Before (end of 1986) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 27 · Conservative 20 · Other 3 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2
After (end of 1987) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 24 · Conservative 24 · Other 2 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2
Ward results
Bank Top2 seats · turnout 41.7%
| J. Williams | Labour | 733 |
| Jo Taylor | Labour | 717 |
| D. Preston | Conservative | 480 |
| T. Soames | Conservative | 444 |
Central2 seats · turnout 40.2%
| I. Hartley | Labour | 602 |
| A. Vickers | Labour | 562 |
| R. Burton | Conservative | 411 |
| G. Birk | Conservative | 375 |
Cockerton East3 seats · turnout 44.1%
| J. Lamb | Conservative | 993 |
| J. Moorhouse | Labour | 903 |
| F Beadle | Conservative | 873 |
| C. Taylor | Conservative | 853 |
| H. Hague | Labour | 768 |
| G. Robson | Labour | 725 |
| M. Toms | Lib/Sdp | 338 |
| T. Walton | Lib/Sdp | 310 |
Cockerton West2 seats · turnout 52.6%
| Colin Hutchinson | Labour | 747 |
| K. Fairer | Labour | 671 |
| E. Martin | Lib/Sdp | 463 |
| E. Hull | Lib/Sdp | 345 |
| E. Grunblat | Conservative | 298 |
| M. Rek | Conservative | 285 |
College2 seats · turnout 53.7%
| P. Stamford-Bewlay | Conservative | 1,009 |
| E. Richmond | Conservative | 965 |
| I. Barnes | Lib/Sdp | 292 |
| A. Robinson | Lib/Sdp | 271 |
| C. Taylor | Labour | 183 |
| K. Webber | Labour | 173 |
Eastbourne North2 seats · turnout 44.0%
| W. Dixon | Labour | 559 |
| B. Glenton | Labour | 520 |
| D. Briggs | Conservative | 346 |
| S. Curry | Conservative | 322 |
| C. Oliver | Lib/Sdp | 153 |
| J. Quirk | Lib/Sdp | 135 |
Eastbourne South2 seats · turnout 49.1%
| J. Skinner | Labour | 739 |
| R. Francis | Labour | 735 |
| M. Bell | Conservative | 660 |
| F. Robinson | Conservative | 613 |
Harrowgate Hill3 seats
| R. Fishwick | Conservative | 1,223 ✓ |
| J Whelan | Independent | 874 ✓ |
| I. Campbell | Conservative | 855 ✓ |
| J. Lazenby | Labour | 810 |
| J. Robson | Conservative | 661 |
| D. Huxley | Labour | 532 |
| G. Tomlinson | Labour | 489 |
| M. Johnston | Lib/Sdp | 352 |
| J Hoodless | Independent | 210 |
Haughton East3 seats · turnout 46.2%
| B Robson | Conservative | 1,699 |
| J. Jones | Conservative | 1,679 |
| P. Geldart | Conservative | 1,608 |
| N. Jones | Labour | 1,001 |
| R. Bloxsome | Labour | 973 |
| P. Copeland | Labour | 968 |
| K. Parsons | Lib/Sdp | 630 |
Haughton West2 seats · turnout 43.7%
| D. Lyonette | Labour | 881 |
| A. Buttle | Labour | 853 |
| D. Mason | Conservative | 569 |
| E. Maull | Conservative | 540 |
Heighington1 seat · turnout 50.6%
| B. Jefferson | Conservative | 382 |
| E. Thompson | Independent | 350 |
Hummersknott2 seats · turnout 56.7%
| S. Brown | Conservative | 1,497 |
| A Marshall | Conservative | 1,420 |
| B. Metcalfe | Lib/Sdp | 290 |
| J. Schuler | Lib/Sdp | 255 |
