Before (end of 1986) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 26 · Conservative 7 · Other 0 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1987) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Conservative 8 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Abbey1 seat · turnout 41.9%
| P. West | Labour | 1,214 ✓ |
| E. Greenfield | Conservative | 539 |
| R. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 402 |
| A. Kinneavy | Green | 65 |
Birchwood1 seat · turnout 32.7%
| A. Foulkes | Conservative | 1,458 ✓ |
| L. Wells | Labour | 1,060 |
| S. Addlesee | Other | 402 |
Boultham1 seat · turnout 46.1%
| T. Rook | Labour | 1,386 |
| M. Mellows | Conservative | 686 |
| A. Gowen | Lib/Sdp | 311 |
Bracebridge1 seat · turnout 46.1%
| E. Jenkins | Conservative | 1,428 |
| Y. Jackson | Labour | 1,176 |
| P. Roe | Ind Con | 156 |
Carholme1 seat · turnout 51.6%
| S. Campbell | Conservative | 1,077 ✓ |
| E. Walsh | Labour | 957 |
| J. Matthews | Lib/Sdp | 689 |
| P. Boizot | Green | 100 |
Castle1 seat · turnout 46.5%
| A. Morgan | Labour | 1,452 |
| J. Fawcett | Conservative | 848 |
| B Alford | Green | 149 |
Longdales1 seat · turnout 54.3%
| N. Murray | Labour | 1,289 |
| D. Gratrick | Conservative | 973 |
| R. Barnes | Lib/Sdp | 431 |
Minster1 seat · turnout 49.4%
| J. O'Brien | Labour | 1,777 |
| J. Sullivan | Conservative | 1,607 |
Moorland1 seat · turnout 49.7%
| H. Spratt | Conservative | 1,327 |
| S. Taggart | Labour | 1,125 |
Park1 seat · turnout 36.4%
| D. Jackson | Labour | 1,027 ✓ |
| F. Kay | Conservative | 514 |
| C. Jarman | Lib/Sdp | 271 |
| Yates K. | Green | 61 |
