Before (end of 1986) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 26 · Other 9 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 · Labour 0
After (end of 1987) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 31 · Other 5 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 · Labour 0
Ward results
Cosby2 seats · turnout 40.5%
| J. Faire | Conservative | 854 |
| Bolton L. | Conservative | 749 |
| M. Howkins | Labour | 297 |
| D. Smith | Labour | 275 |
COUNTESTHORPE3 seats · turnout 46.1%
| Jennings D. | Conservative | 1,613 |
| J. Weatherstone | Conservative | 1,291 |
| D. Duffield | Conservative | 1,190 |
| W. Heighton | Lib/Sdp | 661 |
| D. Overmas | Lib/Sdp | 586 |
| D. Jackson | Lib/Sdp | 557 |
| D. Davies | Labour | 355 |
| D. Corrall | Labour | 304 |
| G. Rawnsley | Labour | 266 |
Croft Hill1 seat · turnout 46.1%
| W. Law | Independent | 515 |
| N. Smith | Labour | 95 |
Ellis2 seats · turnout 37.8%
| R. Vincent | Conservative | 894 |
| G. Redfern | Ind Con | 812 |
| A. Basnett | Labour | 319 |
| C. Herridge | Labour | 248 |
Enderby2 seats · turnout 33.7%
| W. Mayne | Independent | 659 |
| K. Wright | Conservative | 484 |
| J. Hall | Lib/Sdp | 367 |
| R. Barr | Independent | 327 |
| K. Hazeldine | Independent | 154 |
Fairstone3 seats · turnout 31.3%
| S. Redfern | Conservative | 1,274 |
| J. Macfarlane | Conservative | 1,261 |
| B. Weston | Conservative | 1,196 |
| A. King | Labour | 428 |
Flamville2 seats · turnout 49.0%
| C. Bailey | Conservative | 657 ✓ |
| B. Williams | Conservative | 615 ✓ |
| M. Bryne | Lib/Sdp | 593 |
| T. Pointon | Lib/Sdp | 467 |
| J. Bennett | Independent | 338 |
| R. Laher | Labour | 129 |
| C. Attard | Labour | 127 |
Fosse1 seat · turnout 53.6%
| P. Ward | Conservative | 391 |
| J. Clayton | Lib/Sdp | 346 |
| N Brown | Labour | 85 |
Glen Parva2 seats
| M. Galsworthy | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| A. Dixon | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Leicester Forest East2 seats · turnout 36.2%
| E. Rodgers | Conservative | 947 |
| A. Jolob | Conservative | 866 |
| M. Fox | Lib/Sdp | 801 |
Millfield1 seat · turnout 48.2%
| F. Bisiker | Conservative | 489 |
| G. Emmerson | Lib/Sdp | 193 |
| P. Bardsley | Labour | 118 |
Narborough2 seats · turnout 33.4%
| K. Hall | Conservative | 1,442 |
| G. Jackson | Conservative | 1,121 |
| R Innes | Labour | 360 |
Normanton1 seat · turnout 50.0%
| F. Spence | Independent | 733 |
| M. Roberts | Labour | 229 |
Northfield2 seats · turnout 42.8%
| L. Gutteridge | Conservative | 578 |
| A. Jones | Conservative | 495 |
| J. Roper | Lib/Sdp | 465 |
| R. Henson | Lib/Sdp | 371 |
| D. Paterson | Labour | 149 |
Ravenhurst3 seats
| M. James | Conservative | 1,027 ✓ |
| V Colbourne | Conservative | 972 ✓ |
| R. Ward | Conservative | 912 ✓ |
| M. Lewin | Lib/Sdp | 665 |
| M Woods | Lib/Sdp | 656 |
| P McMahon | Lib/Sdp | 621 |
| S Davies | Labour | 379 |
Stanton2 seats · turnout 38.5%
| J. Porter | Conservative | 466 |
| G. Marriott | Independent | 431 |
| M. Lee | Lib/Sdp | 394 |
| G. Smith | Lib/Sdp | 349 |
| G. Hill | Independent | 301 |
| R. Withill | Labour | 130 |
Whetstone1 seat · turnout 46.9%
| A. Pullen | Conservative | 832 |
| J. Songhurst | Lib/Sdp | 198 |
| R. Withill | Labour | 130 |
Winchester2 seats · turnout 47.7%
| N. Nicholson | Lib/Sdp | 767 |
| E. Connell | Lib/Sdp | 753 |
| I. Sutcliffe | Conservative | 607 |
| F. O'Connor | Conservative | 578 |
Winstanley2 seats · turnout 44.8%
| F. Beck | Lib/Sdp | 532 |
| T. Lees | Conservative | 516 |
| P. Winkless | Conservative | 492 |
| R. Loweth | Lib/Sdp | 405 |
| B. Ford | Labour | 188 |
| J. Ford | Labour | 168 |
ybalB2 seats · turnout 54.5%
| J. Fisher | Conservative | 1,319 ✓ |
| B. Hulse | Conservative | 1,123 ✓ |
| E. Mileham | Lib/Sdp | 850 |
| J. Schelts | Lib/Sdp | 677 |
| C. McDonald | Labour | 145 |