Before (end of 1986) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 26 · Other 9 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 8 · Labour 6
After (end of 1987) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 31 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 10 · Labour 6 · Other 2
Ward results
Aldington1 seat · turnout 47.1%
| P. Boulden | Conservative | 345 |
| D. Buckingham | Lib/Sdp | 168 |
Ashford Bockhanger1 seat · turnout 46.9%
| J. Adby | Labour | 439 |
| G. Galpin | Conservative | 431 |
| J. Blunt | Lib/Sdp | 275 |
Ashford Brookfield1 seat · turnout 38.7%
| L. Lawrie | Labour | 287 |
| M. Knight | Conservative | 150 |
| J. Nineham | Lib/Sdp | 136 |
Ashford Bybrock1 seat · turnout 52.2%
| P. Hare-Scott | Conservative | 422 |
| E. Gerrard | Lib/Sdp | 367 |
Ashford Central2 seats · turnout 36.0%
| C. Kegos | Conservative | 542 |
| M. Ryan | Conservative | 526 |
| G. English | Lib/Sdp | 348 |
| J. Sherwood | Lib/Sdp | 335 |
| B. Bracken | Labour | 147 |
| M. Stanyon | Labour | 136 |
Ashford Eastmead1 seat · turnout 50.4%
| B. Simmons | Lib/Sdp | 400 |
| M. Brennan | Conservative | 262 |
| M. Jeremiah | Labour | 133 |
Ashford Hampden1 seat · turnout 31.6%
| Hay M. | Labour | 185 |
| V. West | Lib/Sdp | 106 |
| M. Kenyon | Conservative | 80 |
Ashford Henwood1 seat · turnout 51.5%
| F. Winslade | Lib/Sdp | 365 |
| H. Evans | Conservative | 186 |
| D. Reynolds | Labour | 78 |
Ashford Kennington Lees1 seat · turnout 40.3%
| N. Wilson | Conservative | 296 |
| C. Burnham | Lib/Sdp | 289 |
| A. Lawrie | Labour | 85 |
Ashford Musgrove1 seat · turnout 47.3%
| D. Madgett | Labour | 273 |
| W. Longshaw | Lib/Sdp | 206 |
| D. Horn | Conservative | 169 |
Ashford Queens1 seat · turnout 41.0%
| H. Lavender | Conservative | 346 |
| J. Andrews | Lib/Sdp | 143 |
| R. Allen | Labour | 91 |
Ashford Singleton2 seats · turnout 34.9%
| M. Holloway | Lib/Sdp | 440 |
| R. Smith | Lib/Sdp | 387 |
| A. Froude | Conservative | 287 |
| S. Johnson | Conservative | 281 |
| A. Rogers | Labour | 95 |
| B. Naughton | Labour | 94 |
Ashford South Willesborough1 seat · turnout 42.0%
| G. Turner | True Lib | 646 |
| R. Stone | Labour | 118 |
| A. Brown | Conservative | 79 |
Ashford Spearpoint1 seat · turnout 49.5%
| H. Moorhead | Conservative | 360 |
| C. Town | Lib/Sdp | 238 |
| D. Murray | Labour | 61 |
Ashford Twelve Acres1 seat · turnout 52.7%
| D. Weatherall | Lib/Sdp | 606 |
| J. Jeremiah | Labour | 53 |
| A. Clatworthy | Conservative | 43 |
Ashford Victoria Park1 seat · turnout 44.6%
| J. Hawkes | Conservative | 341 |
| A. Tippett | Lib/Sdp | 135 |
| F. Smith | Labour | 105 |
Ashford Warren1 seat · turnout 49.6%
| B. Moorman | Conservative | 428 |
| M. Deeprose | Lib/Sdp | 228 |
| T. Stanyon | Labour | 39 |
Ashford Waterside1 seat · turnout 48.2%
| S. Koowaree | Lib/Sdp | 386 |
