Before (end of 1987) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 23 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 16 · Other 3 · Labour 0
After (end of 1988) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 26 · Liberal Democrats 11 · Other 5 · Labour 0
Ward results
Fareham East1 seat · turnout 38.8%
| W. O'Donnell | Conservative | 1,049 |
| T. Brewer | SLD | 629 |
| Houghton M. | Labour | 276 |
Fareham N West1 seat · turnout 32.9%
| P. Mercer | Conservative | 767 |
| E. Hendrikz | SLD | 715 |
| A. Macfarlane | Labour | 455 |
Fareham North1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| D. Ekins | Conservative | 1,121 |
| G. Burr | SLD | 784 |
| S. Taylor | Labour | 158 |
Fareham South1 seat · turnout 34.4%
| P. Maunder | Conservative | 789 |
| E. Weston | Labour | 541 |
| E. Webb | SLD | 394 |
Fareham West1 seat · turnout 45.5%
| B. Brown | SLD | 1,174 |
| E. James | Conservative | 1,159 |
| D Light | Labour | 210 |
Hill Head1 seat · turnout 44.0%
| J. Baylis | Conservative | 1,607 |
| P. Chapman | SLD | 929 |
| M. Taylor | Labour | 174 |
Locks Heath1 seat · turnout 33.0%
| S. Downs | Conservative | 2,056 ✓ |
| N. Humberstone | SLD | 367 |
| K. Mabbit | Labour | 338 |
| P. Purdy | SDP | 293 |
Portchester Central1 seat · turnout 47.3%
| R. Price | SLD | 1,093 ✓ |
| B. Durrant | Conservative | 491 |
| R. Ryan | Labour | 325 |
| G. Wicks | SDP | 196 |
Portchester East1 seat · turnout 48.8%
| W. Edgar | SLD | 1,013 |
| J. Marshall | Conservative | 722 |
| P Charlton | Labour | 295 |
Portchester West1 seat · turnout 31.8%
| M. Donn | Conservative | 1,076 ✓ |
| M. Ellerton | SDP | 376 |
| R. Stacey | Labour | 208 |
| K. Parsons | SLD | 174 |
Stubbington1 seat · turnout 47.0%
| MacDonald A. | Conservative | 1,141 |
| L. Cooper | SLD | 957 |
| P. Rogers | Labour | 155 |
Titchfield1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| M. Harper | Conservative | 1,369 |
| J. Chandler | SLD | 375 |
| Prior M. | Labour | 230 |
Warsash1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| L. Kroon | RES | 979 |
| G. Fox | Conservative | 928 |
| J. Marriott | Labour | 119 |
