Before (end of 1986) (29 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 20 · Conservative 7 · Other 1 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1
After (end of 1987) (29 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 18 · Conservative 9 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 · Other 0
Ward results
Abbey1 seat · turnout 53.2%
| M. Elliott | All | 739 |
| W. Stainer | Conservative | 659 |
| O. Brady | Labour | 621 |
Batchley1 seat · turnout 40.1%
| J. Hotchin | Labour | 1,313 |
| F. Ludwig | Conservative | 411 |
Central1 seat · turnout 44.1%
| R. Passingham | Labour | 1,040 |
| T. Wareing | Conservative | 944 |
| P. Bowler | Independent | 378 |
Church Hill1 seat · turnout 44.5%
| R. Barley | Conservative | 819 |
| D. Taylor | Labour | 804 |
| M. Hyde | All | 582 |
Crabbs Cross1 seat · turnout 44.1%
| E. Whitford | Conservative | 1,007 |
| G. Vickery | Labour | 736 |
| J. Jones | All | 412 |
Greenlands2 seats · turnout 33.3%
| S. Drury | Labour | 1,033 |
| P. Mould | Labour | 997 |
| C. Silcock | Conservative | 718 |
| S. Silcock | Conservative | 646 |
| A. Pitt | All | 374 |
| E. Pearson | Independent | 302 |
Lodge Park1 seat · turnout 39.8%
| R. Baddeley | Labour | 837 |
| K. Pilliner | Conservative | 695 |
| I. Webster | All | 392 |
Matchborough1 seat · turnout 45.7%
| D. Clayton | Conservative | 1,474 |
| K. Somner | Labour | 770 |
| D. Anderson | All | 516 |
Winyates1 seat · turnout 42.4%
| C. Cheetham | Labour | 829 |
| G. Rooke | Conservative | 709 |
| R. Lander | All | 403 |
