Before (end of 1985) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Conservative 8 · Other 0 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1986) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 26 · Conservative 7 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Abbey1 seat · turnout 38.1%
| A. Gibbons | Labour | 1,549 |
| Nichols H. | Conservative | 509 |
Birchwood1 seat · turnout 33.1%
| B. Freeborough | Labour | 1,245 |
| J. Calland | Conservative | 1,032 |
Boultham1 seat · turnout 39.5%
| P. Archer | Labour | 1,307 |
| M. Mellows | Conservative | 713 |
Bracebridge1 seat · turnout 37.6%
| F. Robinson | Labour | 1,169 |
| R. Bracey | Conservative | 1,090 |
Carholme1 seat · turnout 37.5%
| L. Vaisey | Labour | 834 ✓ |
| J. Fawcett | Conservative | 626 |
| K. Harrison | Lib/Sdp | 474 |
| P. Boizot | Green | 111 |
Castle2 seats · turnout 38.7%
| H Bunnage | Labour | 1,402 |
| L. Woolley | Labour | 1,310 |
| P. Adams | Conservative | 650 |
| J. Fawcett | Conservative | 632 |
| B Alford | Green | 157 |
Longdales1 seat · turnout 52.3%
| N. McDonald | Conservative | 1,150 |
| B Watson | Labour | 1,143 |
| B. Smith | Lib/Sdp | 311 |
Minster1 seat · turnout 42.9%
| Ric Metcalfe | Labour | 1,720 |
| F. Horn | Conservative | 1,069 |
Moorland1 seat · turnout 37.3%
| Geoff Ellis | Labour | 1,173 |
| M. Campbell | Conservative | 661 |
Park1 seat · turnout 31.2%
| R. Drinkall | Labour | 1,035 |
| J. Howitt | Conservative | 411 |
| Yates K. | Green | 110 |
Tritton1 seat · turnout 42.1%
| C. Meanwell | Labour | 1,048 |
| R. Hills | Conservative | 400 |
| G. Lines | Lib/Sdp | 384 |
