| Election held 8th May 1986 | ||
| ABBEY WOOD WARD | 2 SEATS | |
| Graham Barnes | Alliance | 1437 |
| Terence Malone | Alliance | 1414 |
| John Wakefield | Labour | 1085 |
| Michael Yates | Labour | 1027 |
| Clifford Fletcher | Conservative | 333 |
| Catherine Fletcher | Conservative | 326 |
| ARSENAL WARD | 1 SEAT | |
| Lance Mulcahy | Labour | 685 |
| Charles Middleton | Alliance | 317 |
| Philip Bowe | Conservative | 77 |
| AVERY HILL WARD | 1 SEAT | |
| Edward Randall | Alliance | 951 |
| Robert Howell | Conservative | 383 |
| Carol Hibberd | Labour | 353 |
| BLACKHEATH WARD | 2 SEATS | |
| John Antcliffe | Conservative | 1359 |
| Robin Henderson | Conservative | 1293 |
| Ian Haig | Labour | 771 |
| Mary Mills | Labour | 740 |
| Joseph Bate | Alliance | 695 |
| Rosemary Hewson | Alliance | 695 |
| BURRAGE WARD | 1 SEAT | |
| James Draper | Labour | 761 |
| Ailsa Potts | Alliance | 238 |
| Christine Helm | Conservative | 152 |
| CHARLTON WARD | 2 SEATS | |
| David Picton | Labour | 1337 |
| Lesley Seary | Labour | 1286 |
| Silvio Bertram | Conservative | 393 |
| Ibrahim Addoo | Alliance | 389 |
| Jacqueline Newman | Alliance | 381 |
| Margaret May | Conservative | 363 |
| COLDHARBOUR WARD | 2 SEATS | |
| Thomas Carter | Labour | 1174 |
| William Jeavons | Labour | 1123 |
| Gerald Fergus | Conservative | 949 |
| Stanley Wignall | Conservative | 928 |
| Frederick Musgrave | Alliance | 538 |
| Charles Parker | Alliance | 492 |
| DEANSFIELD WARD | 1 SEAT | |
| Alec Miles | Conservative | 859 |
| Janice Marnham | Labour | 442 |
| Qudsiyah Abideen | Alliance | 266 |
| ELTHAM PARK WARD | 2 SEATS | |
| Wendy Mitchell | Conservative | 1552 |
| Kenneth Kear | Conservative | 1453 |
| Richard Atkinson | Alliance | 770 |
| John Hagyard | Alliance | 753 |
| David Mason | Labour | 705 |
| Ralph Tomiak | Labour | 693 |
| Eileen Guthrie | Independent | 261 |
| EYNSHAM WARD | 2 SEATS | |
| Philip Graham | Labour | 1208 |
| Simon Oelman | Labour | 1163 |
| Robert Smith | Alliance | 713 |
| Alan Treuge | Alliance | 630 |
| James Martin | Conservative | 281 |
| Joseph Sinfield | Conservative | 222 |
| FERRIER WARD | 2 SEATS | |
| Serena Lovelace | Labour | 1145 |
| Edward McParland | Labour | 1039 |
| Josephine Bassett | Conservative | 477 |
| Valerie Antcliffe | Conservative | 433 |
| Judith Bramley | Alliance | 318 |
| James Woolgar | Alliance | 298 |
| GLYNDON WARD | 2 SEATS | |
| Steven Morgan | Labour | 978 |
| Glyn Williams | Labour | 1037 |
| David Hadden | Alliance | 794 |
| Hilary Newton | Alliance | 786 |
| Joyce Bowe | Conservative | 180 |
| Jean Cooper | Conservative | 201 |
| HERBERT WARD | 2 SEATS | |
| Duncan Maxton | Labour | 1012 |
| Kanta Patel | Labour | 894 |
| June Gough | Conservative | 618 |
| Barbara Cox | Conservative | 596 |
| Edward Ottery | Alliance | 479 |
| Roderick Wright | Alliance | 434 |
| Julius Evaristo | Independent | 188 |
| HORNFAIR WARD | 2 SEATS | |
| James Gillman | Labour | 1535 |
| John Austin-Walker | Labour | 1518 |
| Ernest Ashworth | Conservative | 529 |
| Gregory Januszko | Conservative | 479 |
| Anthony Durham | Alliance | 388 |
| John O'Keefe | Alliance | 376 |
| KIDBROOKE WARD | 2 SEATS | |
| James Coughlan | Labour | 1047 |
| Michael Rees | Labour | 1024 |
| Geoffrey Brighty | Conservative | 985 |
| Timothy Hegarty | Conservative | 910 |
| Timothy Ford | Alliance | 509 |
| Valerie Symes | Alliance | 459 |
| Ronald Malone | Fellowship | 117 |
| Patricia Clinton | Communist | 24 |
| LAKEDALE WARD | 2 SEATS | |
| Richard Norris | Labour | 1122 |
| Stephen Smith | Labour | 1003 |
| Mohibullah Khan | Alliance | 532 |
| Banny Cuerva | Alliance | 443 |
| Brian Smith | Conservative | 346 |
| Michael Tarrant | Conservative | 312 |
| MIDDLE PARK WARD | 2 SEATS | |
| Catherine Jeffrey | Labour | 1545 |
| John Shlackman | Labour | 1519 |
| Anthony Mitchell | Conservative | 522 |
| Sheila Sterling | Conservative | 483 |
| Peter Churchill | Alliance | 357 |
| Rupert Weedon | Alliance | 279 |
| NEW ELTHAM WARD | 2 SEATS | |
| Dorothy Mepsted | Conservative | 1595 |
