Before (end of 1985) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 23 · Labour 16 · Other 8 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1
After (end of 1986) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 22 · Labour 18 · Other 6 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2
Ward results
Admirals1 seat · turnout 42.0%
| M. Eversfield | Labour | 618 |
| D. Bragg | Conservative | 449 |
| J. Clark | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 320 |
Benn1 seat · turnout 35.4%
| J. Shera | Labour | 857 |
| C. Baldwin | Conservative | 218 |
| F. Bocus | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 183 |
Brownsover1 seat · turnout 31.8%
| D. Hall | Labour | 733 |
| P. Wallace | Conservative | 350 |
| O. Pankhurst | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 261 |
Caldecott1 seat · turnout 42.7%
| G. Hedges | Conservative | 904 |
| D. Mills | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 460 |
| J. Salmon | Labour | 452 |
Clifton & Newton1 seat · turnout 54.8%
| J. Palmer | Conservative | 355 |
| K. Loydall | Labour | 201 |
| A. George | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 170 |
Eastlands1 seat · turnout 44.0%
| D. Ashley | Conservative | 758 |
| W. Fryer | Labour | 626 |
| J. Roodhouse | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 619 |
Fosse1 seat · turnout 42.2%
| R. French | Conservative | 765 |
| R. Bevin | Labour | 247 |
| B. Bevin | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 206 |
Hillmorton1 seat · turnout 40.8%
| J. Rowe | RES | 1,065 |
| M. Pittem | Labour | 685 |
Knightlow1 seat · turnout 42.4%
| I. Smith | Conservative | 575 |
| C. Smith | Labour | 218 |
| P. Bayliss | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 214 |
New Bilton1 seat · turnout 34.3%
| A. Cannon | Labour | 894 |
| R. Lane | Conservative | 274 |
| C. Thoday | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 197 |
Newbold1 seat · turnout 42.2%
| M. Perkins | Labour | 777 ✓ |
| P. Newsome | Conservative | 307 |
| A. Reeve | Ind Lab | 298 |
| R. Powell | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 185 |
Overslade1 seat · turnout 51.1%
| E. Binns | Conservative | 1,042 |
| C. Avis | Labour | 1,020 |
| R. Chamberlain | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 313 |
Paddox1 seat · turnout 40.2%
| H. Stephens | RES | 965 |
| V. Seakins | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 377 |
| V. Spiby | Labour | 351 |
Wolston1 seat · turnout 58.3%
| G. White | Labour | 378 |
| S. Ravenhall | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 309 |
| E. Webb | Conservative | 300 |
