Before (end of 1985) (34 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 27 · Labour 4 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 · Other 0
After (end of 1986) (34 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 23 · Labour 6 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 · Other 0
Ward results
BARLESTONE NAILSTONE & OSBASTON1 seat · turnout 50.6%
| D. Finney | Lib/Sdp | 601 |
| W. Moore | Labour | 312 |
| A. McCarthy | Conservative | 268 |
Barwell1 seat · turnout 40.5%
| R. Lord | Conservative | 1,028 |
| J. Southgate | Labour | 959 |
| P. Holton | Lib/Sdp | 496 |
Burbage1 seat · turnout 35.2%
| F. Vaughan Dale | Conservative | 1,281 |
| S. Hall | Lib/Sdp | 942 |
| D. Jennings | Labour | 392 |
Castle1 seat · turnout 45.3%
| C. Kidd | Conservative | 955 |
| V. Bill | Lib/Sdp | 923 |
| R. Dickens | Labour | 736 |
Clarendon1 seat · turnout 34.5%
| M. Handford | Lib/Sdp | 1,102 |
| J. Moore | Labour | 548 |
| G. Kidd | Conservative | 492 |
De Montfort1 seat · turnout 42.1%
| P. Wallace | Conservative | 1,441 |
| J. White | Lib/Sdp | 1,034 |
| D. Kinder | Labour | 324 |
Desford & Peckleton1 seat · turnout 54.3%
| M. Birchall | Lib/Sdp | 826 |
| R. Denton | Conservative | 762 |
| M. Prior | Labour | 267 |
Earl Shilton2 seats · turnout 38.6%
| J. Bown | Labour | 1,302 |
| F. Booton | Labour | 1,271 |
| M. Crowfoot | Conservative | 863 |
| F. Geary | Conservative | 850 |
| W. Smith | Lib/Sdp | 466 |
| J. Clarke | Lib/Sdp | 442 |
Markfield1 seat · turnout 48.0%
| R. Watchorn | Conservative | 826 |
| Lesley Diane Neville | Labour | 571 |
| W. Goddard | Lib/Sdp | 214 |
Ratby1 seat · turnout 36.6%
| J. Smalley | Conservative | 664 |
| P. Southwood | Labour | 260 |
Sheepy & Witherly1 seat · turnout 43.6%
| P. Boswell | Conservative | 638 |
| S. Springett | Lib/Sdp | 246 |
Trinity1 seat · turnout 40.4%
| D. Everitt | Labour | 689 |
| D. Inman | Lib/Sdp | 637 |
| M. Taylor | Conservative | 396 |