Before (end of 1985) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 37 · Conservative 10 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 · Other 2
After (end of 1986) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 37 · Conservative 10 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 · Other 2
Ward results
Audley and Bignall End1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| E. Boden | Labour | 1,244 |
| D. Maciver | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 460 |
Bradwell1 seat · turnout 33.5%
| W. Evans | Labour | 1,142 |
| I. Buckley | Conservative | 257 |
| S. Sheeran | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 247 |
Butt Lane1 seat · turnout 30.4%
| J. Evans | Labour | 718 |
| S. Hadgett | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 452 |
| C. Stokes | Conservative | 192 |
Chesterton1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| E. Caddy | Labour | 1,365 |
| A. Aldersley | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 263 |
Clayton1 seat · turnout 53.2%
| P. Ridgway | Conservative | 746 |
| A. Dalgarno | Labour | 712 |
| M. Cookson | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 411 |
Cross Heath1 seat · turnout 39.1%
| T. Naylor | Labour | 1,213 |
| H. Burt | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 402 |
| J. Montgomery | Conservative | 306 |
Halmerend1 seat · turnout 46.5%
| I. Wise | Labour | 864 |
| I. Ashbolt | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 412 |
Holditch1 seat · turnout 32.9%
| F. Pattison | Labour | 801 |
| P. Wild | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 227 |
Kidsgrove1 seat · turnout 34.1%
| J. Ellis | Labour | 1,041 |
| T. Murphy | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 649 |
| Mark Harrison | Conservative | 183 |
May Bank1 seat · turnout 46.8%
| E. Coxon | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 923 |
| W. Tilsley | Conservative | 663 |
| R. Wise | Labour | 552 |
Newchapel1 seat · turnout 34.9%
| L. Wilmot | Labour | 870 ✓ |
| N. Salt | Ind Con | 310 |
| A. Jones | Conservative | 268 |
| M. Leese | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 175 |
Porthill 1 seat · turnout 39.8%
| B. Lawton | Labour | 570 ✓ |
| J. Conway | Conservative | 402 |
| S. Simmonds | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 318 |
| N. Williams | Green | 97 |
Silverdale1 seat · turnout 37.3%
| B. Cox | Labour | 1,637 |
| A. Bradshaw | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 352 |
Talke1 seat · turnout 48.4%
| J. Cooper | Labour | 821 |
| E. Daniels | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 766 |
| Paton R. | Conservative | 95 |
Thistleberry1 seat · turnout 54.0%
| P. Bennett | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 1,053 |
| N. Rogers | Labour | 989 |
| P. Child | Conservative | 550 |
Town1 seat · turnout 46.4%
| C. Malkin | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 793 |
| D. Huckfield | Labour | 615 |
| B Worthington | Conservative | 227 |
Westlands1 seat · turnout 43.7%
| M. Moss | Conservative | 824 |
| T. Massey | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 361 |
| P. Cotton | Labour | 304 |
Wolstanton1 seat · turnout 44.6%
| M Brereton | Labour | 717 |
| J. Riley | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 518 |
| G Deaville | Conservative | 502 |
