Before (end of 1986) (30 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 15 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 9 · Other 5 · Labour 1
After (end of 1987) (30 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 14 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 11 · Other 4 · Labour 1
Ward results
Althorne1 seat · turnout 50.3%
| R. Boyce | Conservative | 581 |
| C. Wilkinson | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 228 |
Burnham On Crouch North1 seat · turnout 43.9%
| J Vallance | Conservative | 521 |
| E. Sage | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 368 |
Burnham-on-Crouch South3 seats · turnout 29.3%
| J. Smith | Conservative | 768 |
| G. Blaney | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 712 |
| J. Gillbee | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 604 |
| D. Wallis | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 484 |
| M. Pope | Labour | 337 |
Cold Norton1 seat · turnout 65.2%
| G. Broyd | Conservative | 364 |
| G. Hooper | Independent | 289 |
| M. Abbott | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 215 |
Goldhanger1 seat · turnout 55.7%
| Frost H. | Conservative | 345 |
| I. Thorn | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 326 |
Great Totham2 seats · turnout 57.1%
| Rowena Bass | Conservative | 873 |
| F. Delderfield | Conservative | 872 |
| P. Smith | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 483 |
| D. Lawton | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 439 |
Heybridge East1 seat · turnout 49.9%
| H. Cocking | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 613 |
| M. Hall | Conservative | 568 |
Heybridge West2 seats · turnout 49.2%
| A. Goldring | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 621 |
| P. Mead | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 616 |
| J. Lilley | Conservative | 427 |
| S Slodzik | Labour | 264 |
Maldon East2 seats · turnout 48.8%
| S. Arnold | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 393 ✓ |
| F. Bannister | Labour | 370 ✓ |
| B. Mead | Conservative | 363 |
| F. Clements | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 296 |
| W Dobson | Labour | 273 |
| N. Prior | Conservative | 260 |
| L. Banyard | Independent | 63 |
Maldon North West3 seats · turnout 46.0%
| R. Pipe | Ind Con | 944 |
| R. Daws | Conservative | 753 |
| K. Munnion | Conservative | 646 |
| R. Henfrey | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 581 |
| R. Guise | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 578 |
| L. Ovenden | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 530 |
| H. Josselyn | Labour | 205 |
| J. Lees | Labour | 201 |
Maldon South2 seats · turnout 52.4%
| C. Norrington | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 786 |
| R. Hornett | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 647 |
| I. Kelly | Conservative | 610 |
| M Bevis | Conservative | 590 |
| P Roberts | Labour | 261 |
| A. Dunion | Labour | 190 |
Southminster2 seats · turnout 45.0%
| D Fisher | Conservative | 457 |
| B. Beale | Independent | 427 |
| J. Cottam | Conservative | 392 |
| M. Black | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 353 |
| S. Power | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 312 |
| V. Smith | Independent | 177 |
St. Lawrence1 seat
| R. Cowell | Ind Con | 0 ✓ |
The Maylands1 seat · turnout 43.2%
| F. Ashford | Conservative | 608 |
| M. Stichbury | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 290 |
Tillingham & Bradwell1 seat
| J. Forester | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 0 ✓ |
Tollesbury2 seats · turnout 54.3%
| N Butt | Conservative | 673 |
| J. Juniper | Conservative | 635 |
| R. Laurie | Independent | 308 |
| M. Buckley | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 275 |
| J. Heigham | Independent | 187 |
Tolleshunt D'Arcy1 seat · turnout 65.1%
| J. Peel | Conservative | 533 |
| A. Hatton | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 397 |
Wickham Bishops1 seat · turnout 72.9%
| T. Allard | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 578 |
| H Bass | Conservative | 566 |
Woodham1 seat
| P. Herrmann | Independent | 0 ✓ |
