Before (end of 1986) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 15 · Labour 12 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 · Other 1
After (end of 1987) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 17 · Labour 10 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 · Other 1
Ward results
Barnwood1 seat · turnout 53.7%
| D. Hartshorne | Conservative | 2,662 |
| A. Masters | Labour | 1,469 |
| J. Cole | Lib/Sdp | 590 |
Barton1 seat · turnout 42.9%
| C. Stevenson | Conservative | 1,142 |
| D. Cosstick | Labour | 1,102 |
| L. Young | Lib/Sdp | 248 |
Hucclecote1 seat · turnout 56.5%
| T. Wathen | Conservative | 1,845 |
| S. O'Connor | Lib/Sdp | 1,270 |
| M. Harriot | Labour | 474 |
Kingsholm1 seat · turnout 58.8%
| E. Ede | Conservative | 1,762 |
| M. Gould | Lib/Sdp | 1,470 |
| M. Williams | Labour | 491 |
Linden1 seat · turnout 49.5%
| G. Parrott | Conservative | 1,333 |
| D. James | Labour | 977 |
| A. Gribble | Lib/Sdp | 500 |
Longlevens1 seat · turnout 54.4%
| N. Partridge | Conservative | 1,983 |
| B. Richards | Labour | 839 |
| J. Goodwin | Lib/Sdp | 662 |
Matson1 seat · turnout 41.6%
| K. Stephens | Labour | 1,151 |
| L. Trigg | Conservative | 1,117 |
| W. Cunningham-Smith | Lib/Sdp | 349 |
Tuffley1 seat · turnout 56.4%
| H. Blagden | Conservative | 1,676 |
| A. Meredith | Labour | 1,287 |
| D. Harris | Lib/Sdp | 549 |
Westgate1 seat · turnout 50.0%
| L. Journeaux | Conservative | 1,126 |
| P. Aplin | Lib/Sdp | 1,085 |
| R. Harriott | Labour | 405 |
