Before (end of 1985) (72 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 53 · Conservative 13 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 · Other 0
After (end of 1986) (72 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 55 · Conservative 11 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 · Other 0
Ward results
ABBEY1 seat · turnout 43.7%
| S. Eling | Labour | 1,748 ✓ |
| N. Niven | Conservative | 1,620 |
| J. Hamer | Lib/Sdp | 815 |
| S. Evans | Green | 111 |
Blackheath1 seat · turnout 27.4%
| J. Padden | Labour | 1,965 |
| D Gill | Conservative | 685 |
Bristnall1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| R. Smith | Labour | 2,048 |
| B. Parsons | Conservative | 933 |
| A. Harrod | Lib/Sdp | 522 |
Charlemont1 seat · turnout 38.8%
| R. Woodhouse | Conservative | 1,726 |
| B. McKeown | Labour | 1,041 |
| H. Ford | Lib/Sdp | 1,012 |
Cradley Heath & Old Hill1 seat · turnout 31.9%
| G. Morgan | Labour | 1,800 |
| R. Benney | Conservative | 671 |
| H. Morgan | Lib/Sdp | 616 |
Friar Park1 seat · turnout 27.5%
| R. Handley | Labour | 1,807 |
| P. Brookes | Conservative | 513 |
| J. Hull | Lib/Sdp | 325 |
Great Barr1 seat · turnout 37.9%
| S. Smith | Lib/Sdp | 1,754 |
| W. Smith | Conservative | 1,079 |
| G. Lewis | Labour | 964 |
Great Bridge1 seat · turnout 26.7%
| A. Law | Labour | 1,422 |
| B. Callow | Lib/Sdp | 485 |
| S Bridgewood | Conservative | 470 |
Greets Green and Lyng1 seat · turnout 25.4%
| G. Sidhu | Labour | 1,488 |
| B. Whitehouse | Conservative | 626 |
| A. Collingbourne | Lib/Sdp | 322 |
Hateley Heath1 seat · turnout 22.8%
| G. Smith | Labour | 1,557 |
| N. Sapic | Conservative | 496 |
| L. Vowles | Lib/Sdp | 359 |
Langley1 seat · turnout 35.2%
| P. Sullivan | Labour | 2,106 |
| V. Andrews | Conservative | 848 |
| S. Butler | Lib/Sdp | 609 |
Newton1 seat · turnout 35.2%
| K. Davies | Lib/Sdp | 1,884 |
| D. Seabourne | Labour | 1,094 |
| S. Ceney | Conservative | 669 |
Old Warley1 seat · turnout 43.6%
| H Whitehouse | Conservative | 1,841 |
| A Bailey | Labour | 1,616 |
| J. Jordan | Lib/Sdp | 706 |
Oldbury1 seat · turnout 30.1%
| W. Carter | Labour | 1,977 |
| M. Bissell | Conservative | 659 |
Princes End1 seat · turnout 19.8%
| W. Richards | Labour | 1,297 |
| K. Woodhouse | Conservative | 481 |
| K. Saunders | Lib/Sdp | 277 |
Rowley1 seat · turnout 25.6%
| E. Matthews | Labour | 1,698 |
| P Willetts | Conservative | 543 |
| R. Hall | Lib/Sdp | 304 |
Smethwick1 seat · turnout 32.4%
| J McKenzie | Labour | 2,317 |
| A. Averall | Conservative | 641 |
| D. Mole | Lib/Sdp | 290 |
Soho & Victoria1 seat · turnout 28.0%
| R. Davis | Labour | 1,665 |
| Parsons D. | Conservative | 226 |
| P. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 210 |
St Pauls1 seat
| S. Josan | Labour | 2,502 |
| M. Smith | Conservative | 567 |
| P. Johnson | Lib/Sdp | 277 |
Tipton Green1 seat · turnout 28.3%
| Barry Taylor | Labour | 1,974 |
| E Abercrombie | Conservative | 684 |
| D. Philp | Lib/Sdp | 395 |
Tividale1 seat · turnout 27.4%
| A. Smith | Labour | 1,839 |
| A. Southall | Conservative | 945 |
Wednesbury North1 seat · turnout 34.8%
| W. Archer | Conservative | 1,890 |
| D. Sawyer | Labour | 1,318 |
| P. Hazlehurst | Lib/Sdp | 233 |
Wednesbury South1 seat · turnout 27.5%
| M. Vernon | Labour | 1,651 |
| P. Watson | Conservative | 806 |
| L. Hazelhurst | Lib/Sdp | 293 |
West Bromwich Central1 seat · turnout 39.0%
| L. Turton | Labour | 2,453 |
| K. Raindi | Conservative | 563 |
| A. Wilkinson | Lib/Sdp | 560 |