Before (end of 1986) (27 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 24 · Conservative 3 · Other 0 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1987) (27 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 23 · Conservative 2 · Other 2 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
Ward results
Central3 seats · turnout 38.8%
| J. Thomson | Labour | 1,031 |
| T. McConnachie | Labour | 1,025 |
| R. Marshall | Conservative | 818 |
| F Buckthorpe | Conservative | 782 |
| L. Buecheler | Conservative | 714 |
| C. Ellison | Lib/Sdp | 334 |
East2 seats · turnout 43.2%
| E. Wright | Labour | 600 |
| T. Sykes | Independent | 527 |
| M. Cochrane | Labour | 486 |
| Tom Drummond | Conservative | 371 |
Hazelwood3 seats · turnout 35.2%
| P. McGowan | Labour | 1,145 |
| W. Mawdsley | Labour | 1,081 |
| K. Glendinning | Labour | 1,080 |
| M. Mahon | Lib/Sdp | 406 |
| J. Collins | Lib/Sdp | 402 |
| M. Payne | Conservative | 401 |
| J. Reilly | COMM | 176 |
Kingswood3 seats · turnout 37.8%
| A. Irwin | Labour | 1,246 |
| T. McGivern | Labour | 1,189 |
| E. Donald | Labour | 1,170 |
| W. Stewart | Lib/Sdp | 551 |
| J. Wood | Lib/Sdp | 529 |
| C. Reeves | Conservative | 445 |
| J. King | Lib/Sdp | 430 |
Lloyds3 seats · turnout 49.3%
| Kane J. | Labour | 1,452 |
| D. Hindwood | Conservative | 1,414 |
| R. Hipkiss | Labour | 1,290 |
| J. Noble | Labour | 969 |
| T. Strickland | Conservative | 916 |
Lodge Park3 seats · turnout 40.6%
| B. Wright | Labour | 1,736 |
| J. Sims | Labour | 1,608 |
| P. Floody | Labour | 1,509 |
| C Woolmer | Conservative | 914 |
Rural East1 seat · turnout 55.5%
| R. Kimmons | Conservative | 707 |
| K. Locker | Labour | 319 |
Rural North1 seat · turnout 72.4%
| R. Ogilvie | Labour | 288 |
| A. Bianchi | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 261 |
| M. Reynolds | Conservative | 195 |
Rural West1 seat · turnout 63.9%
| R. Webster | Independent | 448 |
| H. Finlay-Norman | Lib/Sdp | 200 |
| J. Wheatstone | Labour | 108 |
Shire Lodge2 seats
| G. Crawley | Labour | 1,004 |
| J. Cowling | Labour | 805 |
| Bruce G. | Conservative | 463 |
West2 seats · turnout 46.0%
| J. Adamson | Labour | 1,226 |
| R. Telfer | Labour | 1,196 |
| S. Gregory | Conservative | 674 |
| F. Snape | Conservative | 588 |