Before (end of 1985) (41 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 28 · Conservative 12 · Other 1 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1986) (41 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 28 · Conservative 12 · Other 1 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
Ward results
Grange1 seat · turnout 39.1%
| J. Sherlock | Labour | 1,317 |
| W. Smith | Conservative | 215 |
Neston1 seat · turnout 55.0%
| N. Angel | Labour | 1,138 |
| L. Skinner | Conservative | 466 |
| W. Ward | Lib/Sdp | 176 |
Pooltown1 seat · turnout 35.1%
| Jane Begley | Labour | 877 |
| H Bell | Conservative | 171 |
Rivacre1 seat · turnout 33.8%
| C. Oxlade | Labour | 933 |
| T. Cartledge | Conservative | 308 |
Rossmore1 seat · turnout 34.4%
| B. Mahoney | Labour | 1,038 |
| K. Walker | Conservative | 569 |
Westminster1 seat · turnout 66.5%
| H. Sherratt | Labour | 849 ✓ |
| D. Hall | Conservative | 229 |
Whitby1 seat · turnout 43.8%
| Hay M. | Labour | 877 |
| M. Martin | Lib/Sdp | 661 |
| M. Garratt | Conservative | 364 |
Willaston & Thornton1 seat · turnout 47.4%
| I. Reeves | Conservative | 943 |
| R. Clarke | Lib/Sdp | 370 |
| J. Gruffydd | Labour | 184 |
