Before (end of 1986) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
SDP-Liberal Alliance 16 · Conservative 11 · Other 4 · Labour 2
After (end of 1987) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 15 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 14 · Labour 2 · Other 2
Ward results
All Saints1 seat · turnout 47.0%
| D. Pennell | Conservative | 1,537 |
| A. McKinlay | Lib/Sdp | 1,310 |
| D. Hale | Labour | 364 |
Charlton Kings1 seat · turnout 59.1%
| J. Moreton | Conservative | 1,402 ✓ |
| R. Daffurn | Lib/Sdp | 1,314 |
| W. Robinson | RES | 913 |
| P. Booth | Labour | 159 |
College1 seat · turnout 59.6%
| B. Chaplin | Conservative | 2,341 |
| G. Barnes | Lib/Sdp | 1,649 |
| P. Jump | Labour | 192 |
Hesters Way1 seat · turnout 39.5%
| D. Banyard | Lib/Sdp | 1,389 |
| R. Sturdy | RES | 1,000 |
| C. Harriss | Labour | 434 |
Lansdown1 seat · turnout 44.1%
| S. Wickham | Conservative | 1,575 |
| R. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 834 |
| L. Stapleton | Labour | 260 |
Park1 seat · turnout 58.2%
| C. Irving | Conservative | 1,972 |
| J. Norman | Lib/Sdp | 1,179 |
| M. Bottomley | Labour | 150 |
Pittville1 seat · turnout 49.4%
| H. Raymond | Conservative | 1,210 |
| J. Naish | Labour | 1,000 |
| A. Wadley | Lib/Sdp | 856 |
St. Pauls1 seat · turnout 46.1%
| D. Aldridge | Conservative | 1,282 |
| A. Fayter | Lib/Sdp | 1,103 |
| G. Mace | Labour | 263 |
St. Peters1 seat · turnout 57.2%
| R. Marchant | Conservative | 1,330 ✓ |
| P. Hart | Lib/Sdp | 756 |
| P. Chappell | Labour | 446 |
