Before (end of 1988) (82 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 48 · Conservative 30 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Other 0
After (end of 1989) (82 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 50 · Conservative 28 · Other 3 · Liberal Democrats 1
Ward results
Abbey1 seat · turnout 30.5%
| W. Austin | Labour | 2,357 ✓ |
| E. Eardley | Conservative | 732 |
Audley & Chesterton1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| J. Sanderson | Labour | 2,312 ✓ |
| B. Cartwright | Conservative | 721 |
| A. Richards | Liberal Democrats | 295 |
Biddulph Town1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| D. Lythgoe | Labour | 2,105 ✓ |
| C. Ellis | Conservative | 1,067 |
| H. Jebb | Liberal Democrats | 160 |
| S. Scott | Independent | 55 |
Biddulph-Endon1 seat · turnout 33.4%
| C. Jebb | Liberal Democrats | 1,741 ✓ |
| H. Bourne | Conservative | 1,067 |
| W. Williams | Independent | 833 |
Blurton1 seat · turnout 33.7%
| J. Edwards | Labour | 2,098 ✓ |
| J. Scanlan | Conservative | 787 |
Bolebridge1 seat · turnout 37.2%
| J. Betteridge | Labour | 2,446 ✓ |
| P. Doxey | Conservative | 1,225 |
| W. Dale | Liberal Democrats | 252 |
Bradwell & Porthill1 seat · turnout 34.9%
| J. Meir | Labour | 1,862 ✓ |
| J. Cooper | Conservative | 619 |
| J. D'Arcy | Social Democratic Party | 438 |
Brewood1 seat · turnout 32.5%
| R. Roberts | Conservative | 1,864 ✓ |
| L. Jones | Labour | 1,097 |
Brookhouse1 seat · turnout 24.6%
| I. Bowen | Labour | 1,765 ✓ |
| J. Eardley | Conservative | 307 |
Burntwood Chase1 seat · turnout 31.5%
| H. Brookes | Labour | 1,832 ✓ |
| R. Lane | Conservative | 803 |
| S. Sutton | Liberal Democrats | 197 |
Burntwood Saints1 seat · turnout 26.9%
| D. Constable | Conservative | 1,413 ✓ |
| T. Walkinshaw | Labour | 1,025 |
| J. Lowe | Liberal Democrats | 352 |
Burslem Central1 seat · turnout 25.2%
| M. Tappin | Labour | 1,711 ✓ |
| G. Deaville | Conservative | 496 |
| P. Forster | Liberal Democrats | 238 |
Burslem Grange1 seat · turnout 28.1%
| I. Wise | Labour | 1,436 ✓ |
| J. Glover | Conservative | 628 |
| S. Simmonds | Liberal Democrats | 240 |
Burton Tower1 seat · turnout 45.7%
| J. Muir | Labour | 2,311 ✓ |
| P. Blackshaw | Conservative | 1,677 |
| L. Fletcher | Liberal Democrats | 407 |
Burton Town1 seat · turnout 39.6%
| T. Wright | Labour | 2,355 ✓ |
| S. Clews | Conservative | 1,146 |
| S. Marbrow | Liberal Democrats | 396 |
Burton Trent1 seat · turnout 34.5%
| G. Callister | Labour | 2,308 ✓ |
| P. Collett-Jobey | Conservative | 596 |
| P. Archer | Liberal Democrats | 275 |
Burton West1 seat · turnout 37.3%
| D. Morris | Labour | 2,233 ✓ |
| R. Ffoulkes | Conservative | 1,104 |
| D. Bendall | Liberal Democrats | 239 |
Cannock1 seat · turnout 39.9%
| H. Moger | Conservative | 1,435 ✓ |
| A. Hill | Labour | 1,396 |
