Before (end of 1987) (30 seats, Elections Centre)
SDP-Liberal Alliance 17 · Conservative 13 · Labour 0 · Other 0
After (end of 1988) (30 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 16 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Labour 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Devonshire1 seat · turnout 49.0%
| G. Gillett | Conservative | 1,186 |
| P. Rodohan | SLD | 1,144 |
| K. Usmani | Labour | 138 |
Downside1 seat · turnout 49.5%
| R. Kirtley | SLD | 1,347 ✓ |
| D. Townsend | Conservative | 1,226 |
| A. Frost | Labour | 199 |
| J. Moore | Green | 165 |
Hampden Park1 seat · turnout 48.0%
| P. Day | Labour | 1,037 ✓ |
| H. Parker | SLD | 941 |
| G. Mills | Conservative | 916 |
| D. Wells Ms | Green | 133 |
Langney1 seat · turnout 42.1%
| D. Tutt | SLD | 2,204 |
| D. Russell | Conservative | 804 |
| J. Wells | Green | 262 |
Meads1 seat · turnout 48.7%
| M. Deschamps | Conservative | 2,593 |
| M. Bannister | SLD | 340 |
| B. Pritchard | Labour | 185 |
Ratton1 seat · turnout 51.3%
| M. Tunwell | Conservative | 1,885 |
| M. Williamson | SLD | 832 |
| D. Poole | Labour | 358 |
Roselands1 seat
| L. Mason | SLD | 1,466 ✓ |
| L. Caroe | Conservative | 1,290 |
| C. Cole | Labour | 232 |
| Christine Quarrington | Green | 224 |
St. Anthonys1 seat · turnout 51.8%
| C. Amess | Conservative | 1,561 |
| L. Smith | SDP | 1,363 |
| A. Beck | Labour | 327 |
Upperton1 seat · turnout 42.3%
| A. Murray | Conservative | 2,204 |
| P. Durrant | SLD | 411 |
| D. Evans | Green | 228 |
