Before (end of 1987) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 23 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 15 · Labour 9 · Other 9
After (end of 1988) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 22 · Liberal Democrats 12 · Labour 12 · Other 10
Ward results
Cainscross1 seat · turnout 37.4%
| M. Sweetman | Labour | 966 |
| S. Gudge | Conservative | 718 |
Cam1 seat · turnout 42.3%
| M. Nolder | Labour | 699 |
| M. Pemberton | Conservative | 589 |
| E. Woodward | SLD | 266 |
Central1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| M. Bax | Green | 487 ✓ |
| K. Albiston | Labour | 360 |
| G. Smith | Conservative | 356 |
| A. Woodham | SLD | 230 |
Dursley2 seats · turnout 40.0%
| M. Treasure | Labour | 1,086 |
| B Allen | Conservative | 876 |
| P. Merritt | SLD | 823 |
| J. Sirett | Conservative | 752 |
Kings Stanley1 seat · turnout 35.6%
| S. Bruce | Conservative | 633 |
| Jean Smalley | Labour | 366 |
Minchinhampton2 seats · turnout 38.7%
| P. Hatcher | Conservative | 1,058 |
| C. McHugh | Conservative | 1,013 |
| R. Doidge-Harrison | SLD | 562 |
| J. Freeman | SLD | 544 |
Nailsworth1 seat · turnout 29.4%
| S. Nicholson | Green | 827 |
| J. Evans | Independent | 601 |
Parklands1 seat · turnout 41.3%
| D Tomlins | Conservative | 444 |
| R. Teverson | SLD | 186 |
Quedgeley & Hardwicke1 seat · turnout 24.7%
| T. Hogarth | Conservative | 1,074 |
| R. Hudson | Labour | 736 |
Randwick1 seat · turnout 51.7%
| M. Charley | SLD | 366 |
| E. Ford | Conservative | 217 |
Stonehouse1 seat · turnout 29.2%
| S. Latchford | Labour | 1,003 |
| A. Lyes | SLD | 524 |
Trinity1 seat · turnout 40.7%
| J. Bircher | Conservative | 652 |
| L. Hodges | Labour | 483 |
| B. Pierce | SLD | 469 |
Uplands1 seat · turnout 40.5%
| W. Hicks | Labour | 915 |
| K. Knowles | Conservative | 728 |
Upton St Leonards1 seat · turnout 54.9%
| D. Dell | Conservative | 367 |
| C. Freshney | Independent | 340 |
| O. Murphy | Labour | 101 |
Wotton & Kingswood1 seat · turnout 43.6%
| E. Warren | SLD | 1,198 |
| D. L'Oste-Brown | Conservative | 1,167 |