Before (end of 1987) (46 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 18 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 14 · Conservative 11 · Other 3
After (end of 1988) (46 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 18 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Conservative 13 · Other 2
Ward results
Bradwell1 seat · turnout 32.2%
| Martin Petchey | Labour | 1,853 ✓ |
| P. Rainbow | Conservative | 906 |
| R. Fountain | SLD | 903 |
| Francis A. | Green | 187 |
Church Green1 seat · turnout 45.6%
| L. Cowley | Conservative | 382 |
| D. Harris | SLD | 109 |
| D. Leonard | Labour | 96 |
Eaton1 seat · turnout 34.7%
| C. Canham | Labour | 653 |
| P. Rose | SLD | 630 |
| W. O'Donoghue | Conservative | 121 |
Fenny Stratford1 seat · turnout 34.4%
| S. Maguire | Labour | 1,458 |
| G. Flux | Conservative | 1,010 |
| S. McPake | SLD | 279 |
Linford1 seat · turnout 32.6%
| Billy Walker | Conservative | 1,450 ✓ |
| J. Monk | SLD | 1,365 |
| L. Munn | Labour | 1,207 |
| A. Sargant | Green | 138 |
Manor Farm1 seat · turnout 49.8%
| R. Edwards | Labour | 618 |
| P. Bedford | Conservative | 477 |
| I. Victory | SLD | 352 |
Newport Pagnell1 seat · turnout 40.4%
| V. Thompson | SLD | 1,985 |
| A. Irwin | Conservative | 1,315 |
| K. Williams | Labour | 797 |
Newton1 seat · turnout 51.0%
| D. Lee | Conservative | 753 |
| H. Connolly | Labour | 628 |
| R. Drewett | SLD | 142 |
Olney1 seat · turnout 50.1%
| A. Eley | Conservative | 906 |
| P. Evans | SLD | 751 |
| D. Bethune | Labour | 425 |
Pineham1 seat · turnout 35.8%
| S. Crooks | SLD | 1,359 |
| G Grindrod | Labour | 574 |
| D. Edmonds | Conservative | 468 |
Stantonbury1 seat · turnout 35.3%
| S Branson | Conservative | 1,095 ✓ |
| W. Falshaw | Labour | 418 |
| C. Ladley | SLD | 254 |
| Everett D. | Green | 88 |
Stony Stratford1 seat · turnout 44.3%
| P. Bartlett | Conservative | 1,314 ✓ |
| F. Brown | Labour | 1,077 |
| A. Pugh | SLD | 232 |
| A. May | Green | 119 |
Wolverton1 seat · turnout 31.8%
| F. Smith | Labour | 1,066 ✓ |
| J. Harper | Conservative | 568 |
| A. Reilly | SLD | 288 |
| D. Arnold | Green | 80 |
Woughton1 seat · turnout 34.2%
| R O'Brien | Labour | 1,259 |
| D. Gilmartin | Conservative | 642 |
| B. Baker | SLD | 312 |
