Before (end of 1986) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 16 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 15 · Labour 8 · Other 3
After (end of 1987) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
SDP-Liberal Alliance 16 · Conservative 13 · Labour 10 · Other 3
Ward results
Aggborough & Spennells1 seat · turnout 48.0%
| R. Mercer | Lib/Sdp | 1,324 |
| R. Legg | Conservative | 925 |
| T. Bradley | Labour | 196 |
Areley Kings1 seat · turnout 46.6%
| J. Cooper | Labour | 1,006 |
| S. James | Conservative | 874 |
| A. Barnes | Lib/Sdp | 413 |
Blakedown1 seat · turnout 61.3%
| P. Hayward | Conservative | 616 |
| W. Priestnall | Lib/Sdp | 309 |
Broadwaters1 seat · turnout 39.3%
| A. Kraemer | Labour | 706 |
| G. Webb | Conservative | 665 |
| W. Robinson | Lib/Sdp | 526 |
Cookley1 seat · turnout 61.1%
| J. Wardle | Labour | 572 |
| B. Broomhead | Conservative | 565 |
Franche1 seat · turnout 44.2%
| R. Layton | Conservative | 1,456 |
| L. Steadman | Labour | 562 |
| W. Carr | Lib/Sdp | 476 |
Greenhill1 seat · turnout 45.2%
| P. Harrison | Lib/Sdp | 1,128 |
| A. Lote | Conservative | 585 |
| R. Aldridge | Labour | 464 |
Habberley & Blakebrook1 seat · turnout 47.6%
| S. Rushton | Labour | 984 |
| W. Fish | Conservative | 892 |
| A. McDowell | Lib/Sdp | 576 |
Lickhill1 seat · turnout 47.2%
| M. Hutchinson | Lib/Sdp | 1,101 ✓ |
| G. Smart | Conservative | 808 |
| M. Grinnall | Labour | 455 |
| M. Price | Independent | 93 |
Offmore1 seat · turnout 55.1%
| F. Oborski | Lib/Sdp | 1,951 |
| M. Lacy | Conservative | 724 |
Oldington & Foley Park1 seat · turnout 33.2%
| V. Pargeter | Lib/Sdp | 1,064 |
| D. Finch | Labour | 447 |
Sutton Park1 seat · turnout 41.4%
| P. Carter | Lib/Sdp | 937 |
| C. Whitaker | Conservative | 563 |
| M. Cook | Labour | 508 |
