Before (end of 1985) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 30 · Conservative 18 · Other 0 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1986) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 32 · Conservative 16 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Bixley1 seat · turnout 41.9%
| G. Pulford | Conservative | 1,243 |
| K. Howkins | Lib/Sdp | 788 |
| E. Urry | Labour | 410 |
Bridge1 seat · turnout 31.9%
| J. Powell | Labour | 1,285 |
| J. Young | Conservative | 298 |
| M. Eggleston | Lib/Sdp | 189 |
Broom Hill1 seat · turnout 34.4%
| K. Roper | Conservative | 901 |
| M. Vaughan | Labour | 523 |
| G. Gray | Lib/Sdp | 398 |
Castle Hill1 seat · turnout 33.5%
| R. Hunwicks | Conservative | 948 |
| S. Sanford | Labour | 619 |
| N. Cheeseman | Lib/Sdp | 428 |
Chantry1 seat · turnout 28.6%
| A. Smith | Labour | 999 |
| P Murray-Cowan | Conservative | 198 |
| A. Cook | Lib/Sdp | 101 |
Gainsborough1 seat · turnout 33.3%
| D. Edwards | Labour | 1,583 |
| Morris G. | Conservative | 249 |
| P. Ablitt | Lib/Sdp | 130 |
Priory Heath1 seat · turnout 33.3%
| D. Warsop | Labour | 1,275 |
| P. Hammond | Conservative | 394 |
| R. Hawkins | Lib/Sdp | 208 |
Rushmere1 seat · turnout 47.2%
| C. Rawlinson | Labour | 1,336 |
| O. Cook | Conservative | 1,047 |
| B. Taylor | Lib/Sdp | 449 |
Sprites3 seats · turnout 27.9%
| I. Grimwood | Labour | 1,138 |
| J. Cubbin | Labour | 1,121 |
| V. Nice | Labour | 1,090 |
| P. Bartlett | Conservative | 322 |
| S. Patten | Conservative | 310 |
| P. Steward | Conservative | 308 |
| J. Manley | Lib/Sdp | 193 |
| J. Sanderson | Lib/Sdp | 179 |
| N. Sanderson | Lib/Sdp | 174 |
St John's1 seat
| D. Ball | Labour | 1,271 |
| F. Brown | Conservative | 905 |
| A. Howlett | Lib/Sdp | 314 |
St Margaret's1 seat
| M. Hammond | Conservative | 1,031 |
| I. Chevous | Labour | 695 |
| J. Groves | Lib/Sdp | 658 |
St. Clements1 seat · turnout 48.3%
| E. Grant | Labour | 1,308 |
| M. Morton | Conservative | 1,067 |
| K. Prior | Lib/Sdp | 419 |
Stoke Park1 seat · turnout 30.7%
| C. West | Labour | 1,010 |
| C. Body | Conservative | 565 |
| M. Redbond | Lib/Sdp | 239 |
Whitehouse1 seat · turnout 29.1%
| H. Beales | Labour | 1,064 |
| R. O'Malley | Conservative | 310 |
| E. Beattie | Lib/Sdp | 212 |
Whitton1 seat · turnout 29.6%
| P. Gardiner | Labour | 1,241 |
| S. Fuller | Conservative | 377 |