Before (end of 1986) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 44 · Other 9 · Labour 2 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1987) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 39 · Other 9 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 · Labour 1
Ward results
Aldeburgh2 seats · turnout 49.9%
| H. Codney | Conservative | 752 |
| C. Woods | Conservative | 680 |
| E. Cooke-Yarborough | Lib/Sdp | 559 |
| J. Jacob | Lib/Sdp | 525 |
Alderton & Sutton1 seat · turnout 49.3%
| R. Peacock | Conservative | 273 |
| P. Monk | Lib/Sdp | 158 |
| F. Brown | Independent | 32 |
Bealings1 seat
| F. Sledmere | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Bramfield & Cratfield1 seat · turnout 45.5%
| S. Burroughes | Conservative | 475 |
| J. Poppleton | Labour | 213 |
Dennington1 seat · turnout 63.1%
| R. Wardley | Independent | 421 ✓ |
| R. Tedder | Conservative | 181 |
| C. Green | Independent | 157 |
| N. Croft | Labour | 35 |
Earl Soham1 seat
| N. Woodcock | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Felixstowe Central2 seats
| R Holland | Conservative | 661 ✓ |
| C Webb | Conservative | 656 ✓ |
| M Durrant | Lib/Sdp | 515 |
| C. Morgan | Lib/Sdp | 498 |
| P Colebourn | Labour | 213 |
| M Eyton | Labour | 176 |
Felixstowe East2 seats · turnout 59.5%
| B. Clarke | Conservative | 965 |
| E. Race | Conservative | 854 |
| P. Warren | Lib/Sdp | 717 |
| M. Sheppard | Lib/Sdp | 657 |
| S. Lancastle | Independent | 298 |
Felixstowe North2 seats · turnout 50.8%
| C. Grayston | Conservative | 660 |
| M. Stokell | Conservative | 638 |
| M. Deacon | Labour | 602 |
| D. Warner | Labour | 409 |
| A. Cousins | Lib/Sdp | 348 |
| L. Bowles | Lib/Sdp | 300 |
Felixstowe South2 seats · turnout 37.2%
| D. Savage | Conservative | 612 |
| A. Loveday | Independent | 611 |
| E. Swift | Conservative | 433 |
| G. Ward | Lib/Sdp | 360 |
Felixstowe South East2 seats
| N. Mumford | Conservative | 1,030 ✓ |
| R. Tozer | Conservative | 983 ✓ |
| D. Stones | Lib/Sdp | 509 |
| J. Garwell | Lib/Sdp | 476 |
| D. Carpenter | Labour | 152 |
| S. Manley | Labour | 138 |
Felixstowe West2 seats · turnout 48.2%
| D. Paddick | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 715 ✓ |
| S. Page | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 586 ✓ |
| T. Savage | Conservative | 521 |
| P. Benns | Conservative | 466 |
| S. Evans | Labour | 222 |
| D. Fallows | Labour | 200 |
Framlingham1 seat · turnout 55.5%
| J. Thirkell | Conservative | 482 ✓ |
| J. Campbell | Labour | 362 |
| P. Booth | Lib/Sdp | 134 |
| R. Gibbons | Green | 74 |
Glemham1 seat · turnout 53.8%
| H. Brookes | Conservative | 266 |
| C. Rooke | Lib/Sdp | 196 |
Grundisburgh & Witnesham1 seat · turnout 44.7%
| M. Morton | Conservative | 473 |
| M. Barker | Lib/Sdp | 286 |
Hollesley1 seat
| M. Shannon | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Kelsale1 seat · turnout 54.4%
| N. Ratcliff | Lib/Sdp | 276 |
| J. Keeble | Conservative | 236 |
| D. Todd | Labour | 67 |
Kesgrave3 seats · turnout 37.7%
| C. Dowsing | Conservative | 757 |
| A. Bull | Conservative | 734 |
| P. Cooper | Conservative | 710 |
| R. Guest | Lib/Sdp | 570 |
| C. Northover | Labour | 369 |
Kirton1 seat
| J. Metcalfe | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Leiston3 seats · turnout 45.0%
| J. Geater | Conservative | 1,091 |
| T. Hawkins | Conservative | 928 |
| T. Hodgson | Labour | 852 |
| J. Shreeve | Conservative | 790 |
| W. Howard | COMM | 622 |
| M. Burnside | Green | 489 |
| D. Stanley | Independent | 329 |
Martlesham1 seat · turnout 42.3%
| J. Kelso | Lib/Sdp | 715 |
| R. Bryant | Independent | 557 |
Melton1 seat · turnout 40.9%
| M. Hutchison | Independent | 651 |
| P. Buck | Labour | 187 |
Nacton1 seat · turnout 51.5%
| J. Law | Conservative | 493 |
| D. Krailing | Lib/Sdp | 279 |
Orford1 seat · turnout 63.5%
| M. Fairweather | Lib/Sdp | 311 |
| E. Greenwell | Conservative | 255 |
| C. Beardall | Green | 24 |
Rushmere St. Andrew2 seats · turnout 34.6%
| D. Gooch | Conservative | 922 |
| G. Laing | Conservative | 867 |
| A. Mamujee | Labour | 269 |
Saxmundham1 seat · turnout 45.3%
| B. Fisher | Independent | 371 |
| K. Welton | Labour | 262 |
Snape1 seat · turnout 51.8%
| K. Burnett | Conservative | 364 |
| W. Moss | Lib/Sdp | 186 |
| W. Shiells | CAS | 54 |
Trimleys2 seats · turnout 30.3%
| D. Donnelly | Conservative | 848 |
| A. Marfleet | Lib/Sdp | 663 |
| N. Cawthorn | Lib/Sdp | 562 |
| M. Dixon | Labour | 481 |
Tunstall1 seat
| R. Herring | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Walberswick1 seat
| G. James | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Wickham Market1 seat · turnout 37.9%
| P. Mason | Independent | 420 |
| J. Aldam | Lib/Sdp | 89 |
| V. Pizzey | Labour | 87 |
Woodbridge Central1 seat · turnout 49.5%
| G. Thornhill | Conservative | 405 |
| G. Cavalier-Smith | Lib/Sdp | 164 |
| L. Hall | Labour | 65 |
Woodbridge Farlingaye1 seat · turnout 37.7%
| S. Hewitt | Conservative | 293 |
| P. Hazell | Lib/Sdp | 201 |
| B. Staines | Labour | 88 |
Woodbridge Kyson1 seat · turnout 49.5%
| N. Twigge | Lib/Sdp | 174 |
| L. Spencer | Independent | 173 |
| K. Redmond | Labour | 92 |
Woodbridge Riverside1 seat · turnout 57.2%
| M. Rowland | Conservative | 408 |
| E. Thompson | Lib/Sdp | 197 |
| C. Budd | Labour | 26 |
Woodbridge Seckford1 seat
| R Gee | Conservative | 327 ✓ |
| A. Healey | Lib/Sdp | 208 |
| H. Buck | Labour | 46 |
Yoxford1 seat · turnout 55.0%
| A. Hazelwood | Conservative | 411 |
| P. Merriott | Labour | 180 |
