Before (end of 1986) (32 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 27 · Conservative 4 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 · Labour 0
After (end of 1987) (32 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 26 · Conservative 6 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0 · Labour 0
Ward results
Alcombe3 seats · turnout 36.3%
| F. Hunt | Independent | 623 |
| M. Lyons | Conservative | 556 |
| W. Sweetland | Independent | 491 |
| M. Webb | Lib/Sdp | 438 |
| B. Small | Labour | 278 |
| J Dore | Labour | 211 |
Aville Vale1 seat
| G. Burnell | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Carhampton and Withycombe1 seat · turnout 56.0%
| J Butterworth | Independent | 284 |
| S. Burns | Independent | 267 |
Crowcombe and Stogumber1 seat
| V. Brewer | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Dulverton and Brushford2 seats
| T. Troake | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| K. Ross | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Dunster1 seat · turnout 43.5%
| D. Hawkes | Independent | 189 |
| A. Woolley | Independent | 103 |
East Brendon1 seat
| L. Pring | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Exmoor1 seat
| S. Pugsley | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Minehead North3 seats · turnout 31.0%
| J. Olive | Conservative | 731 |
| C. Gibbons | Independent | 580 |
| A. Rainbow | Independent | 524 |
| F. Ward | Lib/Sdp | 444 |
Minehead South3 seats · turnout 41.8%
| A. Holman | Independent | 919 |
| L. Jowett | Conservative | 827 |
| A. Harper | Independent | 777 |
| E. Griffiths | Independent | 632 |
| M. Bosley | Lib/Sdp | 488 |
| S. Furney | Labour | 300 |
Old Cleeve2 seats
| G. Clatworthy | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| R. Bryant | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Porlock & Oare2 seats
| I. Perkins | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| J Lynn | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Quantock Vale2 seats · turnout 45.1%
| S. Brown | Independent | 616 |
| W. Lovell | Conservative | 419 |
| C. Grandfield | Independent | 398 |
Watchet3 seats · turnout 31.5%
| N. Edwards | Independent | 539 |
| S. Barrass | Independent | 511 |
| E. Woods | Independent | 486 |
| G. Chidgey | Independent | 395 |
| W. Curran | Independent | 392 |
| J. Pirt | Conservative | 168 |
West Quantock1 seat · turnout 56.9%
| S. Pearce | Conservative | 425 |
| D. Spark | Independent | 134 |
Williton2 seats
| F. Hutchings | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| S. Wall | Independent | 0 ✓ |