Before (end of 1986) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 39 · Other 8 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 · Labour 5
After (end of 1987) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 37 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 13 · Labour 4 · Other 3
Ward results
Boscombe East3 seats · turnout 39.7%
| N. Davis-Gordon | Lib/Sdp | 1,308 |
| A. Fudge | Lib/Sdp | 1,286 |
| J. Banks | Conservative | 1,238 |
| R. Gaster | Lib/Sdp | 1,193 |
| W. Carey | Conservative | 1,147 |
| W. Turner | Conservative | 1,130 |
| H. Benfield | Labour | 260 |
Boscombe West3 seats · turnout 28.3%
| R. Wotton | Conservative | 1,068 |
| D. Trenchard | Conservative | 1,051 |
| G. Anstee | Conservative | 1,015 |
| E. Merrifield | Lib/Sdp | 642 |
| A. Musgrave-Scott | Lib/Sdp | 601 |
| R. Levesque | Lib/Sdp | 600 |
| A. Dale | Labour | 248 |
| A. Burns-Davie | Independent | 110 |
Central3 seats · turnout 34.0%
| Raymond Arthur Chapman | Conservative | 1,308 |
| K. Thomason | Conservative | 1,272 |
| J. Macfarlane | Conservative | 1,248 |
| A. Giles | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 729 |
| G. Cherry | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 723 |
| R. Hicks | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 629 |
| S. Reynolds | Labour | 243 |
East Cliff3 seats · turnout 24.2%
| J. Curtis | Conservative | 1,373 |
| H. Bostock | Conservative | 1,205 |
| P. Kelleway | Conservative | 1,056 |
| J. Bright | Lib/Sdp | 688 |
| F. Hope | Labour | 415 |
Ensbury Park3 seats · turnout 45.6%
| G. Perkins | Conservative | 1,436 |
| J. Bryant | Conservative | 1,397 |
| P. Real | Conservative | 1,338 |
| A. Fox | Lib/Sdp | 1,136 |
| S. Starr | Lib/Sdp | 1,064 |
| B. McGuinness | Lib/Sdp | 1,058 |
| K. Smale | Labour | 458 |
| K. Brewer | Labour | 428 |
| R. Wills | Labour | 409 |
Kinson3 seats · turnout 35.7%
| Bennett L. | Labour | 1,357 |
| K Butt | Conservative | 1,130 |
| M. Garrett | Conservative | 1,106 |
| Williams V. | Labour | 1,050 |
| D Gritt | Labour | 1,038 |
| M. Marks | Lib/Sdp | 770 |
| K. Patrick | Lib/Sdp | 694 |
Littledown3 seats · turnout 53.3%
| B. Siberry | Conservative | 2,002 |
| M. Peters | Conservative | 1,798 |
| D. Jenkinson | Conservative | 1,790 |
| N. Russell | Lib/Sdp | 1,679 |
| M. Andrews | Lib/Sdp | 1,643 |
| J. Littlewood | Lib/Sdp | 1,603 |
| R Ansell | Labour | 298 |
Moordown3 seats · turnout 37.4%
| J. Moore | Lib/Sdp | 1,073 |
| D. Clutterbuck | Lib/Sdp | 1,056 |
| E. Morrell-Cross | Lib/Sdp | 933 |
| A. Fitzpatrick | Conservative | 898 |
| P. Stanley-Watts | Conservative | 856 |
| F. McLellan | Conservative | 844 |
| J. Cant | Labour | 384 |
| D Emberson | Labour | 354 |
| Martyn Snow | Labour | 313 |
Muscliff3 seats · turnout 42.0%
| R. Whittaker | Independent | 3,065 |
| H. Courtney | Conservative | 1,537 |
| L. Chandler | Conservative | 1,429 |
| A. Hanney | Lib/Sdp | 970 |
| A. Rey | Lib/Sdp | 954 |
| L. Troke | Independent | 634 |
| G. Ainsworth | Labour | 313 |
| David Field | Labour | 304 |
| M. Stephens | Labour | 287 |
Queens Park3 seats · turnout 24.2%
| C. Dyer | Independent | 1,530 |
| V. Lambourn | Lib/Sdp | 1,091 |
| P. Osmant | Conservative | 1,049 |
| S. Cayford | Lib/Sdp | 1,032 |
| A. Dowling | Labour | 471 |
Redhill Park3 seats · turnout 41.9%
| P. Whitelegg | Ind Con | 1,765 |
| R. Lee | Lib/Sdp | 1,519 |
| B. Board | Conservative | 1,316 |
| P. Brown | Lib/Sdp | 1,247 |
| R. Smith | Conservative | 1,149 |
| G. Knights | Labour | 439 |
Southbourne3 seats · turnout 51.0%
| K. Thresher | Conservative | 2,225 |
| Y. Johnstone | Conservative | 2,112 |
| B. Willcox | Conservative | 1,961 |
| B. Ratcliffe | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 1,466 |
| E. Day | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 1,401 |
| R. Nixon | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 1,293 |
Strouden Park3 seats · turnout 44.2%
| D. Crone | Conservative | 1,911 |
| P. Hogarth | Lib/Sdp | 1,860 |
| J. Bowater | Conservative | 1,575 |
| Saunders J. | Conservative | 1,557 |
| P. Johnson | Lib/Sdp | 1,471 |
| J. Trickett | Lib/Sdp | 1,393 |
| A. Dinkenor | Labour | 430 |
| R. McNair | Labour | 396 |
| P. Giddings | Labour | 383 |
Talbot Woods3 seats · turnout 34.8%
| W. Coe | Conservative | 1,473 |
| M. Hearne | Conservative | 1,462 |
| H. Henning | Conservative | 1,341 |
| V. French | Lib/Sdp | 801 |
| D. Moore | Lib/Sdp | 752 |
| B. Hawa | Labour | 355 |
Wallisdown3 seats · turnout 27.1%
| P. Brushett | Labour | 1,112 |
| J. Cross | Labour | 983 |
| B. Grower | Labour | 973 |
| S. Foote | Lib/Sdp | 671 |
| S. Heard | Conservative | 562 |
| D. Baldwin | Conservative | 548 |
| A. Parfitt | Conservative | 512 |
West Cliff3 seats · turnout 25.6%
| W. Forman | Conservative | 1,414 |
| J. Amor | Conservative | 1,411 |
| P. Harris | Conservative | 1,407 |
| L. Fullick | Lib/Sdp | 729 |
| S. Laughton | Labour | 320 |
West Southbourne3 seats · turnout 46.9%
| D. Eyre | Lib/Sdp | 1,997 |
| J. Millward | Lib/Sdp | 1,971 |
| D. Frearson | Lib/Sdp | 1,769 |
| J. Griffiths | Conservative | 1,440 |
| I. Elcock | Conservative | 1,391 |
| R. Shrimpton | Conservative | 1,250 |
Westbourne3 seats
| B. Bicknell | Conservative | 1,813 |
| Jackie Harris | Conservative | 1,700 |
| G. Jaffe | Conservative | 1,609 |
| B. Greensmith | Lib/Sdp | 539 |
| H. Seddon | Lib/Sdp | 536 |
| J. Seddon | Lib/Sdp | 505 |
| J. Taylor | Labour | 189 |
Winton3 seats · turnout 44.0%
| E. Smith | Lib/Sdp | 1,397 |
| K. Rawlings | Lib/Sdp | 1,392 |
| B. Smith | Lib/Sdp | 1,337 |
| P. Haley | Conservative | 1,288 |
| B Case | Conservative | 1,194 |
| K. Hearne | Conservative | 1,172 |
| A. Brushett | Labour | 297 |