Before (end of 1986) (72 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 55 · Conservative 11 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 · Other 0
After (end of 1987) (72 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 56 · Conservative 12 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 · Other 1
Ward results
Blackheath1 seat · turnout 30.9%
| E. White | Labour | 2,042 |
| S. Gill | Conservative | 948 |
Bristnall1 seat · turnout 34.9%
| C. Kerton | Labour | 1,761 |
| B. Parsons | Conservative | 1,268 |
| K. Hamer | Lib/Sdp | 587 |
Charlemont1 seat · turnout 42.1%
| V. Jones | Conservative | 1,956 |
| H. Ford | Lib/Sdp | 1,274 |
| R. Barnett | Labour | 851 |
Cradley Heath & Old Hill1 seat · turnout 28.7%
| J. Adams | Labour | 1,725 |
| J. Carter | Conservative | 1,048 |
Friar Park1 seat · turnout 32.5%
| W Melia | Labour | 1,825 |
| N. Humphreys | Conservative | 797 |
| M. Burkitt | Lib/Sdp | 499 |
Great Barr1 seat · turnout 42.7%
| W. Smith | Conservative | 1,792 |
| R. Whitehouse | Lib/Sdp | 1,574 |
| G. Lewis | Labour | 856 |
Great Bridge1 seat · turnout 29.3%
| J. Marson | Labour | 1,401 |
| S Bridgewood | Conservative | 870 |
| P. Hazlehurst | Lib/Sdp | 314 |
Greets Green and Lyng1 seat · turnout 31.0%
| R. Badham | Labour | 1,941 |
| A. King | Conservative | 727 |
| N. Mole | Lib/Sdp | 365 |
Hateley Heath1 seat · turnout 29.0%
| W. Edis | Labour | 1,595 |
| S. Ceney | Conservative | 945 |
| C. Pikta | Lib/Sdp | 476 |
Langley1 seat · turnout 35.0%
| M. Prestidge | Labour | 1,628 |
| V. Andrews | Conservative | 1,187 |
| S. Butler | Lib/Sdp | 741 |
Newton1 seat · turnout 41.1%
| B. Watts | Lib/Sdp | 1,760 |
| B. Harrison | Conservative | 1,346 |
| R. Bragger | Labour | 1,120 |
Old Warley1 seat · turnout 41.7%
| R. Hickman | Conservative | 2,125 |
| G McKenzie | Labour | 1,131 |
| J. Jordan | Lib/Sdp | 733 |
Oldbury1 seat · turnout 32.7%
| B. Bawa | Labour | 1,380 |
| M. Bissell | Conservative | 1,364 |
Princes End1 seat · turnout 21.8%
| L. Taylor | Labour | 1,124 |
| K. Woodhouse | Conservative | 646 |
| K. Saunders | Lib/Sdp | 507 |
Rowley1 seat · turnout 28.4%
| J. Smith | Labour | 1,592 |
| P Willetts | Conservative | 828 |
| R. Hall | Lib/Sdp | 403 |
Smethwick1 seat · turnout 31.3%
| S. Pemberton | Labour | 1,945 |
| V. Carter | Conservative | 784 |
| I. Gedge | Lib/Sdp | 376 |
Soho & Victoria1 seat · turnout 25.6%
| R. Andrews | Labour | 1,380 |
| P. Johnson | Lib/Sdp | 474 |
Tipton Green1 seat · turnout 31.7%
| A. Clay | Labour | 1,937 |
| E Abbercrombie | Conservative | 1,129 |
| A. Collingbourne | Lib/Sdp | 352 |
Tividale1 seat · turnout 31.0%
| V. Wakeman | Labour | 1,533 |
| D. Coxon | Conservative | 951 |
| L. Hazlehurst | Lib/Sdp | 645 |
Wednesbury North1 seat · turnout 41.3%
| R. Partridge | Conservative | 2,582 |
| D. Elliot | Labour | 1,168 |
| S. Hughes | Lib/Sdp | 354 |
Wednesbury South2 seats · turnout 29.2%
| K. McElduff | Labour | 1,536 |
| R Melia | Labour | 1,507 |
| G. Watson | Conservative | 1,209 |
| P. Watson | Conservative | 1,061 |
| L. McGowan | Lib/Sdp | 510 |
West Bromwich Central1 seat · turnout 41.4%
| B. Rathmore | Labour | 1,778 |
| A. Wilkinson | Lib/Sdp | 1,212 |
| S. Singh | Conservative | 780 |