Before (end of 1985) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · Conservative 23 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 · Other 0
After (end of 1986) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 38 · Conservative 19 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 · Other 0
Ward results
Bilston East1 seat · turnout 31.4%
| N. Davies | Labour | 1,868 |
| R. Gray | Lib/Sdp | 597 |
| F. Rixson | Conservative | 319 |
Bilston North1 seat · turnout 34.9%
| A. Bowen | Labour | 2,065 |
| C. Barber | Conservative | 956 |
| T. Perkins | Lib/Sdp | 745 |
Blakenhall1 seat · turnout 46.7%
| Judith Rowley | Labour | 2,475 |
| Rob Green | Conservative | 1,174 |
| J. O'Brien | Lib/Sdp | 497 |
Bushbury1 seat · turnout 41.3%
| G. Patten | Conservative | 1,663 |
| A. Barratt | Labour | 1,546 |
| A. Whitehouse | Lib/Sdp | 606 |
East Park1 seat · turnout 35.7%
| G. Howells | Labour | 1,584 |
| J. Streatham | Lib/Sdp | 1,342 |
| J. Shore | Conservative | 326 |
Ettingshall1 seat · turnout 32.5%
| Bold E. | Labour | 2,058 |
| A Mills | Conservative | 452 |
| J. White | Lib/Sdp | 289 |
Fallings Park1 seat · turnout 42.3%
| J. Hill | Labour | 1,838 |
| J. Lenoir | Conservative | 1,360 |
| W. George | Lib/Sdp | 493 |
Graiseley1 seat · turnout 50.2%
| S. Ledsham | Labour | 2,426 |
| J. Mellor | Conservative | 1,844 |
| A. Rawlinson | Lib/Sdp | 537 |
Heath Town1 seat · turnout 34.9%
| K. Purchase | Labour | 1,773 |
| W. Ingram | Conservative | 719 |
| C. Hallmark | Lib/Sdp | 572 |
Low Hill1 seat · turnout 33.4%
| P. Bilson | Labour | 2,171 |
| K. Gliwitzki | Conservative | 636 |
| S. Thompson | Lib/Sdp | 327 |
Merry Hill1 seat · turnout 43.1%
| W Clarke | Conservative | 2,158 |
| B. Lamb | Lib/Sdp | 1,115 |
| D. McKittrick | Labour | 911 |
Oxley1 seat · turnout 42.7%
| K. Clifford | Labour | 1,881 |
| F Haley | Conservative | 1,363 |
| M. Turley | Lib/Sdp | 472 |
Park1 seat · turnout 46.5%
| M. Griffiths | Conservative | 2,333 |
| J. Botteley | Labour | 1,744 |
| P. McGloin | Lib/Sdp | 758 |
Penn1 seat · turnout 45.9%
| B. Carpenter | Conservative | 2,674 |
| R. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 1,190 |
| G. Rai | Labour | 584 |
Spring Vale1 seat · turnout 48.7%
| A. Pye | Lib/Sdp | 2,196 |
| R. Burden | Labour | 2,061 |
| D. Darley | Conservative | 447 |
Tettenhall Regis1 seat · turnout 51.0%
| L. McLean | Lib/Sdp | 2,357 |
| W. Moffat | Conservative | 1,801 |
| L Turner | Labour | 570 |
Tettenhall Wightwick1 seat · turnout 44.9%
| R. Watson | Conservative | 2,375 |
| D. Pottle | Lib/Sdp | 1,196 |
| T. Hill | Labour | 606 |
Wednesfield North2 seats · turnout 39.1%
| G. Walton | Labour | 1,799 |
| J. Woodward | Labour | 1,780 |
| J. Jones | Conservative | 1,399 |
| H. Phillips | Conservative | 1,225 |
| M. Pearson | Lib/Sdp | 857 |
| J. Lamb | Lib/Sdp | 743 |
Wednesfield South1 seat · turnout 42.4%
| L. Leader | Labour | 2,012 |
| R. Ball | Conservative | 1,046 |
| N. Speakman | Lib/Sdp | 639 |
