Before (end of 1986) (34 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 18 · Other 7 · Conservative 7 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2
After (end of 1987) (34 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 18 · Conservative 9 · Other 6 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1
Ward results
Hatton1 seat · turnout 47.5%
| R. Shirley | Independent | 474 |
| H. Robey | Conservative | 390 |
Linton2 seats
| F. Aldridge | Labour | 851 |
| P. Buckley | Labour | 649 |
| J. Bodell | RES | 394 |
| J. Hill | All | 369 |
| J. Wilcock | Conservative | 319 |
Midway3 seats · turnout 36.8%
| Lord W. | Labour | 1,228 |
| G. Holmes | Labour | 1,225 |
| W. Dunn | Labour | 1,185 |
| J. Parrans | Conservative | 786 |
| C. Jefferies | Conservative | 766 |
North West1 seat · turnout 62.9%
| M. Bale | Conservative | 521 |
| M. Clarke | Independent | 350 |
Repton2 seats · turnout 52.4%
| J. Dent | Conservative | 1,199 |
| I. Bentley | Conservative | 1,016 |
| R. Eyre | Lib/Sdp | 447 |
| A. Auckland | Labour | 267 |
| F. Sample | Labour | 222 |
Swadlincote3 seats · turnout 39.3%
| C. Canner | Labour | 1,141 |
| R. Davis | Labour | 996 |
| J. Ford | Labour | 958 |
| B. Martin | Lib/Sdp | 599 |
| D. Woodward | Conservative | 587 |