Before (end of 1987) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 29 · Conservative 11 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 · Other 0
After (end of 1988) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 30 · Conservative 10 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Other 0
Ward results
Blackbird Leys1 seat
| B. Gatehouse | Labour | 1,474 |
| S. Douglas | Conservative | 404 |
| D. Sealey | SDP | 68 |
Central1 seat · turnout 41.8%
| A. Thomas | Labour | 924 ✓ |
| J. Thirlway | Liberal Democrats | 739 |
| M. Talbot | Conservative | 363 |
| R. Starkey | Green | 265 |
Cherwell1 seat · turnout 48.4%
| Q. Hamilton | Conservative | 1,327 ✓ |
| R. Fletcher | Labour | 561 |
| V. Pasley | Liberal Democrats | 403 |
| C. Finer | Social Democratic Party | 98 |
East1 seat · turnout 45.3%
| P. Anchors | Labour | 1,423 ✓ |
| K. Holden | Conservative | 729 |
| D. Smith | Green | 182 |
| M. Baines | Liberal Democrats | 156 |
Headington1 seat · turnout 45.7%
| W. Fagg | Labour | 1,439 ✓ |
| M. Flynn | Conservative | 1,299 |
| J. Howson | Liberal Democrats | 229 |
Iffley1 seat · turnout 55.0%
| J. Parker | Labour | 1,590 ✓ |
| F. Shellard | Conservative | 1,478 |
| G. Gee | Liberal Democrats | 116 |
| C. Hope | Green | 96 |
North2 seats · turnout 44.5%
| J. Allen | Liberal Democrats | 827 ✓ |
| M. Wright | Liberal Democrats | 778 ✓ |
| B. Thornton | Conservative | 737 |
| A. Russell | Conservative | 725 |
| J. Mabro | Labour | 565 |
| S. Akers | Labour | 540 |
| J. Morris | Green | 311 |
| K. Maclarnon | Social Democratic Party | 139 |
Quarry1 seat · turnout 51.9%
| A. Turner | Conservative | 1,258 ✓ |
| P. Walden | Labour | 879 |
| D. Hindley | Liberal Democrats | 721 |
South1 seat · turnout 46.6%
| J. Tanner | Labour | 1,379 ✓ |
| C. Gillibrand | Conservative | 893 |
| M. Bate | Liberal Democrats | 244 |
| W. Alderton | Green | 144 |
St Clement's1 seat · turnout 40.6%
| P. Moss | Labour | 1,512 ✓ |
| B. Tannant | Conservative | 925 |
| S. Palmer | Liberal Democrats | 234 |
Temple Cowley1 seat · turnout 41.0%
| P. Palmer | Labour | 1,038 ✓ |
| C. Martin | Conservative | 958 |
| B. Finch | Liberal Democrats | 82 |
| J. Gilpin | Social Democratic Party | 55 |
West1 seat · turnout 41.6%
| J. Power | Labour | 1,269 ✓ |
| M. Matthews | Conservative | 588 |
| I. Preston | Liberal Democrats | 353 |
Wolvercote1 seat
| G. Jones | Conservative | 1,313 |
| C. Gowers | SLD | 610 |
| K. Tiwari | Labour | 491 |
Wood Farm1 seat · turnout 40.8%
| A. Ramsay | Labour | 1,086 ✓ |
| S. Higgins | Conservative | 1,007 |
| M. Whittaker | Liberal Democrats | 138 |