Before (end of 1985) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 22 · Labour 16 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 · Other 3
After (end of 1986) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 22 · Labour 16 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 8 · Other 2
Ward results
Bayston Hill2 seats · turnout 43.0%
| P. Lawrence | Lib/Sdp | 843 |
| E. Rodgers | Lib/Sdp | 820 |
| D. Chilcott | Conservative | 646 |
| A. Wheeler | Conservative | 643 |
| J. Griffiths | Labour | 386 |
| T. Turner | Labour | 334 |
Belle Vue1 seat · turnout 44.3%
| M. Edwards | Labour | 1,241 |
| A. Vaughan-Evans | Conservative | 601 |
Castlefields & Ditherington1 seat · turnout 34.6%
| N. Cadman | Labour | 1,013 |
| T. Lloyd | Conservative | 477 |
Condover1 seat · turnout 47.8%
| W. Evason | Conservative | 343 |
| J. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 320 |
| J. Sambrook | Labour | 35 |
Copthorne1 seat · turnout 34.3%
| P. Mutting | Conservative | 1,327 |
| P. Thrower | Labour | 625 |
Harlescott1 seat · turnout 44.2%
| D. Sandford | Conservative | 888 |
| L. McDonald | Labour | 883 |
Lawley1 seat · turnout 42.8%
| L. Morris | Independent | 560 |
| J Williams | Labour | 64 |
Meole Brace1 seat · turnout 40.3%
| N. Hoyle | Lib/Sdp | 1,218 |
| P. Nevard | Conservative | 605 |
| F. Cowlishaw | Labour | 368 |
Monkmoor1 seat · turnout 50.4%
| R. Jones | Labour | 1,012 |
| A. Meredith | Conservative | 822 |
| C. Smith | Lib/Sdp | 610 |
Quarry1 seat · turnout 79.5%
| D. Rooney | Conservative | 886 ✓ |
| D. Straughan | Lib/Sdp | 686 |
| J. Keville | Labour | 197 |
Rea Valley1 seat · turnout 45.5%
| I. Barrett | Conservative | 1,140 |
| A. Woolland | Lib/Sdp | 863 |
| Hay M. | Labour | 282 |
Severn Valley1 seat · turnout 36.4%
| E. Woodbine | Conservative | 433 |
| M. Lewis | Labour | 179 |
Sundorne1 seat · turnout 35.8%
| C. Forbes | Labour | 841 |
| A. Rudd | Lib/Sdp | 299 |
| David Morgan | Conservative | 233 |
Underdale1 seat · turnout 39.7%
| A Mosley | Labour | 777 |
| H. Farmer | Conservative | 399 |
| H. Sheehan | Lib/Sdp | 375 |