Before (end of 1986) (34 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 17 · Other 9 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 · Labour 4
After (end of 1987) (34 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 15 · Other 8 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 · Labour 5
Ward results
Central2 seats · turnout 30.5%
| M. Haworth | Independent | 494 |
| J. Wallis | Conservative | 417 |
| D. Hatfield | Ind Lab | 263 |
| P. Riis | Labour | 240 |
COASTAL2 seats
| J. Paine | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| J. Hildred | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| J. Hildred | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| J. Paine | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Fenside3 seats · turnout 31.5%
| C. Marshall | Labour | 830 |
| F. Gilchrist | Labour | 787 |
| P. Goodale | Labour | 753 |
| B. Powell | Conservative | 616 |
| P. Smit | Conservative | 438 |
Fishtoft3 seats · turnout 44.8%
| J. Dobson | Conservative | 1,132 |
| J. Cammack | Conservative | 1,077 |
| J. Tryner | Conservative | 934 |
| O. Snell | Lib/Sdp | 911 |
FIVE VILLAGE2 seats · turnout 33.2%
| G. Burton | Conservative | 447 |
| A. Day | Conservative | 435 |
| J. Chesman | Independent | 388 |
| P. Longland | Independent | 362 |
Holland Fen1 seat
| B. North | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Kirton2 seats · turnout 38.0%
| J. Welsh | Conservative | 693 |
| W. Franks | Independent | 672 |
| H. Taylor | Independent | 518 |
| G. Sharp | Lib/Sdp | 191 |
| A. Neal | Labour | 159 |
Skirbeck3 seats · turnout 43.0%
| B. Marriott | Conservative | 729 ✓ |
| Barbara Marriott | Conservative | 729 |
| J Bisby | Labour | 696 |
| J. Bisby | Labour | 696 ✓ |
| D. Harlow | Conservative | 662 ✓ |
| D Harlow | Conservative | 662 |
| E Jessop | Labour | 598 |
| E. Jessop | Labour | 598 |
| G. Clifford | Labour | 580 |
South2 seats · turnout 46.5%
| C. Tebbs | Lib/Sdp | 505 |
| K. Dobson | Conservative | 474 |
| F. Myatt | Lib/Sdp | 471 |
| L. Archer | Conservative | 404 |
Swineshead1 seat
| L. Moulder | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
West3 seats · turnout 26.2%
| R. Vellam | Conservative | 1,028 |
| P. Lowery | Labour | 717 |
| T. Cummins | Lib/Sdp | 694 |
| M. Belton | Labour | 581 |
Witham3 seats · turnout 32.7%
| G. Moulder | Conservative | 1,217 |
| E. Napier | Lib/Sdp | 1,190 |
| Mary Wright | Conservative | 1,040 |
| S. Southgate | Labour | 445 |