Before (end of 1986) (46 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 21 · Conservative 20 · Other 3 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2
After (end of 1987) (46 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 22 · Labour 21 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 · Other 1
Ward results
Abbey1 seat · turnout 41.8%
| N. Capewell | Conservative | 623 |
| E. Haynes | Labour | 143 |
Bagots1 seat · turnout 58.3%
| I. Moore | Conservative | 737 |
| K. Williams | Independent | 273 |
| C. Lowe | Labour | 140 |
Branston2 seats · turnout 52.2%
| M. Boss | Conservative | 1,059 |
| S. Welton | Conservative | 926 |
| A. Radley | Lib/Sdp | 446 |
| C. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 418 |
| G Jones | Labour | 285 |
| W. Deakin | Labour | 232 |
Broadway2 seats · turnout 42.7%
| F. Smith | Labour | 600 |
| P. Knight | Labour | 558 |
| F. Chaudhry | Conservative | 416 |
| D. Murphy | Conservative | 385 |
| W. Bristow | Lib/Sdp | 330 |
| J. Shrewsbury | Lib/Sdp | 295 |
Churnet 1 seat · turnout 48.8%
| W Ratcliffe | Conservative | 645 |
| J. Stanley | Labour | 277 |
Crown1 seat · turnout 58.6%
| J. Snow | Conservative | 822 |
| G. Robertson | Labour | 133 |
| A. Talbot | Independent | 124 |
Edgehill2 seats · turnout 42.9%
| P. Hill | Labour | 900 |
| R. Watts | Labour | 834 |
| J. Gothard | Conservative | 477 |
| A. Morris | Conservative | 450 |
Eton2 seats · turnout 36.8%
| P. Haynes | Labour | 708 |
| G. Callister | Labour | 644 |
| D. Bladon | Conservative | 273 |
| D. Shand | Lib/Sdp | 264 |
| A. Bishop | Lib/Sdp | 238 |
Heath3 seats · turnout 40.8%
| R. Mellor | Independent | 927 |
| F. Edginton | Labour | 921 |
| A. Dean | Labour | 917 |
| B Wilks | Conservative | 882 |
| D. Tunnicliffe | Conservative | 801 |
| C. Davey | Labour | 637 |
| B. Waller | Lib/Sdp | 498 |
Horninglow3 seats · turnout 39.2%
| K. Builth | Labour | 1,144 |
| J. Barton | Labour | 1,064 |
| E. Deakin | Labour | 1,039 |
| W. Huckerby | Conservative | 805 |
| B. Fellows | Conservative | 767 |
| J. Wood | Conservative | 723 |
Needwood2 seats · turnout 43.1%
| T. Deeming | Conservative | 1,124 |
| A. Ball | Conservative | 1,096 |
| J. Jay | Lib/Sdp | 518 |
| R. Appleby | Labour | 362 |
| R. Knight | Labour | 314 |
Outwoods2 seats · turnout 46.9%
| C. Gowtage | Conservative | 736 |
| R. Ward | Conservative | 708 |
| J. Mott | Labour | 266 |
| T. Foster | Labour | 247 |
Rolleston on Dove2 seats · turnout 64.4%
| W. Thornewill | Conservative | 898 |
| M. Trelinski | Lib/Sdp | 881 |
| K. Bradley | Conservative | 806 |
| W. Hodson-Walker | Lib/Sdp | 705 |
| R. Gilberthorpe | Labour | 121 |
| P. Squire | Labour | 74 |
Shobnall2 seats · turnout 46.6%
| P. Beresford | Labour | 868 |
| D. Tilling | Labour | 836 |
| W. Ball | Conservative | 635 |
| R. Fisher | Conservative | 623 |
Stapenhill2 seats · turnout 51.7%
| G. Handley | Conservative | 1,017 |
| K. Clarke | Conservative | 1,002 |
| A. Cowan | Labour | 631 |
| K. Salt | Labour | 607 |
| K. Henchcliffe | Lib/Sdp | 366 |
| A. Pope | Lib/Sdp | 345 |
Stretton2 seats · turnout 41.4%
| G. Hunter | Conservative | 1,287 |
| A. Wyatt | Conservative | 1,118 |
| P. Hudson | Labour | 606 |
| S. Read | Labour | 581 |
| A. Gordon | Lib/Sdp | 489 |
Town2 seats · turnout 40.9%
| R. Barker | Conservative | 819 |
| C. Tunnicliffe | Conservative | 741 |
| S. Milward | Labour | 538 |
| F Hollis | Labour | 516 |
Tutbury & Hanbury2 seats · turnout 57.6%
| D. Brown | Conservative | 849 |
| C Cutchey | Conservative | 638 |
| W Crossley | Labour | 573 |
| T Dyke | Labour | 473 |
| E. Lane | Independent | 393 |
| K. Cooke | Lib/Sdp | 347 |
Uxbridge2 seats · turnout 55.4%
| P. Archer | Lib/Sdp | 583 |
| O'Shea C. | Labour | 459 |
| S. Marbrow | Lib/Sdp | 431 |
| T. Wright | Labour | 363 |
| Moz Khan | Conservative | 300 |
| S Clews | Conservative | 260 |
Victoria2 seats · turnout 45.1%
| F. Walker | Labour | 677 |
| Fernando L. | Conservative | 656 |
| M. Harper | Labour | 586 |
| D. Wilson | Conservative | 549 |
| H. Warner | Lib/Sdp | 327 |
| D. Ahmed | Lib/Sdp | 324 |
Waterside2 seats · turnout 37.9%
| D Heptonstall | Labour | 1,076 |
| R. Watts | Labour | 979 |
| M. Lloyd-Morris | Conservative | 267 |
| B. Butcher | Lib/Sdp | 242 |
Weaver1 seat · turnout 49.5%
| W. Bailey | Conservative | 630 |
| M. Huckerby | Labour | 157 |
Winshill3 seats · turnout 45.9%
| D. Fletcher | Labour | 1,564 |
| F. Bartram | Labour | 1,355 |
| C. Cornell | Labour | 1,319 |
| P Blackshaw | Conservative | 1,093 |
| J. Parker | Conservative | 991 |
| S. Rose | Conservative | 963 |
