Before (end of 1985) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 26 · Conservative 25 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 · Other 0
After (end of 1986) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 31 · Conservative 16 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 10 · Other 0
Ward results
Cann Hall3 seats · turnout 49.0%
| C Kitson | LIBAFT | 1,872 ✓ |
| C Millington | LIBAFT | 1,730 ✓ |
| J. Williams | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 1,702 ✓ |
| Mark Cummins | Labour | 1,590 |
| P Mabbott | Labour | 1,518 |
| S Parker | Labour | 1,500 |
| T Hayns | Conservative | 339 |
| R. Bennett | Conservative | 318 |
| E. Riches | Conservative | 318 |
Cathall3 seats
| J Walsh | Labour | 2,149 ✓ |
| S Jacobs | Labour | 1,969 ✓ |
| T Wheeler | Labour | 1,966 ✓ |
| A Wait | LIBAFT | 946 |
| K Rayner | LIBAFT | 916 |
| P Dundon | LIBAFT | 906 |
| I Mayo | Conservative | 328 |
| M Neilson-Hansen | Conservative | 328 |
| J Smith | Conservative | 311 |
Chapel End3 seats · turnout 45.1%
| G. Woolnough | Lib/Sdp | 1,550 ✓ |
| L. Wells | Lib/Sdp | 1,533 ✓ |
| T. Messenger | Lib/Sdp | 1,527 ✓ |
| M. Caplan | Conservative | 1,228 |
| L. Saggers | Conservative | 1,185 |
| P Connel | Labour | 1,144 |
| S. Persky | Conservative | 1,099 |
| B. Eccleston | Labour | 1,089 |
| S. Khan | Labour | 1,022 |
| R. Tatam | Green | 133 |
Chingford Green3 seats · turnout 46.4%
| M. Fish | Conservative | 2,218 ✓ |
| D. Arnold | Conservative | 2,196 ✓ |
| M. Lewis | Conservative | 2,091 ✓ |
| J. Bearnse | Lib/Sdp | 1,409 |
| R. Jarvis | Lib/Sdp | 1,324 |
| R. Madders | Lib/Sdp | 1,310 |
| S Garrett | Labour | 707 |
| Elizabeth Lee | Labour | 689 |
| S. Reeves | Labour | 648 |
| E. Newton | Green | 153 |
Endlebury2 seats · turnout 38.6%
| M. Jovcic | Conservative | 1,593 |
| W Neilson-Hanson | Conservative | 1,363 |
| I. Paterson | Lib/Sdp | 522 |
| Mangold L. M.S | Lib/Sdp | 472 |
| Cove J. | Labour | 421 |
| K. Harper | Labour | 388 |
Forest3 seats · turnout 40.0%
| S. Dunn | Labour | 1,792 ✓ |
| J. Brind | Labour | 1,773 ✓ |
| D. Liunberg | Labour | 1,692 ✓ |
| B. Beasant | Conservative | 996 |
| E. Donnelly | Conservative | 950 |
| A. Alavi | Conservative | 913 |
| J. Myall | Lib/Sdp | 522 |
| O. Melbye | Lib/Sdp | 501 |
| G. Vanezis | Lib/Sdp | 456 |
| B. Dar | DC | 85 |
| K. Choudhary | DC | 85 |
| U. Jagdeo | DC | 36 |
Grove Green3 seats · turnout 45.2%
| M. Khan | Labour | 2,024 ✓ |
| J. Miles | Labour | 2,004 ✓ |
| S. Pierpiont | Labour | 1,909 ✓ |
| W. Gibson-Knight | LIBAFT | 1,580 |
| H. Jenkins | LIBAFT | 1,439 |
