Before (end of 1986) (26 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 19 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 · Other 0 · Labour 0
After (end of 1987) (26 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 18 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 8 · Labour 0 · Other 0
Ward results
All Saints1 seat · turnout 43.7%
| L. Brown | Lib/Sdp | 1,225 |
| E. Ridley | Conservative | 1,025 |
| H. Crighton | Labour | 197 |
Brocks Hill2 seats · turnout 54.0%
| J. Crawford | Conservative | 1,286 |
| P. Danby | Conservative | 1,210 |
| J. Kaufman | Lib/Sdp | 934 |
| C. Yates | Lib/Sdp | 818 |
| E. Johnson | Labour | 161 |
| J. Boyd | Labour | 159 |
Brookside2 seats · turnout 44.0%
| R. Botting | Conservative | 1,783 |
| A. Facer | Conservative | 1,710 |
| L. Kaufman | Lib/Sdp | 675 |
| G. McKie | Lib/Sdp | 616 |
| K. Axon | Labour | 274 |
| P. Simmonds | Labour | 247 |
Central1 seat · turnout 49.6%
| J. Royce | Conservative | 782 |
| G. Cavanagh | Lib/Sdp | 720 |
| H. Thomas | Labour | 501 |
Grange1 seat · turnout 45.5%
| V. Moore | Conservative | 1,014 |
| J. Pelmore | Lib/Sdp | 435 |
| A. Rees | Labour | 224 |
St. Peters1 seat · turnout 46.0%
| O. Gibson | Conservative | 923 |
| S. Roughley | Lib/Sdp | 231 |
| J. Lessells | Labour | 217 |
St. Wolstans1 seat · turnout 42.9%
| N. Reynolds | Conservative | 1,596 |
| R. Grundy | Lib/Sdp | 733 |
| T. Howatt | Labour | 263 |