| R. Todd | Liberal Democrats | 426 |
| J. Adams | Social Democratic Party | 381 |
Castle Liberty1 seat · turnout 29.1%
| M. Cooper | Labour | 1,126 ✓ |
| W. Dunsmore | Conservative | 855 |
| C. Cooke | Social Democratic Party | 363 |
Caverswall1 seat · turnout 29.4%
| S. Edwards | Conservative | 1,712 ✓ |
| C. Howell | Labour | 1,401 |
Cheadle-Checkley1 seat · turnout 36.2%
| E. Hutchins | Residents | 1,761 ✓ |
| D. Pearce | Conservative | 1,179 |
| J. Holden | Labour | 740 |
| J. Capper | Liberal Democrats | 235 |
Chell1 seat · turnout 24.0%
| R. Cant | Labour | 1,737 ✓ |
| D. Collings | Conservative | 392 |
| G. Plummer | Liberal Democrats | 199 |
Churnet Valley1 seat · turnout 32.0%
| R. Hutchins | Residents | 1,155 ✓ |
| G. Allen | Conservative | 1,033 |
| A. Dobraszczyc | Labour | 419 |
Codsall1 seat · turnout 38.0%
| F. Holmes | Conservative | 2,039 ✓ |
| M. Lynch | Liberal Democrats | 1,383 |
| R. Davies | Labour | 557 |
Cross Heath1 seat · turnout 34.8%
| J. Whalley | Labour | 1,921 ✓ |
| M. Titley | Conservative | 515 |
| A. Sheeran | Liberal Democrats | 262 |
Dove1 seat · turnout 44.6%
| W. Thornewill | Conservative | 2,332 ✓ |
| W. Hodson-Walker | Liberal Democrats | 1,565 |
| M. Borrington | Labour | 1,189 |
East Valley1 seat · turnout 25.7%
| B. Dunn | Labour | 1,758 ✓ |
| D. Palmer | Conservative | 504 |
| C. Booth | Liberal Democrats | 266 |
Eccleshall1 seat · turnout 36.5%
| H. Butter | Conservative | 2,204 ✓ |
| F. James | Liberal Democrats | 1,202 |
| M. Barrett | Labour | 557 |
Essington1 seat · turnout 33.7%
| C. Wakeman | Conservative | 1,415 ✓ |
| D. Stanton | Independent | 1,076 |
| G. Bird | Labour | 1,038 |
Fenton Green1 seat · turnout 30.4%
| T. Tolley | Labour | 1,926 ✓ |
| R. Yates | Conservative | 1,245 |
Gnosall1 seat · turnout 40.9%
| C. Jones | Conservative | 1,956 ✓ |
| S. Glaister | Liberal Democrats | 1,496 |
| D. Kidney | Labour | 495 |
Great Fenton1 seat · turnout 33.4%
| D. Shotton | Labour | 1,815 ✓ |
| C. Follows | Conservative | 1,188 |
Great Wyrley1 seat · turnout 32.9%
| G. Bullock | Labour | 1,537 ✓ |
| H. Harding | Conservative | 1,350 |
Hanley Green1 seat · turnout 25.4%
| O. Sloss | Labour | 1,939 ✓ |
| J. Payne | Conservative | 572 |
Hartshill1 seat · turnout 32.6%
| P. Brownless | Labour | 1,808 ✓ |
| M. Ibbs | Conservative | 853 |
| E. Holland | Liberal Democrats | 432 |
Hednesford1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| J. O'Leary | Labour | 2,528 ✓ |
| W. Longmore | Conservative | 1,279 |
| S. Reynolds | Liberal Democrats | 1,055 |
Keele & Silverdale1 seat · turnout 34.7%
| W. Hughes | Labour | 2,283 ✓ |
| M. Dent | Liberal Democrats | 415 |
| E. Bradbury | Conservative | 359 |
Kidsgrove1 seat · turnout 29.3%
| R. Bailey | Labour | 1,581 ✓ |
| T. Murphy | Social Democratic Party | 641 |
| N. Salt | Conservative | 563 |
