Before (end of 1985) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 28 · Other 10 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 9 · Labour 9
After (end of 1986) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 23 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 13 · Labour 11 · Other 9
Ward results
Bisley1 seat · turnout 53.9%
| L. Restall | Conservative | 480 |
| M. Robinson | Lib/Sdp | 451 |
Cainscross2 seats · turnout 36.1%
| C. Maton | Lib/Sdp | 681 |
| R. Brown | Labour | 666 |
| D Drew | Labour | 650 |
| M. Fountain | Lib/Sdp | 612 |
| E. Peters | Conservative | 463 |
| S. Mynett | Dem Lab | 171 |
Central1 seat · turnout 78.7%
| J. Robinson | Lib/Sdp | 796 ✓ |
| R. Morgan | Conservative | 538 |
| J. Smalley | Labour | 288 |
Dursley1 seat · turnout 42.8%
| P. Rowbotham | Lib/Sdp | 1,087 |
| G. Pierce | Conservative | 801 |
Hinton1 seat · turnout 59.9%
| R. Wardrope | Labour | 325 |
| R. Ball | Lib/Sdp | 147 |
| O. Hadley | Conservative | 108 |
Minchinhampton1 seat · turnout 40.7%
| G. Hill | Conservative | 928 |
| M. Taylor | Lib/Sdp | 767 |
Nailsworth1 seat · turnout 50.0%
| B. Mills | Independent | 1,243 |
| S. Neale | Lib/Sdp | 774 |
| B. Bowern | Labour | 373 |
Quedgeley & Hardwicke1 seat · turnout 41.8%
| K. Drummond | Lib/Sdp | 1,091 |
| D. Hall | Conservative | 918 |
| R. Ellerby | Labour | 510 |
Rodborough1 seat · turnout 46.5%
| C. McCleary | Conservative | 322 |
| N. Haskins | Lib/Sdp | 192 |
| N. Barr | Labour | 156 |
Severn1 seat · turnout 46.4%
| H. Withers | Conservative | 452 |
| R. Hartland | Lib/Sdp | 207 |
| R. Wheeler | Labour | 184 |
Stonehouse1 seat · turnout 36.3%
| S. Harrison | Labour | 928 |
| J. Barlow | Independent | 614 |
| R. Teverson | Lib/Sdp | 297 |
Trinity1 seat · turnout 42.8%
| J. Marjoram | Green | 658 |
| J. Bircher | Conservative | 616 |
| J. Waring | Labour | 412 |
Uplands1 seat · turnout 50.5%
| M. Williams | Conservative | 874 |
| C. Rothwell | LIB | 729 |
| J. Greenwood | Labour | 437 |
Whiteshill1 seat · turnout 48.0%
| E. Lister | Lib/Sdp | 305 |
| J. Dorsett | Independent | 158 |
Woodfield1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| A. Nolder | Labour | 468 |
| C. Pierce | Conservative | 324 |
| D. Phillips | Lib/Sdp | 278 |
Wotton & Kingswood1 seat · turnout 44.1%
| S. Cullen | Lib/Sdp | 1,340 |
| F. Newman | Conservative | 1,137 |
