Before (end of 1986) (34 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 19 · Conservative 11 · Other 3 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1
After (end of 1987) (34 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 19 · Conservative 12 · Other 2 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1
Ward results
Arley2 seats · turnout 57.9%
| M. Hall | Labour | 791 |
| G. Bell | Labour | 755 |
| R. Knowles | Conservative | 471 |
| J. Browning | Conservative | 435 |
Atherstone North2 seats · turnout 45.1%
| D. Forwood | Labour | 757 |
| L. McKee | Labour | 640 |
| R. Finch | Independent | 455 |
| A. Chesterton | Conservative | 409 |
| N. Heath | Independent | 313 |
| J. Brettle | Lib/Sdp | 295 |
Atherstone South2 seats · turnout 44.2%
| A. Horton | Independent | 502 |
| M. Simpson | Conservative | 457 |
| C. Ford | Labour | 433 |
| A. Forwood | Labour | 414 |
| B. Ball | Independent | 358 |
| R. Brettle | Lib/Sdp | 201 |
Baddesley Ensor1 seat · turnout 56.0%
| R. Sweet | Labour | 633 |
| M. Smethurst | Lib/Sdp | 126 |
| A. Walker | Independent | 66 |
Coleshill North2 seats · turnout 47.7%
| G. Jones | Conservative | 820 |
| M. Prosser | Conservative | 739 |
| A. Payne | Lib/Sdp | 608 |
| P. Harris | Labour | 339 |
| J. Duffy | Labour | 319 |
Coleshill South2 seats · turnout 51.5%
| V. Wright | Conservative | 668 |
| D. Mott | Conservative | 598 |
| P. Knight | Lib/Sdp | 502 |
| W. Ensor | Labour | 279 |
| E. Rowley | Labour | 226 |
Curdworth1 seat · turnout 55.3%
| J. Lea | Conservative | 608 |
| K. Wadsworth | Lib/Sdp | 312 |
Dordon2 seats · turnout 32.3%
| P. Morson | Labour | 702 |
| J. Winter | Labour | 570 |
| W. Smitten | Conservative | 269 |
Fillongley2 seats · turnout 37.0%
| H. Matthews | Conservative | 766 |
| L. Smith | Conservative | 598 |
| J. Best | Lib/Sdp | 289 |
| V. Mills | Labour | 236 |
Grendon1 seat · turnout 61.6%
| H. Bardon | Conservative | 416 ✓ |
| M. Nixon | Independent | 245 |
| B. Wills | Labour | 225 |
| T. Mann | Lib/Sdp | 77 |
Hartshill2 seats · turnout 36.2%
| F. Paintin | Labour | 553 |
| R. Place | Labour | 493 |
| W. Taggart | Conservative | 331 |
| S. Meldrum | Lib/Sdp | 212 |
| L. Gallagher | Independent | 150 |
| J. Curle | Independent | 144 |
Hurley2 seats · turnout 57.3%
| A. Lewis | Labour | 680 |
| T. Kenwright | Labour | 666 |
| G. Ingram | Conservative | 428 |
| M. Colclough | Conservative | 302 |
| A. Johnston | Lib/Sdp | 272 |
| W. Larter | Lib/Sdp | 218 |
Kingsbury2 seats · turnout 47.5%
| L. Forsyth | Labour | 863 |
| B. Moss | Labour | 822 |
| D. Marklew | Conservative | 607 |
| C. Marklew | Conservative | 595 |
| S. Stallard | Lib/Sdp | 202 |
| T. Stallard | Lib/Sdp | 195 |
Mancetter3 seats · turnout 38.8%
| E. Blower | Labour | 732 |
| H. Findley | Labour | 683 |
| R. Oldroyd | Labour | 656 |
| P. Litchfield | Lib/Sdp | 640 |
| M. Prestleton | Conservative | 536 |
| E. Horton | Independent | 350 |
| M. Fox | Independent | 289 |
| Kelly L. | Independent | 253 |
Nether Whitacre1 seat · turnout 56.0%
| E. Mander | Conservative | 500 |
| K. Loftus | Lib/Sdp | 212 |
Newton Regis1 seat · turnout 55.5%
| S. Norman | Labour | 250 |
| C. Andrews | Conservative | 240 |
Warton1 seat · turnout 52.0%
| C. Harrington | Conservative | 564 |
| D. Worsley-Taylor | Labour | 176 |
| J. Matthews | Lib/Sdp | 151 |