Before (end of 1987) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 36 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 9 · Conservative 3 · Other 0
After (end of 1988) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 37 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Conservative 2 · Other 0
Ward results
Bowthorpe1 seat · turnout 33.3%
| B. Ferris | Labour | 1,597 ✓ |
| H Collins | Conservative | 493 |
| R. Anthony | SLD | 139 |
| V. Morgan | Green | 82 |
Catton Grove1 seat · turnout 34.7%
| C. Morrey | Labour | 1,209 ✓ |
| M. Goff | Conservative | 570 |
| S. Richardson | SLD | 175 |
| P. Scott | Green | 116 |
Coslany1 seat · turnout 47.8%
| P. Watson | Labour | 1,614 ✓ |
| J. Lloyd | SLD | 707 |
| E Horth | Conservative | 572 |
| S. Bridger | Green | 88 |
Crome1 seat · turnout 38.2%
| A. Waters | Labour | 1,446 ✓ |
| C Cushing | Conservative | 543 |
| D. Williment | SLD | 236 |
| K. Farwell | Green | 61 |
Eaton1 seat · turnout 56.5%
| L. Cooper | Conservative | 1,917 ✓ |
| A. Lewis | Labour | 974 |
| B. Critchley | SLD | 795 |
| B. Madeley | Green | 100 |
| R. Heaton | BNP | 21 |
Heigham1 seat · turnout 40.9%
| J. Miller | Labour | 1,584 ✓ |
| S. Human | Conservative | 369 |
| L. Alston | SLD | 319 |
| R. Nockles | Green | 80 |
Henderson1 seat · turnout 39.1%
| J. Sillett | Labour | 1,372 ✓ |
| J. Staples | Conservative | 406 |
| Denise Eileen Carlo | Green | 259 |
| B. Doyle | SLD | 126 |
Lakenham1 seat · turnout 43.6%
| P. Tolley | Labour | 1,661 ✓ |
| C Barry | Conservative | 525 |
| G. Goffin | SLD | 290 |
| A. Higgins | Green | 95 |
Mancroft1 seat · turnout 41.4%
| P. Garner | Labour | 1,566 ✓ |
| M. Graham | Conservative | 551 |
| R. Chaplin | SLD | 257 |
| T. Tigger | Green | 110 |
Mile Cross2 seats · turnout 31.3%
| S. Betts | Labour | 1,343 ✓ |
| A. Clare | Labour | 1,293 ✓ |
| D. Roberts | Conservative | 280 |
| M. Windscheffel | Conservative | 241 |
| L. Betts | Green | 182 |
| K. Metcalf | SLD | 99 |
| J. Nicholls | SLD | 79 |
Mousehold1 seat · turnout 36.3%
| D. Machin | Labour | 1,447 ✓ |
| E. Collishaw | Conservative | 444 |
| R. Woolacott | Green | 202 |
| T. Day | SLD | 177 |
Nelson1 seat · turnout 60.8%
| J. McKay | Labour | 1,171 ✓ |
| L. Jennings | SLD | 1,141 |
| B. Marten | Conservative | 648 |
| S. Kinsey | Green | 151 |
St Stephen1 seat · turnout 55.7%
| J. Swainson | Labour | 1,434 ✓ |
| B. Wallis | Conservative | 1,170 |
| S. Oakley | SLD | 223 |
| H. Stanton | Green | 189 |
Thorpe Hamlet1 seat · turnout 48.3%
| P. Morre | SLD | 1,363 ✓ |
| C. Bunnett | Labour | 738 |
| Fisher J. | Conservative | 523 |
| C. Wood | Green | 126 |
Town Close1 seat · turnout 62.0%
| Bill Smith | Labour | 1,409 ✓ |
| T. Stickle | SLD | 1,359 |
| C. Merry | Conservative | 590 |
| J. Wimhurst | Green | 129 |
University1 seat · turnout 52.9%
| Phil Harris | Labour | 1,344 ✓ |
| J. Wilkes | SLD | 888 |
| J. Simpson | Conservative | 415 |
| Mansell D. | Green | 155 |