Before (end of 1985) (53 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 41 · Labour 9 · Other 2 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1
After (end of 1986) (53 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 37 · Labour 10 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 · Other 1
Ward results
Beaudesert1 seat · turnout 42.4%
| M. Freeman | Lib/Sdp | 792 |
| J. Taylor | Conservative | 781 |
| P. Canavan | Labour | 486 |
Brooklands1 seat · turnout 41.6%
| S. Mercer | Lib/Sdp | 849 |
| R. Johnstone | Conservative | 835 |
| S. Allen | Labour | 428 |
Caddington1 seat · turnout 46.9%
| E. Snoxell | RES | 775 |
| Frair Burgess | Conservative | 477 |
| J. Thakoordin | Labour | 188 |
Dunstable Central1 seat · turnout 44.7%
| D. Wickson | Conservative | 1,327 ✓ |
| R. Harris | Labour | 646 |
| R. Helps | Lib/Sdp | 339 |
| J. Eldridge | Green | 266 |
Eaton Bray1 seat · turnout 50.3%
| C. Pullan | Conservative | 376 ✓ |
| B. Piggott | Independent | 249 |
| P. Rolings | Green | 152 |
| W. Connett | Labour | 43 |
| F. Pell | Independent | 39 |
| J. Sullivan | Lib/Sdp | 21 |
Hockliffe1 seat · turnout 41.3%
| N. Costin | Conservative | 251 |
| D. Shevels | Lib/Sdp | 127 |
| J. Kinchella | Labour | 92 |
Houghton Central1 seat · turnout 31.2%
| C. Williams | Labour | 861 |
| W. Bryan | Conservative | 276 |
| B. Keeley | Lib/Sdp | 199 |
Houghton East1 seat · turnout 24.6%
| A. Trinder | Labour | 531 ✓ |
| J. Steward | Conservative | 199 |
| L. Martin | Lib/Sdp | 160 |
| O. Burgess | Green | 61 |
Houghton South1 seat · turnout 32.4%
| J. Pergunas | Conservative | 398 |
| R. Bird | Lib/Sdp | 262 |
| D. Patton | Labour | 258 |
Icknield2 seats · turnout 35.5%
| J. Jackson | Conservative | 899 |
| W. Allen | Conservative | 887 |
| R. Shelley | Labour | 583 |
| A. Bourne | Labour | 539 |
| C. Gurr | Lib/Sdp | 443 |
| R. Keyes | Lib/Sdp | 413 |
Linslade1 seat · turnout 47.4%
| J. Pilson | Conservative | 809 ✓ |
| H. Fried | Lib/Sdp | 692 |
| H. Gleave | Labour | 285 |
| R Morrisey | Green | 120 |
Northfields1 seat · turnout 37.0%
| B. Morsley | Labour | 957 |
| D. Burgess | Conservative | 624 |
| R. Morgan | Lib/Sdp | 451 |
Plantation1 seat · turnout 41.8%
| P. Rawcliffe | Conservative | 1,060 |
| I. Macgregor | Lib/Sdp | 502 |
| S. Woolley | Labour | 471 |
Slip End1 seat · turnout 39.2%
| B. Marriott | Conservative | 362 ✓ |
| C. Benson | RES | 151 |
| D. Thakoordin | Labour | 121 |
| R. Coleman | Lib/Sdp | 99 |
Watling1 seat · turnout 43.4%
| P. McDowell | Conservative | 1,044 ✓ |
| R. Pitches | Lib/Sdp | 855 |
| S. Bedwell | Labour | 453 |
| R. Walker | Green | 84 |