Before (end of 1986) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 28 · Other 16 · Labour 8 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2
After (end of 1987) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 25 · Other 12 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 10 · Labour 7
Ward results
Beacon Road2 seats · turnout 39.7%
| B. Davies | Conservative | 741 |
| T. Walsh | Conservative | 642 |
| B. Whitehead | Lib/Sdp | 602 |
| B. Hooker | Lib/Sdp | 529 |
| M. Powers | Labour | 312 |
Birchington East2 seats
| Barry Dawson | Independent | 1,120 ✓ |
| C Johnson | Independent | 1,000 ✓ |
| G. Clark | Conservative | 789 |
| J. Hill | Lib/Sdp | 444 |
| David Conway | Labour | 149 |
| V. Hynes | Lib/Sdp | 143 |
| J. Simmons | Labour | 139 |
Birchington West2 seats
| N. Hudson | Independent | 1,176 ✓ |
| S Barry | Independent | 1,164 ✓ |
| I Bedwell | Conservative | 530 |
| Euan Hunter | Conservative | 399 |
| P Harington | Labour | 117 |
| S Denman | Labour | 109 |
Bradstowe2 seats · turnout 47.2%
| N. Coates | Conservative | 888 ✓ |
| F. Turner | Conservative | 863 ✓ |
| W. Peters | Lib/Sdp | 521 |
| R. Nathan | Lib/Sdp | 446 |
| R. Clahane | Independent | 259 |
| W. Attwood | Labour | 195 |
| G. Sutton | Independent | 134 |
Cecil1 seat · turnout 49.2%
| D. Joseph | Conservative | 374 ✓ |
| R. Ward | Labour | 255 |
| D. Brewer | Lib/Sdp | 124 |
| I. Igoe | Independent | 72 |
Central Eastcliffe3 seats · turnout 38.1%
| C. Goldsmith | Lib/Sdp | 914 ✓ |
| M. Langley | Lib/Sdp | 889 ✓ |
| R. Freeman | Lib/Sdp | 770 ✓ |
| Sharp C. | Conservative | 575 |
| N. Elson | Conservative | 541 |
| S. Jackson | Conservative | 532 |
| G. Roost | Labour | 508 |
| C. Sutton | Labour | 502 |
| P. Pettit | Independent | 156 |
| F. Hunter | Independent | 111 |
| M. Mackenzie | Independent | 100 |
Central Westcliffe3 seats · turnout 29.7%
| D Pettit | Independent | 952 ✓ |
| J. Williams | Independent | 715 ✓ |
| S. Collins | Independent | 714 ✓ |
| A. Cook | Conservative | 606 |
| T. Cramp | Lib/Sdp | 547 |
| L. Corbitt | Conservative | 540 |
| E. Russell | Conservative | 505 |
| P. Shingles | Lib/Sdp | 499 |
| P. Mursell | Lib/Sdp | 482 |
| R. Taylor | Ind Con | 462 |
Cliftonville3 seats
| J Brench | Conservative | 997 ✓ |
| C Cuthbert | Independent | 983 ✓ |
| R. Duncan | Conservative | 942 ✓ |
| T Regan | Lib/Sdp | 762 |
| J Sparkes | Lib/Sdp | 480 |
| J Rootes | Independent | 466 |
| D. Brown | Lib/Sdp | 460 |
| B Hysted | Independent | 360 |
| S Baker | Labour | 299 |
| J Ravenscroft | Labour | 254 |
Dane Park2 seats · turnout 45.2%
| R. Brown | Lib/Sdp | 562 ✓ |
| S. Edwards | Lib/Sdp | 547 ✓ |
| J. Cairns | Conservative | 538 |
| P. Frensham | Conservative | 512 |
| A Ovenden | Labour | 261 |
| N. Hodges | Labour | 258 |
| M. Young | Independent | 254 |
| C. Cooke | Independent | 220 |
Ethelbert1 seat · turnout 37.8%
| B. Lewis | Labour | 236 ✓ |
| G. Burley | Independent | 209 |
| K. Horey | Conservative | 124 |
| D. Woodland | Lib/Sdp | 69 |
Margate West3 seats
| P. Berry | Lib/Sdp | 1,226 ✓ |
| S Trussell | Conservative | 933 ✓ |
| N Georgiou | Conservative | 923 ✓ |
| N. Avory | Lib/Sdp | 697 |
| F Barnes | Independent | 657 |
| P Bloore | Lib/Sdp | 638 |
| M Tinkler | Labour | 266 |
| Alan Sweeney | Labour | 242 |
| V Toomey | Labour | 231 |
Minster2 seats · turnout 39.7%
| K. Kaye | Independent | 574 |