| A. Jones | Other | 176 |
Kinver1 seat · turnout 39.5%
| B. Edwards | Conservative | 1,900 ✓ |
| J. Gosling | Liberal Democrats | 1,301 |
| A. Hamlyn | Labour | 428 |
Leek North1 seat · turnout 38.7%
| D. Mole | Labour | 1,800 ✓ |
| R. Plant | Conservative | 1,669 |
Leek Rural1 seat · turnout 34.5%
| M. Harris | Conservative | 1,509 ✓ |
| M. Ward | Labour | 862 |
| J. Dunkerley | Social Democratic Party | 609 |
Leek South1 seat · turnout 41.4%
| V. Ivers | Labour | 1,531 ✓ |
| E. Baxter | Conservative | 1,358 |
| R. Gregg | Liberal Democrats | 565 |
Lichfield City North1 seat · turnout 39.5%
| J. Brooks | Labour | 1,911 ✓ |
| B. Diggle | Conservative | 1,794 |
| D. Davies | Liberal Democrats | 463 |
Lichfield City South1 seat · turnout 35.1%
| A. Johnson | Conservative | 2,333 ✓ |
| B. Pretty | Labour | 930 |
| N. Sharp | Liberal Democrats | 908 |
Lichfield Rural East1 seat · turnout 35.3%
| A. Ward | Conservative | 1,885 ✓ |
| R. Kaye | Labour | 1,103 |
| E. Airey | Liberal Democrats | 399 |
Lichfield Rural North1 seat · turnout 37.7%
| F. Lewis | Conservative | 2,494 ✓ |
| G. Metcalfe | Labour | 1,505 |
Lichfield Rural South1 seat · turnout 30.9%
| E. Bayliss | Conservative | 2,124 ✓ |
| D. Bailey | Labour | 758 |
Longton South1 seat · turnout 32.2%
| J. Wallis | Labour | 1,922 ✓ |
| P. Lancaster | Conservative | 956 |
| R. Bentley | Liberal Democrats | 311 |
Needwood Forest1 seat · turnout 39.2%
| N. Beach | Conservative | 2,487 ✓ |
| J. Dumelow | Labour | 495 |
| J. Jay | Liberal Democrats | 493 |
Newcastle Rural1 seat · turnout 35.9%
| C. Holland | Conservative | 2,273 ✓ |
| J. Jeffries | Labour | 1,571 |
Norton & Bradeley1 seat · turnout 24.2%
| M. Stringer | Labour | 1,603 ✓ |
| M. Madew | Conservative | 573 |
| S. Leese | Liberal Democrats | 205 |
Norton Canes1 seat · turnout 35.0%
| G. Roberts | Labour | 2,391 ✓ |
| P. McLoughlin | Conservative | 967 |
Penkridge1 seat · turnout 36.1%
| R. Lloyd | Conservative | 2,038 ✓ |
| C. McCollom | Liberal Democrats | 1,115 |
| S. Bristow | Labour | 1,100 |
Perrycrofts1 seat · turnout 39.0%
| K. Gant | Conservative | 1,730 ✓ |
| M. O'Gara | Labour | 1,650 |
Rugeley North1 seat · turnout 26.5%
| D. Crutchley | Labour | 964 ✓ |
| G. Redshaw | Liberal Democrats | 880 |
| P. Owen | Conservative | 768 |
Rugeley South1 seat · turnout 37.7%
| T. Smith | Labour | 2,257 ✓ |
| R. Easton | Liberal Democrats | 712 |
| J. Owen | Conservative | 372 |
Shelton1 seat · turnout 25.5%
| R. Wise | Labour | 1,835 ✓ |
| M. Walker-Rushton | Conservative | 458 |
| E. Rainer | Green | 170 |
Stafford East Gate1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| I. Moseley | Labour | 1,726 ✓ |
| V. Heenan | Conservative | 1,216 |
| G. Baron | Liberal Democrats | 485 |
Stafford North Gate1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| F. Duffy | Labour | 1,804 ✓ |
