Before (end of 1986) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 37 · Conservative 10 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 · Other 2
After (end of 1987) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 36 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 9 · Conservative 9 · Other 2
Ward results
Audley and Bignall End1 seat · turnout 47.8%
| M. Platt | Labour | 1,431 |
| C. Wain | Lib/Sdp | 522 |
| D. Nixon | Conservative | 446 |
Bradwell1 seat · turnout 43.8%
| T. Meir | Labour | 1,156 |
| G Deaville | Conservative | 504 |
| J. Riley | Lib/Sdp | 483 |
Chesterton1 seat · turnout 42.1%
| J. Billington | Labour | 1,466 |
| M. Leese | Lib/Sdp | 334 |
| J. Cooper | Conservative | 215 |
Cross Heath1 seat · turnout 46.1%
| G. Green | Labour | 1,324 |
| B Worthington | Conservative | 481 |
| H. Burt | Lib/Sdp | 412 |
Halmerend1 seat · turnout 46.5%
| I. Williams | Labour | 670 |
| I. Ashbolt | Lib/Sdp | 370 |
| J. Warburton | Conservative | 329 |
Holditch1 seat · turnout 39.8%
| T. Bethell | Labour | 778 |
| A. Sheeran | Lib/Sdp | 243 |
| A. Smith | Conservative | 199 |
Loggerheads2 seats · turnout 36.4%
| J. Watson | Conservative | 890 |
| A. Mills | Independent | 741 |
| J. Martin-Kaye | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 266 |
| D. Gabriel | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 171 |
| S. Clifford | Labour | 101 |
Madeley1 seat · turnout 44.1%
| J. Matthews | Labour | 681 |
| E. Scott-Barrett | Conservative | 407 |
| J. Cornes | Lib/Sdp | 177 |
May Bank1 seat · turnout 53.4%
| B. Woollam | Lib/Sdp | 1,156 |
| J. McKimmie | Conservative | 810 |
| M. Whitmore | Labour | 480 |
Newchapel1 seat · turnout 37.8%
| D. Burch | Labour | 710 ✓ |
| C. Budd | Lib/Sdp | 492 |
| N. Salt | Ind Con | 374 |
| A. Jones | Conservative | 235 |
Seabridge1 seat · turnout 49.4%
| M. Duncan | Conservative | 1,432 |
| M. Cookson | Lib/Sdp | 880 |
| O Reynolds | Labour | 573 |
Silverdale1 seat · turnout 43.1%
| Hughes W. | Labour | 1,709 |
| A. Bradshaw | Lib/Sdp | 277 |
| E. Bradbury | Conservative | 247 |
Talke1 seat · turnout 45.5%
| S. Simmonds | Lib/Sdp | 737 |
| B Campbell | Labour | 629 |
| Jones | Conservative | 232 |
Thistleberry2 seats · turnout 53.6%
| E. Probert | Lib/Sdp | 1,044 |
| J. Walklate | Lib/Sdp | 933 |
| R. Lane | Labour | 839 |
| M. Maddox | Labour | 811 |
| Z Roberts | Conservative | 725 |
| J. Montgomery | Conservative | 706 |
Whitmore1 seat · turnout 50.2%
| P. Bailey | Conservative | 696 |
| D. Huckfield | Labour | 90 |
| J. Colclough | Lib/Sdp | 85 |
