Before (end of 1987) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 15 · Labour 13 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 · Other 1
After (end of 1988) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 15 · Labour 13 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Other 1
Ward results
Alphington1 seat · turnout 53.2%
| A. Fry | Liberal Democrats | 1,471 ✓ |
| S. Dyer | Conservative | 787 |
| N. Long | Labour | 370 |
| P.M. Macnaughten | Green | 49 |
Barton1 seat · turnout 53.4%
| B. McNamara | Conservative | 878 ✓ |
| H. Sterry | Labour | 857 |
| P. Davies | Liberal Democrats | 131 |
| R. Bassett | Social Democratic Party | 112 |
| T. Brenan | Green | 42 |
Countess Wear1 seat · turnout 51.0%
| D. Bess | Conservative | 1,144 ✓ |
| L. Duddington | Labour | 437 |
| D. Smith | Social Democratic Party | 229 |
| M. Stoolman | Green | 43 |
Cowick1 seat · turnout 48.9%
| R. Slack | Labour | 1,123 ✓ |
| J. Tarrant | Conservative | 779 |
| P. Thompson | Social Democratic Party | 205 |
| K. Vail | Green | 53 |
Exwick1 seat · turnout 47.2%
| A. Male | Labour | 1,087 ✓ |
| E. Chambers | Conservative | 741 |
| S. Hebron | Social Democratic Party | 456 |
| A. Campbell | Green | 95 |
Heavitree1 seat · turnout 52.5%
| A. Williamson | Liberal Democrats | 847 ✓ |
| N. Shiel | Conservative | 779 |
| M. Ellis | Labour | 349 |
| S. Potter | Green | 98 |
Pennsylvania1 seat · turnout 53.8%
| M. Macnair | Liberal Democrats | 1,268 ✓ |
| K. Mullins | Conservative | 982 |
| J. Nelson | Labour | 256 |
| S. Dunstan | Green | 87 |
Pinhoe1 seat · turnout 58.4%
| R. Northcott | Labour | 784 ✓ |
| J. Pollitt | Independent | 770 |
| B. Harwood | Conservative | 650 |
| P. Gove | SDP | 87 |
| J. Rosser | Green | 45 |
Polsloe1 seat · turnout 52.2%
| Y. Henson | Conservative | 936 ✓ |
| M. Midgley | Labour | 737 |
| P. Carpenter | Social Democratic Party | 141 |
| J. Cooper | Green | 71 |
Rougemont1 seat · turnout 48.9%
| B. Burt | Labour | 1,079 ✓ |
| J. Perham | Conservative | 608 |
| T. Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 171 |
| R. Vail | Green | 125 |
St David's1 seat · turnout 43.2%
| R. Yeo | Conservative | 992 ✓ |
| R. Hunt | Liberal Democrats | 736 |
| P. Butler | Labour | 566 |
| M. Turnbull | Green | 249 |
St. Leonards1 seat · turnout 49.1%
| G. Owens | Conservative | 1,001 ✓ |
| V. Howell | Liberal Democrats | 562 |
| P. Hill | Labour | 447 |
| T. Canning | Green | 97 |