Before (end of 1986) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 32 · Labour 10 · Other 9 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 6
After (end of 1987) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 31 · Labour 9 · Other 9 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 8
Ward results
All Saints2 seats · turnout 42.6%
| B. Simpson | Conservative | 514 |
| F. Sawyer | Conservative | 486 |
| H. Bisnauthsing | All | 463 |
| M. Needham | All | 434 |
| C. Burke | Labour | 308 |
| T. Turner | Labour | 254 |
Bourne East3 seats · turnout 37.3%
| J. Kirkman | Independent | 1,233 |
| D. Fisher | Conservative | 872 |
| J. Wright | Conservative | 811 |
| S Pease | Conservative | 464 |
| J. Sauter | Labour | 423 |
Bourne West2 seats · turnout 38.3%
| M. Clark | Conservative | 920 |
| R. Alexander | Conservative | 784 |
| A. Carley | All | 480 |
| S. Latham | Labour | 210 |
Casewick1 seat · turnout 54.7%
| J Shilling | Conservative | 359 |
| P. Murphy | Independent | 280 |
| H. Dawn | Labour | 36 |
DEEPING ST. JAMES3 seats
| K. Joynson | All | 1,219 |
| J. Haywood | All | 1,179 |
| E. Hewitt-Wing | All | 1,065 |
| R. Isaacs | Conservative | 830 |
| J. Wilson | Conservative | 770 |
| H. Braid | Conservative | 759 |
Earlesfield3 seats · turnout 16.7%
| Dexter N. | Labour | 551 |
| P. Johnson | Labour | 487 |
| E. Asquith | Labour | 487 |
| A. Patel | Independent | 467 |
Ermine1 seat
| R. Simpson | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Glen Eden1 seat · turnout 53.8%
| A. Percival | Independent | 613 |
| Rowley C. | Labour | 54 |
Grantham St. Johns3 seats · turnout 39.4%
| H. Harris | Labour | 688 |
| J. Wilks | Independent | 684 |
| T. Scott | Conservative | 657 |
| C. Rutter | Conservative | 576 |
| F. Wright | Conservative | 535 |
| A. Porter | Labour | 434 |
| F. Fretwell | Labour | 433 |
Greyfriars3 seats · turnout 38.9%
| G. Foster | Conservative | 1,283 |
| J. Foster | Conservative | 1,174 |
| H. Pacey | Conservative | 1,168 |
| R. Walsh | All | 461 |
| N. Guthrie | All | 455 |
| J. Hurst | Labour | 401 |
| F Hurst | Labour | 381 |
Harrowby3 seats · turnout 35.3%
| M. Wells | Labour | 1,158 |
| S. Garnet | Labour | 997 |
| J. Chadwick | Labour | 985 |
| R Appleton | Conservative | 704 |
| E. Olive | Conservative | 664 |
Hillsides1 seat · turnout 60.7%
| I. Croft | Conservative | 465 |
| J. Coleman | All | 406 |
Isaac Newton1 seat · turnout 55.9%
| R. Briggs | Independent | 587 |
| A. Woodhouse | Conservative | 164 |
Lincrest1 seat · turnout 61.6%
| D. Fletcher | Conservative | 461 |
| M. Ellis | Lib/Sdp | 358 |
MARKET & WEST DEEPING3 seats · turnout 41.1%
| R. Ducker | All | 1,008 |
| H. Perry | All | 949 |
| R. Auger | All | 911 |
| V. Bulmer-Jones | Conservative | 568 |
| M. Hay | Conservative | 536 |
| T. Yates | Conservative | 495 |
Peascliffe1 seat · turnout 44.7%
| Thompson J. | Independent | 454 |
| J. Guy | Labour | 152 |
Ringstone1 seat
| V. Needham | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Saxonwell1 seat · turnout 54.8%
| V. Brown | Conservative | 634 |
| C. Guthrie | Lib/Sdp | 223 |
St George's2 seats
| R. Stephens | Conservative | 710 |
| J. Gaffigan | Labour | 695 |
| Sharon Petra Williams | Labour | 597 |
St. Marys2 seats · turnout 88.8%
| P. Collins | All | 698 ✓ |
| P. Spiegl | Conservative | 677 ✓ |
| M. Gray | Conservative | 650 |
| T. Jefferis | All | 619 |
| S. Clay | Labour | 324 |
| G. Nesbit | Labour | 301 |
St. Wulframs3 seats · turnout 29.9%
| J. Flatters | Conservative | 1,014 ✓ |
| P. Wortley | Conservative | 852 ✓ |
| C. Hall | Conservative | 843 ✓ |
| R. Bevan | Labour | 427 |
Stamford St John's2 seats
| E. Randall | Conservative | 869 ✓ |
| G Johnstone | All | 823 ✓ |
| M Riley | All | 775 |
| M Scorer | Conservative | 708 |
| S Burke | Labour | 87 |
| Sarah Clayton | Labour | 76 |
TOLLER1 seat
| J. Pickard | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Witham Valley1 seat · turnout 64.3%
| E. Brown | Conservative | 472 |
| M. Brocklehurst | Lib/Sdp | 262 |
| S. Brett | Labour | 69 |
