Before (end of 1985) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 32 · Conservative 11 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 · Other 0
After (end of 1986) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 33 · Conservative 11 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Abbey1 seat · turnout 44.3%
| D. Ensor | Labour | 1,480 |
| B. Holt | Conservative | 774 |
| R. Burrows | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 277 |
Arbury1 seat · turnout 34.6%
| R. Grant | Labour | 1,044 |
| J. Hopkins | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 649 |
| Rob Gittins | Conservative | 557 |
Attleborough1 seat · turnout 47.9%
| R. Rowe | Labour | 1,417 |
| R. Ison | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 950 |
| R Marston | Conservative | 476 |
Bulkington1 seat · turnout 41.0%
| T. Short | Labour | 1,411 |
| M. Palladino | Conservative | 893 |
| T. Hall-Randle | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 449 |
Camp Hill1 seat · turnout 30.9%
| Hargreaves P. | Labour | 1,377 |
| M. Arnold | Conservative | 225 |
| N. Hurst | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 167 |
Chilvers Coton1 seat · turnout 41.8%
| R. Hicks | Labour | 1,037 |
| R. Riddell | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 558 |
| J. Glass | Conservative | 466 |
Galley Common1 seat · turnout 37.2%
| M. Kedwards | Labour | 941 |
| M. Cowley | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 577 |
| J. French | Conservative | 463 |
Mount Pleasant1 seat · turnout 38.3%
| A. Lloyd | Labour | 1,525 |
| P. Yemm | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 720 |
| H. Li | Conservative | 602 |
St. Nicholas1 seat · turnout 37.9%
| E. Parr | Conservative | 940 |
| H. Burrows | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 550 |
| E Cooper | Labour | 288 |
Stockingford1 seat · turnout 34.5%
| M. Bannister | Labour | 1,241 |
| J. Murray | Conservative | 287 |
| L. Unsworth | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 256 |
Weddington1 seat · turnout 47.4%
| E. Lewis | Conservative | 1,090 |
| H. Kerry | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 946 |
| P. Moore | Labour | 548 |
Whitestone1 seat · turnout 41.9%
| N. Colledge | Conservative | 1,411 |
| M. McCreath | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 548 |
| S. McGale | Labour | 512 |
