Before (end of 1987) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 21 · Conservative 15 · Other 0 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1988) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 22 · Conservative 14 · Liberal Democrats 0 · Other 0
Ward results
All Saints1 seat · turnout 43.9%
| R. Peachey | Labour | 951 ✓ |
| F. Lloyd | Conservative | 584 |
| S. Bradley | SLD | 160 |
| M. Riasat | Independent | 102 |
Bedwardine1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| S. Smith | Conservative | 1,335 |
| A. Preece | Labour | 675 |
| A. Pakington | SLD | 239 |
Claines1 seat · turnout 56.3%
| J. Maxwell | Conservative | 1,377 |
| E. Smith | SLD | 1,368 |
| C. Peters | Labour | 341 |
Holy Trinity1 seat · turnout 30.0%
| C. Lord | Labour | 1,054 |
| J. Barnes | Conservative | 326 |
Nunnery1 seat · turnout 48.3%
| J. Griffiths | Labour | 1,210 |
| I. Coopey | Conservative | 1,108 |
Rainbow Hill1 seat · turnout 34.4%
| M. Wills | Labour | 1,123 |
| A. Summerfield | Conservative | 279 |
| E. Ratcliffe | SLD | 96 |
St Clement1 seat · turnout 49.0%
| R. Davies | Labour | 1,575 |
| W. Clark | Conservative | 1,208 |
| I. White | SLD | 263 |
St Martin1 seat · turnout 28.1%
| J. Carpenter | Labour | 1,104 |
| S. Round | Conservative | 289 |
| C. Griffiths | SLD | 141 |
St Nicholas1 seat · turnout 50.0%
| P. Hytch | Labour | 1,287 |
| P. Watson | Conservative | 838 |
| S. Nagel | SLD | 206 |
St Stephen1 seat · turnout 45.4%
| J. Humphries | Conservative | 1,177 |
| D. Scott | Labour | 807 |
| D. Jenkins | SLD | 206 |
St. John1 seat · turnout 39.5%
| R. O'Connor | Labour | 1,369 ✓ |
| P. Badham | Conservative | 510 |
| R. Mitchell | SLD | 88 |
| T. Eagle | Independent | 83 |
St. Peter1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| G Brock | Conservative | 1,490 |
| C. License | Labour | 832 |
| O. Nankivell | SLD | 320 |
