Before (end of 1986) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 33 · Conservative 11 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 · Other 0
After (end of 1987) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 33 · Conservative 11 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Abbey1 seat · turnout 47.6%
| W. Deacon | Labour | 1,651 |
| M. Palladino | Conservative | 747 |
| R. Burrows | All | 320 |
Arbury1 seat · turnout 41.7%
| J. Diskin | Labour | 1,196 |
| A. Gittins | Conservative | 832 |
| N. Clay | All | 686 |
Attleborough1 seat · turnout 50.9%
| R. Walkden | Labour | 1,631 |
| J. Billings | Lib/Sdp | 708 |
| R Marston | Conservative | 683 |
Bulkington1 seat · turnout 48.1%
| J. Bonfield | Conservative | 1,273 |
| C. Garratt | Labour | 1,143 |
| W. Wyman | Lib/Sdp | 809 |
Camp Hill1 seat · turnout 35.8%
| D. Harvey | Labour | 1,337 |
| M. Arnold | Conservative | 384 |
| R. Lingard | Lib/Sdp | 325 |
Chilvers Coton1 seat · turnout 50.8%
| J. Finlayson | Labour | 1,127 |
| J. Glass | Conservative | 745 |
| R. Riddell | Lib/Sdp | 630 |
Exhall1 seat · turnout 40.5%
| C. Jones | Labour | 1,339 |
| H. Hall | Conservative | 712 |
| S. Underwood | Lib/Sdp | 418 |
Galley Common1 seat · turnout 44.7%
| W. Olner | Labour | 1,211 |
| J. French | Conservative | 709 |
| M. Cowley | Lib/Sdp | 456 |
Heath1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| A. Tallis | Labour | 1,630 |
| F. Edwards | Conservative | 534 |
| S. Capes | Lib/Sdp | 436 |
Mount Pleasant1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| A. Tinlin | Labour | 1,253 ✓ |
| P. Yemm | Lib/Sdp | 750 |
| M. Heatley | Conservative | 727 |
| Lenton D. Ind | Bedw P | 468 |
Poplar1 seat · turnout 43.3%
| A. Walker | Labour | 1,300 ✓ |
| S. Croom | Conservative | 428 |
| B. Murray | Lib/Sdp | 409 |
| D. Rooke | IBP | 205 |
St. Nicholas1 seat · turnout 45.3%
| D. Jacques | Conservative | 1,375 |
| H. Burrows | All | 411 |
| E Cooper | Labour | 340 |
Stockingford1 seat · turnout 40.9%
| F. McGale | Labour | 1,343 |
| R. Evans | Conservative | 436 |
| J. Lawley | Lib/Sdp | 337 |
Weddington1 seat · turnout 54.9%
| A Farnell | Conservative | 1,492 |
| B. Rossi | Lib/Sdp | 1,000 |
| T. Mawer | Labour | 500 |
Whitestone1 seat · turnout 48.9%
| M. Young | Conservative | 1,881 |
| M. Arora | Lib/Sdp | 577 |
| M. Laverty | Labour | 427 |