| T. Reeves | Conservative | 1,196 |
| R. Hine | Liberal Democrats | 483 |
Stafford South Gate1 seat · turnout 40.7%
| G. Williams | Conservative | 2,039 ✓ |
| R. Martin | Labour | 1,339 |
| W. Robertson | Liberal Democrats | 1,162 |
Stafford Trent Valley1 seat · turnout 37.5%
| M. Dale | Conservative | 1,908 ✓ |
| R. Anderson | Liberal Democrats | 1,233 |
| I. Roscoe | Labour | 592 |
Stafford West Gate1 seat · turnout 40.6%
| M. Poulter | Labour | 2,549 ✓ |
| J. Archer | Conservative | 1,092 |
| M. Glaister | Liberal Democrats | 540 |
Stoke West1 seat · turnout 30.3%
| F. Knox | Labour | 1,802 ✓ |
| C. Warren | Conservative | 808 |
| A. Cooper | Green | 302 |
Stone Rural1 seat · turnout 39.1%
| W. Shelley | Conservative | 2,072 ✓ |
| B. Bell | Liberal Democrats | 989 |
| N. Pearce | Labour | 752 |
Stone Urban1 seat · turnout 37.9%
| V. Wakefield | Labour | 1,925 ✓ |
| S. Goodall | Conservative | 1,765 |
Talke1 seat · turnout 36.8%
| J. Beech | Labour | 1,491 ✓ |
| E. Langford | Liberal Democrats | 1,016 |
| C. Stokes | Conservative | 192 |
| T. Jones | Other | 165 |
The Hayes1 seat · turnout 30.9%
| J. Merry | Labour | 1,236 ✓ |
| C. Bhageerutty | Conservative | 816 |
| P. Ansell | Liberal Democrats | 726 |
The Heaths1 seat · turnout 26.7%
| P. Smith | Labour | 1,667 ✓ |
| R. Sillito | Conservative | 1,217 |
| D. Laurie | Liberal Democrats | 231 |
Thistleberry1 seat · turnout 43.7%
| A. Clark | Conservative | 1,942 ✓ |
| A. Fradley | Labour | 1,487 |
| T. Probert | Liberal Democrats | 1,243 |
Trentham Park1 seat · turnout 32.4%
| R. Ibbs | Conservative | 2,327 ✓ |
| B. Campbell | Labour | 1,725 |
Tunstall North1 seat · turnout 28.4%
| G. Mardle | Labour | 1,854 ✓ |
| J. Scholfield | Conservative | 434 |
| M. Leese | Liberal Democrats | 204 |
Uttoxeter Rural1 seat · turnout 38.7%
| P. Atkins | Conservative | 2,461 ✓ |
| F. Hollis | Labour | 696 |
| R. Whorwood | Liberal Democrats | 455 |
Uttoxeter Urban1 seat · turnout 39.1%
| J. Dean | Labour | 1,958 ✓ |
| B. Wilks | Conservative | 1,119 |
Watling1 seat · turnout 35.1%
| T. Dix | Labour | 2,296 ✓ |
| J. Litherland | Conservative | 1,721 |
Westlands1 seat · turnout 43.3%
| E. Ashley | Conservative | 1,954 ✓ |
| B. Cox | Labour | 1,585 |
| C. Malkin | Liberal Democrats | 927 |
Weston1 seat · turnout 26.8%
| T. Fitzmaurice | Labour | 2,014 ✓ |
| D. Bevan | Conservative | 1,056 |
Wolstanton1 seat · turnout 45.1%
| A. Thomas | Liberal Democrats | 1,524 ✓ |
| M. Clarke | Labour | 1,514 |
| A. Smith | Conservative | 771 |
Wombourne1 seat · turnout 40.7%
| I. Kelly | Conservative | 2,066 ✓ |
| I. Hodgkiss | Liberal Democrats | 1,860 |
| M. Kelly | Labour | 592 |
Wrottesley1 seat · turnout 27.2%
| H. Carter | Conservative | 2,114 ✓ |
| J. Gregory | Independent | 500 |
| R. Freckleton | Liberal Democrats | 486 |