| W. Morehead | Labour | 117 |
| G. Morehead | Labour | 115 |
Hurworth2 seats · turnout 49.5%
| J. Moore | Conservative | 810 |
| C. Swales | Conservative | 764 |
| G. Priestley | Independent | 494 |
| D. Martin | Ind All | 404 |
| P. Foster | Independent | 332 |
| A. Straiton | Labour | 136 |
Lascelles2 seats · turnout 41.1%
| V. Bloxsome | Labour | 736 |
| G. Plummer | Labour | 648 |
| H. Robinson | Conservative | 431 |
| A. McPherson | Lib/Sdp | 265 |
| J. Walker | Lib/Sdp | 211 |
Lingfield2 seats · turnout 51.9%
| A. Robinson | Labour | 907 |
| F. Robson | Labour | 838 |
| K. Matthews | Conservative | 775 |
| S. Johnson | Conservative | 693 |
| C. Noble | Lib/Sdp | 262 |
Middleton St George2 seats
| L Raine | Conservative | 628 ✓ |
| D Moses | Conservative | 455 ✓ |
| T Adams | Lib/Sdp | 446 |
| S Howard | Independent | 271 |
| I Black | Labour | 119 |
| J Cousins | Labour | 78 |
Mowden2 seats · turnout 57.3%
| R. Lewis | Conservative | 1,287 |
| J. Stenson | Conservative | 1,264 |
| K. Tait | Lib/Sdp | 512 |
| N. Hynd | Lib/Sdp | 456 |
| M. Webster | Labour | 174 |
| Paul Wright | Labour | 168 |
North Road2 seats · turnout 47.3%
| J. Walker | Lib/Sdp | 671 |
| A. Walker | Lib/Sdp | 598 |
| A. Gill | Labour | 403 |
| J. Nicholson | Labour | 387 |
| A. Eglington | Conservative | 274 |
| R. Marshall | Conservative | 206 |
Northgate North2 seats · turnout 39.6%
| M. Robinson | Labour | 589 |
| N. Town | Labour | 573 |
| S. Walker | Lib/Sdp | 250 |
| D. Gormley | Lib/Sdp | 246 |
| W. Nelson | Conservative | 242 |
| S. O'Connor | Conservative | 221 |
Northgate South2 seats · turnout 43.6%
| Dorothy Claire Long | Labour | 594 |
| E. Young | Labour | 577 |
| J. Haithwaite | Conservative | 465 |
| G. Moore | Conservative | 442 |
| J. Parker | Lib/Sdp | 167 |
| B. Chapel | Lib/Sdp | 154 |
Park East3 seats · turnout 44.4%
| H. Straiton | Labour | 1,156 |
| Holmes L. | Labour | 1,049 |
| R. Cowley | Labour | 1,020 |
| W. Gardner | Conservative | 674 |
| S. Colclough | Conservative | 647 |
| A. Riches | Conservative | 621 |
| M. Allinson | Lib/Sdp | 204 |
| E. Cole | Lib/Sdp | 195 |
| P. Andrews | Lib/Sdp | 185 |
Park West2 seats · turnout 59.5%
| H. Scott | Conservative | 1,239 |
| C. Smith | Conservative | 1,128 |
| M. Cundick | Lib/Sdp | 440 |
| H. Wilson | Lib/Sdp | 359 |
| C. Lyonette | Labour | 156 |
| S. Williams | Labour | 152 |
Pierremont3 seats · turnout 53.3%
| P. Jones | Conservative | 1,325 |
| D. Coppins | Conservative | 1,272 |
| I. Paterson | Conservative | 1,235 |
| B. Fiske | Lib/Sdp | 924 |
| M. Barker | Lib/Sdp | 791 |
| P. Freitag | Lib/Sdp | 788 |
| J. Saint | Labour | 419 |
| J. Stanley | Labour | 418 |
| A. Straiton | Labour | 358 |
Sadberge1 seat
| B. Cuthbertson | Ind Con | 0 ✓ |
Whessoe1 seat · turnout 46.8%
| Roberts E. | Conservative | 679 |
| Anna Day | Labour | 158 |