Before (end of 1986) (50 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 32 · Other 14 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 · Labour 2
After (end of 1987) (50 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 32 · Other 12 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 · Labour 1
Ward results
Bishop Stortford Chantry3 seats · turnout 46.8%
| R. Gilbert | Conservative | 1,144 ✓ |
| D. Peek | Conservative | 1,109 ✓ |
| K. Sandison | Conservative | 1,060 ✓ |
| E. Marshall | RES | 610 |
| P. Ellison | RES | 599 |
| M. Moss | Lib/Sdp | 591 |
| D. Durant | Lib/Sdp | 571 |
| J. Haslett | Lib/Sdp | 547 |
| J. Mollison | RES | 541 |
| C. Leach | Labour | 167 |
Bishop Stortford Thorley2 seats
| C Currie | Conservative | 1,041 ✓ |
| P King | Conservative | 992 ✓ |
| G Burton | Lib/Sdp | 875 |
| P. Moss | Lib/Sdp | 865 |
| K. Mollison | RES | 536 |
| D. Smith | RES | 495 |
| T. Coldwell | Labour | 164 |
| Joan Wright | Labour | 159 |
Bishops Stortford Parsonage3 seats
| V Ellison | RES | 812 ✓ |
| R. Strong | RES | 812 ✓ |
| C Gill | RES | 800 ✓ |
| M Wood | Lib/Sdp | 730 |
| A Graham | Lib/Sdp | 691 |
| P. Singer | Lib/Sdp | 659 |
| J Arrowsmith | Labour | 155 |
| P. Coakham | Labour | 153 |
| A Wright | Labour | 135 |
Buntingford2 seats · turnout 29.2%
| M. Stevens | Conservative | 839 |
| J. Reynolds | Independent | 797 |
| A. Foy | Lib/Sdp | 452 |
| J. O'Reilly | Labour | 164 |
Cottered1 seat · turnout 52.7%
| J. Ranger | Conservative | 485 |
| G. Summers | Lib/Sdp | 170 |
| G. Phillips | Labour | 78 |
Datchworth1 seat · turnout 49.3%
| C. Hodson-Smith | Independent | 478 |
| E. Rowson | Lib/Sdp | 99 |
| H. McLusky | Labour | 67 |
Great Amwell1 seat · turnout 48.7%
| D. Mayes | Conservative | 649 |
| J. Anderson | Lib/Sdp | 172 |
| G. Jeffrey-Read | Labour | 119 |
Hertford Bengeo3 seats · turnout 51.2%
| A. Weale | Conservative | 1,573 |
| R. Martin | Conservative | 1,560 |
| P. Geall | Conservative | 1,484 |
| E. Banks | Lib/Sdp | 936 |
| A. Bovaird | Labour | 598 |
| T. Kent | Labour | 592 |
| S. Hesford | Labour | 538 |
| D. Holt | Green | 287 |
Hertford Kingsmead2 seats · turnout 49.0%
| R. Swallow | Conservative | 852 ✓ |
| W. Hunter | Conservative | 793 ✓ |
| R. Stabier | Lib/Sdp | 606 |
| R. Conner | Lib/Sdp | 538 |
| J. Foster | Labour | 338 |
| A. Booker | Labour | 314 |
| P. Bysouth | Green | 144 |
HERTFORD SELE2 seats · turnout 52.5%
| H. Sargent | Labour | 571 |
| J Cook | Conservative | 566 |
| T. Harris | Lib/Sdp | 535 |
| B. Fox | Lib/Sdp | 533 |
| J Thornton | Conservative | 532 |
| E. Ainge | Labour | 475 |
Hunsdon1 seat · turnout 47.8%
| E. Carter | Conservative | 699 |
| S. Sampford | Labour | 242 |
Little Amwell1 seat · turnout 52.6%
| G. Nix | Ind Con | 710 |
| D Morgan | Labour | 256 |
| J. Lucas | Lib/Sdp | 187 |
Little Hadham1 seat · turnout 56.3%
| L. Lloyd-Taylor | Independent | 425 |
| J. Wyld | Conservative | 394 |
| J. Page | Labour | 95 |
MUCH HADHAM1 seat · turnout 47.0%
| B. Smalley | Conservative | 815 |
| G. Cole | Green | 159 |
| T. Charles | Labour | 120 |
Munden1 seat · turnout 51.2%
| L. Sapsed | Conservative | 325 |
| J. Wing | Lib/Sdp | 128 |
| K. Phillips | Labour | 55 |
SAWBRIDGEWORTH3 seats · turnout 44.6%
| F. Clay | Conservative | 1,553 |
| A Dodd | Conservative | 1,512 |
| W. Stripling | Conservative | 1,484 |
| W. Powell | Lib/Sdp | 1,225 |
| M. Stickley | Lib/Sdp | 1,145 |
| D. Hall | Lib/Sdp | 960 |
| M. Jackson | Labour | 265 |
| S. Scarrow | Labour | 249 |
Standon St. Mary1 seat · turnout 48.3%
| S. Williams | Independent | 609 |
| J. Pehrson | Lib/Sdp | 531 |
| D. Desmulie | Labour | 66 |
Stapleford1 seat · turnout 52.9%
| R. Tucker | Conservative | 522 |
| H. Hodgson | Labour | 141 |
Tewin1 seat · turnout 57.0%
| D. Williams | Conservative | 826 |
| F. England | Labour | 154 |
Thundridge1 seat · turnout 56.5%
| H. Banks | Conservative | 494 |
| A. Foy | Lib/Sdp | 120 |
| S. Wood | Labour | 63 |
Walkern1 seat · turnout 48.6%
| E. Pearman | Conservative | 615 ✓ |
| J. Whitney | Independent | 197 |
| L. Wilson | Lib/Sdp | 194 |
| S. Pinder | Labour | 146 |
Ware Priory2 seats · turnout 55.9%
| Tucker M. | Conservative | 832 |
| G. Hare | Conservative | 704 |
| L. Freeman | Lib/Sdp | 492 |
| A. Thomson | Lib/Sdp | 450 |
| Y. Daish | Labour | 102 |
| I Radcliffe | Labour | 89 |
Ware St. Mary2 seats
| P Sedgwick | Lib/Sdp | 1,287 ✓ |
| J. Wing | Lib/Sdp | 1,213 ✓ |
| A Brown | Conservative | 998 |
| O Baker | Conservative | 918 |
| M Murphy | Labour | 167 |
| D. Westbrook | Labour | 137 |
Ware Trinity2 seats · turnout 51.3%
| M. Coleman | Lib/Sdp | 819 |
| P. Wilkins | Lib/Sdp | 781 |
| B. Rosser | Conservative | 519 |
| S. Smith | Conservative | 495 |
| G Page | Labour | 258 |
| J. Armitage | Labour | 254 |