Before (end of 1985) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 23 · Other 14 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 8 · Labour 4
After (end of 1986) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 22 · Other 13 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 10 · Labour 4
Ward results
ASCOTT & SHIPTON1 seat · turnout 49.9%
| M. Ware | Independent | 361 |
| Rylan Ray | Conservative | 280 |
Aston Bampton & Standlake1 seat · turnout 54.5%
| B. Smith | Lib/Sdp | 474 |
| M. Ayres | Conservative | 451 |
Bladon & Cassington1 seat · turnout 49.3%
| G. Partridge | Independent | 461 |
| J. Margetts | Lib/Sdp | 132 |
Brize Norton & Curbridge1 seat · turnout 55.8%
| D. Walker | Conservative | 399 |
| P. Madden | Lib/Sdp | 124 |
Burford1 seat · turnout 52.7%
| P. Bayliss | Conservative | 452 |
| L. Beazer | Lib/Sdp | 326 |
| S. Cuss | Labour | 44 |
Carterton North1 seat · turnout 26.2%
| K. Stone | Conservative | 612 |
| G. Quinn | Independent | 343 |
| J Rowe | Labour | 232 |
CARTERTON SOUTH1 seat · turnout 27.3%
| M. Johnson | Conservative | 502 |
| N. Ridoutt | Lib/Sdp | 246 |
Charlbury1 seat · turnout 49.3%
| P. Burchett | Independent | 349 ✓ |
| A. Shaw | Lib/Sdp | 253 |
| S. Stewart | Labour | 228 |
| G. Widdows | Independent | 171 |
Chipping Norton1 seat · turnout 38.3%
| C. Withers | Labour | 964 |
| R. Camp | Lib/Sdp | 507 |
Eynsham1 seat · turnout 36.8%
| J. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 837 |
| J. Dennington | Independent | 428 |
Freeland And Hanborough1 seat · turnout 44.6%
| M. McWilliam | Conservative | 516 ✓ |
| S. Griffiths | Lib/Sdp | 501 |
| T. Wilson | Labour | 220 |
| C. Ewing | Independent | 73 |
The Bartons1 seat
| S. Haffenden | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Witney North1 seat · turnout 38.9%
| A. Brewer | Lib/Sdp | 339 |
| D. Evans | Conservative | 309 |
| L. Baden | Labour | 280 |
Witney South1 seat · turnout 38.0%
| A. Carter | Independent | 811 |
| A. Titherington | Conservative | 475 |
| B. Payne | Labour | 433 |