Before (end of 1987) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 25 · Labour 16 · Other 6 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1
After (end of 1988) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 25 · Labour 16 · Other 7 · Liberal Democrats 0
Ward results
Brownsover1 seat · turnout 33.1%
| B. Levy | Labour | 754 |
| H. Bell | Conservative | 508 |
| P. Allen | SLD | 103 |
Caldecott1 seat · turnout 42.8%
| S. Needham | Conservative | 816 ✓ |
| J. Seed | Labour | 462 |
| M. Ward | Ind Con | 309 |
| A. Godwin | SLD | 210 |
Dunchurch & Thurlaston1 seat · turnout 41.4%
| J. Owen | Conservative | 674 |
| J. Booth | SLD | 185 |
| A. Jones | Labour | 112 |
Eastlands1 seat · turnout 42.9%
| C. Pacey-Day | Conservative | 727 |
| J. Roodhouse | SLD | 613 |
| J. Coupe | Labour | 583 |
Hillmorton1 seat · turnout 40.4%
| D. Allen | RATE | 1,167 |
| G. Farthing | Labour | 549 |
| J. Leaviss | SLD | 80 |
New Bilton1 seat · turnout 37.2%
| S. Humphries | Labour | 956 |
| B. Welsby | Conservative | 434 |
| N. Sandison | SLD | 91 |
Newbold1 seat · turnout 45.5%
| D. Cavanagh | Labour | 947 |
| P. Newsome | Conservative | 438 |
| R. Powell | SLD | 104 |
Overslade1 seat · turnout 53.3%
| P. Clarke | Labour | 1,264 |
| J. Branscombe | Conservative | 1,168 |
| C. Thoday | SLD | 140 |
Paddox1 seat · turnout 44.4%
| C. Shearsby | RATE | 1,049 |
| S. Peach | SLD | 513 |
| R. Ward | Labour | 305 |
Wolvey1 seat · turnout 39.8%
| J. Willis | Conservative | 486 |
| M. Lawrence | Labour | 109 |
