Before (end of 1987) (35 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 14 · Conservative 12 · Other 5 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4
After (end of 1988) (35 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 13 · Conservative 12 · Other 10 · Liberal Democrats 0
Ward results
Melcombe Regis1 seat · turnout 38.0%
| J. Nagel | Conservative | 850 |
| E. Brown | RATE | 323 |
| A Wilcox | Labour | 193 |
North1 seat · turnout 49.1%
| S. Johns | Conservative | 662 |
| D. Chandler | SLD | 553 |
| L. Byatt | Labour | 136 |
North Central1 seat · turnout 38.6%
| I. Sanderson | Conservative | 1,010 |
| J. West | Labour | 862 |
Preston1 seat · turnout 50.9%
| R. Russell | Independent | 1,281 |
| S. Braden | Conservative | 827 |
Radipole1 seat · turnout 51.7%
| C. Roebuck | SLD | 1,022 |
| L. Griffin | Conservative | 587 |
Tophill West1 seat · turnout 30.5%
| Y Copus | Conservative | 462 |
| J Draper | Labour | 439 |
| W. Bowey | RATE | 344 |
Westham East1 seat · turnout 48.9%
| H. Legg | SLD | 711 |
| M. Jewkes | Labour | 621 |
Westham North1 seat · turnout 41.2%
| D. Hall | Labour | 1,122 |
| J. Scott | Conservative | 575 |
Weymouth East1 seat · turnout 45.9%
| A. Griffin | Conservative | 691 |
| H. Burden | Labour | 469 |
Weymouth West1 seat · turnout 41.2%
| P. Diment | Conservative | 959 |
| M Frost | Labour | 625 |
Wyke Regis1 seat · turnout 43.5%
| A Sheppard | Labour | 1,079 |
| M. Beavis | Conservative | 668 |