| S. Cass | Conservative | 158 |
| M. Read | Labour | 53 |
Ashford Willesborough Lees1 seat · turnout 53.5%
| R. Tovey | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 649 |
| J. Ransley | Conservative | 568 |
| M. Bland | Labour | 41 |
Ashford Windmill1 seat · turnout 52.9%
| C. Dennis | Lib/Sdp | 504 |
| H. Matthews | Conservative | 173 |
| J. Selwyn | Labour | 42 |
Ashford Woolreeds1 seat · turnout 43.5%
| F. Norton | Labour | 259 |
| A. Coleman | Lib/Sdp | 238 |
| V. Powney | Conservative | 111 |
Bethersden1 seat · turnout 57.9%
| R. Oliver | Conservative | 386 |
| J. Brannan | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 202 |
Biddenden1 seat · turnout 45.1%
| B. Bowyer | Conservative | 500 |
| T. Richards | Independent | 323 |
Boughton Aluph1 seat
| J. Nicholson | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Brabourne1 seat · turnout 51.3%
| C. Goodall | Conservative | 560 |
| P. Rossiter | Lib/Sdp | 218 |
Charing2 seats · turnout 50.0%
| G. Tottey | Conservative | 877 |
| J. Williams | Conservative | 641 |
| G. Thomson | Lib/Sdp | 453 |
| J. Sherwood | Lib/Sdp | 293 |
Great Chart1 seat · turnout 45.5%
| P. Wynn-Green | Conservative | 295 ✓ |
| A. Fagg | Labour | 121 |
| W. Swaffer | Independent | 116 |
| K. Cornhill | Lib/Sdp | 98 |
Hamstreet1 seat · turnout 51.5%
| P. Stutchbury | Conservative | 513 |
| J. Hallett | Lib/Sdp | 369 |
High Halden1 seat · turnout 52.4%
| H. Apps | Conservative | 432 |
| C. Anthony | Lib/Sdp | 138 |
Kingsnorth1 seat · turnout 45.3%
| R. Harrington | Independent | 828 |
| R. Dixon | Conservative | 358 |
Mersham1 seat · turnout 55.5%
| J. Simpson | Conservative | 584 |
| E. Stickells | Independent | 342 |
Pluckley1 seat · turnout 69.0%
| E. English | Lib/Sdp | 334 |
| J. Rogers | Conservative | 299 |
St. Michaels1 seat · turnout 48.0%
| E. Barrows | Conservative | 505 |
| A. Pickett | Lib/Sdp | 271 |
| B. Penny | Labour | 26 |
Stanhope2 seats · turnout 28.2%
| P. Laughton | Lib/Sdp | 393 |
| R. Small | Labour | 349 |
| R. Hughes | Labour | 327 |
| J. Scanlan | Lib/Sdp | 292 |
| P. Powderham | Conservative | 119 |
| A. Weighill | Conservative | 101 |
Tenterden East1 seat · turnout 59.1%
| E. Blake | Conservative | 643 |
| E. Le Poidevin | Lib/Sdp | 277 |
Tenterden South East1 seat · turnout 55.4%
| A. Hale | Conservative | 337 ✓ |
| J. Roylance | Lib/Sdp | 262 |
| S. Greenfield | Independent | 82 |
| J. Howlett | Labour | 22 |
Tenterden West1 seat · turnout 53.8%
| C. Rosson | Conservative | 390 |
| D. Davies | Lib/Sdp | 197 |
Weald North1 seat · turnout 51.5%
| H. Hilder | Conservative | 590 |
| J. Tower | Lib/Sdp | 264 |
Wittersham1 seat · turnout 55.2%
| E. Sweatman | Conservative | 472 |
| D. Whittingham | Lib/Sdp | 139 |
| M. Honeysett | Labour | 57 |
Woodchurch1 seat · turnout 61.6%
| G. Weller | Conservative | 608 |
| E. Anthony | Lib/Sdp | 253 |
