Before (end of 1986) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 22 · Labour 16 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 8 · Other 2
After (end of 1987) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 21 · Labour 16 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 9 · Other 2
Ward results
Bagley1 seat · turnout 51.3%
| W. Farr | Lib/Sdp | 689 |
| A. Morgan | Conservative | 627 |
| B. Edwards | Labour | 409 |
Bayston Hill1 seat · turnout 50.1%
| E. Rodgers | Lib/Sdp | 960 |
| D. Chillcott | Conservative | 845 |
| J. Griffiths | Labour | 339 |
Belle Vue1 seat · turnout 51.9%
| W. Edwards | Labour | 1,011 |
| A. Vaughan-Evans | Conservative | 692 |
| R. Graves | Lib/Sdp | 501 |
Castlefields & Ditherington1 seat · turnout 44.3%
| R. Turner | Labour | 956 |
| D. Farrington | Conservative | 556 |
| J. Joyce | Lib/Sdp | 387 |
Copthorne1 seat · turnout 46.3%
| Nicola Jane Oakley | Conservative | 1,410 |
| A. Rudd | Lib/Sdp | 1,026 |
| P. Thrower | Labour | 277 |
Harlescott1 seat · turnout 46.0%
| V Bushell | Labour | 1,079 |
| F. Good | Conservative | 526 |
| M. Rudd | Lib/Sdp | 224 |
Meole Brace1 seat · turnout 45.9%
| Marsh | Lib/Sdp | 1,495 |
| D. Smith | Conservative | 796 |
| A. Dower | Labour | 368 |
Montford1 seat · turnout 46.0%
| D. Davies | Conservative | 476 |
| D. Whitaker | Lib/Sdp | 121 |
Pimhill1 seat · turnout 46.6%
| C. Leeke | Conservative | 360 |
| L. Thomas | Lib/Sdp | 212 |
| J. Keville | Labour | 79 |
Quarry1 seat · turnout 52.4%
| E Butcher | Conservative | 1,136 |
| D. Straughan | Lib/Sdp | 644 |
| J. Parrish | Labour | 202 |
Rea Valley1 seat · turnout 52.7%
| J. Pritchard | Conservative | 1,371 |
| A. Woolland | Lib/Sdp | 1,030 |
| S. Crookes | Labour | 264 |
Sutton1 seat · turnout 53.3%
| A. Meredith | Conservative | 1,144 |
| M. Balmond | Lib/Sdp | 623 |
| J. Morris | Labour | 411 |
Underdale1 seat · turnout 43.8%
| J. Holmwood | Labour | 736 |
| T. Ramwell | Conservative | 589 |
| J. Clarke | Lib/Sdp | 403 |