| J. Tynan | LIBAFT | 1,376 |
| D. Harvey | Conservative | 393 |
| I. Mackie | Conservative | 364 |
| K. Kambo | Conservative | 312 |
| I. Yusuf | DC | 57 |
| T. Chaudhary | DC | 38 |
Hale End2 seats · turnout 44.2%
| G King | Conservative | 1,367 ✓ |
| D. Norman | Conservative | 1,259 ✓ |
| C. Foxton | Labour | 708 |
| F. O'Brien | Labour | 616 |
| M. Dick | Lib/Sdp | 507 |
| S. Bird | SDPLIB | 500 |
| S. Curtis | Green | 121 |
Hatch Lane3 seats · turnout 39.4%
| L. Braham | Conservative | 1,712 ✓ |
| J. Watts | Conservative | 1,704 ✓ |
| D. Sullivan | Conservative | 1,664 ✓ |
| N. Allen | Labour | 1,129 |
| I Etherington | Labour | 1,107 |
| H. Hibbs | Labour | 1,003 |
| E. Harper | Lib/Sdp | 707 |
| M. Kindsell | Lib/Sdp | 666 |
| M. Malik | SDPLIB | 487 |
| I. Newton | Green | 205 |
High Street3 seats
| N. Gerrard | Labour | 1,635 ✓ |
| W Wyle | Labour | 1,507 ✓ |
| M Rahman | Labour | 1,485 ✓ |
| R Wheatley | LIBAFT | 1,373 |
| J Smith | LIBAFT | 1,244 |
| F Ahmed | LIBAFT | 1,156 |
| J Sullivan | Conservative | 685 |
| B Head | Conservative | 684 |
| J Tresadern | Conservative | 651 |
| D Bates | Green | 156 |
| J Malik | DC | 89 |
| I Masih | DC | 83 |
| M Malik | DC | 76 |
Higham Hill2 seats · turnout 34.8%
| J. Levy | Labour | 942 |
| K. Sanders | Labour | 837 |
| E. Gough | Conservative | 515 |
| C Jones | Conservative | 475 |
| D. Booth | LIBAFT | 422 |
| M. Maloney | SDPLIB | 370 |
Hoe Street3 seats · turnout 41.2%
| M. Macnulty | Labour | 1,997 ✓ |
| R. Slack | Labour | 1,900 ✓ |
| E. Sizer | Labour | 1,882 ✓ |
| P. Herrington | Conservative | 981 |
| D. Ammon | Conservative | 932 |
| P. Khan | Conservative | 728 |
| F. Blewett | SDPAFT | 584 |
| M. Malik | LIBAFT | 476 |
| F. Akhtarziai | SDPAFT | 412 |
| Lambert S. | Green | 318 |
| Z. Malik | DC | 213 |
| M. Khan | DC | 193 |
| M. Choudhry | DC | 131 |
Larkswood3 seats
| E. Williams | Conservative | 2,054 ✓ |
| I. Memory | Conservative | 2,024 ✓ |
| M. Saile | Conservative | 1,944 ✓ |
| P Hart | Labour | 1,079 |
| A. Inett | Labour | 1,044 |
| L. O'Brien | Labour | 1,027 |
| M. Stylianides | Lib/Sdp | 670 |
| D. Weizel | Lib/Sdp | 619 |
| R. Williams | SDPLIB | 590 |
| J. Morgan | Green | 224 |
Lea Bridge3 seats · turnout 36.2%
| C. Morton | Labour | 1,723 ✓ |
| A. Briggs | Labour | 1,702 ✓ |
| E. Playfair | Labour | 1,683 ✓ |
| E. Smith | Conservative | 831 |
| W. Fosh | Conservative | 782 |
| Zafar M. | Conservative | 686 |
| J. Ford | SDPLIB | 443 |
| N. Butt | Lib/Sdp | 427 |
| A. O'Reilly | SDPLIB | 397 |
| M. Khushi | Independent | 52 |
| A. Iqbal | DC | 50 |
| M. Dhoia | DC | 40 |
