Before (end of 1986) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 38 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 · Conservative 4 · Other 0
After (end of 1987) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 36 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 9 · Conservative 3 · Other 0
Ward results
Bowthorpe1 seat · turnout 40.8%
| G Gee | Labour | 1,270 ✓ |
| T. Baker | Lib/Sdp | 594 |
| H Collins | Conservative | 587 |
| D. Underwood | Independent | 321 |
Catton Grove1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| R Quinn | Labour | 1,106 |
| M. Goff | Conservative | 834 |
| P. Callf | Lib/Sdp | 509 |
Crome1 seat · turnout 43.9%
| B. Simpson | Labour | 1,259 |
| C Cushing | Conservative | 696 |
| D. Williment | Lib/Sdp | 666 |
Eaton1 seat · turnout 68.6%
| J. Virgo | Conservative | 2,015 ✓ |
| S. Green | Lib/Sdp | 1,925 |
| B. Nagy | Labour | 609 |
| R. Heaton | BNP | 23 |
Heigham1 seat · turnout 43.9%
| P. Hollis | Labour | 1,368 |
| E. Hamilton | Conservative | 561 |
| A. Addington | Lib/Sdp | 515 |
Henderson1 seat · turnout 45.4%
| J. Newman | Labour | 1,350 ✓ |
| S. Parker | Conservative | 493 |
| L. Jennings | Lib/Sdp | 420 |
| Denise Eileen Carlo | Green | 270 |
Lakenham1 seat · turnout 50.3%
| J. Newman | Labour | 1,353 |
| G. Goffin | Lib/Sdp | 883 |
| E. Collishaw | Conservative | 628 |
Mancroft1 seat · turnout 47.4%
| S. Morton | Labour | 1,539 |
| M. Graham | Conservative | 734 |
| E. Du Parcq | Lib/Sdp | 573 |
Mile Cross1 seat · turnout 40.0%
| J. Bunker | Labour | 1,459 |
| S. Moore | Conservative | 419 |
| J. Wilkes | Lib/Sdp | 308 |
Mousehold1 seat · turnout 40.5%
| V. Morton | Labour | 1,387 |
| A. Lumbard | Conservative | 608 |
| C. Bowden | Lib/Sdp | 538 |
Nelson1 seat · turnout 66.7%
| N. Lamb | Lib/Sdp | 1,470 ✓ |
| J. McKay | Labour | 1,068 |
| G Drake | Conservative | 868 |
| S. Kinsey | Green | 130 |
St Stephen1 seat · turnout 58.4%
| R. Round | Labour | 1,498 |
| H. Brooker | Conservative | 1,190 |
| S. Oakley | Lib/Sdp | 623 |
Thorpe Hamlet1 seat
| C. Moore | Lib/Sdp | 1,637 ✓ |
| A. Birmingham | Labour | 798 |
| Roger Nash | Conservative | 511 |
| C. Wood | Green | 104 |
Town Close1 seat · turnout 67.8%
| B. Watkins | Lib/Sdp | 1,881 |
| Bill Smith | Labour | 1,273 |
| C. Merry | Conservative | 679 |
University1 seat · turnout 56.1%
| I. Williams | Lib/Sdp | 1,212 ✓ |
| R. Symonds | Labour | 1,156 |
| M. Tuer | Conservative | 537 |
| Mansell D. | Green | 133 |
