Before (end of 1985) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 57 · Conservative 3 · Other 0 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1986) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 57 · Conservative 3 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Abbey1 seat · turnout 34.4%
| A. Jones | Labour | 2,305 |
| E. Eardley | Conservative | 644 |
| R. Stephenson | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 571 |
Berryhill1 seat · turnout 25.9%
| B. Stockley | Labour | 1,871 |
| S. Jones | Conservative | 608 |
Blurton1 seat · turnout 30.3%
| D Brown | Labour | 2,034 |
| C. Chadbourne | Conservative | 586 |
Brookhouse1 seat · turnout 25.0%
| D. Poole | Labour | 1,874 |
| S. Rowe | Conservative | 328 |
Burslem Central1 seat · turnout 26.3%
| J. Edwards | Labour | 1,966 |
| M Madew | Conservative | 616 |
Burslem Grange1 seat · turnout 24.8%
| C Green | Labour | 1,266 |
| M. Ibbs | Conservative | 550 |
| R. Hewitt | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 306 |
Chell1 seat · turnout 24.0%
| H. Burton | Labour | 1,557 |
| R. Hewitt | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 414 |
| J Scholfield | Conservative | 367 |
East Valley1 seat · turnout 25.3%
| K. Dunn | Labour | 1,831 |
| A. Boardman | Conservative | 670 |
Fenton Green1 seat · turnout 28.8%
| A. Bobraszczyc | Labour | 1,607 |
| E. Bevan | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 951 |
| M. Woodward | Conservative | 470 |
Great Fenton1 seat · turnout 26.1%
| S. Bate | Labour | 1,681 |
| Wood N. | Conservative | 744 |
Hanley Green1 seat · turnout 26.3%
| P. Shaw | Labour | 1,818 |
| M. Stephenson | Conservative | 617 |
Hartshill1 seat · turnout 33.9%
| W Cawley | Labour | 1,712 |
| A. Caddick-Adams | Conservative | 963 |
| E. Holland | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 645 |
Longton South1 seat · turnout 33.6%
| J. Bell | Labour | 1,774 |
| G. Botham | Conservative | 859 |
| A. Wright | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 624 |
Meir Park1 seat · turnout 26.8%
| L. Sillitoe | Labour | 1,505 |
| C. Powys | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 744 |
| A. Cliffe | Conservative | 531 |
Norton and Bradeley1 seat · turnout 25.4%
| R. Southern | Labour | 1,894 |
| D Collings | Conservative | 629 |
Shelton1 seat · turnout 27.4%
| E Smith | Labour | 1,687 |
| A. Emery | Conservative | 543 |
| D. Betts | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 368 |
Stoke West1 seat · turnout 29.0%
| A. Platt | Labour | 1,507 |
| H. Swift | Conservative | 786 |
| J. Perry | Lib/Sdp | 462 |
Trentham Park1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| A Ball | Conservative | 2,117 |
| C. Hughes | Labour | 1,499 |
| A. Slight | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 780 |
Tunstall North1 seat · turnout 28.0%
| Tom Turner | Labour | 1,974 |
| J. Roberts | Conservative | 591 |