Leyton3 seats · turnout 42.0%
| P. Barnett | Labour | 1,633 ✓ |
| R. Sullivan | LIBAFT | 1,630 ✓ |
| S. Banks | LIBAFT | 1,565 ✓ |
| N. Walker | Labour | 1,552 |
| R. Tallack | LIBAFT | 1,518 |
| J. Wray | Labour | 1,432 |
| C Dixon | Conservative | 334 |
| C. Fosh | Conservative | 293 |
| C. Reilly | Conservative | 279 |
| H. Griffith | Green | 103 |
| H. Sheikh | DC | 81 |
| I. Qadir | DC | 73 |
Leytonstone3 seats · turnout 39.3%
| W. Dennis | Labour | 2,018 ✓ |
| E. Edworthy | Labour | 1,950 ✓ |
| F. Georges | Labour | 1,894 ✓ |
| D Young | Conservative | 797 |
| R Luker | Conservative | 790 |
| A. Malek | Conservative | 756 |
| I. Leslie | SDPLIB | 638 |
| M. Salah-Ud-Din | SDPLIB | 476 |
| A. Vanezis | SDPLIB | 464 |
| A. Ahmed | DC | 28 |
| M. Yasin | DC | 25 |
| A. Ankrah | DC | 14 |
Lloyd Park3 seats
| V Smith | Labour | 1,522 ✓ |
| C. Dunn | Labour | 1,454 ✓ |
| N. Matharoo | Labour | 1,245 ✓ |
| J Cavill | Conservative | 869 |
| M Cavill | Conservative | 837 |
| H Ayres | Conservative | 829 |
| S Forecast | Lib/Sdp | 463 |
| D John | SDPLIB | 401 |
| M Himpfen | Lib/Sdp | 397 |
| Jonathan Charles Lambert | Green | 215 |
| V Grant | DC | 39 |
St James1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| A. Bullion | Lib/Sdp | 800 |
| E. Waller | Conservative | 779 |
| N. Richmond | Labour | 284 |
St. James Street3 seats · turnout 33.7%
| J. Kaye | Labour | 1,653 ✓ |
| W. Pearmine | Labour | 1,578 ✓ |
| A. Devgun | Labour | 1,465 ✓ |
| C. Knowles | Conservative | 833 |
| S. Hampshire | Conservative | 829 |
| D. Tresadern | Conservative | 753 |
| I. Jardine | LIBAFT | 589 |
| T. Khan | SDPAFT | 573 |
| J. Mangold | SDPAFT | 527 |
| W. Malik | DC | 157 |
| T. Khan | DC | 156 |
| M. Sheikh | DC | 151 |
Valley3 seats · turnout 32.7%
| A. Simmons | Conservative | 1,553 ✓ |
| Payne S. | Conservative | 1,515 ✓ |
| C. Smith | Conservative | 1,418 ✓ |
| L. Simmons | Labour | 858 |
| T. Donovan | Labour | 857 |
| Blake C.. | Labour | 822 |
| H. Boyle | Lib/Sdp | 532 |
| D. Worsfold | Lib/Sdp | 434 |
| S. Hashmi | Lib/Sdp | 367 |
| P. Butt | DC | 18 |
| H. Maqbool | DC | 14 |
| M. Yousuf | DC | 12 |
Wood Street3 seats · turnout 47.4%
| W. Anstey | Labour | 1,770 ✓ |
| P. Arnold | SDPLIB | 1,648 ✓ |
| P. Atherton | SDPLIB | 1,636 ✓ |
| P. Leighton | SDPLIB | 1,588 |
| B. Redmond | Labour | 1,572 |
| L. Wilson | Labour | 1,515 |
| J. Middlemiss | Conservative | 953 |
| A. Purssell | Conservative | 923 |
| K. Amanullah | Conservative | 838 |
| C. Olende | Green | 108 |
| S. Mukhtar | DC | 50 |
| M. Sheikh | DC | 49 |
| M. Parkar | DC | 31 |
