Before (end of 1985) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 50 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 · Conservative 3 · Other 2
After (end of 1986) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 53 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 · Conservative 2 · Other 0
Ward results
Brownswood2 seats · turnout 40.0%
| J. Muir | Labour | 1,074 ✓ |
| N. Syed | Labour | 1,002 ✓ |
| T. Lister | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 681 |
| C. Roots | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 660 |
| A. Brennels | Conservative | 277 |
| Z. Malik | Conservative | 258 |
Chatham3 seats · turnout 32.1%
| J. Holland | Labour | 1,163 ✓ |
| I. Row | Labour | 1,072 ✓ |
| M. Crampsle | Labour | 998 ✓ |
| K. King | Other | 411 |
| M. Swapp | Other | 353 |
| G. Smith | Conservative | 345 |
| R. White | Other | 295 |
| J. Pipe | Conservative | 260 |
| M. Trend | Conservative | 241 |
| C. Kerr | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 235 |
| J. Leader | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 228 |
| S. O'Brien | Green | 205 |
| R. Weight | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 179 |
Clissold3 seats · turnout 34.4%
| C. Callum | Labour | 1,521 ✓ |
| T. Sheppard | Labour | 1,437 ✓ |
| P. Stott | Labour | 1,405 ✓ |
| P. Caddy | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 359 |
| J. Gilchrist | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 343 |
| D. Murray | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 336 |
| G. Mills | Conservative | 272 |
| H. Mills | Conservative | 255 |
| R. Gregory | Conservative | 250 |
| R. Guney | Independent | 92 |
Dalston3 seats · turnout 30.1%
| R. Bruce | Labour | 997 ✓ |
| B. Marsh | Labour | 995 ✓ |
| J. Slaw | Labour | 932 ✓ |
| J. Gibbs | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 354 |
| T. Fenton | Conservative | 353 |
| B. Leslie | Conservative | 339 |
| V. Lucas | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 338 |
| J. McHenry | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 333 |
| J. Lindt | Conservative | 306 |
De Beauvoir3 seats · turnout 36.0%
| M. Barber | Labour | 1,005 ✓ |
| C. Young | Labour | 983 ✓ |
| J. Lettice | Labour | 944 ✓ |
| P. Friend | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 798 |
| H. Adams | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 781 |
| T. Dunne | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 757 |
| M. Brown | Conservative | 561 |
| D. Mahoney | Conservative | 551 |
| A. Kilmartin | Conservative | 549 |
Eastdown3 seats · turnout 30.7%
| L. Hibberd | Labour | 1,505 ✓ |
| M. Owen | Labour | 1,445 ✓ |
| R. Owen | Labour | 1,359 ✓ |
| J. O'Brien | Conservative | 275 |
| D. Cooper | Other | 254 |
| P. Lonsdale | Conservative | 252 |
| L. Lonsdale | Conservative | 241 |
| J. Marcus | Other | 225 |
| M. Panayiotou | Other | 203 |
| C. Lorimer | Other | 153 |
Homerton2 seats · turnout 34.2%
| K. Hanson | Labour | 1,065 ✓ |
| J. Chrystie | Labour | 1,056 ✓ |
| J. Baverstock | Conservative | 376 |
| J.D. Baverstock | Conservative | 351 |
| P. Gibbs | LIBAFT | 197 |
| N. Heigham | LIBAFT | 180 |
| J. Watson | COMM | 80 |
| P. Whitehouse | H | 53 |
King's Park2 seats
| B. Heaven | Labour | 1,084 |
| L. Faulkes | Labour | 1,083 |
| R Brooks | Conservative | 242 |
| I. Wicks | Conservative | 233 |
| M. Felix | LIBAFT | 222 |
| D. Ash | LIBAFT | 194 |
Lea Bridge3 seats · turnout 37.5%
| M. S. McCallum | Labour | 1,266 ✓ |
| G. Kodikara | Labour | 1,194 ✓ |
| A. Mulla | Labour | 1,174 ✓ |
| M Miller | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 387 |
| E. Baverstock | Conservative | 380 |
| D. Kriger | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 362 |
| G. Mechora | Conservative | 341 |
| H. Mehmet | Conservative | 328 |
| D. Fitzpatrick | Green | 322 |