| Dermot Poston | Conservative | 1595 |
| Bertram Enston | Labour | 784 |
| Jane Mann | Labour | 763 |
| Sally Duran | Alliance | 590 |
| Jennifer Viles | Alliance | 573 |
| NIGHTINGALE WARD | 1 SEAT | |
| Pete Challis | Labour | 821 |
| Ethel Farrell | Alliance | 151 |
| Margaret Gardner | Conservative | 134 |
| PALACE WARD | 1 SEAT | |
| Peter King | Conservative | 756 |
| Sean Hall | Labour | 375 |
| Jack Taylor | Alliance | 222 |
| PLUMSTEAD COMMON WARD | 1 SEAT | |
| Piara Rahi | Labour | 715 |
| Nicholas Gregory | Alliance | 472 |
| Else Frost | Conservative | 212 |
| Rajwant Sidhu | Independent | 77 |
| RECTORY FIELD WARD | 2 SEATS | |
| Norman Adams | Labour | 1136 |
| Victor Farlie | Labour | 1072 |
| Keith Brine | Conservative | 466 |
| Tamara Martinez | Conservative | 424 |
| John Stride | Alliance | 407 |
| Clive Buckman | Alliance | 381 |
| ST ALFEGE WARD | 2 SEATS | |
| Doreen Bigwood | Labour | 1152 |
| David Clark | Labour | 1018 |
| Douglas Easson | Conservative | 704 |
| Pamela Godwyn | Conservative | 683 |
| Denise Abbott | Alliance | 563 |
| Penelope Matheson | Alliance | 551 |
| ST MARY'S WARD | 2 SEATS | |
| Brian O'Sullivan | Labour | 1062 |
| Christine Williams | Labour | 990 |
| David Hall | Alliance | 476 |
| James Steele | Alliance | 459 |
| Patience Salter | Conservative | 205 |
| Valerie Blackborow | Conservative | 194 |
| ST NICHOLAS WARD | 2 SEATS | |
| Annette Barratt | Labour | 1154 |
| William Murphy | Labour | 1095 |
| Andrew Bailey | Alliance | 655 |
| Charles Dobson | Alliance | 638 |
| Joan Ellis | Conservative | 397 |
| Joan Harvey-Bailey | Conservative | 367 |
| SHERARD WARD | 2 SEATS | |
| Mervyn Jeffrey | Labour | 1871 |
| Quentin Marsh | Labour | 1696 |
| Phyllis Crozier | Conservative | 519 |
| Frank Smith | Conservative | 483 |
| Myrtle Bibby | Alliance | 326 |
| Anthony Dedman | Alliance | 315 |
| SHREWSBURY WARD | 1 SEAT | |
| Lewis Sergeant | Conservative | 564 |
| Geoffrey Clark | Alliance | 526 |
| Linda Dennison | Labour | 443 |
| SLADE WARD | 2 SEATS | |
| David Woodhead | Alliance | 1172 |
| Colin Smith | Alliance | 1166 |
| Henry Pike | Labour | 1024 |
| Terence Quinn | Labour | 1001 |
| Kenneth Bailey | Conservative | 562 |
| Stanley Fieldgate | Conservative | 532 |
| SUTCLIFFE WARD | 1 SEAT | |
| Dingle Clark | Conservative | 680 |
| Brian Woodcraft | Alliance | 540 |
| Liam Heary | Labour | 379 |
| TARN WARD | 1 SEAT | |
| Derek Richards | Conservative | 792 |
| Ray George | Labour | 342 |
| Robert Tyrrell | Alliance | 195 |
| THAMESMEAD MOORINGS WARD | 2 SEATS | |
| Donald Austen | Alliance | 875 |
| Edward Claridge | Labour | 837 |
| David Spurling | Alliance | 824 |
| Claude Ramsey | Labour | 772 |
| Derick Holman | Conservative | 165 |
| Margaret Holman | Conservative | 142 |
| TRAFALGAR WARD | 2 SEATS | |
| Alexandra Birtles | Labour | 1368 |
| Elizabeth Farmer | Labour | 1350 |
| David Nolan | Alliance | 587 |
| Anthony Renouf | Alliance | 531 |
| John Bassett | Conservative | 416 |
| Patricia Faid | Conservative | 373 |
| VANBRUGH WARD | 2 SEATS | |
| Trevor Allman | Labour | 960 |
| Christopher Fay | Labour | 932 |
| Beryl Blackaby | Conservative | 814 |
| Jeremy Wise | Conservative | 774 |
| Lesley Gifford | Alliance | 720 |
| Richard Hewson | Alliance | 702 |
| WELL HALL WARD | 2 SEATS | |
| Philip Dean | Conservative | 1202 |
| Clive Efford | Labour | 1174 |
| Eileen Sharp | Conservative | 1149 |
| Babubhai Master | Labour | 1058 |
| David Newson | Alliance | 550 |
| Geoffrey Bond | Alliance | 526 |
| WEST WARD | 2 SEATS | |
| William Strong | Labour | 1267 |
| Ephron Williams | Labour | 1187 |
| Marilla Fletcher | Conservative | 334 |
| Mark Holliday | Alliance | 329 |
| Roger Gough | Conservative | 328 |
| Paula Mitchell | Alliance | 307 |
| Robert Ogilvie | Ecology | 57 |
| WOOLWICH COMMON WARD | 2 SEATS | |
| Gurdip Dhillon | Labour | 949 |
| Nicholas Smith | Labour | 875 |
| Joan Simmonds | Alliance | 424 |
| Robert Millard | Alliance | 412 |
| Derek Britto | Conservative | 313 |
| Seraphim Newman-Norton | Conservative | 299 |