Before (end of 1986) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 51 · Labour 2 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 · Other 0
After (end of 1987) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 46 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 · Labour 2 · Other 0
Ward results
Abbey3 seats · turnout 59.2%
| P. Lawson | Conservative | 1,240 ✓ |
| P. Evans | Conservative | 1,184 ✓ |
| C. Whiting | Conservative | 1,165 ✓ |
| G. Murrell | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 909 |
| S. Oxby | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 852 |
| D. Griffin | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 800 |
| J. Bannister | Labour | 280 |
| D. Pratt | Labour | 275 |
| S. Holden | Independent | 226 |
| A. Khan | Labour | 226 |
| C. Coole | Green | 112 |
Ash Lea3 seats
| D Bates | Labour | 973 ✓ |
| V Coaker | Labour | 965 ✓ |
| Bryan Tansley | Conservative | 887 ✓ |
| H Voce | Conservative | 861 |
| R Evley | Conservative | 817 |
| J Overton | Labour | 774 |
| A Gough | Lib/Sdp | 352 |
Bingham3 seats · turnout 56.5%
| P. Jacques | Conservative | 1,653 |
| G. Green | Conservative | 1,549 |
| P. Curry | Conservative | 1,532 |
| G. Davidson | Lib/Sdp | 1,193 |
| P. Ashman | Lib/Sdp | 965 |
| R. Skinner | Lib/Sdp | 894 |
| A. Ashmore | Labour | 504 |
| M. Hope | Labour | 399 |
| B. Howes | Labour | 347 |
Dayncourt2 seats
| A Taylor | Conservative | 890 ✓ |
| R Cook | Conservative | 724 ✓ |
| A Morley | Lib/Sdp | 257 |
| Malcolm Simmons | Labour | 165 |
| J Thorn | Labour | 161 |
Edwalton3 seats
| R Gardner | Conservative | 1,459 ✓ |
| Dave Harvey | Conservative | 1,443 ✓ |
| R Taylor | Conservative | 1,364 ✓ |
| R. Edgson | Lib/Sdp | 460 |
| A Furness | Lib/Sdp | 444 |
| J Radford | Lib/Sdp | 385 |
| Alistair MacInnes | Labour | 167 |
| J Owen | Labour | 157 |
| E Thomas | Labour | 143 |
Gotham1 seat · turnout 76.3%
| T. Vennett-Smith | Lib/Sdp | 871 |
| A. Irwin | Conservative | 349 |
| G. Aldridge | Labour | 35 |
Keyworth North1 seat · turnout 58.5%
| K. Cutts | Conservative | 630 |
| J. Barton | Lib/Sdp | 240 |
| C. Baker | Labour | 74 |
Keyworth South3 seats
| John Daniel Reuben Hartley | Conservative | 1,343 ✓ |
| J Dixon | Conservative | 1,232 ✓ |
| M Adlington | Conservative | 1,151 ✓ |
| J Atkins | Lib/Sdp | 762 |
| S. Gauld | Lib/Sdp | 630 |
| N Logan | Lib/Sdp | 602 |
| C Rowley | Labour | 291 |
| A. Morris | Labour | 289 |
Lady Bay3 seats
| Paul Coe | Conservative | 954 ✓ |
| Susan Read | Conservative | 926 ✓ |
| G Hill | Conservative | 917 ✓ |
| J Browne | Labour | 698 |
| K Wright | Labour | 627 |
| H Tuckwood | Labour | 582 |
| R. Lowe | Lib/Sdp | 376 |
| H Wright | Green | 372 |
| A Yates | Lib/Sdp | 349 |
| J Moore | Independent | 98 |
Lamcote2 seats
| J Clarke | Conservative | 729 ✓ |
| F Taylor | Conservative | 582 ✓ |
| F Usher | Lib/Sdp | 215 |
| W. Hudson | Labour | 171 |
