Before (end of 1986) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 20 · Conservative 16 · Other 0 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1987) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 21 · Conservative 15 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0 · Other 0
Ward results
All Saints1 seat · turnout 47.9%
| D. Richards | Labour | 875 |
| R. Slade | Conservative | 821 |
| N. Molyneaux | Lib/Sdp | 255 |
Bedwardine1 seat · turnout 48.4%
| R. Lewis | Conservative | 1,451 |
| M. Layland | Labour | 603 |
| A. Pakington | Lib/Sdp | 504 |
Claines1 seat · turnout 71.3%
| C. Woodyatt | Conservative | 1,704 |
| J. Williams | Lib/Sdp | 958 |
| C. Peters | Labour | 455 |
Holy Trinity1 seat · turnout 33.0%
| M. Layland | Labour | 943 |
| F. Lloyd | Conservative | 336 |
| J. Tuffley | Lib/Sdp | 257 |
Nunnery1 seat · turnout 48.5%
| R Berry | Labour | 1,125 |
| F Lankester | Conservative | 908 |
| R. Hall | Lib/Sdp | 321 |
Rainbow Hill1 seat · turnout 34.8%
| R Turner | Labour | 912 |
| P. Greenwood | Conservative | 356 |
| D. Jenkins | Lib/Sdp | 255 |
St Clement1 seat · turnout 53.0%
| R Hicks | Conservative | 1,291 |
| R. Davies | Labour | 1,130 |
| I. White | Lib/Sdp | 869 |
St Martin1 seat · turnout 32.1%
| G. Randall | Labour | 1,102 |
| P. Watson | Conservative | 352 |
| D. Houghton | Lib/Sdp | 298 |
St Nicholas1 seat · turnout 56.6%
| R. Greenwood | Conservative | 909 |
| R. Peachey | Labour | 899 |
| M. Baines | Lib/Sdp | 839 |
St Stephen1 seat · turnout 51.5%
| D. Inight | Conservative | 1,408 |
| D. Scott | Labour | 612 |
| P. Jackson | Lib/Sdp | 423 |
St. John1 seat · turnout 39.9%
| A Dyke | Labour | 1,122 |
| A. Summerfield | Conservative | 577 |
| K. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 347 |
St. Peter1 seat · turnout 51.8%
| G. Innes | Conservative | 1,207 ✓ |
| B. Williams | Lib/Sdp | 849 |
| L. Parselle | Labour | 653 |
| E. Crangle | Ind Con | 378 |