Before (end of 1987) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Conservative 8 · Other 0 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1988) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 27 · Conservative 6 · Liberal Democrats 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Abbey1 seat · turnout 35.9%
| J. Robertson | Labour | 1,492 |
| C. Sanderson | Conservative | 377 |
Birchwood1 seat · turnout 29.9%
| W. Crumblehulme | Conservative | 1,336 |
| B. Fippard | Labour | 1,275 |
Boultham1 seat · turnout 41.0%
| A. Toofany | Labour | 1,432 |
| W. Pixsley | Conservative | 657 |
Bracebridge1 seat · turnout 40.0%
| A. Bradley | Labour | 1,312 |
| F Hanson | Conservative | 1,100 |
Carholme1 seat · turnout 43.8%
| S. Paterson | Labour | 1,287 |
| C Ireland | Conservative | 1,031 |
| T. Kyle | Other | 54 |
Castle1 seat · turnout 41.7%
| L. Woolley | Labour | 1,422 |
| J. Fawcett | Conservative | 806 |
Longdales1 seat · turnout 51.5%
| D. Miller | Labour | 1,468 |
| D. Gratrick | Conservative | 1,062 |
Moorland1 seat · turnout 43.8%
| N. Baldock | Labour | 1,149 |
| R Meads | Conservative | 1,042 |
Park1 seat · turnout 31.2%
| Y. Jackson | Labour | 1,143 |
| F. Kay | Conservative | 455 |
