Before (end of 1986) (29 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 12 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 8 · Conservative 8 · Labour 1
After (end of 1987) (29 seats, Elections Centre)
SDP-Liberal Alliance 13 · Other 9 · Conservative 5 · Labour 2
Ward results
Alnmouth and Lesbury2 seats · turnout 48.1%
| H. Philipson | Independent | 760 |
| J. Morrison | Lib/Sdp | 539 |
| J. Marshall | Labour | 133 |
Alnwick Castle3 seats · turnout 29.7%
| C. Johnson | Lib/Sdp | 655 |
| M. Brown | Conservative | 609 |
| A. Davidson | Lib/Sdp | 605 |
| J. Wright | Labour | 231 |
Alnwick Clayport2 seats · turnout 39.1%
| K. Gray | Lib/Sdp | 433 |
| R. Simpson | Lib/Sdp | 425 |
| J. Seaton | Labour | 197 |
| T. Deedigan | Labour | 193 |
Alnwick Hotspur2 seats · turnout 46.3%
| B. Burdis | Lib/Sdp | 440 |
| I. Robertson | Independent | 428 |
| J. Roberts | Conservative | 361 |
| J. O'Brien | Labour | 215 |
| S. Patience | Labour | 158 |
Amble East3 seats · turnout 34.2%
| G. Arckless | Labour | 862 |
| J. Hedley | Lib/Sdp | 608 |
| J. Harris | Labour | 600 |
| G. Smailes | Labour | 408 |
| E. Thornton | Independent | 102 |
Amble West2 seats · turnout 21.1%
| I. Hinson | Lib/Sdp | 300 |
| E. Alcock | Labour | 272 |
| J. Thompson | Lib/Sdp | 177 |
| A. Charlton | Conservative | 88 |
Craster & Rennington1 seat
| C. Grey | Lib/Sdp | 0 ✓ |
Embleton1 seat · turnout 56.4%
| R Thorp | Conservative | 246 |
| C. Harrison | Lib/Sdp | 157 |
Hedgeley1 seat · turnout 62.2%
| J. Taylor | Conservative | 242 |
| P. Hanmer | Lib/Sdp | 148 |
| S. Hardman | Labour | 22 |
Longframlington1 seat
| J. Browell | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Longhoughton1 seat
| R. Huggins | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Rothbury2 seats · turnout 62.4%
| D. Tall | Conservative | 792 |
| S. Bolam | Independent | 636 |
| P. Bolam | Independent | 391 |
| G. Winter | Lib/Sdp | 384 |
| M. Winter | Lib/Sdp | 306 |
Shilbottle3 seats · turnout 37.6%
| J. Hobson | Independent | 622 |
| E. Tully | Independent | 567 |
| V. Vaggs | Independent | 460 |
| J. Fairgrieve | Lib/Sdp | 433 |
| J. Moore | Lib/Sdp | 393 |
Warkworth2 seats · turnout 44.7%
| I. Macarthur | Lib/Sdp | 694 |
| E. Percival | Lib/Sdp | 460 |
| W. Carr | Independent | 424 |
Whittingham1 seat · turnout 62.3%
| M. Guiry | Independent | 267 |
| E. Blakey | Lib/Sdp | 192 |