Before (end of 1989) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 22 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Labour 4 · Other 1
After (end of 1990) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 16 · Liberal Democrats 15 · Labour 7 · Other 2
Ward results
Downhall1 seat · turnout 49.8%
| S. Lemon | SLD | 1,025 |
| S. Fletcher | Conservative | 303 |
Grange & Rawreth2 seats · turnout 45.4%
| S. Skinner | SLD | 1,345 |
| A. Stephens | SLD | 1,244 |
| P. Jackson | Conservative | 487 |
| R. McCamley | Conservative | 461 |
| S Andre | Labour | 430 |
Hawkwell East1 seat · turnout 45.2%
| H. Glynn | SLD | 1,444 |
| J. Sheaf | Conservative | 981 |
Hockley East1 seat · turnout 47.9%
| R. Vingoe | RATE | 847 ✓ |
| K. Smith | Conservative | 405 |
| M. Pearson | SLD | 182 |
| P. Lucas | Green | 99 |
Hullbridge Riverside1 seat · turnout 44.6%
| D. Flack | Labour | 858 |
| S. Byrne-Lagrue | Conservative | 558 |
Hullbridge South1 seat · turnout 42.1%
| M. Stevenson | Labour | 546 |
| R. Brown | Conservative | 466 |
Lodge1 seat · turnout 48.9%
| M. Handford | SLD | 1,614 |
| J. Farrell | Conservative | 690 |
Rayleigh Central1 seat · turnout 48.4%
| J. Helson | SLD | 541 |
| S. Silva | Independent | 468 |
| D Geach | Conservative | 408 |
Rochford Eastwood1 seat · turnout 57.0%
| V. Arnold | Labour | 313 |
| T. Powell | SLD | 270 |
| B. Wilkins | Conservative | 224 |
Rochford Roche1 seat · turnout 49.8%
| Jean Ross Christie | Labour | 431 |
| M. Shelley | Conservative | 359 |
Rochford St. Andrews1 seat · turnout 47.4%
| D. Weir | Labour | 687 |
| A. Curtis | Conservative | 429 |
Trinity1 seat · turnout 52.8%
| R. Boyd | SLD | 1,147 |
| L. Argentieri | Conservative | 419 |
Whitehouse1 seat · turnout 59.8%
| M. Hunnable | SLD | 818 |
| P. Lewis | Conservative | 580 |
| C. Long | Labour | 224 |
