Before (end of 1986) (58 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 25 · Other 19 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 10 · Labour 4
After (end of 1987) (58 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 32 · Other 14 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 9 · Labour 3
Ward results
Amesbury3 seats · turnout 30.7%
| A. Percy | Conservative | 1,416 |
| M. Strange | Conservative | 1,148 |
| N. Parker | Lib/Sdp | 921 |
| P. Lumley | Labour | 758 |
| D. Read | Labour | 425 |
Bemerton3 seats · turnout 27.6%
| E. Grant | Lib/Sdp | 806 |
| C. Lamberth | Labour | 802 |
| J. Lamberth | Labour | 672 |
| Ricky Rogers | Labour | 608 |
| N. Barter | Conservative | 586 |
Bishopdown1 seat · turnout 60.0%
| P. Edwards | Lib/Sdp | 424 |
| J. Chalke | Conservative | 384 |
| S. Robins | Labour | 193 |
Chalke Valley1 seat
| J. M Hitchings | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Downton2 seats · turnout 46.7%
| M. Lane | Conservative | 577 |
| D. Greville-Heygate | Conservative | 520 |
| G. Swanton | Lib/Sdp | 476 |
| P. Hudson | Lib/Sdp | 394 |
| P. Light | Labour | 172 |
Durrington3 seats · turnout 31.3%
| L. Adcock | Conservative | 854 |
| C. Robinson | Conservative | 830 |
| M. Morgan | Lib/Sdp | 793 |
| S. Jacob | Conservative | 755 |
| A. Brook | Labour | 408 |
| B. Wright | Labour | 357 |
Fisherton and Bemerton Village2 seats · turnout 36.3%
| T. Cowie | RES | 807 |
| K. Cooper | Lib/Sdp | 530 |
| C. Tinkler | Conservative | 453 |
| M. Sheehan | Labour | 175 |
Fonthill1 seat
| C. Morrison | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Fovant1 seat · turnout 52.1%
| J. Longden | Conservative | 375 |
| M. Murphy | Lib/Sdp | 175 |
Harnham3 seats · turnout 66.9%
| M Jackson | Conservative | 1,438 ✓ |
| D Jones | Conservative | 1,248 ✓ |
| P. Errington-Rycroft | Conservative | 995 ✓ |
| A Joel | Lib/Sdp | 906 |
| R. Petty | Lib/Sdp | 852 |
| S Dawson | Lib/Sdp | 786 |
| J Iann | RES | 513 |
| H Bullman | Labour | 265 |
| T Abbott | Independent | 239 |
Knoyle1 seat
| G. Sparkes | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Laverstock2 seats · turnout 48.6%
| R. Lodge | Conservative | 964 |
| D. Trotman | Conservative | 701 |
| T. Stroud | All | 551 |
| T. Thornton | Labour | 143 |
Milford2 seats · turnout 40.3%
| G. Claridge | Conservative | 570 |
| D. England | Lib/Sdp | 539 |
| J. Lakeman | Lib/Sdp | 525 |
| M. Nutting | Independent | 298 |
| C. Whiteside | Labour | 107 |
Nadder1 seat · turnout 55.1%
| D. Parker | Independent | 421 |
| L. Moffatt | Conservative | 309 |
| M. Barker | Labour | 39 |
St Paul3 seats · turnout 38.8%
| F. Purdy | Lib/Sdp | 714 |
| G. Tudhope | Conservative | 699 |
| P. Chubb | RES | 659 |
| D. Crombie | Lib/Sdp | 469 |
| J. Abbot | Labour | 408 |
| I. Light | Lib/Sdp | 405 |
| S. Fear | Labour | 328 |
St. Edmund2 seats · turnout 42.1%
| K. Edwards | Lib/Sdp | 578 |
| J. Burden | RES | 554 |
| C. Newman | Green | 285 |
| G Shepherd | Labour | 248 |
| P Whiteside | Labour | 177 |
St. Mark3 seats · turnout 42.7%
| D. Alford | Conservative | 1,281 |
| W. Magrath | RES | 1,111 |
| A. Wallbridge | Conservative | 962 |
| R. Croxall | Lib/Sdp | 827 |
| A. Bowden-Green | Labour | 283 |
St. Martin2 seats · turnout 38.7%
| P. Stocken | Conservative | 594 |
| D. Gammon | Lib/Sdp | 547 |
| G. Stocken | Conservative | 467 |
| I Tomes | Labour | 263 |
| N. Friswell | Labour | 244 |
Stratford1 seat · turnout 51.7%
| M. Stocken | Conservative | 386 |
| H. Turner | Lib/Sdp | 276 |
| B. Brown | Labour | 114 |
Till Valley1 seat · turnout 55.5%
| A. Hall | Conservative | 507 |
| C. Mills | Lib/Sdp | 505 |
| H. Kenny | Labour | 51 |
Tisbury1 seat · turnout 48.1%
| R. Frankland | Independent | 529 |
| G. Henderson | Conservative | 354 |
| M Foote | Labour | 53 |
Upper Bourne1 seat · turnout 49.2%
| R. Miles | Independent | 392 |
| D. Marks | Labour | 45 |
Western1 seat
| P. Spencer | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Whiteparish1 seat · turnout 45.4%
| J. Metcalfe | Conservative | 677 |
| A. Hicks | Independent | 194 |
Wilton2 seats · turnout 40.6%
| E. Kiddle | Independent | 980 |
| E. Casley | Conservative | 963 |
| E. White | Lib/Sdp | 494 |
| T. Morland | Independent | 328 |
| S. Potten | Labour | 122 |
Winterbourne1 seat · turnout 56.5%
| D. McLeod | Conservative | 465 |
| M. New | Lib/Sdp | 351 |
Winterslow1 seat · turnout 57.7%
| W. Moss | Conservative | 729 |
| P. Titt | Independent | 446 |
Woodford Valley1 seat · turnout 61.8%
| G. Rasch | Conservative | 274 |
| H. Lee | Lib/Sdp | 232 |
Wylye2 seats · turnout 43.5%
| D. West | Conservative | 627 |
| J Rhind-Tutt | Conservative | 626 |
| J. Sykes | Lib/Sdp | 583 |
