Before (end of 1985) (117 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 61 · Conservative 52 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 · Other 0
After (end of 1986) (117 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 70 · Conservative 43 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 · Other 0
Ward results
Acocks Green1 seat · turnout 37.5%
| P Haymeraj | Labour | 3,269 |
| D. Best | Conservative | 2,512 |
| C. Powell | Lib/Sdp | 2,092 |
Aston1 seat · turnout 31.7%
| E Carless | Labour | 4,342 ✓ |
| G. Crosbee | Lib/Sdp | 1,012 |
| C. Harrison | Conservative | 515 |
| M. Behman | Independent | 111 |
Bartley Green1 seat · turnout 38.0%
| J. Charlton | Labour | 3,339 ✓ |
| K. Wood | Conservative | 2,347 |
| P. Nicol | Lib/Sdp | 958 |
| D. Smith | Independent | 53 |
Billesley1 seat · turnout 43.1%
| T. Stewart | Labour | 4,575 |
| V. Nash | Conservative | 2,642 |
| C. Parkinson | Lib/Sdp | 2,111 |
Bournville1 seat · turnout 40.9%
| D Hartshorne | Conservative | 3,143 |
| F. Willock | Labour | 2,819 |
| J. Masters | Lib/Sdp | 1,714 |
Brandwood1 seat · turnout 43.7%
| R. Tyler | Conservative | 3,708 |
| D McCarrick | Labour | 3,497 |
| J. Watkins | Lib/Sdp | 1,807 |
Edgbaston1 seat · turnout 32.7%
| P. Barwell | Conservative | 3,133 ✓ |
| Rice C. | Labour | 1,934 |
| M. Lomar | Lib/Sdp | 1,166 |
| J. Bentley | Green | 235 |
Erdington1 seat · turnout 44.0%
| R. Spector | Labour | 3,144 ✓ |
| H. Canning | Conservative | 2,942 |
| J. Harding | Independent | 1,347 |
| K. O'Brien | Lib/Sdp | 1,240 |
Fox Hollies1 seat · turnout 31.4%
| F. Grattidge | Labour | 3,313 ✓ |
| I. Fletcher | Conservative | 1,491 |
| G. Keen | Lib/Sdp | 928 |
| A. Bevan | Independent | 87 |
Hall Green1 seat · turnout 47.0%
| D. McGrath | Lib/Sdp | 5,103 |
| K. Furness | Conservative | 2,542 |
| I. Bates | Labour | 1,287 |
Handsworth1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| M Rabbani | Labour | 3,992 ✓ |
| F. Briscoe | Conservative | 907 |
| B. Clarke | Lib/Sdp | 610 |
| M. Zaman | Independent | 349 |
| R. Arden | REVCOMM | 139 |
| M. Qureshi | Independent | 56 |
Harborne1 seat · turnout 41.4%
| P. Hollingworth | Conservative | 3,430 ✓ |
| A. Chandler | Labour | 1,963 |
| C. Vaughan | Lib/Sdp | 1,765 |
| A. Squire | Green | 242 |
Hodge Hill1 seat · turnout 39.5%
| L. Jones | Labour | 3,452 |
| P. Lynne | Conservative | 2,338 |
| K. Hardeman | Lib/Sdp | 2,103 |
King's Norton1 seat
| Lorna Elizabeth Jones | Labour | 3,769 |
| D. Hickman | Conservative | 2,479 |
| N. Stiff | Lib/Sdp | 840 |
Kingsbury1 seat · turnout 34.9%
| L. Bamford | Labour | 3,374 |
| C. Colton | Conservative | 1,213 |
| T. Nightingale | Lib/Sdp | 1,004 |
Kingstanding1 seat · turnout 32.8%
| H McCallion | Labour | 4,129 |
| G. Green | Conservative | 1,874 |
| M. Wilson | Lib/Sdp | 951 |
Ladywood1 seat · turnout 29.9%
| C. Moore | Labour | 3,717 ✓ |
| C. McDonald | Lib/Sdp | 962 |
| S. Prasad | Conservative | 905 |
| J. Millington | Green | 266 |
Longbridge1 seat · turnout 37.2%
