Before (end of 1987) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 25 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 24 · Labour 7 · Other 1
After (end of 1988) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 32 · Liberal Democrats 17 · Labour 8 · Other 0
Ward results
Park Street1 seat · turnout 41.9%
| J. Vatistas | Conservative | 885 ✓ |
| G. Bliss | Liberal Democrats | 716 |
| W. Preston | Labour | 239 |
St. Peters1 seat · turnout 48.3%
| S. Walkington | SLD | 857 |
| A. Fanning | Conservative | 720 |
| Y. Batliwala | Labour | 647 |