| A. Tainsh | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 306 |
| D. Ryan | Other | 68 |
Moorfields2 seats · turnout 31.1%
| P. Royan | LIBFT | 844 |
| W. Wintle | LIBFT | 816 |
| S. Rogers | Labour | 641 |
| H. Stock | Labour | 553 |
| J. Macfarlane | Conservative | 171 |
| M. Gardiner | Conservative | 148 |
New River3 seats
| S. Webb | Labour | 1,366 |
| J. Whiting | Labour | 1,291 |
| M. Owen | Lib/Sdp | 767 |
| D. Collins | Lib/Sdp | 683 |
| M. Fleming | Lib/Sdp | 655 |
| R. Coleman | Conservative | 624 |
| G. Bulger | Conservative | 598 |
| P. Tucker | Conservative | 530 |
North Defoe2 seats · turnout 39.4%
| G. Lawless | Labour | 1,185 |
| L. Eutace | Labour | 1,134 |
| E. Ollerenshaw | Conservative | 394 |
| P. Sills | Conservative | 364 |
Northfield3 seats · turnout 42.9%
| J. Collison | Labour | 1,845 |
| R. Hetherington | Conservative | 1,764 |
| G. Bull | Conservative | 1,737 |
| W. Lewanski | Conservative | 1,696 |
| K. Grewal | Labour | 1,685 |
| J. Doran | Lib/Sdp | 1,246 |
| P. Hurst | Lib/Sdp | 1,244 |
| J. Gower | Lib/Sdp | 1,205 |
| S. Cole | Green | 318 |
Northwold3 seats
| P. Chowney | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| A Kendall | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| J. Khote | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Queensbridge3 seats · turnout 32.5%
| D. Shanks | Labour | 1,406 ✓ |
| A. Puddephatt | Labour | 1,388 ✓ |
| W. O'Connor | Labour | 1,385 ✓ |
| G. Moseley | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 716 |
| D. Scotland | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 699 |
| S. S. Cowap | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 688 |
| E. Macfarlane | Conservative | 325 |
| H. Larsen | Conservative | 317 |
| D. Londt | Conservative | 310 |
Rectory3 seats · turnout 29.0%
| F. Harvest | Labour | 1,580 ✓ |
| A. Horrocks | Labour | 1,514 ✓ |
| J. McCafferty | Labour | 1,495 ✓ |
| M. Baverstock | Conservative | 261 |
| L. House | Conservative | 253 |
| N. House Ms. | Conservative | 251 |
| D. Green | COMM | 204 |
| Pnnampalam Dr. M. | Ind Lab | 135 |
| A. Marcus | NHLF | 119 |
| D. O'Connor | NHLF | 117 |
| A. Panayiotou | NHLF | 81 |
| W. Rogers | WRP | 54 |
| K. Andrews | RCOMM | 42 |
South Defoe2 seats · turnout 34.1%
| P. Corrigan | Labour | 1,093 |
| M. Margal | Labour | 1,023 |
| M Donoghue | Conservative | 379 |
| F. Jackson | Conservative | 360 |
Springfield3 seats · turnout 49.5%
| J. Lobenstein | Conservative | 1,727 |
| E. Barns | Labour | 1,684 |
| B. Lansman | Conservative | 1,651 |
| J. Burnell | Labour | 1,581 |
| J. Hiscock | Labour | 1,502 |
| C Sills | Conservative | 1,439 |
Victoria3 seats · turnout 36.2%
| E. Edwards | Labour | 1,180 ✓ |
| M. Lewis | Labour | 1,147 ✓ |
| A. Morgan | Labour | 1,106 ✓ |
| L. Baird | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 888 |
| R. Ansell | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 862 |
| L. Maughan-Pawsey | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 818 |
| V. Brown | Conservative | 591 |
| L. Kershaw | Conservative | 566 |
| J. Baker | Conservative | 547 |
Wenlock2 seats · turnout 32.5%
| Roberts Dr.J. | LIBFT | 873 |
| M. Colquhoun | Labour | 741 |
| T. Robinson | Labour | 717 |
| P. Jean-Baptiste | LIBFT | 711 |
| H. Chapman | Conservative | 188 |
| H. Symons | Conservative | 132 |
Westdown2 seats · turnout 26.2%
| J. Bloom | Labour | 702 |
| L. King | Labour | 699 |
| W. Lyttle | Conservative | 136 |
| F. Baker-Smith | LIBAFT | 121 |
| L. Price | LIBAFT | 111 |
| N. Semple | Conservative | 104 |
Wick3 seats · turnout 34.7%
| A. Mallaghan | Labour | 1,235 |
| T. Macalister | Labour | 1,196 |
| P. Watson | Labour | 1,125 |
| W. Barrett | LIBAFT | 829 |
| S. Etherington | LIBAFT | 806 |
| G. Taylor | SDPAFT | 802 |
| B. Pentecost | Conservative | 362 |
| R. Barnes | Conservative | 334 |
| C. Tang | Conservative | 303 |
