Before (end of 1986) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 19 · Other 14 · Labour 6 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1
After (end of 1987) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 19 · Other 11 · Labour 6 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4
Ward results
Badwell Ash1 seat · turnout 48.0%
| P. Austin | Independent | 334 |
| R. Montgomery | Lib/Sdp | 216 |
| T O'Keefe | Labour | 45 |
Barking1 seat · turnout 45.0%
| P. Chapman | Independent | 498 |
| P. Cope | Lib/Sdp | 94 |
| P. Carter | Labour | 56 |
Bramford2 seats · turnout 39.2%
| C. Bird | Conservative | 695 |
| B. Plummer | Conservative | 640 |
| E. Barker | Labour | 299 |
| L. Barker | Labour | 289 |
| P. Thomas | Lib/Sdp | 258 |
Claydon1 seat · turnout 44.0%
| H. Griffiths | Conservative | 352 |
| Jennifer Wilson | Labour | 121 |
| J. Dedman | Lib/Sdp | 117 |
Debenham1 seat · turnout 49.0%
| E Alcock | Conservative | 488 |
| D. Nettleton | Lib/Sdp | 177 |
| D. Macpherson | Labour | 76 |
Elmswell1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| D. Dyball | Independent | 465 |
| P. Stanners | Labour | 198 |
Eye1 seat · turnout 44.0%
| C. Flatman | Independent | 564 |
| D. McGeever | Labour | 79 |
Fressingfield1 seat · turnout 51.0%
| R. Marchant | Independent | 322 ✓ |
| R. White | Lib/Sdp | 181 |
| A. Kerr | Labour | 73 |
| Holloway J. | Green | 67 |
Gislingham1 seat · turnout 57.0%
| L. Henniker-Major | Lib/Sdp | 492 |
| C. Vaudrey | Conservative | 345 |
Haughley and Wetherden1 seat · turnout 62.0%
| E. Crascall | Labour | 496 |
| H. Spencer | Conservative | 241 |
| P. Thomson | Lib/Sdp | 150 |
Helmingham1 seat · turnout 45.0%
| M. Denyer | Independent | 317 |
| C. Cleverly | Lib/Sdp | 115 |
| P. Wheeler | Labour | 54 |
Hoxne1 seat · turnout 54.0%
| D. Harding | Conservative | 361 |
| M. Breeze | Lib/Sdp | 322 |
| R. Millwood | Labour | 74 |
Mendlesham1 seat · turnout 48.0%
| A. Braybrooke | Independent | 376 ✓ |
| R. Blake | Lib/Sdp | 170 |
| J. Langston | Labour | 100 |
| F. Luis | Green | 43 |
Needham Market2 seats · turnout 43.1%
| J. Swain | Conservative | 680 ✓ |
| Ian Mason | Conservative | 629 ✓ |
| G. Miller | Lib/Sdp | 498 |
| J. Finch | Lib/Sdp | 418 |
| S. Ceasar | Labour | 213 |
| D. Ceasar | Labour | 211 |
| W. Dixon | Ind Con | 116 |
Norton1 seat · turnout 49.0%
| B. Siffleet | Conservative | 397 ✓ |
| R. Wyartt | Lib/Sdp | 154 |
| F. Armstrong | Independent | 122 |
| J Matthissen | Green | 44 |
| T Payne | Labour | 30 |
Onehouse1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| R. Townsley | Lib/Sdp | 550 |
| C. Howell | Labour | 94 |
Palgrave1 seat · turnout 58.0%
| G. West | Conservative | 334 ✓ |
| N. Goodin | Independent | 236 |
| J. Fawcett | Lib/Sdp | 150 |
| H. Hepburn | Labour | 68 |
Rattlesden1 seat · turnout 52.0%
| R. Vansittart | Conservative | 312 ✓ |
| P. Otton | Lib/Sdp | 301 |
| J. Woodham | Labour | 73 |
| C. Bornett | Green | 44 |
Rickinghall1 seat · turnout 47.0%
| B. Pask | Conservative | 348 ✓ |
| J. Foster | Independent | 242 |
| G. Lockwood | Lib/Sdp | 85 |
| J. Hicks | Labour | 69 |
Ringshall1 seat · turnout 44.0%
| R. Wallace | Conservative | 434 |
| A. Marchant | Lib/Sdp | 120 |
| B Salmon | Labour | 89 |
Stowmarket Central2 seats · turnout 28.8%
| J. Cade | Conservative | 727 |
| D. Perry | Independent | 585 |
| B. Hewitt | Lib/Sdp | 466 |
| A. Winchester | Labour | 425 |
| R. Snell | Labour | 389 |
Stowmarket North2 seats · turnout 27.6%
| B. Jones | Labour | 638 |
| E. Jones | Labour | 553 |
| W Crane | Conservative | 439 |
| A. Tungate | Lib/Sdp | 256 |
| J. Clarkson | Green | 114 |
Stowmarket South2 seats · turnout 36.8%
| E. Nunn | Labour | 675 |
| C. Soames | Labour | 536 |
| B Mayes | Conservative | 420 |
| E. Shaw | Lib/Sdp | 382 |
| J. Shaw | Lib/Sdp | 353 |
Stowupland2 seats · turnout 32.3%
| M Shave | Labour | 856 |
| J. Jay | Lib/Sdp | 768 |
| J. Finn | Conservative | 610 |
| M. Douglas | Labour | 405 |
| R Stearn | Green | 392 |
Stradbroke1 seat · turnout 45.0%
| S. Hawes | Independent | 474 |
| P. Davis | Labour | 50 |
Thurston1 seat · turnout 46.0%
| F. Marston | Conservative | 426 |
| J. Morland | Lib/Sdp | 260 |
| J. Keeble | Labour | 95 |
Walsham-le-Willows1 seat · turnout 60.0%
| S. Edwards | Conservative | 511 |
| R. Barber | Lib/Sdp | 148 |
| J Dougall | Labour | 71 |
Wetheringsett1 seat · turnout 49.0%
| G. Taylor | Independent | 390 |
| S. Morris | Lib/Sdp | 116 |
| D. Fearnhead | Labour | 100 |
Weybread1 seat · turnout 62.0%
| J. Wellingham | Conservative | 470 |
| A. Pietrzak | Lib/Sdp | 190 |
| P. Williams | Labour | 111 |
Woolpit1 seat · turnout 54.0%
| R. Melvin | Independent | 371 |
| G. Coleman | Lib/Sdp | 235 |
| R. Morris | Labour | 51 |
Worlingworth1 seat
| K. Thurman | Conservative | 447 ✓ |
| D. Wilson | Lib/Sdp | 111 |
| A. Cholmondeley | Labour | 51 |