Before (end of 1986) (53 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · Conservative 16 · Other 1 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1
After (end of 1987) (53 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 37 · Conservative 12 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 · Other 1
Ward results
Acklam2 seats · turnout 50.9%
| G. Popple | Conservative | 1,183 |
| D. Robertson | Conservative | 966 |
| B. Waller | Lib/Sdp | 755 |
| J. Hopkins | Lib/Sdp | 694 |
| J. Bennington | Labour | 364 |
| W. Ling | Labour | 352 |
Ayresome3 seats · turnout 33.3%
| J. Jones | Labour | 1,341 |
| W. Kerr | Labour | 1,247 |
| P. Queenan | Labour | 1,191 |
| J. Pollack | Lib/Sdp | 428 |
| C. Baptiste | Lib/Sdp | 392 |
| S. Scott-Anderson | Lib/Sdp | 372 |
Beckfield2 seats
| R. Brady | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| I. Berryman | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Beechwood2 seats · turnout 29.0%
| G. Clark | Labour | 958 |
| M. Kirk | Labour | 881 |
| C. Thompson | Lib/Sdp | 328 |
Berwick Hills2 seats · turnout 30.4%
| A. Carter | Labour | 1,101 |
| M. Pritchard | Labour | 969 |
| S. Oakley | Lib/Sdp | 232 |
Brookfield2 seats · turnout 54.3%
| R. Thomas | Conservative | 1,098 |
| T. Ward | Conservative | 1,079 |
| K. Wilson | Lib/Sdp | 895 |
| H. Pollack | Lib/Sdp | 895 |
| C. Davies | Labour | 840 |
| D. Biewer | Labour | 829 |
Easterside2 seats · turnout 33.2%
| E. Bolland | Labour | 1,074 |
| R. McSorley | Labour | 888 |
| E. Brown | Lib/Sdp | 283 |
| P. Bunn | Lib/Sdp | 275 |
Gresham2 seats
| S. Grace | Labour | 1,024 |
| J. Coppinger | Labour | 1,017 |
| C. McIntyre | Lib/Sdp | 446 |
Grove Hill2 seats · turnout 25.0%
| K. Hall | Labour | 842 |
| D. Ross | Labour | 741 |
| W. Paine | Lib/Sdp | 428 |
Hemlington2 seats · turnout 47.4%
| A. Campbell | Labour | 809 |
| F. Platt | Labour | 793 |
| J. Smith | Lib/Sdp | 615 |
| A. Bain | Lib/Sdp | 585 |
| J. Summers | Conservative | 263 |
Kader2 seats · turnout 51.5%
| H. Pearson | Conservative | 1,295 |
| A. Pearson | Conservative | 1,154 |
| A. Scurrah | Lib/Sdp | 811 |
| J. Buckley-Atkins | Lib/Sdp | 799 |
| S. Bonner | Labour | 568 |
| R. Smith | Labour | 550 |
Kirby2 seats · turnout 47.6%
| B. Nilsson | Conservative | 1,121 |
| E. Pearson | Conservative | 1,110 |
| H. Stephenson | Labour | 684 |
| M. Elliott | Labour | 669 |
| F. McIntyre | Lib/Sdp | 460 |
Linthorpe2 seats · turnout 49.3%
| S. Cass | Labour | 1,018 |
| K. Puddephat | Labour | 938 |
| B. Lamb | Conservative | 584 |
| G. Lancashire | Conservative | 560 |
| K. Bayley | Lib/Sdp | 378 |
| M. Flint | Lib/Sdp | 345 |
Marton2 seats · turnout 46.9%
| L. Garrett | Lib/Sdp | 819 |
| T. Mawston | Lib/Sdp | 796 |
| L. French | Conservative | 777 |
| R. Lester | Conservative | 745 |
| D. Foster | Labour | 235 |
| K. Rathbone | Labour | 219 |
Newham3 seats
| A Jackson | Conservative | 1,660 ✓ |
| P Jackson | Conservative | 1,657 ✓ |
| Bryan Grant | Conservative | 1,624 ✓ |
| F Brogan | Labour | 1,214 |
| R Gallagher | Labour | 1,150 |
| K Bunn | All | 1,137 |
| J Grieveson | All | 1,123 |
| P Gilhooley | All | 1,121 |
| S Husaini | Labour | 1,011 |
North Ormesby2 seats · turnout 35.5%
| C. Godfrey | Labour | 1,106 |
| R. Lowes | Independent | 978 |
| P. Ferrier | Labour | 912 |
NUNTHORPE2 seats · turnout 52.1%
| R. Ashby | Lib/Sdp | 1,036 |
| R. Oxley | Conservative | 1,017 |
| G. Chapman | Conservative | 994 |
| A. Miley | Lib/Sdp | 837 |
| M. Booth | Labour | 185 |
| L. Wilson | Labour | 155 |
Park2 seats · turnout 53.4%
| J. McPartland | Labour | 1,149 |
| E. Dryden | Labour | 969 |
| J. Michna | Lib/Sdp | 808 |
| M. Easton | Lib/Sdp | 666 |
| A. Townsend | Conservative | 316 |
Park End2 seats · turnout 30.8%
| J. Campbell | Labour | 1,128 |
| V. Watson | Labour | 1,011 |
| J. Mason | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 236 |
| P. Smith | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 158 |
| A. Oxley | Conservative | 126 |
senyeK3 seats · turnout 21.7%
| W. Ferrier | Labour | 1,489 |
| E. Ross | Labour | 1,212 |
| L. Thomason | Labour | 1,170 |
| M. Fearon | COMM | 251 |
Southfield2 seats · turnout 37.6%
| D. Bowe | Labour | 1,100 |
| A. Kumar | Labour | 924 |
| I. Jones | Conservative | 279 |
| T. Nicol | Lib/Sdp | 273 |
St. Hildas2 seats · turnout 35.7%
| L. Poole | Labour | 1,061 |
| M. Carr | Labour | 1,036 |
| H. Pearson | Lib/Sdp | 173 |
| J. Whitney | Conservative | 172 |
Stainton & Thornton2 seats · turnout 43.1%
| B. Lonsbrough | Labour | 755 |
| J. Swash | Labour | 666 |
| D. Allick | Conservative | 650 |
| D. Coupe | Conservative | 611 |
| J. Fawcett | Lib/Sdp | 273 |
| K. Wrigglesworth | Lib/Sdp | 239 |
Westbourne2 seats · turnout 31.0%
| M. Carr | Labour | 868 |
| R. Regan | Labour | 781 |
| R. Shan | Lib/Sdp | 375 |
| C. Cubitt | Conservative | 321 |
