Before (end of 1985) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 19 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 17 · Conservative 5 · Other 1
After (end of 1986) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 20 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 17 · Conservative 4 · Other 1
Ward results
Anglesey1 seat · turnout 46.0%
| S. Reynolds | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 1,195 |
| J. Maud | Labour | 956 |
| J. Burnett | Conservative | 423 |
Brereton and Ravenhill1 seat · turnout 38.3%
| K. Walker | Labour | 1,457 |
| C. Gunby | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 410 |
Cannock South2 seats · turnout 31.1%
| C. Morgan | Labour | 981 |
| C. Harris | Labour | 911 |
| C. Bhageerutty | Conservative | 340 |
| J. Adams | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 250 |
| J. Clemson | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 223 |
Chadsmoor1 seat · turnout 33.3%
| F Allen | Labour | 1,210 |
| S. Dickenson | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 324 |
Etching Hill1 seat · turnout 34.6%
| D. Davies | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 842 |
| Mike Davey | Labour | 549 |
| D. Instone | Independent | 317 |
Hagley1 seat · turnout 57.6%
| N. Stanley | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 980 |
| T. Smith | Labour | 779 |
Heath Hayes1 seat · turnout 29.8%
| S. Poole | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 971 |
| S. Dawes | Labour | 452 |
Longford1 seat · turnout 43.5%
| J. Holston | Labour | 836 |
| R. Cooper | Conservative | 729 |
| R. Todd | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 489 |
Norton Canes1 seat · turnout 38.7%
| A. Hill | Labour | 1,081 |
| P McLoughlin | Conservative | 590 |
| M. Collins | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 253 |
Parkside1 seat · turnout 80.4%
| C. Cooper | Conservative | 866 ✓ |
| W. Holston | Labour | 636 |
| R. Partridge | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 285 |
Pye Green Valley1 seat · turnout 45.0%
| D. Davis | Labour | 1,076 |
| G. Betteridge | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 1,033 |
| H. Thompson | Conservative | 154 |
RAWNSLEY1 seat · turnout 46.5%
| P. Ansell | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 652 |
| W. Corne | Labour | 509 |
| P. Bolas | Conservative | 176 |
The Hayes3 seats · turnout 43.8%
| E. Barkway | Conservative | 2,910 |
| P. Jones | Conservative | 2,886 |
| N. Kelsh | Conservative | 2,793 |
| W. Shipley | Lib/Sdp | 1,992 |
| R. McKeogh | Lib/Sdp | 1,601 |
| G. Radford | Lib/Sdp | 1,598 |
| P. Rance | Labour | 591 |
| M. Shellard | Labour | 518 |
| P. Adamczyk-Haswell | Labour | 404 |
Western Springs1 seat · turnout 29.9%
| J. Metcalf | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 980 |
| R. Williams | Labour | 362 |
