Before (end of 1985) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 27 · Labour 12 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 8 · Other 2
After (end of 1986) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 23 · Labour 14 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 12 · Other 0
Ward results
Abbey1 seat
| L. Vaughan | Labour | 623 |
| B. Mulhern | Conservative | 526 |
| M. Taylor | Lib/Sdp | 248 |
Chalkwell1 seat
| J. Wade | Lib/Sdp | 1,916 |
| M. Myers | Conservative | 1,834 |
| A. Rothwell | Labour | 314 |
Davington Priory1 seat
| S. Lutman | Labour | 547 |
| K. Burbidge | Lib/Sdp | 528 |
| F. White | Ind Con | 523 |
Eastern1 seat
| G. Henderson | Conservative | 509 |
| J. Ingham | Lib/Sdp | 440 |
| D. Webb | Labour | 212 |
Grove1 seat
| B. Groves | Conservative | 731 |
| A. Hammond | Lib/Sdp | 572 |
| P. Hanson | Labour | 414 |
Milton Regis1 seat
| D. Manning | Lib/Sdp | 689 |
| W. Mitchell | Labour | 672 |
| G. Ardley | Conservative | 333 |
Minster Cliffs1 seat
| J. Cole | Lib/Sdp | 899 |
| R. Moreton | Conservative | 648 |
| J. Cockrell | Labour | 258 |
Murston1 seat
| B. Austen | Lib/Sdp | 953 |
| B. Simmons | Labour | 548 |
Queenborough & Halfway1 seat
| V. Beach | Labour | 857 ✓ |
| R. Lodge | Conservative | 575 |
| D. Thomsett | Independent | 367 |
| S. Ingham | Lib/Sdp | 346 |
Roman1 seat
| D. Howard | Lib/Sdp | 813 |
| D. Cheesman | Labour | 748 |
| K. Day | Conservative | 619 |
Sheerness East1 seat
| L. Stock | Labour | 615 |
| C. Jackson | Conservative | 438 |
| T. Dougan | Lib/Sdp | 423 |
Sheerness West1 seat
| D. Grover | Labour | 1,065 |
| J. Collins | Lib/Sdp | 328 |
| P. Kitto | Conservative | 304 |
Sheppey Central1 seat
| K. Ingleton | Conservative | 476 |
| R. Hemingway | Lib/Sdp | 355 |
| J. Crouch | Labour | 349 |
St. Anns1 seat · turnout 44.5%
| L. Courtney | Labour | 899 |
| J. Cole | Conservative | 538 |
| J. Kensit | Lib/Sdp | 247 |
St. Michaels1 seat · turnout 42.2%
| M. Forbes | Conservative | 2,136 |
| N. Wylie | Labour | 1,391 |
| T. Bennison | Green | 324 |
Teynham & Lynsted1 seat
| J. Newman | Conservative | 831 |
| S. Elworthy | Lib/Sdp | 563 |
| B. Goldberg | Labour | 422 |
Watling1 seat
| M. Cosgrove | Conservative | 736 ✓ |
| J. Williams | Lib/Sdp | 385 |
| C. Coleman | Labour | 244 |
| C. Care | Green | 44 |
Woodstock1 seat
| A. McLean | Lib/Sdp | 1,401 |
| D. Jordan | Conservative | 1,102 |
| A. Woodhouse | Labour | 427 |