Before (end of 1987) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 24 · Conservative 16 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 14 · Other 0
After (end of 1988) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 26 · Conservative 18 · Liberal Democrats 10 · Other 0
Ward results
Brighouse1 seat · turnout 43.7%
| R. Preston | Labour | 1,707 |
| R. Doran | Conservative | 1,340 |
| A. Smith | SLD | 363 |
Calder Valley1 seat · turnout 47.5%
| E. Scott | Labour | 1,743 ✓ |
| V. Wade | Conservative | 1,145 |
| D. Kilbey | SLD | 836 |
| R. Barker | Green | 391 |
Greetland & Stainland1 seat · turnout 42.6%
| D. Fox | SLD | 1,547 |
| E. Challenger | Conservative | 1,127 |
| M. Beevers | Labour | 939 |
Hipperholme and Lightcliffe2 seats · turnout 39.9%
| B. Binns | Conservative | 1,809 |
| O'Connor A. | Conservative | 1,799 |
| A Kalanovic | Labour | 1,056 |
| B. Lloyd | Labour | 948 |
| N. Adshead | SLD | 481 |
| T. Bennett | SLD | 389 |
Illingworth1 seat · turnout 28.7%
| T. McElroy | Labour | 1,342 |
| K. Knott | Conservative | 810 |
Luddendenfoot1 seat · turnout 47.0%
| T. McAvoy | SLD | 1,386 |
| T. Martin | Conservative | 1,373 |
| Sarah Barwick | Labour | 1,200 |
Mixenden1 seat · turnout 28.5%
| M. Higgins | Labour | 1,613 |
| J. Divers | Conservative | 685 |
Northowram and Shelf1 seat · turnout 38.9%
| R. Thrower | Conservative | 2,022 |
| A. Bateman | Labour | 1,273 |
Ovenden1 seat · turnout 31.6%
| J. Tolan | Labour | 1,853 |
| C. Jamieson | Conservative | 641 |
Rastrick1 seat · turnout 41.8%
| G. Reason | Conservative | 1,543 |
| J. Marshall | SLD | 922 |
| M. Nicolson | Labour | 883 |
Ryburn1 seat · turnout 37.2%
| D. Wood | Conservative | 1,631 |
| R. Crossley | Labour | 1,214 |
| I. Howell | SLD | 385 |
Skircoat1 seat · turnout 39.5%
| Jonathan Hesketh Ford | Conservative | 2,194 ✓ |
| M. Naeem | Labour | 579 |
| N. Jevons | SLD | 440 |
| J. Anderson | Green | 330 |
Sowerby Bridge1 seat · turnout 40.3%
| G. Fielden | Labour | 1,685 |
| G. Mullett | Conservative | 1,189 |
| C. Lythgoe | SLD | 326 |
Todmorden1 seat · turnout 55.8%
| B. Rybicki | Labour | 2,112 ✓ |
| M. Taylor | SLD | 1,145 |
| S. Hollows | Conservative | 1,009 |
| R. Seccombe | Green | 154 |
Warley1 seat · turnout 43.3%
| J. Hardy | Conservative | 1,671 |
| L. Hallwood | Labour | 1,123 |
| A. Clegg | SLD | 792 |
