Before (end of 1986) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 22 · Labour 18 · Other 6 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2
After (end of 1987) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 25 · Labour 16 · Other 6 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1
Ward results
Admirals2 seats · turnout 45.5%
| D. Vavasour | Conservative | 620 |
| A. Reeve | Conservative | 585 |
| J. Clark | All | 512 |
| A. King | Labour | 508 |
| R. Kirby | Labour | 440 |
| D. Williams | All | 430 |
Benn1 seat · turnout 39.2%
| L. Bayliss | Labour | 862 |
| C. Newsome | Conservative | 315 |
| D. Collins | All | 231 |
Brownsover1 seat · turnout 37.5%
| A. Webb | Labour | 763 |
| P. Akerman | Conservative | 537 |
| C. Thoday | All | 263 |
Dunchurch & Thurlaston1 seat · turnout 49.9%
| J. Barford | Conservative | 792 |
| J. Booth | Lib/Sdp | 292 |
| A. Reed | Labour | 91 |
Earl Craven1 seat · turnout 49.6%
| E. Humphreys | Conservative | 857 |
| R. Bevin | Labour | 536 |
Eastlands1 seat · turnout 48.8%
| P. Miller | Conservative | 878 |
| J. Roodhouse | Lib/Sdp | 760 |
| W. Fryer | Labour | 601 |
Hillmorton1 seat · turnout 42.3%
| D. Elson | RES | 1,196 |
| C. Smith | Labour | 645 |
Knightlow1 seat · turnout 59.4%
| J. Parsons | Conservative | 791 |
| S. Ravenhall | All | 362 |
| L. Moore | Labour | 260 |
Leam Valley1 seat · turnout 60.8%
| G. Collett | Conservative | 532 |
| B. Bevin | All | 92 |
| B. Turnbull | Labour | 33 |
New Bilton1 seat · turnout 40.2%
| F. Blackman | Labour | 930 |
| J. Warren | Conservative | 416 |
| J. Bleeck | All | 262 |
Newbold1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| J. Coupe | Labour | 856 |
| P. Newsome | Conservative | 476 |
| R. Powell | All | 269 |
Overslade1 seat · turnout 60.3%
| R. Tolcher | Conservative | 1,284 |
| P. Clarke | Labour | 1,201 |
| N. Sandison | All | 395 |
Paddox1 seat · turnout 48.3%
| C. Orland | RES | 1,247 |
| V. Seakins | All | 411 |
| V. Spiby | Labour | 375 |
Ryton On Dunsmore1 seat · turnout 61.1%
| W. Smith | Independent | 249 ✓ |
| B. Jones | Conservative | 192 |
| A. Harris | Labour | 146 |
| D. Bancroft | Lib/Sdp | 67 |
| E. Owen | Independent | 30 |
