Before (end of 1986) (30 seats, Elections Centre)
SDP-Liberal Alliance 17 · Conservative 13 · Other 0 · Labour 0
After (end of 1987) (30 seats, Elections Centre)
SDP-Liberal Alliance 17 · Conservative 13 · Labour 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Devonshire1 seat · turnout 50.4%
| A. Aldridge | Conservative | 1,378 ✓ |
| A. Sandell | Lib/Sdp | 976 |
| J. Wells | Green | 135 |
| K. Usmani | Labour | 128 |
Downside1 seat · turnout 51.4%
| M. Skilton | Lib/Sdp | 1,476 ✓ |
| D. Townsend | Conservative | 1,306 |
| B. O'Shea | Green | 187 |
| M. Pratt | Labour | 174 |
Hampden Park1 seat · turnout 51.7%
| P. Hearn | Lib/Sdp | 1,243 |
| P. Day | Labour | 1,031 |
| G. Mills | Conservative | 983 |
Langney1 seat · turnout 45.1%
| A. Mepham | Lib/Sdp | 1,824 ✓ |
| K. Johnston | Conservative | 1,004 |
| C. Webb | Green | 337 |
| D. Poole | Labour | 184 |
Meads1 seat · turnout 51.0%
| D. Stevens | Conservative | 2,698 |
| M. Bannister | Lib/Sdp | 416 |
| B. Pritchard | Labour | 140 |
Ocklynge1 seat · turnout 52.1%
| M. Morrow | Conservative | 1,855 |
| C. Broome | Lib/Sdp | 876 |
| E. Benefield | Labour | 120 |
Ratton1 seat · turnout 57.0%
| N. Humphries | Conservative | 1,897 |
| P. Heasman | Lib/Sdp | 1,287 |
| I. Masson | Labour | 308 |
Roselands1 seat · turnout 51.9%
| M. Guess | Lib/Sdp | 1,296 ✓ |
| V. Thomas | Conservative | 1,220 |
| J. Heath | Green | 707 |
| M. Watkins | Labour | 198 |
St. Anthonys1 seat · turnout 58.6%
| M. Smith | Conservative | 1,707 ✓ |
| R. Hughes | Lib/Sdp | 1,226 |
| R. Armstrong | Green | 351 |
| B. Hicks | Labour | 320 |
Upperton1 seat · turnout 46.3%
| P. Harffey | Conservative | 2,262 ✓ |
| P. Durrant | Lib/Sdp | 583 |
| D. Evans | Green | 210 |
| C. Fisher | Labour | 126 |