Before (end of 1986) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 26 · Labour 15 · Other 4 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1987) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 29 · Labour 16 · Other 2 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
Ward results
Bean1 seat · turnout 64.2%
| G. Francis | Conservative | 496 |
| B. Martin | Labour | 324 |
Brent3 seats · turnout 50.1%
| Bellamy H. | Conservative | 1,261 |
| S. Burchell | Conservative | 1,223 |
| A. Everitt | Conservative | 1,192 |
| Rosemary Bryant | Labour | 829 |
| M. Dando | Labour | 814 |
| M. Eaton | Labour | 791 |
Darenth2 seats · turnout 49.2%
| T. Cook | Labour | 761 |
| A. Bliss | Conservative | 752 |
| C. Reeves | Labour | 693 |
| N. Robinson | Conservative | 660 |
Galley Hill2 seats · turnout 44.4%
| M. Crosby | Labour | 722 |
| A. Barham | Labour | 622 |
| K. Boggis | RES | 381 |
| M. Vick | RES | 306 |
Greenhithe2 seats · turnout 42.1%
| P. Melvin | Labour | 565 |
| M. Lawrie | Labour | 400 |
| S. East | RES | 284 |
| B. Poppy | RES | 236 |
| S. Parkinson | Conservative | 163 |
| S. Burton | Conservative | 158 |
Gundulf3 seats · turnout 55.3%
| K. Pearsall | Conservative | 1,079 |
| K. Walmsley | Conservative | 1,041 |
| K. Thurlow | Conservative | 1,036 |
| S. Farrell | Labour | 478 |
| R. Palmer | Labour | 470 |
| G. Prout | Labour | 454 |
| K. Wagstaff | Lib/Sdp | 293 |
| E. Tomlinson | Lib/Sdp | 291 |
| J. Seale | Lib/Sdp | 286 |
Heath3 seats · turnout 52.3%
| K. Leadbeater | Conservative | 1,507 |
| R. Maxted | Conservative | 1,459 |
| I. Mucci | Conservative | 1,439 |
| P. Langridge | Labour | 568 |
| M. Stock | Labour | 558 |
| D. Stoate | Labour | 536 |
| D. Oehmig | Lib/Sdp | 392 |
Horns Cross1 seat · turnout 47.5%
| I. Jones | Labour | 440 |
| P. Khoeugh | Conservative | 164 |
Joyce Green2 seats · turnout 35.0%
| Anne Muckle | Labour | 667 |
| L. Eaton | Labour | 622 |
| D. Bott | Conservative | 262 |
| Jean Shippam | Conservative | 228 |
Littlebrook2 seats · turnout 49.2%
| S. Irving | Labour | 818 ✓ |
| J. Muckle | Labour | 763 ✓ |
| A. Pedlingham | Conservative | 418 |
| D. Patel | Conservative | 403 |
| C. Baseden | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 230 |
Longfield3 seats · turnout 48.4%
| A. Bassam | Conservative | 1,465 ✓ |
| G. Burnan | Conservative | 1,360 ✓ |
| E. Huxley | Conservative | 1,183 ✓ |
| J. Brown | Residents | 639 |
| S. Jennings | Labour | 286 |
| M. Craig | Labour | 213 |
| R. Francis | Labour | 206 |
Maypole2 seats · turnout 51.5%
| J. Austin | Conservative | 918 |
| H. Odd | Conservative | 901 |
| R. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 407 |
| H. Humphreys | Lib/Sdp | 400 |
| H. Walsh | Labour | 183 |
| F. Dear | Labour | 181 |
Miskin2 seats · turnout 33.8%
| T. Smith | Conservative | 736 |
| J. Barry | Labour | 370 |
| M. Stephenson | Labour | 352 |
Newtown3 seats · turnout 51.8%
| R. Bremer | Conservative | 923 |
| T. Broughton | Conservative | 871 |
| C. Atkinson | Conservative | 821 |
| C. Carter | Labour | 606 |
| C Evans | Labour | 536 |
| H. Wilkinson | Labour | 524 |
Princes3 seats · turnout 41.0%
| A. May | Labour | 1,280 |
| E. May | Labour | 1,161 |
| S. Refault | Labour | 1,047 |
| C. Huffer | Conservative | 522 |
| Payne S. | Conservative | 511 |
| Rebecca Storey | Conservative | 498 |
Southfleet1 seat · turnout 54.3%
| M. Salway | Conservative | 457 |
| S. North | Labour | 108 |
Stone3 seats · turnout 34.2%
| D. Sweetland | Labour | 734 |
| H. Phillips | Labour | 697 |
| D. Hardon | Labour | 616 |
| B. Bell | Conservative | 553 |
| J. Jarvis | Conservative | 531 |
| Nancy Wightman | Conservative | 504 |
| P. Jefferson | Lib/Sdp | 166 |
Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley2 seats · turnout 50.6%
| P. Coleman | Conservative | 1,213 |
| M. Nothard | Conservative | 1,160 |
| J. Bryant | Labour | 328 |
| D. Griffiths | Labour | 294 |
| G. Puddefoot | Lib/Sdp | 283 |
Swanscombe2 seats · turnout 49.4%
| B. Read | RES | 692 |
| P. Crow | RES | 618 |
| A. Barham | Labour | 481 |
| P Defty | Labour | 476 |
Wilmington Central1 seat · turnout 62.4%
| R. Jessop | Conservative | 626 |
| B. Kemp | Labour | 497 |
Wilmington East1 seat · turnout 55.5%
| J. Hubert | Conservative | 396 |
| P James | Labour | 194 |
| D. Maidment | Lib/Sdp | 135 |
Wilmington West2 seats · turnout 56.1%
| A. Allen | Conservative | 1,041 |
| A. Gillham | Conservative | 998 |
| T. Pittman | Lib/Sdp | 285 |
| D. Holden | Lib/Sdp | 236 |
| C. Laker | Labour | 197 |
| J. Power | Labour | 185 |
