Before (end of 1986) (50 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 34 · Other 10 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 · Labour 3
After (end of 1987) (50 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 38 · Other 5 · Labour 4 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 3
Ward results
Acton Trussell1 seat
| N. Buxton | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Bilbrook2 seats · turnout 40.7%
| R. Crompton | Conservative | 812 |
| M. Beattie | Lib/Sdp | 729 |
| G. Walley | Conservative | 706 |
| Tomlinson | Lib/Sdp | 629 |
| A. Inns | Labour | 238 |
| Gilbert | Labour | 211 |
Bishopswood1 seat · turnout 55.8%
| B. Cox | Conservative | 393 |
| P. Walker | Lib/Sdp | 194 |
Brewood2 seats · turnout 56.0%
| D. Corbett | Conservative | 887 |
| F. Goatman | Conservative | 706 |
| V. Lomax | Lib/Sdp | 657 |
| C. Haynes | Lib/Sdp | 442 |
| J. Glenshore | Labour | 102 |
Cheslyn Hay North2 seats · turnout 33.7%
| D. Stanton | Independent | 445 |
| W. Craddock | Labour | 372 |
| S. Butler | Lib/Sdp | 363 |
| B. Wood | Labour | 322 |
| A. Coldrick | Independent | 184 |
Cheslyn Hay South2 seats · turnout 44.0%
| D. Watson | Conservative | 535 |
| B. Bladen | Conservative | 460 |
| V. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 386 |
| K. Williams | Lib/Sdp | 360 |
| R. Knight | Labour | 304 |
| G. Bird | Labour | 278 |
Codsall North2 seats · turnout 49.5%
| J. Evans | Conservative | 1,057 |
| D. Bramall | Conservative | 1,027 |
| E. Wilcox | Lib/Sdp | 584 |
| J. Davies | Lib/Sdp | 371 |
| M. Gorman | Labour | 277 |
| T. Williams | Labour | 173 |
Codsall South3 seats · turnout 58.9%
| G. Holmes | Conservative | 1,138 |
| J. Inch | Conservative | 1,117 |
| J. Taylor | Conservative | 1,102 |
| M. Lynch | Lib/Sdp | 487 |
| M. Tomlinson | Lib/Sdp | 403 |
| N. Dann | Lib/Sdp | 335 |
| E. Bellingham | Labour | 149 |
| W. Keay | Labour | 119 |
| L. Cross | Labour | 114 |
Coven2 seats · turnout 41.0%
| D. Jones | Conservative | 833 |
| G. McCarthy | Conservative | 756 |
| L. Jones | Labour | 293 |
| D. Legge | Lib/Sdp | 125 |
| S. Hewitt | Lib/Sdp | 118 |
Essington2 seats · turnout 48.8%
| C. Wakeman | Conservative | 1,037 |
| F. Kitson | Independent | 692 |
| P. Williams | Conservative | 653 |
| B. Whitehouse | Independent | 589 |
| L. Commins | Independent | 414 |
Featherstone1 seat · turnout 46.3%
| J. Greenaway | Labour | 720 |
| D. Darley | Conservative | 500 |
Great Wyrley Landywood2 seats · turnout 34.9%
| G. Jones | Conservative | 745 |
| H. Mellor | Independent | 742 |
| A. Moran | Labour | 475 |
| E. Lawson | Labour | 472 |
Great Wyrley North1 seat · turnout 44.9%
| H. Harding | Conservative | 335 |
| T. Lowe | Labour | 104 |
Great Wyrley Town3 seats · turnout 34.7%
| L. Smallwood | Conservative | 1,054 |
| J. Johnson | Conservative | 899 |
| G. Bullock | Labour | 727 |
| S. Middlebrook | Independent | 623 |
| P. Turner | Labour | 595 |
| M. Cartwright | Labour | 491 |
Himley & Swindon1 seat · turnout 43.2%
| W. Brownhill | Conservative | 552 |
| A. Turner | Lib/Sdp | 253 |
Huntington1 seat · turnout 30.0%
| C. Hewston | Labour | 371 |
| V. Hames | Independent | 246 |
Kinver3 seats · turnout 46.7%
| B. Fletcher | Conservative | 1,031 ✓ |
| J. Baxter | Independent | 993 ✓ |
| J. Baxter | Independent | 822 ✓ |
| K. Jeffries | Conservative | 715 |
| J. Gosling | Lib/Sdp | 666 |
| I. Hollinshead | Independent | 596 |
| R. Hadfield | Conservative | 562 |
| M. Pettit | Labour | 166 |
| R. Pettit | Labour | 152 |
| M. Winters | Labour | 131 |
Lapley1 seat · turnout 52.7%
| R. Wright | Conservative | 641 |
| D. Thompson | Lib/Sdp | 326 |
| R. Punter | Labour | 94 |
Lower Penn1 seat · turnout 53.1%
| W. Winsper | Conservative | 401 |
| W. Brown | Independent | 315 |
Pattingham & Patshull1 seat · turnout 57.4%
| J. Burton | Conservative | 815 |
| A. Trubshaw | Lib/Sdp | 168 |
| J. Cartwright | Labour | 91 |
Penkridge North East1 seat · turnout 55.1%
| J. Oliver | Lib/Sdp | 441 |
| J. Simmonite | Conservative | 403 |
| E. Willetts | Labour | 90 |
Penkridge South East2 seats · turnout 47.4%
| R. Lloyd | Conservative | 701 |
| R. Benning | Conservative | 619 |
| K. Palmer | Lib/Sdp | 455 |
| P. Oades | Lib/Sdp | 427 |
| D. Murphy | Labour | 420 |
| J. Pritchard | Labour | 328 |
Penkridge West1 seat · turnout 53.7%
| D. Cartwright | Conservative | 386 |
| M. Bean | Lib/Sdp | 240 |
| A. Tyler | Ind Lab | 62 |
Perton1 seat · turnout 34.8%
| C. Yardley | Conservative | 1,433 |
| W. Firmstone | Lib/Sdp | 754 |
| P. Allen | Independent | 398 |
Shareshill1 seat · turnout 60.8%
| A. Hood | Conservative | 851 |
| D. Cleeton | Labour | 141 |
Stourton1 seat · turnout 51.0%
| B. Edwards | Conservative | 505 |
| M. Cartwright | Independent | 206 |
Trysull & Seisdon1 seat
| C. Bolland | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Wombourne North3 seats · turnout 49.3%
| J. Williams | Conservative | 1,024 |
| A. Suckling | Conservative | 1,017 |
| E. Arliss | Conservative | 998 |
| J. Reynolds | Lib/Sdp | 686 |
| E. Hewitt | Lib/Sdp | 655 |
| A. Warne | Lib/Sdp | 576 |
| H. McTaggart | Independent | 388 |
| M. Kelly | Labour | 347 |
Wombourne South East2 seats · turnout 54.1%
| D. Battison | Conservative | 901 |
| B. Hyett | Conservative | 839 |
| I. Hodgkiss | Lib/Sdp | 554 |
| E. Hardwick | Lib/Sdp | 482 |
| P. Wymer | Labour | 164 |
| J. McTaggart | Independent | 147 |
Wombourne South West3 seats · turnout 45.9%
| I. Kelly | Conservative | 1,030 |
| J. Griffiths | Conservative | 1,007 |
| S. Wainwright | Lib/Sdp | 1,007 |
| E. Jones | Conservative | 925 |
| I. Sadler | Lib/Sdp | 794 |
| D. Daly | Lib/Sdp | 785 |
| D. Beaumont | Labour | 251 |
| R. Nicholson | Labour | 216 |