Before (end of 1986) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 23 · Labour 21 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 · Other 1
After (end of 1987) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 22 · Labour 21 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 · Other 1
Ward results
Beccles Town1 seat · turnout 48.2%
| E. Crisp | All | 1,242 |
| C. Dow | Conservative | 910 |
| M. Rodgers | Labour | 501 |
Beccles Worlingham1 seat · turnout 41.1%
| H. Durie | Conservative | 552 |
| C. Adam | Labour | 510 |
| G. West | All | 429 |
Blything1 seat · turnout 59.5%
| K. Currie | Conservative | 431 |
| E. Woodard | Independent | 410 |
| J. Winyard | All | 174 |
Bungay1 seat · turnout 52.0%
| J. Palin | Conservative | 841 |
| D. O'Neill | All | 595 |
| R. Richards | Labour | 426 |
Carlton1 seat · turnout 47.5%
| N. Brighouse | Conservative | 1,362 |
| C. Shade | All | 968 |
| T. Kelly | Labour | 567 |
Gunton1 seat · turnout 50.9%
| L. Wright | Conservative | 1,251 |
| A. Martin | All | 917 |
| J. Spottiswoode | Labour | 523 |
Halesworth1 seat · turnout 49.7%
| R. Niblett | Conservative | 755 |
| H. Holzer | Labour | 685 |
| C. Roberts | All | 259 |
Harbour1 seat · turnout 35.8%
| J. Ellerby | Labour | 788 |
| A. Shepherd | All | 666 |
Kirkley1 seat · turnout 52.6%
| T. Carter | Labour | 900 |
| J. Van Pelt | All | 893 |
| L. Jeffery | Conservative | 532 |
Lothingland1 seat · turnout 48.6%
| A. Brown | Conservative | 992 |
| R. Jack | Labour | 638 |
| A. Moles | All | 424 |
Normanston1 seat · turnout 41.8%
| Hunter P. | Labour | 937 |
| V. Caseley | All | 525 |
| H. Wallace | Conservative | 481 |
Oulton Broad1 seat · turnout 45.5%
| M. Barnard | Conservative | 1,220 |
| M. Ramsay | Labour | 671 |
| D. Tregloyne | All | 490 |
Pakefield1 seat · turnout 51.0%
| R. Blizzard | Labour | 1,235 |
| M. Reader | Conservative | 1,234 |
| M. Cambridge | All | 472 |
Southwold1 seat · turnout 46.1%
| S. Simpson | Conservative | 1,392 |
| R. Winyard | All | 938 |
St. Margarets1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| L. Owen | Labour | 1,064 |
| Rudd S. | Conservative | 642 |
| W. Robertson | All | 540 |
Whitton1 seat · turnout 41.9%
| T. Chipperfield | Labour | 1,162 |
| W. Easton | Conservative | 396 |
| C. Thomas | All | 299 |
