Before (end of 1987) (117 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 65 · Conservative 46 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 · Other 0
After (end of 1988) (117 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 67 · Conservative 43 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Other 1
Ward results
Acocks Green1 seat · turnout 39.2%
| M. Nangle | Labour | 4,223 ✓ |
| A. Clarke | Conservative | 3,121 |
| B Buggins | SDP | 549 |
| Bentley | J Green | 197 |
Aston1 seat · turnout 30.6%
| Afzal M. | Labour | 4,338 ✓ |
| S. Ratra | Conservative | 625 |
| B. Ali | Independent | 464 |
| S. Singh | Independent | 136 |
Bartley Green1 seat · turnout 46.5%
| J. Lines | Conservative | 3,914 |
| M. Arnott-Job | Labour | 3,717 |
| E. Todd | SLD | 393 |
Billesley1 seat · turnout 44.3%
| T. Livingstone | Labour | 5,079 |
| Dawkins N. | Conservative | 3,686 |
| P. Wagg | SDP | 724 |
Bournville1 seat · turnout 45.2%
| R Evans | Labour | 3,750 ✓ |
| W Hordern | Conservative | 3,534 |
| C. Smart | SLD | 966 |
| P. Knowles | Green | 235 |
Brandwood1 seat · turnout 48.1%
| J. Slowey | Labour | 4,540 |
| L Gregory | Conservative | 4,376 |
| J. Watkins | SLD | 838 |
Edgbaston1 seat · turnout 33.9%
| N. Bosworth | Conservative | 3,404 ✓ |
| S. Hennesey | Labour | 2,197 |
| P. Connolly | SLD | 758 |
| R Ambler | Green | 248 |
| P. Rodgers | Independent | 24 |
Erdington1 seat · turnout 40.8%
| F. McLoughlin | Labour | 3,819 |
| P. Mason | Conservative | 3,459 |
| K. O'Brien | SDP | 664 |
Fox Hollies1 seat · turnout 34.9%
| M. Redmond | Labour | 4,012 ✓ |
| J. Lakin | Conservative | 1,924 |
| G. Tansley | SDP | 324 |
| H Davies | Green | 115 |
Hall Green1 seat · turnout 50.8%
| F. Wilkes | SDP | 6,137 ✓ |
| J. Higgins | Conservative | 2,692 |
| J. Bott-Obi | Labour | 897 |
| M. Smith | Green | 100 |
Handsworth1 seat · turnout 31.8%
| S. Abdi | Labour | 3,686 ✓ |
| C. Harrison | Conservative | 812 |
| B. Clarke | SLD | 424 |
| P. Bryant | Independent | 306 |
| K. Douglas | Independent | 115 |
Harborne1 seat · turnout 41.2%
| J. Alden | Conservative | 3,786 ✓ |
| B Fargher | Labour | 2,542 |
| C. Bertram | SLD | 814 |
| A. Squire | Green | 282 |
Hodge Hill1 seat · turnout 38.3%
| W. Turner | Labour | 3,700 ✓ |
| W. Minchin | Conservative | 3,017 |
| K. Hardeman | SLD | 754 |
| S. Arrowsmith | NF | 104 |
King's Norton1 seat · turnout 46.1%
| C. Kirk | Labour | 4,803 ✓ |
| H. Adkins | Conservative | 2,722 |
| M. Chandler | SLD | 314 |
| S. Higgens | Green | 83 |
| S Pearson | NF | 27 |
Kingstanding1 seat · turnout 31.9%
| Bird B. | Labour | 4,402 |
| N. Skidmore | Conservative | 1,871 |
| A. Terry | SLD | 468 |
Ladywood1 seat · turnout 29.5%
| Bore A. | Labour | 3,770 ✓ |
| D Gore | Conservative | 1,316 |
| M. Lea-Redmond | SLD | 325 |
| J. Bateman | Green | 239 |
Longbridge1 seat · turnout 38.3%
| S. Banting | Labour | 3,954 |
| T. Fisher | Conservative | 2,423 |
| P. Coombs-Lewis | SLD | 553 |
Moseley1 seat · turnout 50.1%
| J. Anderson | Labour | 4,598 ✓ |
