Before (end of 1985) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 54 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 · Other 0 · Conservative 0
After (end of 1986) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 60 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0 · Conservative 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Bemersyde2 seats · turnout 35.7%
| J Langer | Labour | 806 |
| P. Landman | Labour | 770 |
| A. Cole | Lib/Sdp | 592 |
| L. Reeves | Lib/Sdp | 579 |
| I Martin | Conservative | 298 |
| S. Martin | Conservative | 254 |
Canning Town & Grange2 seats · turnout 23.6%
| J. Hart | Labour | 1,058 |
| C. Whincup | Labour | 1,022 |
| M. Harrington | Lib/Sdp | 367 |
| P. Doe | Conservative | 256 |
| M. Chouhan | INDNBA | 56 |
Central2 seats
| G. George | Labour | 1,257 |
| S. Hopwood | Labour | 1,219 |
| H. Jabbal | Lib/Sdp | 369 |
| L. Fitzgerald | Conservative | 360 |
| M. Sarwar | INDNBA | 302 |
Hudsons3 seats · turnout 24.8%
| F. Jones | Labour | 1,173 |
| M. Brown | Labour | 1,035 |
| G. Lane | Labour | 992 |
| S. Bell | Lib/Sdp | 481 |
| M. Lammin | Lib/Sdp | 410 |
| Josephine Child | Conservative | 401 |
| A. Winfield | Lib/Sdp | 387 |
| A. Hope-Thompson | Conservative | 360 |
| L. Smith | Conservative | 350 |
Kensington2 seats · turnout 39.7%
| K. Massey | Labour | 1,705 |
| H. Rattan | Labour | 1,576 |
| E. Laws | LIBAFT | 555 |
| S. Neal | LIBAFT | 443 |
| D. McWilton | Conservative | 187 |
| Ms. | Green | 55 |
Monega2 seats · turnout 38.5%
| L. Boyce | Labour | 1,355 ✓ |
| F. York | Labour | 1,266 ✓ |
| M. Mann | Other | 573 |
| J. Rahman | Other | 486 |
| W. Blanchard | Conservative | 288 |
New Town2 seats · turnout 25.5%
| H. Cleghorn | Labour | 921 ✓ |
| P. Pendle | Labour | 895 ✓ |
| D Knight | Conservative | 239 |
| F. Jackson | Conservative | 215 |
| E. Barker | Lib/Sdp | 159 |
| D. Sagoo | Lib/Sdp | 127 |
| P. Bahra | Green | 57 |
Ordnance2 seats · turnout 21.8%
| C. Flemwell | Labour | 734 |
| A. King | Labour | 662 |
| J. Sutherland | Lib/Sdp | 158 |
| F. Rowden | Lib/Sdp | 148 |
| R. Hamilton | Conservative | 110 |
South3 seats · turnout 29.6%
| E. Corbett | Labour | 1,269 |
| T. Jenkinson | Labour | 1,215 |
| J Wilson | Labour | 1,103 |
| S. Cadogan | Conservative | 876 |
| C. Hands | Conservative | 874 |
| D. Sutton | Conservative | 836 |
| D. Evans | Lib/Sdp | 693 |
| A. Kellaway | Lib/Sdp | 659 |
| W. Robinson | Lib/Sdp | 619 |
St. Stephens2 seats · turnout 32.8%
| T. Nolan | Labour | 1,279 |
| L. Jordan | Labour | 1,250 |
| A. Molala | INDNBA | 360 |
| B. Gahir | INDNBA | 321 |
| B. Sutton | Conservative | 268 |
Stratford2 seats · turnout 19.4%
| J. Riley | Labour | 769 ✓ |
| J. Newstead | Labour | 733 ✓ |
| W. Flynn | Conservative | 228 |
| M. Hogan | Lib/Sdp | 203 |
| A. Tuthill | Conservative | 174 |
| C. Pierre | Lib/Sdp | 167 |
| M. Bridewell | Green | 50 |
Upton3 seats · turnout 37.2%
| K. McWilton | Conservative | 324 |
Wall End3 seats · turnout 33.5%
| T. Etherden | Labour | 1,568 |
| S. Reeves | Labour | 1,552 |
| B. Hafeez | Labour | 1,523 |
| D. Harley | Conservative | 1,003 |
| J. Colthurst | Conservative | 988 |
| A. Moran | Conservative | 878 |
| R. Lomas | Lib/Sdp | 431 |
| P. Mehtab | INDNBA | 302 |
| L. Netto | INDNBA | 293 |
West Ham2 seats · turnout 26.7%
| R. Manley | Labour | 1,176 ✓ |
| J. Isted | Labour | 1,061 ✓ |
| D. Privett | Conservative | 328 |
| G. Williams | Conservative | 258 |
| V. Schofield | Lib/Sdp | 248 |
| L. Sutherlan | Lib/Sdp | 201 |
| A. Sandford | Green | 64 |