Before (end of 1987) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 41 · Conservative 11 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 · Other 0
After (end of 1988) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 43 · Conservative 10 · Liberal Democrats 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Bablake1 seat · turnout 38.3%
| J. Gazey | Conservative | 2,540 |
| W. Shakespeare | Labour | 2,031 |
| J. Sparkes | SLD | 383 |
Binley & Willenhall1 seat · turnout 30.4%
| Mutton J. | Labour | 2,804 ✓ |
| Moore C. | Conservative | 1,105 |
| R. Kay | SLD | 259 |
| M. Willmott | SDP | 234 |
Cheylesmore1 seat · turnout 39.3%
| Barker R. | Labour | 2,321 ✓ |
| M. Swaine | Conservative | 1,897 |
| I. Cundy | SLD | 298 |
| B. Rowbottom | SDP | 219 |
Earlsdon1 seat · turnout 41.1%
| M. Hammon | Conservative | 2,838 |
| R. Sweeney | Labour | 1,699 |
| D. Robinson | SLD | 1,071 |
Foleshill1 seat · turnout 32.4%
| J. Berry | Labour | 3,346 |
| R. Drake | Conservative | 567 |
| M. Everett | SLD | 152 |
Henley1 seat · turnout 29.5%
| J. White | Labour | 2,605 |
| A. Akeister | Conservative | 1,003 |
| S. Wood | SLD | 269 |
Holbrook1 seat · turnout 33.0%
| A. Boyd | Labour | 3,074 |
| M. Downey | Conservative | 1,247 |
| K. Nuthall | SLD | 284 |
Longford1 seat · turnout 30.5%
| B. Healey | Labour | 3,080 |
| J. Hudghton | Conservative | 866 |
| P. Woodcodk | SLD | 201 |
Lower Stoke1 seat · turnout 33.4%
| R. Malhotra | Labour | 2,204 ✓ |
| N. Hales | Conservative | 1,533 |
| A. Tough | SLD | 221 |
| R. Gill | Green | 180 |
| J. Swinscoe | SDP | 159 |
Sherbourne1 seat · turnout 36.4%
| D. Peden | Labour | 2,426 |
| C. Hubbard | Conservative | 1,788 |
| B. Lewis | SLD | 588 |
St. Michaels1 seat · turnout 28.4%
| H. Richards | Labour | 2,632 ✓ |
| R. Bailey | Conservative | 452 |
| R. Jones | Green | 172 |
| P. Roughton | SLD | 141 |
| A. Kovacs | SDP | 78 |
Upper Stoke1 seat · turnout 33.3%
| R. Holland | Labour | 3,059 ✓ |
| J. Donovan | Conservative | 1,114 |
| A. Dyke | SLD | 271 |
| M. McNally | COMM | 75 |
| R. Watts | Independent | 64 |
Wainbody1 seat · turnout 38.2%
| T. Sawdon | Conservative | 2,719 |
| P. Dickinson | Labour | 1,107 |
| G. Penlington | SLD | 722 |
Westwood1 seat · turnout 35.7%
| P. Robinson | Labour | 2,645 |
| A. Jefferies | Conservative | 1,189 |
| M. Hover | SLD | 352 |
Whoberley1 seat · turnout 38.3%
| T. Rollings | Labour | 2,782 |
| C. Sandy | Conservative | 2,002 |
| P. Davies | SLD | 419 |
Woodlands1 seat · turnout 41.2%
| H. Lacy | Labour | 2,510 |
| M. Coulter | Conservative | 2,003 |
| R. Wheway | SLD | 1,854 |
Wyken1 seat · turnout 32.0%
| D. Dalton | Labour | 2,707 |
| E. Wesson | Conservative | 1,392 |
| M. Galloway | SLD | 523 |
