Before (end of 1986) (72 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 46 · Conservative 25 · Other 1 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1987) (72 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 41 · Conservative 31 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Amblecote1 seat · turnout 38.3%
| R. Hawkes | Conservative | 2,409 |
| M. Simpson | Labour | 1,251 |
| K. Briggs | Lib/Sdp | 1,053 |
Belle Vale & Hasbury1 seat · turnout 45.8%
| J. Woodall | Conservative | 2,079 |
| J. Holmes | Labour | 1,515 |
| P. Walder | Lib/Sdp | 955 |
Brierley Hill1 seat · turnout 36.5%
| F. Bradley | Labour | 1,361 |
| R. Dangerfield | Conservative | 1,071 |
| M. Leighton | Lib/Sdp | 361 |
Brockmoor & Pensnett1 seat · turnout 33.7%
| C. Hough | Labour | 1,693 |
| D. Thomas-Smout | Conservative | 1,035 |
| G. Porter | Lib/Sdp | 600 |
Castle & Priory1 seat · turnout 31.1%
| J. Clee | Labour | 1,578 |
| B. Vanes | Conservative | 1,327 |
Coseley East1 seat · turnout 38.3%
| P. Richard | Conservative | 1,535 ✓ |
| L. Millard | Labour | 1,288 |
| S. Sharples | Lib/Sdp | 501 |
| G. Plevey | Ind Lab | 141 |
Coseley West1 seat · turnout 43.9%
| R. Griffiths | Conservative | 1,969 |
| A. Finch | Labour | 1,110 |
| N. Caddick | Lib/Sdp | 809 |
Gornal1 seat · turnout 43.3%
| D. Stanley | Conservative | 2,747 |
| I. Pearson | Labour | 2,276 |
Halesowen North1 seat · turnout 48.1%
| P. Coleman | Conservative | 2,164 |
| A. Hankon | Labour | 1,851 |
| J. Sharples | Lib/Sdp | 653 |
Halesowen South1 seat · turnout 46.6%
| H. Jackson | Conservative | 3,142 |
| S. Williams | Lib/Sdp | 908 |
| J. Grayson | Labour | 641 |
Hayley Green1 seat · turnout 48.0%
| R. Gorden | Conservative | 2,416 |
| A. Koszary | Labour | 1,238 |
| J. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 942 |
Kingswinford North & Wall Heath1 seat · turnout 47.2%
| W. Homer | Conservative | 3,173 |
| R. Timmins | Labour | 772 |
| J. Childs | Lib/Sdp | 746 |
Kingswinford South1 seat · turnout 47.2%
| R. Hyde | Conservative | 2,707 |
| K. Lomax | Labour | 1,214 |
| T. Bridges | Lib/Sdp | 710 |
Lye & Wollescote1 seat · turnout 35.1%
| J. Simpson | Labour | 1,648 |
| I. Kettle | Conservative | 1,070 |
| M. Lidstone | Lib/Sdp | 656 |
Netherton & Woodside1 seat · turnout 36.3%
| F. Homer | Conservative | 1,211 |
| L. McNicol | Labour | 1,104 |
| V. Stephens | Lib/Sdp | 333 |
Norton1 seat · turnout 48.5%
| M. Knowles | Conservative | 3,032 |
| A. Head | Lib/Sdp | 942 |
| C. Duguid | Labour | 886 |
Pedmore & Stourbridge East1 seat · turnout 45.4%
| A. Taylor | Conservative | 3,047 |
| K. Barwick | Lib/Sdp | 994 |
| D. Taylor | Labour | 607 |
Quarry Bank & Cradley1 seat · turnout 36.1%
| G. Willetts | Labour | 1,512 ✓ |
| A. Burston | Conservative | 1,480 |
| P. Blunt | Lib/Sdp | 1,120 |
| D. Baker | Ind Lab | 152 |
Sedgley1 seat · turnout 46.7%
| F. Wooldridge | Conservative | 3,258 |
| P. Pickerill | Lib/Sdp | 1,605 |
St. Andrews1 seat · turnout 29.9%
| S. Portman | Labour | 1,461 |
| D. Allison | Conservative | 1,425 |
St. James1 seat · turnout 33.8%
| M. Whitehouse | Labour | 1,576 ✓ |
| W. Griffiths | Conservative | 1,441 |
| F. Bridges | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 425 |
St. Thomas1 seat · turnout 34.6%
| J. Plant | Labour | 1,546 ✓ |
| H. Williams | Conservative | 1,517 |
| M. Rowe | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 400 |
Wollaston & Stourbridge West1 seat · turnout 50.7%
| M. Fenton | Conservative | 2,561 ✓ |
| D. Sachs | Labour | 1,475 |
| P. Scott | Lib/Sdp | 842 |
| C. Davies | Green | 95 |
Wordsley1 seat · turnout 42.6%
| A. Fisher | Conservative | 2,479 |
| S. Brindle | Labour | 1,354 |
| A. Lewis | Lib/Sdp | 971 |