Before (end of 1987) (53 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 39 · Labour 8 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 · Other 2
After (end of 1988) (53 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 39 · Labour 8 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Other 2
Ward results
Barton-le-Clay1 seat
| S. Groom | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Beaudesert1 seat · turnout 35.7%
| J. Jones | Conservative | 797 |
| B Elliott | Labour | 508 |
| S. Freeman | SLD | 436 |
Brooklands1 seat · turnout 32.6%
| E. Cameron | Conservative | 724 ✓ |
| B. Keeley | SLD | 450 |
| P McMorrow | Labour | 339 |
| W. Gibson | Ind Con | 106 |
Dunstable Central1 seat · turnout 38.3%
| E. Clark | Conservative | 1,455 |
| D Beeson | Labour | 474 |
| K. Young | SDP | 196 |
Houghton Central1 seat · turnout 31.4%
| R Turner | Labour | 790 |
| J. Rogers | Conservative | 365 |
| S. Hill | SLD | 152 |
Houghton East1 seat · turnout 31.4%
| T. Carroll | Labour | 724 |
| C. Nye | Conservative | 453 |
| P. Hamill | SDP | 129 |
Houghton South1 seat · turnout 54.1%
| R. Bird | SLD | 533 |
| E. Easydorchik | Conservative | 427 |
| J. Degutis | Labour | 223 |
Linslade1 seat · turnout 45.8%
| I. Beesley | Conservative | 920 ✓ |
| K. Sharer | SLD | 484 |
| A Heffernan | Labour | 321 |
| R Morrisey | Green | 104 |
Northfields2 seats · turnout 41.2%
| A. Musannif | Labour | 1,037 |
| D. Musannif | Labour | 978 |
| K. Biswell | Conservative | 862 |
| B. Ralley | Conservative | 754 |
| R. Morgan | SLD | 266 |
| R. Keyes | SLD | 257 |
Plantation1 seat · turnout 35.3%
| R. Winsland | Conservative | 1,124 |
| S. Wooley | Labour | 433 |
| G. Dickinson | SDP | 122 |
Priory1 seat · turnout 46.5%
| A. Whinnett | Conservative | 818 |
| D. Barker | Labour | 784 |
| R. Walker | SLD | 414 |
Southcott1 seat · turnout 38.9%
| M. Vince | Conservative | 908 ✓ |
| P. Snelling | SLD | 382 |
| R. Wooley | Labour | 195 |
| K Barry | Green | 83 |
| J. Sullivan | SDP | 79 |
Stanbridge1 seat · turnout 48.9%
| R Cook | Conservative | 377 |
| M. Welborn | Labour | 96 |
| C. Dover | SLD | 77 |
Streatley1 seat · turnout 49.3%
| J. Hay | SLD | 426 |
| D. Beckwith | Conservative | 212 |
Toddington1 seat · turnout 42.3%
| G. Hickinbottom | Conservative | 727 |
| Peter Turner | Labour | 452 |
Totternhoe1 seat · turnout 48.6%
| R. Bryce | Conservative | 296 |
| W. Connett | Labour | 217 |
Watling1 seat · turnout 38.0%
| C. Scott | Conservative | 1,415 |
| G. Davies | Labour | 370 |
| R. Pitches | SLD | 336 |
