Before (end of 1986) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 38 · Conservative 19 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 · Other 0
After (end of 1987) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 30 · Conservative 23 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 · Other 0
Ward results
Bilston East1 seat · turnout 35.1%
| J. Geraghty | Labour | 1,421 ✓ |
| Rob Green | Conservative | 804 |
| A. Whitehouse | Lib/Sdp | 558 |
| A. Davies | Independent | 301 |
Bilston North1 seat · turnout 41.1%
| Christine Mills | Conservative | 1,977 |
| N. Dougherty | Labour | 1,680 |
| C. Moores | Lib/Sdp | 792 |
Blakenhall1 seat · turnout 50.6%
| R. Reynolds | Labour | 2,246 |
| P Lewis | Conservative | 1,663 |
| A. Whitehouse | Lib/Sdp | 597 |
Bushbury1 seat · turnout 48.2%
| P. Turley | Conservative | 2,471 |
| A. Barratt | Labour | 1,110 |
| I. Jenkins | Lib/Sdp | 945 |
East Park1 seat · turnout 45.2%
| J. Steatham | Lib/Sdp | 2,078 |
| A. Steventon | Labour | 1,313 |
| B. Mellor | Conservative | 670 |
Ettingshall1 seat · turnout 38.4%
| P. Richards | Labour | 1,654 |
| J. Shore | Conservative | 940 |
| P. McGloin | Lib/Sdp | 673 |
Fallings Park1 seat · turnout 50.6%
| B. Findlay | Conservative | 2,314 |
| J. Ball | Labour | 1,274 |
| A. Langley | Lib/Sdp | 845 |
Graiseley1 seat · turnout 54.4%
| J. Mellor | Conservative | 2,412 |
| M. Chevannes | Labour | 2,096 |
| I. Nightingale | Lib/Sdp | 651 |
Heath Town1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| C. Hallmark | Lib/Sdp | 1,495 |
| B Dass | Labour | 1,339 |
| M. Hoare | Conservative | 721 |
Low Hill1 seat · turnout 37.4%
| C. Laws | Labour | 1,650 |
| K. Gilwitski | Conservative | 1,145 |
| J. Thompson | Lib/Sdp | 658 |
Merry Hill1 seat · turnout 52.5%
| Hart R. | Conservative | 3,134 |
| J. White | Lib/Sdp | 1,065 |
| P. Walker | Labour | 874 |
Oxley1 seat · turnout 49.2%
| N. Patten | Conservative | 2,018 |
| D. McKittrick | Labour | 1,359 |
| T. Perkins | Lib/Sdp | 995 |
Park1 seat · turnout 50.4%
| M. Hodson | Conservative | 3,274 |
| R. Thompson | Labour | 1,304 |
| G. Ellam | Lib/Sdp | 712 |
Penn1 seat · turnout 54.8%
| P. Bradley | Conservative | 3,609 |
| R. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 1,125 |
| F Docherty | Labour | 597 |
Spring Vale1 seat · turnout 50.3%
| K. Morgan | Lib/Sdp | 2,458 |
| A. Garner | Labour | 1,486 |
| J. Lenoir | Conservative | 896 |
St Peters1 seat · turnout 41.7%
| R. Lawrence | Labour | 2,776 |
| R. Ward | Conservative | 970 |
| B. Lewis | Lib/Sdp | 662 |
Tettenhall Regis1 seat · turnout 57.1%
| J. Davis | Conservative | 2,579 |
| J. Wernick | Lib/Sdp | 2,200 |
| L Turner | Labour | 494 |
Tettenhall Wightwick1 seat · turnout 48.8%
| J. Inglis | Conservative | 3,436 |
| C. Jones-Williams | Lib/Sdp | 1,114 |
Wednesfield North1 seat · turnout 47.2%
| G. Jones | Conservative | 2,316 |
| J. Woodward | Labour | 1,391 |
| C. Hodgkins | Lib/Sdp | 999 |
Wednesfield South1 seat · turnout 50.5%
| R. Ball | Conservative | 1,945 |
| R. Harding | Labour | 1,491 |
| J. Lamb | Lib/Sdp | 890 |
