Before (end of 1985) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 35 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 11 · Labour 5 · Other 1
After (end of 1986) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 33 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 12 · Labour 6 · Other 1
Ward results
Aylesford & Eccles1 seat · turnout 47.1%
| M. Cole | Conservative | 897 |
| M. Stockford | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 896 |
| M. Thompson | Labour | 264 |
Cage Green1 seat · turnout 51.7%
| J. Marwood | Conservative | 831 |
| A. Palmer | Lib/Sdp | 733 |
| P. Reed | Labour | 263 |
Castle1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| J. Adams | Conservative | 706 |
| E. Somerville | Lib/Sdp | 299 |
| M. Clephane-Cameron | Labour | 170 |
East Malling2 seats · turnout 32.7%
| P. Roberts | Lib/Sdp | 597 |
| P. James | Lib/Sdp | 589 |
| S. Morgan | Labour | 345 |
| W. Jones | Conservative | 288 |
| A. Garrett | Conservative | 267 |
Higham1 seat · turnout 41.6%
| J. Brown | Conservative | 866 |
| C. Ingram | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 508 |
| L. Cardall | Labour | 359 |
Hildenborough1 seat · turnout 40.4%
| T. Barton | Conservative | 958 |
| G. Imeson | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 385 |
| C. Still | Labour | 182 |
Judd1 seat · turnout 46.8%
| Bolton P. | Conservative | 678 |
| M. Street | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 459 |
| G. Fry | Labour | 402 |
Larkfield1 seat · turnout 27.3%
| J. Johnson | Lib/Sdp | 997 |
| G. Stuart | Conservative | 385 |
| L. Bishop | Labour | 263 |
Medway1 seat · turnout 39.9%
| J. Hutchinson | Conservative | 531 |
| M. Golding | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 320 |
| F. Crouchman | Labour | 236 |
Mereworth & West Peckham1 seat · turnout 41.8%
| B. Wilkes | Lib/Sdp | 347 |
| S. Poole | Conservative | 94 |
Platt1 seat · turnout 45.7%
| C. Woodward | Conservative | 284 |
| D. Pollock | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 170 |
Snodland1 seat · turnout 39.2%
| J. Hayes | Labour | 1,311 |
| H. Plummer | Conservative | 578 |
Trench1 seat · turnout 34.5%
| A. Woodhams | Labour | 699 |
| P. Coyne | Conservative | 421 |
| R. Fish | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 314 |
Vauxhall1 seat · turnout 46.4%
| F. Hoskins | Lib/Sdp | 657 |
| A. Ball | Conservative | 531 |
| K. Parish | Labour | 215 |
Wateringbury1 seat · turnout 56.9%
| C. Benfield | Conservative | 334 |
| V. Roberts | Lib/Sdp | 314 |
| S. Harriott | Labour | 37 |
West Malling1 seat · turnout 59.6%
| M. Worrall | Conservative | 722 |
| J. Oxley | Lib/Sdp | 376 |
| P. Cox | Labour | 34 |
