Abbey Ward (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| *Kenneth Rawnsley | Conservative Party | 2027 |
| *John Anthony Cooke | Conservative Party | 2025 |
| *Michael Francis Coker | Conservative Party | 1989 |
| Jack Bastock | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 1887 |
| Haydn Alan Thomas | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 1586 |
| Mary Latham Harrison | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 1470 |
| Teresa Margaret Blackwell | Labour Party | 400 |
| Garry John Lucas | Labour Party | 302 |
| Leonora Everitt | Labour Party | 260 |
Votes Cast 11,946 (spoilt papers 29)
Park Hill Ward (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| *Spencer Charlton Harrison | Conservative Party | 1189 |
| Thomas Anthony Dalton | Conservative Party | 1116 |
| Kenneth James Griffiths | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 689 |
| *Robert Charles Butler | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 649 |
| Lesley Jane Bowen | Labour Party | 242 |
| Anthony Bowen | Labour Party | 240 |
Votes Cast 4,125 (spoilt papers 10)
St. John’s Ward (3 seats)
| Candidates | Party | Votes |
| *Robert Ronald Wooller | Conservative Party | 2348 |
| *John Pearson Wilson | Conservative Party | 2334 |
| *James Herbert Whitby | Conservative Party | 2214 |
| William Henry Wozencroft | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 1581 |
| Dennis Edmund Royston | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 1206 |
| Vera Maud Royston | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 1187 |
| John David Bennett | Labour Party | 415 |
| John Payne | Labour Party | 393 |
| Geoffrey Ernest Cleave | Labour Party | 378 |
Votes Cast 12,056 (spoilt papers 9)
CLEAN SWEEP FOR TORIES IN KENILWORTH
Bob Butler, the lone SDP-Liberal Alliance from the 1983 poll, lost his seat in Park Hill. He said he was very disappointed and puzzled by the result. He also lost his town council seat and he said he is contemplating standing down from local politics. He said., “This might be my ‘swan song’, I’ve worked hard in Kenilworth for the last 12 years but if this is what the voters want, then that is what they will get, you never really know the reasons why. I haven’t faced any animosity from people or the oppostion”.
Town Mayor-elect, Bob Wooller was of course delighted with the Kenilworth and overall district results, saying it is down to the good and hard working Tory group. Councillor Rawnsley, currently the leader of the Conservative group on the district council, believed the success was due to their record over the last four years. He was disappointed to lose three councillors in Leamington but happy that they had a sweeping success in Kenilworth.
The Conservatives kept their overall majority at the district council. Overall, they lost two seats to the Alliance but still have a good majority of 29 over their rivals. Labour have 7 seats, Alliance 6 and the Whitnash Ratepayers 3.
Kenilworth District Councillors
8 Conservative Party (K. Rawnsley, M. Coker, J. Cooke, B. Wooller, J. Wilson, J. Whitby, T. Dalton, S. Harrison)