Before (end of 1987) (72 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 41 · Conservative 31 · Other 0 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1988) (72 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 41 · Conservative 31 · Liberal Democrats 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Belle Vale & Hasbury1 seat · turnout 40.7%
| C. Elcock | Conservative | 1,589 |
| J. Holmes | Labour | 1,393 |
| W. Green | Ind Lab | 1,059 |
Brierley Hill1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| K. Lomax | Labour | 2,280 |
| R. Dangerfield | Conservative | 887 |
| G. Plevey | Ind Lab | 107 |
Brockmoor & Pensnett1 seat · turnout 33.0%
| P. Wall | Labour | 2,060 |
| D. Thomas-Smout | Conservative | 769 |
| G. Porter | SLD | 398 |
Castle & Priory3 seats · turnout 20.4%
| J. Curley | Labour | 1,953 |
| J. Davies | Labour | 1,447 |
| B. Wilkinson | Labour | 1,383 |
| B. Vanes | Conservative | 932 |
Coseley East1 seat · turnout 37.7%
| G. Davies | Labour | 2,278 |
| C. Rathbone | Conservative | 1,149 |
Coseley West1 seat · turnout 38.1%
| M. Hill | Labour | 1,940 |
| C. Murray | Conservative | 1,464 |
Halesowen North1 seat · turnout 45.6%
| J. Clegg | Labour | 2,392 |
| M. Broome | Conservative | 2,066 |
Halesowen South1 seat · turnout 38.6%
| F. Goddard | Conservative | 2,820 |
| P. Ward | Labour | 1,102 |
Hayley Green1 seat · turnout 44.8%
| A. Burston | Conservative | 1,888 |
| J. Grayson | Labour | 1,693 |
| R. Deeley | SLD | 701 |
Kingswinford North & Wall Heath1 seat · turnout 41.2%
| G. Greenwood | Conservative | 2,767 |
| M. Williams | Labour | 1,352 |
Kingswinford South1 seat · turnout 41.7%
| W. Webb | Conservative | 2,158 |
| K. Archer | Labour | 1,713 |
| P. Pickerill | SLD | 307 |
Lye & Wollescote1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| K. Harris | Labour | 2,226 |
| I. Kettle | Conservative | 945 |
| J. Lord | NF | 81 |
Netherton & Woodside1 seat · turnout 31.8%
| S. Davies | Labour | 1,431 |
| M. Price | Conservative | 888 |
Norton1 seat · turnout 43.4%
| R. Hancox | Conservative | 2,284 ✓ |
| B. Rixon | Labour | 989 |
| M. Fellows | Independent | 765 |
| E. Wood | SLD | 326 |
Pedmore & Stourbridge East1 seat · turnout 38.9%
| D. Ranceford-Hadley | Conservative | 2,591 |
| P. Hickman | Labour | 927 |
| K. Barwick | SLD | 541 |
Quarry Bank & Cradley1 seat · turnout 31.9%
| D. Savage | Labour | 2,331 |
| F. Green | Conservative | 1,488 |
Sedgley1 seat · turnout 39.7%
| A. Pearson | Conservative | 2,926 |
| C. Duguid | Labour | 1,216 |
St. Andrews1 seat · turnout 30.9%
| G. Tromans | Labour | 1,880 |
| D. Allison | Conservative | 1,086 |
St. James1 seat · turnout 31.0%
| A. Finch | Labour | 1,922 |
| W. Griffiths | Conservative | 1,144 |
St. Thomas1 seat · turnout 35.0%
| J. Cooksey | Labour | 2,185 |
| H. Williams | Conservative | 1,280 |
Wollaston & Stourbridge West1 seat · turnout 50.5%
| L. Millard | Labour | 2,109 |
| E. Walker | Conservative | 2,025 |
| R. Wakelam | Independent | 850 |
Wordsley1 seat · turnout 36.3%
| T. Marshall | Labour | 2,172 |
| M. Green | Conservative | 1,989 |
