Before (end of 1987) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 17 · Labour 10 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 · Other 1
After (end of 1988) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 17 · Labour 9 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Other 1
Ward results
Barton1 seat · turnout 39.3%
| D. Cosstick | Labour | 1,207 |
| D. Pollard | Conservative | 915 |
| A. Gribble | SLD | 127 |
Eastgate1 seat · turnout 42.1%
| T. Martin | Labour | 1,364 |
| P. Scannell | Conservative | 808 |
| S. Gribble | SLD | 202 |
Hucclecote1 seat · turnout 50.0%
| C. Pullon | Conservative | 1,562 |
| S. O'Connor | SLD | 1,002 |
| A. Masters | Labour | 606 |
Kingsholm1 seat · turnout 51.0%
| M. Gould | SLD | 1,721 |
| B. Hamblett | Conservative | 1,245 |
| S. Russell | Labour | 277 |
Linden1 seat · turnout 41.3%
| G. Phillips | Conservative | 1,004 |
| D. James | Labour | 999 |
| A. Gribble | SLD | 324 |
Longlevens1 seat · turnout 45.0%
| J. Neary | Conservative | 1,595 |
| B. Richards | Labour | 971 |
| J. Goodwin | SLD | 330 |
Matson1 seat · turnout 41.1%
| J. Holmes | Labour | 1,445 |
| N. Ravenhill | Conservative | 893 |
| G. Phillips | SLD | 190 |
Podsmead1 seat · turnout 46.1%
| C. Vaughan | SLD | 1,210 |
| E. Orr | Conservative | 970 |
| C. Wood | Labour | 578 |
Tuffley1 seat · turnout 48.1%
| A. Meredith | Labour | 1,443 |
| J. Bracey | Conservative | 1,346 |
| J. Cole | SLD | 205 |
Westgate1 seat · turnout 44.5%
| P. Aplin | SLD | 1,102 |
| C. Fudge | Conservative | 899 |
| A. Francis | Labour | 365 |
