Before (end of 1985) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 25 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 23 · Labour 7 · Other 2
After (end of 1986) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
SDP-Liberal Alliance 25 · Conservative 23 · Labour 8 · Other 1
Ward results
St. Peters1 seat · turnout 50.0%
| P. Thompson | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 1,037 |
| G. Powell | Labour | 652 |
| F. Newton | Conservative | 547 |