Before (end of 1986) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 33 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 · Labour 3 · Conservative 0
After (end of 1987) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 35 · Labour 3 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 · Conservative 0
Ward results
Auriol3 seats
| P. Ballard | RES | 1,373 |
| D. Hughes | RES | 1,284 |
| M. Staples | RES | 1,265 |
| S. Reed | Lib/Sdp | 256 |
College3 seats
| E. Emery | RES | 1,049 |
| D. Youell | RES | 1,033 |
| F. Gresser | RES | 1,016 |
| J. Morrison | Lib/Sdp | 848 |
| A. Marratt | Lib/Sdp | 806 |
| V. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 784 |
Court3 seats
| W. Carpenter | Labour | 1,341 |
| J. Storer | Labour | 1,113 |
| R. Hill | Labour | 1,088 |
| Collins D. | Conservative | 358 |
| I. Cawthorne | Lib/Sdp | 269 |
| R. Pearson | Lib/Sdp | 231 |
| P. Goacher | Lib/Sdp | 217 |
Cuddington3 seats
| S. Chantler | RES | 1,444 |
| R. Lewis | RES | 1,421 |
| H. Upton | RES | 1,386 |
| C. Berry | Lib/Sdp | 226 |
| L. Martini | Lib/Sdp | 210 |
Ewell3 seats
| K. Humphreys | RES | 1,392 ✓ |
| M. Arthur | RES | 1,366 ✓ |
| M. Martin | RES | 1,359 ✓ |
| R. Spittle | Lib/Sdp | 452 |
| S. Hedger | Lib/Sdp | 409 |
| D. Gourley | Lib/Sdp | 378 |
Ewell Court3 seats · turnout 40.0%
| E. Kington | Residents | 1,175 ✓ |
| C. Shearly | Residents | 1,129 ✓ |
| A. Faulks | Residents | 1,121 ✓ |
| P. Blakey Lodge | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 227 |
Nonsuch3 seats
| B. Kibble | RES | 1,348 |
| N. Petrie | RES | 1,278 |
| I. Plummer | RES | 1,276 |
| A. Burgess | Lib/Sdp | 196 |
| J. Tugwell | Lib/Sdp | 185 |
Ruxley3 seats
| E. Tenney | RES | 856 |
| G. Dallison | RES | 852 |
| E. Godfrey | RES | 830 |
| M. Pavey | Lib/Sdp | 380 |
| D. Harwood | Lib/Sdp | 336 |
| H. Williams | Labour | 311 |
| Harrison G. | Labour | 306 |
| N. Willoughby | Labour | 299 |
| D. Zell | Lib/Sdp | 294 |
Stamford3 seats
| H. Dodd | RES | 1,056 |
| C. Ray | Lib/Sdp | 1,053 |
| P. Ardern-Jones | RES | 1,046 |
| D. Leaver | RES | 997 |
| M. Ray | Lib/Sdp | 987 |
| C. Christie | Lib/Sdp | 928 |
| E. Hill | Labour | 369 |
Stoneleigh3 seats
| N. Fryer | RES | 1,202 |
| C. Frazer | RES | 1,198 |
| D. Jones | RES | 1,168 |
| K. Humphrey | Lib/Sdp | 246 |
Town3 seats
| M. Duce | RES | 1,014 |
| A. Drewitt | RES | 852 |
| W. Ludbrook | RES | 846 |
| M. Pears | Lib/Sdp | 614 |
| G. Matthews | Lib/Sdp | 527 |
| J. Goacher | Lib/Sdp | 518 |
| A. Adams | Labour | 218 |
| E. Lamont | Labour | 197 |
| R. Jackson | Labour | 187 |
West Ewell3 seats
| M. Bethell | RES | 1,590 |
| R. Gee | RES | 1,550 |
| H. Newton | RES | 1,493 |
| V. Gale | Lib/Sdp | 373 |
| M. Morris | Lib/Sdp | 323 |
| E. Hughes | Lib/Sdp | 267 |
Woodcote3 seats
| E. Catmur | RES | 1,156 |
| M. De Lyon | RES | 1,071 |
| P. Hadland | RES | 1,046 |
| P. Linscott | Lib/Sdp | 317 |
| J. Payne | Lib/Sdp | 297 |