| H Pickering | Labour | 520 |
| A. Pickering | Labour | 463 |
| A. Lowden | Independent | 446 |
Newington2 seats
| W. Herring | Labour | 753 ✓ |
| R Ford | Labour | 739 ✓ |
| A James | Lib/Sdp | 394 |
| C Downs | Lib/Sdp | 373 |
| S Mead | Conservative | 232 |
| L Willmore | Conservative | 223 |
Northdown Park2 seats
| D Payne | Independent | 467 ✓ |
| P Brownlee | Lib/Sdp | 434 ✓ |
| T Swain | Lib/Sdp | 418 |
| I Tiltman | Conservative | 411 |
| S Shaddick | Conservative | 405 |
| W Whelan | Independent | 352 |
| R Ford | Labour | 279 |
| Iris Johnston | Labour | 244 |
Northwood3 seats
| B Barber | Labour | 899 ✓ |
| M. Davies | Labour | 896 ✓ |
| Sue Farmer | Labour | 855 ✓ |
| H. Burgess | Conservative | 640 |
| C Smith | Conservative | 585 |
| E Smith | Conservative | 565 |
| B. Chance | Lib/Sdp | 436 |
| M Essex | Lib/Sdp | 435 |
| M Brewer | Lib/Sdp | 431 |
Pier1 seat · turnout 37.6%
| R. Ovenden | Lib/Sdp | 290 ✓ |
| T. Purser | Conservative | 262 |
| H. Brooker | Labour | 167 |
| J. Grossman | Independent | 72 |
Pierremont2 seats
| W. Peppiatt | Conservative | 703 ✓ |
| M Parrett | Conservative | 687 ✓ |
| P Robinson | Lib/Sdp | 291 |
| D Dowden | Lib/Sdp | 274 |
| V Velvick | Independent | 219 |
| Alison Munro | Labour | 156 |
Salmestone2 seats · turnout 38.2%
| A. Twyman | Conservative | 747 |
| G. Mynard | Conservative | 613 |
| Callton Young | Labour | 526 |
| K. Fry | Labour | 435 |
| J. Sherwell | Lib/Sdp | 351 |
| N. Sherwell | Lib/Sdp | 314 |
Sir Moses Montefiore2 seats · turnout 38.1%
| T. Cole | Ind Con | 386 ✓ |
| J. Gore | Lib/Sdp | 376 ✓ |
| G. Smith | Ind Con | 322 |
| W. Simpson | Lib/Sdp | 314 |
| L. Seale | Conservative | 298 |
| B. Hayton | Independent | 258 |
| M. Fets | Labour | 211 |
| D. Dickenson | Independent | 161 |
| R. Summerfield | Conservative | 153 |
Southwood2 seats
| Keith Piper | Conservative | 569 ✓ |
| D Piper | Conservative | 533 ✓ |
| K Rochford | Independent | 517 |
| J Kirby | Lib/Sdp | 481 |
| G. Simpson | Independent | 445 |
| C Stokes | Labour | 352 |
| Stephen Pullen | Labour | 344 |
| R Goffin-Lecar | Lib/Sdp | 318 |
| G Veasey | Ind Con | 171 |
St Lawrence2 seats · turnout 40.6%
| N. Lawrence | Conservative | 753 ✓ |
| D. Taylor | Conservative | 587 ✓ |
| C. Chance | Lib/Sdp | 509 |
| R. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 440 |
| P. Foord | Labour | 240 |
| P. Castle | Independent | 235 |
| A. Rees | Labour | 235 |
| E. Easton | Ind Con | 220 |
St. Peters2 seats · turnout 38.2%
| H. Williamson | Lib/Sdp | 1,211 |
| H. Green | Conservative | 1,144 |
| J. Cox | Lib/Sdp | 1,129 |
| R. Farmer | Labour | 291 |
Thanet Parishes1 seat · turnout 53.3%
| K. Lambert | Independent | 342 |
| I. Scott | Conservative | 296 |
| M. Harris | Lib/Sdp | 123 |
Upton2 seats · turnout 39.4%
| B Kilvington | Conservative | 865 |
| P. Hooper | Conservative | 780 |
| A. McGregor | Lib/Sdp | 632 |
| R. Browning | Lib/Sdp | 617 |
| N. Booth | Independent | 235 |
| L. Smith | Independent | 222 |
Westgate-On-Sea3 seats
| Dominic Noel Swan | Conservative | 962 ✓ |
| B Findlay | Conservative | 950 ✓ |
| B Leadbeater | Conservative | 848 ✓ |
| B Tree | Independent | 599 |
| N. Hooper | Independent | 492 |
| M Eggelston | Lib/Sdp | 455 |
| V Avory | Lib/Sdp | 432 |
| J Langton | Independent | 428 |
| D Jennings | Labour | 399 |
| H Dean | Labour | 384 |
| J Hilbery | Lib/Sdp | 383 |
| J Wales | Labour | 332 |
