Before (end of 1986) (27 seats, Elections Centre)
SDP-Liberal Alliance 17 · Conservative 5 · Labour 3 · Other 2
After (end of 1987) (27 seats, Elections Centre)
SDP-Liberal Alliance 19 · Conservative 4 · Labour 3 · Other 1
Ward results
Aylestone1 seat · turnout 41.6%
| P. Powell | Independent | 1,027 ✓ |
| B. Lee | Conservative | 400 |
| A. Coda | Labour | 272 |
| A. McQueen | Green | 98 |
Belmont1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| J. Newman | Lib/Sdp | 1,137 |
| C. Wathen | Labour | 295 |
| D. Chatfield | Conservative | 129 |
Central1 seat · turnout 41.6%
| D. Fleet | Lib/Sdp | 856 |
| F. Blackler | Conservative | 549 |
| J. Newton | Labour | 179 |
Holmer1 seat · turnout 34.9%
| C. Gundy | Lib/Sdp | 892 |
| R. Jenkins | Labour | 404 |
| P. Tomlins | Independent | 328 |
St. Martins1 seat · turnout 39.9%
| J. Kelly | Labour | 620 |
| J. Pulling | Lib/Sdp | 602 |
| L. Johnson | Conservative | 248 |
St. Nicholas1 seat · turnout 45.9%
| D. Short | Lib/Sdp | 933 ✓ |
| J. Clifford | Conservative | 542 |
| A. Chappell | Labour | 198 |
| J. McCloskey | Green | 72 |
Three Elms1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| G. Bew | Lib/Sdp | 987 |
| J. Holley | Conservative | 545 |
| R. Shutt | Labour | 175 |