Before (end of 1987) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 22 · Labour 21 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 · Other 1
After (end of 1988) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 23 · Labour 20 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Other 1
Ward results
Beccles Town1 seat · turnout 36.4%
| H. Fuller | Conservative | 912 |
| C. Adam | Labour | 786 |
| E. Spencer | SLD | 345 |
Beccles Worlingham1 seat · turnout 32.6%
| J. Yates | Labour | 619 |
| P. Carter | Conservative | 558 |
Bungay1 seat · turnout 46.8%
| D. O'Neill | SLD | 707 |
| P. Scott | Conservative | 622 |
| F. Welsh | Labour | 401 |
Carlton1 seat · turnout 34.6%
| D. Collins | Conservative | 1,133 |
| C. Thomas | SLD | 1,004 |
Carlton Colville1 seat · turnout 39.1%
| J. Mitchell | Independent | 684 |
| A. Leedham | Conservative | 319 |
| R. Jack | Labour | 235 |
Gunton1 seat · turnout 40.6%
| J. Wright | Conservative | 1,181 |
| V. Caseley | SLD | 943 |
Halesworth1 seat · turnout 47.6%
| E. Leverett | Labour | 992 |
| A. Jackson | Conservative | 698 |
Harbour1 seat
| S Bostock | Labour | 806 ✓ |
| J Van Pelt | SLD | 368 |
| L. Guy | Conservative | 284 |
Kessingland1 seat · turnout 42.8%
| J. Abel | Conservative | 643 |
| T. Durie | Labour | 578 |
| J. Meredith | SLD | 326 |
Kirkley1 seat · turnout 42.9%
| B. Pointon | SLD | 844 |
| J. Riches | Labour | 684 |
| L. Jeffrey | Conservative | 415 |
Normanston1 seat · turnout 32.7%
| M. Ayers | Labour | 1,024 |
| G. Mason | Conservative | 345 |
| A. Knee | SLD | 147 |
Oulton Broad1 seat · turnout 37.4%
| E. Back | Conservative | 1,101 |
| J. Riches | Labour | 867 |
Pakefield1 seat · turnout 47.5%
| G. Collins | Labour | 1,507 |
| J. Day | Conservative | 1,029 |
| A. Shepherd | SLD | 188 |
Southwold1 seat · turnout 47.5%
| J. Goldsmith | Conservative | 1,404 |
| D. Gower | Labour | 775 |
| R. Winyard | SLD | 230 |
St. Margarets1 seat · turnout 34.5%
| A. Owen | Labour | 1,255 |
| Rudd S. | Conservative | 595 |
Whitton1 seat · turnout 33.2%
| R. Carter | Labour | 1,176 |
| F. Seabridge | Conservative | 305 |
