Before (end of 1987) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 23 · Labour 11 · Other 4 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4
After (end of 1988) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 23 · Labour 11 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Other 4
Ward results
Barncroft1 seat · turnout 31.2%
| L. Hyson | Labour | 730 ✓ |
| S. Van Hagen | SLD | 405 |
| D. Shepherd | Conservative | 299 |
Battins1 seat · turnout 29.8%
| R. Cousins | Labour | 960 ✓ |
| F. Vine | Conservative | 664 |
| B. Barwood | SLD | 180 |
BONDFIELDS1 seat · turnout 33.8%
| T. Hart | Labour | 1,324 ✓ |
| D. Smith | Conservative | 372 |
| L. Hutchings | SLD | 204 |
Hart Plain1 seat · turnout 26.0%
| J Cook | Conservative | 1,209 ✓ |
| P. Hawkins | Labour | 665 |
Hayling East1 seat · turnout 32.1%
| C. Mincham | Conservative | 1,264 ✓ |
| G. Fuller | Independent | 369 |
| D. Stevenson | Labour | 366 |
Hayling West1 seat · turnout 33.4%
| A. Atterbury | Conservative | 1,526 ✓ |
| J. Swain | SLD | 436 |
| David Stevens | Labour | 191 |
Purbrook1 seat · turnout 32.6%
| Geva Blackett | Conservative | 1,673 ✓ |
| R Funnell | Labour | 691 |
St. Faiths1 seat · turnout 47.3%
| P. McCormick | Conservative | 1,778 ✓ |
| J. Cosslett | SLD | 1,314 |
| R Cutler | Labour | 289 |
Stakes1 seat · turnout 29.4%
| D. Laws | Independent | 1,017 ✓ |
| W. Farmer | Conservative | 1,014 |
| M. Beauvoisin | Labour | 394 |
Warren Park1 seat · turnout 25.5%
| Jason Phillips | Labour | 913 ✓ |
| Pitcher A. | Conservative | 268 |
| F. Budd | SLD | 143 |
