Before (end of 1986) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 38 · Labour 1 · Other 0 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1987) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 39 · Labour 0 · Other 0 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
Ward results
Appleton3 seats
| W Brum | Conservative | 1,304 ✓ |
| J Greenwood | Conservative | 1,247 ✓ |
| E Wood | Conservative | 1,188 ✓ |
| A Ede | Labour | 565 |
| J Collins | Labour | 562 |
| James Henry Lavington Wood | Labour | 507 |
| E Parsons | Lib/Sdp | 412 |
Boyce3 seats
| A. Booth | Conservative | 1,684 |
| J. Selby | Conservative | 1,647 |
| J. Hackling | Conservative | 1,624 |
| B. Frankling | Lib/Sdp | 474 |
| M. Hughes | Labour | 358 |
| D. Regan | Labour | 327 |
| N. Hughes | Labour | 323 |
Canvey Island Central3 seats
| Richard Sweeting | Conservative | 991 ✓ |
| J King | Conservative | 943 ✓ |
| S Castle | Conservative | 906 ✓ |
| D Shaw | Labour | 854 |
| J Payne | Labour | 789 |
| W Deal | Labour | 694 |
| A Birch | Lib/Sdp | 255 |
Canvey Island East3 seats · turnout 35.5%
| F. Rising | Conservative | 1,309 |
| D. Mitchell | Conservative | 1,248 |
| A. Allen | Conservative | 1,229 |
| G. Wall | Labour | 663 |
| D. Nisbet | Labour | 639 |
| J. Nisbet | Labour | 628 |
Canvey Island North3 seats · turnout 34.6%
| A. Patterson | Conservative | 1,261 |
| C. Freeman | Conservative | 1,227 |
| F. Wood | Conservative | 1,212 |
| D. Kennedy | Labour | 678 |
| M. Farrant | Labour | 644 |
| F. Snazel | Labour | 625 |
Canvey Island South2 seats · turnout 43.5%
| M. Howard | Conservative | 852 |
| M. Grant | Conservative | 831 |
| D. Ford | Lib/Sdp | 463 |
| F. Johnston | Lib/Sdp | 427 |
| J. McCarthy | Labour | 245 |
| D. Vos | Labour | 215 |
Canvey Island West2 seats · turnout 37.9%
| R. Howard | Conservative | 1,179 |
| J. Bowden | Conservative | 1,116 |
| D. Rugg | Labour | 383 |
| P. Taylor | Labour | 358 |
Canvey Island Winter Gardens2 seats · turnout 32.5%
| W. Sharp | Conservative | 1,082 |
| H. King | Conservative | 1,064 |
| L. Shaw | Labour | 469 |
| J. Kelly | Labour | 429 |
Cedar Hall3 seats · turnout 33.3%
| P. Hurn | Conservative | 1,096 |
| M. Banagan | Conservative | 1,084 |
| A. Weitzel | Conservative | 1,012 |
| F. Eve | Lib/Sdp | 431 |
| J. Cooke | Labour | 412 |
| D. Wells | Labour | 404 |
| J. McGaughey | Labour | 396 |
St. Georges3 seats · turnout 42.3%
| G. Howard | Conservative | 1,135 |
| P. Butler | Conservative | 1,135 |
| C. Wilkins | Conservative | 1,035 |
| A. Stevens | Labour | 840 |
| K. Miller | Lib/Sdp | 681 |
| R. Lotay | Labour | 668 |
| R. Michel | Lib/Sdp | 624 |
| A. Wright | Labour | 609 |
| R. Patman | Lib/Sdp | 560 |
St. James3 seats
| M Willis | Conservative | 1,348 ✓ |
| Dennis Roberts | Conservative | 1,326 ✓ |
| V Elworthy | Conservative | 1,320 ✓ |
| C Newton | Lib/Sdp | 556 |
| D Newton | Lib/Sdp | 526 |
| R Williams | Labour | 297 |
| J Glazier | Labour | 275 |
| G Bateson | Labour | 229 |
St. Marys3 seats · turnout 40.1%
| W. Goodwin | Conservative | 1,159 |
| M. Hume | Conservative | 1,133 |
| A. Partridge | Conservative | 1,105 |
| T. Atkin | Lib/Sdp | 617 |
| D. Birch | Lib/Sdp | 588 |
| P. Robinson | Labour | 454 |
| B. Wilson | Labour | 453 |
| L. Norman | Labour | 413 |
St. Peters3 seats · turnout 44.5%
| W. Dick | Conservative | 1,548 ✓ |
| J. Gazzard | Conservative | 1,506 ✓ |
| D. Sales | Conservative | 1,446 ✓ |
| J. Taylor | Labour | 513 |
| J. Kester | Labour | 467 |
| M. Minson | Labour | 465 |
| A. Murphy | Independent | 299 |
Victoria3 seats
| E Gallienne | Conservative | 1,552 ✓ |
| N Firman | Conservative | 1,535 ✓ |
| B Spencer | Conservative | 1,397 ✓ |
| M Minson | Lib/Sdp | 429 |
| J Turner | Labour | 354 |
| Richard Hayward | Labour | 335 |
| K Withams | Labour | 288 |