Before (end of 1986) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 22 · Labour 8 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 · Other 4
After (end of 1987) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 25 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 · Other 5 · Labour 4
Ward results
Benwick & Doddington1 seat
| B. Double | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Chatteris East1 seat · turnout 40.2%
| Melton A. | Conservative | 544 |
| J. Desborough | Labour | 120 |
Chatteris North1 seat · turnout 43.4%
| Phil Murphy | Conservative | 306 |
| C. Hammond | Independent | 145 |
Chatteris South1 seat · turnout 43.6%
| G. Brinton | Conservative | 372 |
| M. Parish | Labour | 94 |
Chatteris West1 seat
| A. German | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Elm2 seats
| M. Cotterell | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| A. Ingle | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Leverington2 seats · turnout 33.6%
| R. Wallace | Conservative | 643 |
| R. Dixon | Conservative | 549 |
| G. Campion | Independent | 428 |
| M. Taylor | Lib/Sdp | 370 |
March East3 seats
| G. Brewin | Conservative | 990 |
| J. Southwell | Conservative | 863 |
| C. Bennett | Labour | 828 |
| P. Fisher | Lib/Sdp | 755 |
| G. Lodge | Conservative | 752 |
| C. Bennett | Labour | 668 |
| S. Francis | Lib/Sdp | 538 |
| P. Blake | Labour | 497 |
March North3 seats · turnout 42.7%
| P. Brewin | Conservative | 1,001 |
| A. Clark | Labour | 702 |
| Anderson C. | Conservative | 673 |
| G. Lyles | Conservative | 660 |
| N. Stacey | Labour | 575 |
| D. Dagless | Independent | 561 |
| D. Blake | Labour | 545 |
| P. Jackman | Lib/Sdp | 440 |
March West3 seats · turnout 32.9%
| Payn M. | Independent | 1,125 |
| D. Fleming | Conservative | 1,084 |
| F. Grounds | Conservative | 1,003 |
| S. Clark | Labour | 550 |
Newton & Tydd St. Giles1 seat · turnout 47.7%
| A. Pritchard | Independent | 312 |
| H. Rumble | Conservative | 254 |
Outwell & Upwell1 seat · turnout 33.8%
| P. West | Conservative | 333 |
| J. Ladd | Independent | 144 |
Parson Drove & Wisbech St Mary2 seats · turnout 28.2%
| P. Barnes | Independent | 547 |
| N. Payne | Lib/Sdp | 527 |
| S. Russell | Conservative | 390 |
Whittlesey Bassenhally1 seat · turnout 38.2%
| D. Chapman | Lib/Sdp | 394 |
| K Mayor | Conservative | 386 |
Whittlesey Central1 seat · turnout 46.2%
| P. Gray | Conservative | 399 |
| D. Kirby | Lib/Sdp | 173 |
Whittlesey East1 seat · turnout 45.6%
| P. Chivall | Lib/Sdp | 371 |
| U. Cuffe | Conservative | 369 |
Whittlesey Kingsmoor1 seat · turnout 33.0%
| O. Oliver | Lib/Sdp | 260 |
| A Barnes | Conservative | 184 |
Whittlesey South1 seat · turnout 16.4%
| C. Fountain | Lib/Sdp | 287 |
Whittlesey West1 seat · turnout 48.4%
| R. Speechley | Conservative | 604 |
| D. Roberts | Lib/Sdp | 297 |
Wimblington1 seat
| A. Hopper | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Wisbech East2 seats · turnout 36.2%
| J. Barker | Conservative | 819 |
| R. Lake | Conservative | 774 |
| R. Harris | Labour | 450 |
| J. Diggle | Labour | 339 |
Wisbech North3 seats · turnout 24.5%
| K. Brennan | Lib/Sdp | 628 |
| B. Diggle | Labour | 429 |
| K. Howson | Labour | 379 |
| R Symonds | Labour | 377 |
| H. Dickerson | Conservative | 360 |
| E. Mortimore | Conservative | 307 |
| L. Whitmee | Conservative | 304 |
Wisbech North East2 seats · turnout 37.5%
| B. Petts | Conservative | 616 |
| M. Osborn | Conservative | 601 |
| C. Llanwarne | Lib/Sdp | 378 |
| R. Bagshaw | Green | 205 |
Wisbech South West3 seats · turnout 32.0%
| W. Retchless | Conservative | 835 |
| W. Green | Conservative | 832 |
| M. Sharp | Lib/Sdp | 762 |
| T. Jenkins | Conservative | 744 |
| S. Harris | Lib/Sdp | 582 |
| D. Cullen | Independent | 407 |