. Chappell | Conservative | 1,181 |
| L. Gray | Lib/Sdp | 841 |
Westfield1 seat · turnout 36.6%
| F. Spencer | Conservative | 680 |
| R. Allen | Lib/Sdp | 313 |
| M. Daley | Labour | 245 |
