Before (end of 1986) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
SDP-Liberal Alliance 31 · Conservative 26 · Other 3 · Labour 0
After (end of 1987) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
SDP-Liberal Alliance 29 · Conservative 24 · Other 3 · Labour 0
Ward results
All Saints2 seats · turnout 42.9%
| T. Nunn | Lib/Sdp | 944 |
| K. Hay | Lib/Sdp | 894 |
| R. Patterson | Labour | 494 |
| R Wright | Labour | 478 |
| J. Chandler | Conservative | 405 |
| B. Carr | Conservative | 384 |
Baddow Road & Great Baddow Village3 seats · turnout 57.6%
| M. Gill | Lib/Sdp | 1,825 |
| C. Davies | Lib/Sdp | 1,795 |
| C. Rycroft | Lib/Sdp | 1,703 |
| J. Flack | Conservative | 1,646 |
| M Knowles | Conservative | 1,606 |
| D. Hepworth | Conservative | 1,552 |
| D Shinn | Labour | 278 |
| L Hobbs | Labour | 278 |
| K. Brownfield | Labour | 270 |
Boreham1 seat · turnout 54.3%
| M. Dilloway | Lib/Sdp | 697 |
| F. Vella | Conservative | 591 |
| E Cawston | Labour | 76 |
Broomfield Pleshey & Great Waltham2 seats · turnout 44.4%
| C. Cole | Conservative | 1,058 ✓ |
| D. Ashford | Independent | 999 ✓ |
| Hutchinson P. | Conservative | 864 |
| J. Gumbleton | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 445 |
| A. Dicks | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 438 |
| P. Hughes | Labour | 319 |
| F. Saltmarsh | Labour | 268 |
Cathedral2 seats · turnout 54.0%
| C. Johnson | Lib/Sdp | 1,236 ✓ |
| C. Barrett | Lib/Sdp | 1,153 ✓ |
| D. Kimberlin | Conservative | 1,111 |
| J. Chapman | Conservative | 1,057 |
| R. Hussey | Labour | 154 |
| C. Cox | Labour | 142 |
East & West Hanningfield1 seat · turnout 53.1%
| Al Dixon | Independent | 566 |
| M. Harcourt Williams | Conservative | 445 |
Galleywood2 seats · turnout 49.9%
| K. Liley | Conservative | 1,229 |
| R. Thorne | Conservative | 1,214 |
| I. Randall | Lib/Sdp | 1,075 |
| J. Wyatt | Lib/Sdp | 1,049 |
| C. Morton | Labour | 136 |
| R. Welch | Labour | 129 |
Goat Hall2 seats · turnout 50.8%
| F. Mountain | Lib/Sdp | 1,096 |
| M. Mill | Lib/Sdp | 1,079 |
| I. Gowing | Conservative | 1,074 |
| M. Rozario | Conservative | 996 |
| J. Grant | Labour | 174 |
| I. Yarham | Labour | 166 |
Great & Little Leighs & Little Waltham1 seat · turnout 52.2%
| A. Willsher | Conservative | 790 |
| P. Baxter | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 280 |
| Joan Valerie Bliss | Labour | 100 |
Little Baddow, Danbury and Sandon3 seats · turnout 51.8%
| G. Dyson | Conservative | 2,189 |
| C. Kingsley | Conservative | 2,175 |
| B. Leyton | Conservative | 2,114 |
| J. Johnson | Lib/Sdp | 1,231 |
| M. Staines | Lib/Sdp | 1,215 |
| A. Martin | Lib/Sdp | 1,141 |
| W. Morton | Labour | 189 |
| S. Smith | Labour | 132 |
| C. Venn | Labour | 120 |
Margaretting & Stock1 seat · turnout 52.5%
| P. Bell | Conservative | 1,051 |
| D. Brown | Lib/Sdp | 167 |
| F. Ashurst | Labour | 81 |
Moulsham Lodge2 seats · turnout 49.1%
| P. Firth | Lib/Sdp | 1,343 |
| H. Dunmall | Lib/Sdp | 1,295 |
| S. Flack | Conservative | 656 |
| J. South | Conservative | 612 |
| G. Grant | Labour | 192 |
| K. Day | Labour | 185 |
Old Moulsham3 seats · turnout 50.7%
| B. Cave | Conservative | 1,285 |
| C. Hodges | Conservative | 1,154 |
| D. Stevenson | Conservative | 1,132 |
| K. Francis | Lib/Sdp | 1,114 |
| W. Hale | Lib/Sdp | 1,110 |
| B. Perry | Lib/Sdp | 1,071 |
| V. Corrigan | Labour | 450 |
| G Shearwood | Labour | 446 |
| P. Fenwick | Labour | 432 |
Patching Hall3 seats · turnout 54.2%
