Before (end of 1987) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 30 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 15 · Labour 6 · Other 1
After (end of 1988) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 32 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Labour 6 · Other 1
Ward results
Aylesford & Eccles1 seat · turnout 48.9%
| M. Ferry | Conservative | 1,158 |
| J. Waters | SLD | 748 |
| E. Day | Labour | 284 |
Birling Ryarsh & Leybourne1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| R. Barnes | Conservative | 895 |
| G. Wool | SLD | 282 |
| G. Chapman | Labour | 250 |
Blue Bell Hill1 seat · turnout 36.8%
| P. Sinclair-Lee | Conservative | 864 |
| M. Round | SLD | 172 |
| R. Baron | Labour | 105 |
Borough Green1 seat · turnout 29.9%
| M. Stone | Conservative | 532 |
| C. Brinkley-Willsher | SLD | 251 |
Cage Green1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| D. Chandler | Conservative | 934 |
| P. Reed | Labour | 308 |
| L. Smith | SLD | 250 |
Castle1 seat · turnout 33.9%
| O. Baldock | Conservative | 730 |
| E. Somerville | SLD | 180 |
| P. Clark | Labour | 161 |
Ditton1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| S. Farmer | SLD | 896 |
| R. Hartley | Conservative | 482 |
| P. Cox | Labour | 135 |
East Peckham1 seat · turnout 44.4%
| M. Williams | Conservative | 564 |
| J. Fox | SLD | 513 |
Higham1 seat · turnout 41.3%
| G. Court | Conservative | 1,051 |
| D. Allworthy | SLD | 325 |
| P. Hancock | Labour | 324 |
Hildenborough1 seat · turnout 38.1%
| M. Dobson | Conservative | 1,004 |
| P. Neve | SLD | 318 |
| J. Parish | Labour | 137 |
Judd1 seat · turnout 46.3%
| S. Evenden | Conservative | 680 ✓ |
| M. Linford | Labour | 653 |
| P. Wood | SLD | 214 |
| R. Evenden | Independent | 49 |
Larkfield1 seat · turnout 33.4%
| J. Morgan | SLD | 1,062 |
| A. Sargent | Conservative | 762 |
| L. Bishop | Labour | 254 |
Snodland1 seat · turnout 32.7%
| C. Dey | Labour | 797 |
| H. Plummer | Conservative | 709 |
| T. Powers | SLD | 150 |
Trench1 seat · turnout 40.8%
| D. Still | Labour | 794 ✓ |
| A. Allison | Conservative | 708 |
| A. Palmer | SLD | 169 |
| M. Easter | BNP | 16 |