Before (end of 1985) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 40 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 · Other 2 · Labour 1
After (end of 1986) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 36 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 10 · Labour 1 · Other 1
Ward results
Benenden1 seat · turnout 41.8%
| I. Russell | Conservative | 394 |
| R. Plank | Lib/Sdp | 150 |
Cranbrook1 seat · turnout 34.8%
| D. Kirby | Conservative | 628 |
| D. Bushnell | Lib/Sdp | 382 |
| R. Percival | Labour | 188 |
Culverden1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| A. Sayer | Conservative | 847 ✓ |
| D. Neve | Lib/Sdp | 415 |
| H. Brown | Labour | 156 |
| A. Bolton | Green | 52 |
Hawkhurst1 seat · turnout 41.2%
| G. Ealdon | Conservative | 615 |
| I. Metcalfe | Lib/Sdp | 602 |
| D. Burgess | Labour | 124 |
Paddock Wood1 seat · turnout 21.7%
| B. Gibbs | Conservative | 565 |
| T. Wickham | Lib/Sdp | 454 |
| A. Peeler | Green | 49 |
Pantiles1 seat · turnout 48.9%
| L. Braam | Lib/Sdp | 992 |
| J. Furey | Conservative | 763 |
| Y. Tallantire | Labour | 207 |
Park1 seat · turnout 45.5%
| J. Hilling | Conservative | 974 |
| M. Ward | Lib/Sdp | 877 |
| R. Gamage | Labour | 161 |
PEMBURY1 seat · turnout 53.3%
| R. Brown | Lib/Sdp | 1,156 |
| A. Bromwich | Conservative | 1,131 |
| T. Wolfe | Labour | 181 |
Sherwood1 seat · turnout 45.0%
| R. Tucek | Lib/Sdp | 813 |
| J. Styles | Labour | 751 |
| R. Williams | Conservative | 737 |
Southborough East1 seat · turnout 45.7%
| B. Reynolds | Lib/Sdp | 454 |
| W. Clary | Labour | 368 |
| Gow R. | Conservative | 335 |
Southborough North1 seat · turnout 40.7%
| R. Large | Conservative | 682 |
| M. Handcock | Lib/Sdp | 598 |
| Woods T. | Labour | 132 |
Speldhurst & Bidborough1 seat · turnout 40.5%
| O. Eames | Conservative | 1,122 |
| A. Clark | Lib/Sdp | 546 |
| P. Sellers | Labour | 113 |
St. Johns1 seat · turnout 41.7%
| F. Williams | Conservative | 938 ✓ |
| H. Patterson | Lib/Sdp | 765 |
| P. Funnell | Labour | 275 |
| B. Leslie | Green | 67 |
St. Marks1 seat · turnout 42.4%
| K. McEwan | Conservative | 875 |
| P. Liddell | Lib/Sdp | 685 |
| M. Richards | Labour | 116 |