| M. Hilburn | Labour | 3,547 |
| J. Higgins | Conservative | 1,992 |
| P. Coombs-Lewis | Lib/Sdp | 1,298 |
Moseley1 seat · turnout 51.7%
| F. Brook | Labour | 4,079 ✓ |
| P. Hogarth | Conservative | 2,980 |
| D. Cox | Lib/Sdp | 1,734 |
| R Ambler | Green | 248 |
Nechells1 seat · turnout 29.8%
| C. Finegan | Labour | 3,539 ✓ |
| J. Jones | Conservative | 830 |
| V. Robinson | Lib/Sdp | 660 |
| M. Lloyd | COMM | 208 |
Northfield1 seat · turnout 41.9%
| J. Harrison | Conservative | 3,499 |
| L. Redmond | Labour | 2,967 |
| K. Nicol | Lib/Sdp | 1,746 |
Perry Barr1 seat · turnout 46.8%
| T. Cooke | Conservative | 3,235 |
| R. Hassall | Lib/Sdp | 2,834 |
| R. Laight | Labour | 2,387 |
Selly Oak1 seat · turnout 43.5%
| D. Alexander | Conservative | 3,301 ✓ |
| A Burnett | Labour | 2,915 |
| M. Winstone | Lib/Sdp | 1,380 |
| W. Hackett | Green | 307 |
Shard End1 seat · turnout 31.9%
| M. Bridle | Labour | 3,577 |
| P Valdmanis | Conservative | 1,564 |
| A. Rostill | Lib/Sdp | 1,024 |
Sheldon1 seat · turnout 43.3%
| W Lewis | Labour | 3,162 ✓ |
| A. Forester | Conservative | 2,510 |
| N. Flannery | Lib/Sdp | 1,795 |
| H. Challender | BNP | 157 |
Small Heath1 seat · turnout 32.5%
| G. Khan | Labour | 4,426 ✓ |
| Harrison D. | Conservative | 1,130 |
| R. Dimmick | Lib/Sdp | 804 |
| S. Chowdray | Independent | 288 |
| A. Clawley | Green | 214 |
Soho1 seat · turnout 33.8%
| Sybil Spence | Labour | 4,508 |
| G. Bagha | Lib/Sdp | 1,344 |
| Diana Duggan | Conservative | 727 |
Sparkbrook1 seat · turnout 31.1%
| J. O'Keefe | Labour | 3,725 ✓ |
| M. Nabi | Lib/Sdp | 564 |
| G. Slater | Conservative | 418 |
| K. Shah-Nawaz | Independent | 366 |
| P. Sheppard | COMM | 72 |
Sparkhill1 seat · turnout 34.8%
| R Benjamin | Labour | 4,024 ✓ |
| B. Soni | Conservative | 1,050 |
| J. Turner | Lib/Sdp | 684 |
| M. Smith | Green | 253 |
| G. Chohan | Independent | 181 |
Stockland Green1 seat · turnout 33.3%
| K. Barton | Labour | 3,378 |
| J. Little | Conservative | 1,826 |
| B. Buggins | Lib/Sdp | 1,124 |
Sutton Four Oaks1 seat · turnout 40.0%
| Wootton R. | Conservative | 6,433 |
| J. Whorwood | Lib/Sdp | 2,611 |
| Julie Lynch-Wilson | Labour | 703 |
Sutton New Hall1 seat · turnout 36.4%
| M. Dickinson | Conservative | 5,067 ✓ |
| J. Palmer | Lib/Sdp | 2,187 |
| R. Lisk-Carew | Labour | 1,240 |
| D. Wild | Green | 198 |
Sutton Vesey1 seat · turnout 42.0%
| C. Fancote | Conservative | 5,996 |
| P. McDonnell | Lib/Sdp | 2,633 |
| F Hooley | Labour | 1,145 |
Washwood Heath1 seat · turnout 32.7%
| L. Byron | Labour | 4,212 ✓ |
| Zafar S. | Conservative | 1,266 |
| K. Bickerstaff | Lib/Sdp | 901 |
| C Hill | NF | 191 |
| M. Ramzan | Independent | 127 |
| B. Tooley | COMM | 61 |
Weoley1 seat · turnout 39.7%
| D. Arnott-Job | Labour | 3,476 |
| D. McCann | Conservative | 2,539 |
| T. Sword | Lib/Sdp | 1,279 |
Yardley1 seat · turnout 48.4%
| N. Eustace | Lib/Sdp | 4,436 ✓ |
| Margaret Wells | Labour | 2,443 |
| B. Dobson | Conservative | 2,027 |
| C. Brigden | Independent | 150 |
