Before (end of 1987) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 20 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 11 · Conservative 11 · Other 0
After (end of 1988) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 20 · Conservative 13 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Other 0
Ward results
Billericay East1 seat · turnout 37.6%
| P. Patrick | Conservative | 2,106 |
| J. Morley | SLD | 678 |
| G. Viney | Labour | 508 |
Billericay West1 seat · turnout 40.8%
| C. Lees | Conservative | 2,638 |
| G. Taylor | SLD | 761 |
| J. Orpe | Labour | 338 |
Burstead1 seat · turnout 48.7%
| R. White | Conservative | 1,967 |
| G. Bellard | SLD | 1,773 |
| M. Davis | Labour | 374 |
Fryerns Central1 seat · turnout 40.5%
| D. Webb | Labour | 2,459 |
| S. Allen | Conservative | 793 |
| P. Jenkins | SLD | 272 |
Fryerns East1 seat · turnout 41.0%
| E. Gelder | Labour | 1,687 |
| J. Lutton | SLD | 1,030 |
| R. Sheridan | Conservative | 712 |
Laindon1 seat · turnout 42.2%
| P. Rackley | Labour | 1,776 |
| G. Buckenham | Conservative | 1,649 |
| M. Hammond | SLD | 319 |
Langdon Hills1 seat · turnout 32.7%
| J. Kennard | Conservative | 1,082 |
| J. Gardner | Labour | 833 |
| S. Dean-Wiley | SLD | 823 |
Lee Chapel North1 seat · turnout 39.1%
| R. Fitzgibbon | Labour | 1,903 |
| J. Woods | Conservative | 827 |
| S. Saunders | SLD | 349 |
Nethermayne1 seat · turnout 49.5%
| C. Wilson | Labour | 1,390 |
| S. Blackbourn | SLD | 1,260 |
| H Tucker | Conservative | 1,160 |
Pitsea East1 seat · turnout 33.5%
| Michael Baker | Labour | 2,124 |
| J. Harrington | Conservative | 1,399 |
Pitsea West1 seat · turnout 31.0%
| D Marks | Labour | 1,912 |
| P. Cleland | Conservative | 664 |
| J. Smith | SLD | 184 |
Vange1 seat · turnout 33.9%
| R. Cowie | Labour | 1,653 |
| S. Ryder | Conservative | 842 |
| B. Wakeham | SLD | 169 |
Wickford North1 seat · turnout 44.2%
| B. Pummell | Conservative | 1,681 |
| D. Harrison | SLD | 1,523 |
| E. Harrison | Labour | 639 |
Wickford South1 seat · turnout 39.9%
| M. Buckley | Conservative | 1,763 |
| G. Palmer | SLD | 1,390 |
| T. Hazlewood | Labour | 520 |