Before (end of 1986) (32 seats, Elections Centre)
SDP-Liberal Alliance 13 · Conservative 11 · Labour 8 · Other 0
After (end of 1987) (32 seats, Elections Centre)
SDP-Liberal Alliance 14 · Conservative 11 · Labour 7 · Other 0
Ward results
Ashdown1 seat · turnout 40.9%
| J. Evans | Conservative | 1,033 ✓ |
| R. Knight | Lib/Sdp | 505 |
| C. Sanders | Labour | 219 |
| Clarke J. | Green | 60 |
Braybrooke1 seat · turnout 42.2%
| M. McDowall | Lib/Sdp | 725 ✓ |
| M. Mulberry | Conservative | 554 |
| G. Barnes | Labour | 376 |
| P. Clarke | Green | 62 |
Broomgrove1 seat · turnout 50.9%
| R Stevens | Labour | 970 ✓ |
| T. Sheldrake | Lib/Sdp | 554 |
| R. Lloyd | Conservative | 276 |
| Bloxham M. Poor | Peop P | 33 |
Castle1 seat · turnout 38.9%
| P. Brown | Lib/Sdp | 547 ✓ |
| R. Anthony | Conservative | 433 |
| J. Cunnings | Labour | 207 |
Central St. Leonards1 seat · turnout 36.8%
| R. Marchant | Conservative | 644 ✓ |
| R. Man | Lib/Sdp | 440 |
| D. Cooper | Labour | 232 |
| P. Buswell | Green | 57 |
Maze Hill1 seat · turnout 39.0%
| J. Hodgson | Conservative | 893 ✓ |
| E. Green | Lib/Sdp | 366 |
| D. Elliott | Labour | 142 |
| L. Homewood | Green | 47 |
| G. Ashworth | Independent | 31 |
Mount Pleasant1 seat · turnout 40.5%
| P. Kendrick | Lib/Sdp | 611 ✓ |
| D. Watts | Labour | 578 |
| P. Wallace | Conservative | 475 |
| A. Kramer | Green | 68 |
Silverhill1 seat · turnout 49.6%
| R. Saunders | Lib/Sdp | 1,113 ✓ |
| D. McConnell | Conservative | 514 |
| D. Smith | Labour | 267 |
| R. Sloan | Green | 106 |
St. Helens1 seat · turnout 54.4%
| G. White | Conservative | 1,045 ✓ |
| M. Rix | Lib/Sdp | 904 |
| C. Randell | Labour | 231 |
Wishing Tree1 seat · turnout 43.2%
| G. Watson | Labour | 674 ✓ |
| L. Russell | Conservative | 665 |
| D. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 574 |