| C. Marshall | Conservative | 3,320 |
| V. Abrol | SLD | 466 |
| F. Stead | Green | 266 |
Nechells1 seat · turnout 30.5%
| M Sharpe | Labour | 3,748 |
| F. Khattak | Conservative | 839 |
| V. Robinson | SLD | 518 |
Northfield1 seat · turnout 42.1%
| M. Scrimshaw | Conservative | 4,113 ✓ |
| R. Maher | Labour | 3,252 |
| A. Moles | SLD | 705 |
| S. Wright | Green | 122 |
Perry Barr1 seat · turnout 47.3%
| J. Ashworth | Conservative | 3,171 |
| M. Leddy | Labour | 2,688 |
| R. Hassall | SLD | 2,582 |
Quinton1 seat · turnout 40.4%
| H. Blumenthal | Conservative | 3,528 ✓ |
| J Wilton | Labour | 2,324 |
| K. Griffiths | SLD | 720 |
| D. Kendrick | Green | 128 |
Sandwell1 seat · turnout 44.8%
| Murphy P. | Labour | 4,632 ✓ |
| G Russon | Conservative | 3,821 |
| L. Thomas | SLD | 417 |
| J. Millington | Green | 226 |
Selly Oak1 seat · turnout 43.3%
| A. Foster | Labour | 3,745 ✓ |
| D. Symonds | Conservative | 3,383 |
| J. Markham | SLD | 640 |
| J Hurdley | Green | 305 |
Shard End1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| E. Rochford | Labour | 4,648 |
| C. Robinson | Conservative | 1,970 |
| A. Rostill | SDP | 378 |
Sheldon1 seat · turnout 55.1%
| P. Tilsley | SLD | 4,468 ✓ |
| R. King | Conservative | 2,515 |
| K Reed | Labour | 2,485 |
| H. Challender | NF | 58 |
Small Heath1 seat · turnout 35.3%
| E. Eames | Labour | 4,587 ✓ |
| Moz Khan | Conservative | 2,215 |
| R. Dimmick | SDP | 324 |
| G Grainger | Green | 169 |
| M. Rea | NF | 101 |
Soho1 seat · turnout 30.9%
| D. Wallace | Labour | 4,658 ✓ |
| Diana Duggan | Conservative | 712 |
| G. Sangha | SLD | 245 |
| D. Hennis | Green | 189 |
Sparkbrook1 seat · turnout 28.4%
| R. Knowles | Labour | 3,751 |
| G. Slater | Conservative | 703 |
| Hazel Marjorie Clawley | Green | 278 |
Sparkhill1 seat · turnout 32.2%
| R. Suleman | Labour | 2,946 ✓ |
| J. Trognacki | Conservative | 1,168 |
| M. Rice | Independent | 974 |
| A. Clawley | Green | 405 |
| M. Cytera | SLD | 266 |
Stockland Green1 seat · turnout 34.1%
| Margaret Wells | Labour | 3,712 |
| M. Denman | Conservative | 2,153 |
| S. Heaton | SDP | 460 |
Sutton Four Oaks1 seat · turnout 38.1%
| R. Hales | Conservative | 6,882 |
| J. Whorwood | SLD | 1,569 |
| J. Cowley | Labour | 932 |
Sutton New Hall1 seat · turnout 34.2%
| Richard John Hudson | Conservative | 5,511 |
| S. Molyneaux | Labour | 1,612 |
| M. Murphy | SLD | 1,395 |
Sutton Vesey1 seat · turnout 39.8%
| D. Roy | Conservative | 6,352 |
| P. McDonnell | SLD | 1,524 |
| F Hooley | Labour | 1,380 |
Washwood Heath1 seat · turnout 34.7%
| D McCarrick | Labour | 4,788 ✓ |
| Zafar S. | Conservative | 1,319 |
| K. Bickerstaff | SLD | 500 |
| C Hill | NF | 234 |
| C. Grainger | Green | 168 |
Weoley1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| I. McArdle | Labour | 3,822 |
| G. Evans | Conservative | 3,139 |
| T. Sword | SLD | 603 |
Yardley1 seat · turnout 47.4%
| W. Doyle | SLD | 4,216 ✓ |
| D. Coughlan | Labour | 2,267 |
| P. Juby | Conservative | 2,124 |
| L. Mackinnon | Green | 86 |
| R Jones | NF | 50 |