| S Burrett | Labour | 149 |
| J Palmer | Green | 77 |
Leys2 seats
| J Swanwick | Conservative | 1,797 |
| Basil Nicholls | Conservative | 1,733 |
| A Woods | Conservative | 1,705 |
| P McGowan | Lib/Sdp | 930 ✓ |
| G Tatman | Lib/Sdp | 749 ✓ |
| F. Randall | Conservative | 690 |
| Keith Sowden | Conservative | 668 |
| D Lewis | Lib/Sdp | 583 |
| J Jamieson | Lib/Sdp | 566 |
| Michael Beaver | Labour | 301 |
| G Jackson | Labour | 286 |
| E Bullimore | Labour | 260 |
| Elizabeth Plant | Labour | 109 |
| S Padgett | Labour | 105 |
| J Saxton | Green | 41 |
Lutterell3 seats · turnout 49.8%
| J. Swanwick | Conservative | 1,797 ✓ |
| B. Nicholls | Conservative | 1,733 ✓ |
| A. Woods | Conservative | 1,705 ✓ |
| D. Lewis | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 583 |
| J. Jamieson | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 566 |
| M. Beaver | Labour | 301 |
| G. Jackson | Labour | 286 |
| E. Bullimore | Labour | 260 |
Malkin2 seats · turnout 48.0%
| A. Hudson | Conservative | 877 |
| E. Bonham | Conservative | 847 |
| B. Hollis | Labour | 362 |
| M. Bird | Lib/Sdp | 290 |
| S. Severn | Labour | 209 |
Manor1 seat · turnout 61.4%
| M. Woodward | Conservative | 499 |
| S. Bates | Labour | 189 |
| R. Fulton | Lib/Sdp | 99 |
Melton3 seats
| W Jordan | Conservative | 1,309 ✓ |
| R Rodwell | Conservative | 1,247 ✓ |
| H Leaper | Conservative | 1,239 ✓ |
| S Taylor | Lib/Sdp | 567 |
| Ann Reynolds | Labour | 354 |
| J Tallack | Labour | 327 |
| P McGavin | Labour | 317 |
| S Blount | Green | 258 |
Musters3 seats · turnout 42.2%
| L. Cottingham | Conservative | 828 |
| C. Millard | Conservative | 791 |
| P. Vanke | Conservative | 785 |
| A. Collington | Labour | 486 |
| J. Berry | Labour | 470 |
| C. Kemp | Labour | 448 |
| R. Chapman | Lib/Sdp | 316 |
| D. Saunders | Lib/Sdp | 296 |
| M. Pook | Green | 177 |
Nevile1 seat · turnout 60.3%
| H. Robinson | Conservative | 647 |
| R. Penson | Lib/Sdp | 213 |
Packman2 seats · turnout 58.1%
| J. Kelk | Lib/Sdp | 793 |
| S. Bennett | Lib/Sdp | 774 |
| J. Shelton | Conservative | 625 |
| J. Beardall | Conservative | 577 |
| J. Reedman | Labour | 143 |
| A. Hargreaves | Labour | 140 |
Rancliffe1 seat · turnout 63.7%
| A. Cooper | Conservative | 649 |
| J. Thelwell | Lib/Sdp | 163 |
| G. Hardy | Labour | 37 |
Soar Valley1 seat · turnout 71.7%
| T. Holt | Lib/Sdp | 541 |
| G. Firth | Conservative | 477 |
| E. Neachell | Labour | 56 |
Stanford1 seat · turnout 64.0%
| P. Beeby | Conservative | 525 |
| K. Barrowcliff | Lib/Sdp | 188 |
Tollerton1 seat · turnout 64.3%
| G. Buckley | Conservative | 815 |
| S. Finch | Lib/Sdp | 161 |
Wiverton1 seat · turnout 56.6%
| C. Cawthorn | Conservative | 563 |
| C. Seneque | Lib/Sdp | 165 |
| R. Williams | Labour | 68 |
Wolds1 seat · turnout 64.4%
| F. Kirk | Conservative | 269 |
| R. Butler | Independent | 249 |
| M. Hammond | Lib/Sdp | 76 |
