Before (end of 1986) (29 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 19 · Conservative 4 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 · Labour 3
After (end of 1987) (29 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 14 · Conservative 6 · Labour 5 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4
Ward results
Cambrian3 seats
| M. Tomley | Independent | 705 |
| M. Bennett | Ind LIB | 516 |
| K. Barrow | Conservative | 506 |
| J. Chamberlain | Labour | 459 |
| C. Bain | Conservative | 359 |
| M. Evans | Independent | 348 |
Gatacre3 seats
| W. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 587 |
| R. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 565 |
| K. Simblet | Labour | 453 |
| G. Pritchard | Independent | 421 |
| K. Smith | Labour | 358 |
Maserfield3 seats
| B. Gull | Conservative | 738 |
| W. Keable | Conservative | 668 |
| L. Dennis | Conservative | 485 |
| E. Thomas | Independent | 395 |
| L. Smith | Labour | 245 |
Victoria3 seats
| J. Davies | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| F. Aldridge | Lib/Sdp | 0 ✓ |
| N. Smith | Labour | 0 ✓ |