| G. Shorter | Lib/Sdp | 1,627 |
| F. Sturt | Lib/Sdp | 1,595 |
| B. Talley | Lib/Sdp | 1,553 |
| P. Short | Conservative | 1,296 |
| A. Allen | Conservative | 1,280 |
| J. Lewis | Conservative | 1,246 |
| R. Saunders | Labour | 242 |
| J. Coussmaker | Labour | 241 |
| T. Averre-Beeson | Labour | 239 |
Rettendon & Runwell2 seats · turnout 25.3%
| E. Roberts | Independent | 666 |
| Z. Andrews | Conservative | 533 |
| M. Wolfe | Lib/Sdp | 464 |
| J. Waters | Conservative | 463 |
Rothmans2 seats · turnout 49.5%
| R. Hastings | Lib/Sdp | 1,081 |
| M. Hutchon | Lib/Sdp | 1,074 |
| M. Brown | Conservative | 970 |
| I. Marriott | Conservative | 937 |
| R. Elliott | Labour | 219 |
| D. Edler | Labour | 213 |
Roxwell1 seat · turnout 73.1%
| T. Matthews | Conservative | 782 |
| B. Hood | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 207 |
| D. Higgins | Labour | 119 |
South Hanningfield1 seat
| J. Norton | Conservative | 687 ✓ |
| V. Davies | Lib/Sdp | 231 |
South Woodham-Chetwood & Collingwood3 seats · turnout 43.0%
| J. Edwards | Conservative | 1,030 ✓ |
| G. Leigh | Conservative | 1,019 ✓ |
| E. Mickelborough | Conservative | 963 ✓ |
| K. Alderman | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 720 |
| D. Harris | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 703 |
| R. Richards | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 694 |
| G. Booth | Labour | 89 |
| D. Bunn | Labour | 86 |
| A. Shorter | Labour | 81 |
South Woodham-Elmwood & Woodville3 seats · turnout 37.4%
| O. Cox | Lib/Sdp | 1,226 |
| P. Martin | Lib/Sdp | 1,179 |
| A. Malcolm | Lib/Sdp | 1,141 |
| H White | Conservative | 1,135 |
| J. Rivers | Conservative | 984 |
| E. Pharo | Conservative | 950 |
Springfield North3 seats · turnout 45.2%
| D. Frost | Lib/Sdp | 1,546 |
| W. Davey | Lib/Sdp | 1,460 |
| W. Lane | Lib/Sdp | 1,430 |
| G. Evans | Conservative | 979 |
| P. Squire | Conservative | 896 |
| T. Luscombe | Conservative | 875 |
| K. Bull | Labour | 190 |
| M Oliver | Labour | 189 |
| W Horslen | Labour | 168 |
Springfield South3 seats · turnout 48.3%
| S. Martin | Conservative | 698 |
| I. Hefford | Conservative | 698 |
| D. Lumley | Conservative | 683 |
| S. Brown | Lib/Sdp | 590 |
| A. Good | Lib/Sdp | 578 |
| J. Styles | Lib/Sdp | 568 |
| R. Bass | Labour | 85 |
| C. Butler | Labour | 83 |
| S. Shaw | Labour | 81 |
St. Andrews3 seats · turnout 58.5%
| K. Andrew | Lib/Sdp | 2,025 |
| M. Young | Lib/Sdp | 2,004 |
| M. Frewin | Lib/Sdp | 1,947 |
| R Paddon | Conservative | 885 |
| P. Martin | Conservative | 877 |
| M. Hill | Conservative | 863 |
| R Chad | Labour | 707 |
| P Bennett | Labour | 640 |
| J Devane | Labour | 640 |
The Lawns2 seats · turnout 59.5%
| P. Harvey | Lib/Sdp | 1,564 |
| R. Alcock | Conservative | 1,481 |
| S. Mansfield | Lib/Sdp | 1,462 |
| D. Maybrick | Conservative | 1,364 |
| A. Coburn | Labour | 144 |
| A. Longden | Labour | 140 |
Waterhouse Farm2 seats · turnout 50.6%
| J. Thackray | Lib/Sdp | 1,354 |
| J. Hunnable | Lib/Sdp | 1,344 |
| T. Carter | Conservative | 731 |
| V. Makin | Conservative | 702 |
| S. Emmerson | Labour | 464 |
| W. Wright | Labour | 404 |
Woodham Ferrers & Bicknacre1 seat · turnout 63.2%
| K. Wedon | Conservative | 669 |
| M. Lamb | Lib/Sdp | 298 |
Writtle2 seats · turnout 48.9%
| H. Riddiford | Conservative | 1,284 |
| D. Pyman | Conservative | 1,202 |
| N. Cunningham | Lib/Sdp | 683 |
| M. Sinclair | Lib/Sdp | 583 |
| K. Bliss | Labour | 351 |
| E. Oliver | Labour | 289 |
