Before (end of 1986) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 30 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 9 · Labour 6 · Other 0
After (end of 1987) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 31 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 8 · Labour 6 · Other 0
Ward results
Alexandra1 seat · turnout 47.5%
| C. Choudhary | Conservative | 782 |
| A. Coe | All | 687 |
| F. Rust | Labour | 244 |
Bellvue1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| M. Parsons | Conservative | 622 |
| V. Stancer | Labour | 582 |
| R. Kingshott | All | 241 |
Cove1 seat · turnout 47.5%
| V. Wakeling | All | 840 |
| I. Dewar | Conservative | 780 |
| R. Brown | Labour | 192 |
Empress1 seat · turnout 53.4%
| Frost A. | Conservative | 981 |
| A. Board | All | 668 |
| G Brothers | Labour | 90 |
Grange1 seat · turnout 48.8%
| K Cooper | Conservative | 950 |
| M. James | Labour | 414 |
| T. Stratton | All | 329 |
Heron Wood1 seat
| M. Roberts | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Knellwood1 seat · turnout 50.3%
| J. Debenham | Conservative | 1,222 |
| G. Tanner | All | 543 |
| P. Sudworth | Labour | 124 |
Manor1 seat · turnout 43.3%
| C. Edgoose | Conservative | 1,349 |
| S. Dibble | Labour | 319 |
Mayfield1 seat · turnout 40.7%
| C. Fleming | All | 486 |
| H. Callister | Conservative | 407 |
| M. Pender | Labour | 286 |
Newport1 seat · turnout 43.6%
| P. Lilywhite | Conservative | 810 |
| I. Abbott | Labour | 393 |
| C. Harper | All | 326 |
Queens1 seat · turnout 16.3%
| C. Greenslade | Conservative | 343 |
| A. O'Donnell | All | 131 |
| D. Childerhouse | Labour | 46 |
St John's1 seat
| W. Grantham | Conservative | 929 |
| V. Thame | All | 526 |
| J. Stokes | Labour | 145 |
West Heath1 seat
| T. Bolt | Conservative | 880 |
| C. Card | All | 504 |
| K. Howard | Labour | 204 |
