Before (end of 1985) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 24 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 20 · Labour 8 · Other 3
After (end of 1986) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
SDP-Liberal Alliance 23 · Conservative 20 · Labour 9 · Other 3
Ward results
Allington1 seat
| D. Milner | Lib/Sdp | 1,274 |
| K. Woollven | Conservative | 579 |
| J. Cooper | Labour | 123 |
Bearsted1 seat
| M. Basham | Conservative | 1,131 |
| J. Williams | Lib/Sdp | 742 |
| J. Young | Labour | 208 |
Bridge2 seats · turnout 38.2%
| H. Drummond | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 1,046 ✓ |
| O. Moore | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 980 ✓ |
| P. Parvin | Conservative | 759 |
| G. Calver | Conservative | 757 |
| A. Logan | Labour | 444 |
| S. Phipps | Labour | 363 |
Coxheath1 seat
| C. Teare | Lib/Sdp | 704 |
| C. Randall | Conservative | 311 |
| E. Small | Labour | 198 |
Harrietsham & Lenham1 seat
| J. Leigh-Pemberton | Conservative | 928 |
| K. Saffery | Lib/Sdp | 791 |
| P. Langford | Labour | 215 |
Headcorn1 seat
| K. Gibson | Conservative | 699 |
| J. Holroyd | Lib/Sdp | 624 |
| E. Hennessey | Labour | 160 |
Heath1 seat · turnout 39.7%
| J. Hindle | Conservative | 970 ✓ |
| P. Hooper | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 914 |
| P. Haynes | Labour | 364 |
High Street1 seat
| P. Askew | Lib/Sdp | 815 |
| D. Freeman | Conservative | 611 |
| L. Holman | Labour | 490 |
Marden1 seat
| R. Judd | Independent | 572 ✓ |
| J. Powney | Lib/Sdp | 351 |
| D. Hook | Conservative | 201 |
| J. Randall | Labour | 109 |
NORTH1 seat
| C. Robertson | Lib/Sdp | 1,067 |
| R. Usher | Conservative | 871 |
| M. James | Labour | 321 |
Park Wood1 seat
| K. Brooks | Labour | 1,155 |
| P. Ledbrook | Lib/Sdp | 318 |
| N. Sheridan | Conservative | 311 |
Shepway East1 seat
| R. Sterry | Labour | 836 |
| K. Walker | Lib/Sdp | 591 |
| B. Beardwell | Conservative | 339 |
Shepway West2 seats
| G. Crick | Labour | 1,046 |
| M. Watts | Labour | 981 |
| A. Peacock | Conservative | 536 |
| K. Perrin | Conservative | 520 |
| H. Anstice | Lib/Sdp | 466 |
| C. English | Lib/Sdp | 422 |
Staplehurst1 seat
| G. Sturdy | Lib/Sdp | 898 |
| D. Scott | Conservative | 810 |
| M. Tyler | Labour | 313 |
Sutton Valence1 seat
| K. Baxter | Lib/Sdp | 438 |
| J. Mepsted | Conservative | 339 |
| G. Currie | Labour | 54 |
Thurnham1 seat
| J. Horne | Conservative | 440 |
| A. Extance | Lib/Sdp | 383 |
| W. Wraight | Labour | 58 |
