Before (end of 1986) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 46 · Labour 8 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 · Other 0
After (end of 1987) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 43 · Labour 8 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 · Other 1
Ward results
Calder1 seat
| T. Ibison | Conservative | 401 ✓ |
| S. Sloman | Lib/Sdp | 157 |
| C. Jenkins | Labour | 63 |
| P. Clark | Green | 18 |
Mount2 seats
| B Jackson | Labour | 772 ✓ |
| J Stables-Jackson | Labour | 693 ✓ |
| P Agnew | Conservative | 468 |
| K. Dickinson | Conservative | 463 |
| E Ashton | Lib/Sdp | 266 |
| D Hooley | Lib/Sdp | 239 |
Warren3 seats · turnout 42.3%
| H. Formstone | Conservative | 919 |
| L. Marr | Conservative | 908 |
| A. Vincent | Conservative | 900 |
| J. Harrison | Labour | 628 |
| J. Chantler | Labour | 579 |
| H. Walker | Labour | 565 |
| W. Blower | Lib/Sdp | 385 |