Before (end of 1985) (68 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 33 · Conservative 29 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 · Other 0
After (end of 1986) (68 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · Conservative 26 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 · Other 0
Ward results
Ashley1 seat · turnout 37.9%
| M. Shotter | Labour | 2,035 ✓ |
| R Hodges | Conservative | 546 |
| P. Davies | Lib/Sdp | 493 |
| D. Bowring | Green | 200 |
| J. Walker | RCP | 62 |
| D. Samson | COMM | 33 |
Avonmouth1 seat · turnout 47.6%
| V. Pople | Labour | 2,060 ✓ |
| D. Pullin | Conservative | 1,124 |
| M. Brown | Lib/Sdp | 525 |
| R. Stanleigh | Green | 56 |
Bedminster1 seat · turnout 45.5%
| C. Warren | Labour | 1,765 ✓ |
| W Biggs | Conservative | 1,192 |
| J. Osborne | Lib/Sdp | 1,181 |
| M. Wood | Green | 59 |
Bishopston1 seat · turnout 58.2%
| H. Bashforth | Labour | 1,799 ✓ |
| D. Topham | Conservative | 1,763 |
| P. Nagle | Lib/Sdp | 1,755 |
| M. Pitt | Green | 174 |
Cabot1 seat · turnout 41.1%
| C. Boney | Lib/Sdp | 1,523 ✓ |
| J. Williams | Labour | 954 |
| R. Hayward | Conservative | 880 |
| G. Nicholas | Green | 187 |
Central1 seat · turnout 40.2%
| B. Iddon | Labour | 2,480 |
| M. Kershaw | Conservative | 569 |
| S. Vickers | Lib/Sdp | 265 |
Clifton1 seat · turnout 47.5%
| D. Rollings | Conservative | 1,751 ✓ |
| P. Goggin | Lib/Sdp | 1,741 |
| A. Robinson | Labour | 958 |
| A. Grant | Green | 214 |
Cotham1 seat · turnout 42.3%
| G. Hebblethwaite | Conservative | 1,480 ✓ |
| G. Box | Lib/Sdp | 1,325 |
| C. Hackett | Labour | 857 |
| J. Wingfield | Green | 195 |
Easton1 seat · turnout 50.0%
| J. Kiely | Lib/Sdp | 2,032 ✓ |
| K. Mahoney | Labour | 1,721 |
| J. Short | Conservative | 385 |
| H. Patrick-Smith | Green | 58 |
Eastville1 seat · turnout 46.3%
| D Fey | Conservative | 1,628 ✓ |
| M. Georghiou | Labour | 1,492 |
| E. Beaty | Lib/Sdp | 693 |
| P. Tonkin | Green | 151 |
Filwood1 seat · turnout 27.7%
| A. Hillman | Labour | 1,595 ✓ |
| T. Wade | Conservative | 332 |
| D. Usher | Lib/Sdp | 188 |
| S. Price | Green | 41 |
Frome Vale1 seat · turnout 50.7%
| B. Kantor | Labour | 2,144 ✓ |
| J. Bosdet | Conservative | 1,732 |
| B. Matthews | Lib/Sdp | 737 |
| C Kemp | Green | 76 |
Henbury1 seat · turnout 55.3%
| J. Fisk | Labour | 2,160 ✓ |
| P. Gollop | Conservative | 1,620 |
| P. Barnard | Lib/Sdp | 686 |
| T. De-Teissier Prevost | Green | 82 |
Henleaze1 seat · turnout 49.9%
| G. Browne | Conservative | 2,565 ✓ |
| K. Griew | Lib/Sdp | 1,126 |
| M. Vokins | Labour | 610 |
| R. Winfield | Green | 207 |
Hillfields1 seat · turnout 38.6%
| J. Naysmith | Labour | 1,885 ✓ |
| J. Seville | Conservative | 794 |
| E. Fletcher | Lib/Sdp | 511 |
| S. Campbell | Green | 70 |
Horfield1 seat · turnout 51.8%
| B. Topham | Conservative | 2,139 ✓ |
| J. McLaren | Labour | 1,360 |
| S. Young | Lib/Sdp | 768 |
| C. Lloyd | Green | 100 |
Kingsweston1 seat · turnout 52.7%
| T. Thomas | Labour | 1,964 ✓ |
| R. Mellor | Conservative | 1,856 |
| P. Cole | Lib/Sdp | 547 |
| J. Oakes | Green | 55 |
Lawrence Hill1 seat · turnout 34.4%
| D. Tedder | Labour | 2,305 ✓ |
| I Millard | Conservative | 505 |
| J. Exon | Lib/Sdp | 358 |
| S. Porter | Green | 53 |
Lockleaze1 seat · turnout 42.8%
| J. Hynes | Labour | 1,909 ✓ |
| S. Chaplin | Conservative | 962 |
| F. Young | Lib/Sdp | 534 |
| K. Woodhouse | Green | 61 |
Redland1 seat · turnout 44.5%
| T. Allem | Conservative | 1,843 ✓ |
| S. Emmett | Lib/Sdp | 1,267 |
| B. Begley | Labour | 1,020 |
| Lee T. | Green | 230 |
Southmead1 seat · turnout 38.6%
| L. Bromham | Labour | 1,819 ✓ |
| I. Roberts | Conservative | 889 |
| A. Barnard | Lib/Sdp | 582 |
| J. Jameson | Green | 48 |
Southville1 seat · turnout 44.7%
| R. Walton | Labour | 2,151 ✓ |
| T. Skipp | Conservative | 1,012 |
| G. Wright | Lib/Sdp | 506 |
| R Martin | Green | 138 |
Stoke Bishop1 seat · turnout 52.1%
| P. Abraham | Conservative | 2,721 ✓ |
| D. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 1,587 |
| M. Riley | Labour | 580 |
| Rose C. | Green | 123 |
Westbury-on-Trym1 seat · turnout 55.5%
| D. Poole | Conservative | 3,149 ✓ |
| A. West | Lib/Sdp | 919 |
| W Payne | Labour | 528 |
| J. Kempton | Green | 112 |