Before (end of 1988) (73 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 30 · Labour 29 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Other 0
After (end of 1989) (73 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 35 · Labour 27 · Liberal Democrats 11 · Other 0
Ward results
Brickhill1 seat · turnout 47.4%
| N. Hills | Liberal Democrats | 1,361 ✓ |
| D. Young | Conservative | 1,253 |
| G. Wilson | Labour | 254 |
Bromham1 seat · turnout 41.8%
| G. Rose | Conservative | 1,750 ✓ |
| J. Cunningham | Liberal Democrats | 553 |
Cauldwell1 seat · turnout 35.5%
| A. Blowers | Labour | 1,561 ✓ |
| P. Barber-Lomax | Conservative | 318 |
| A. Gerard | Liberal Democrats | 127 |
De Parys1 seat · turnout 45.3%
| M. Smithson | Liberal Democrats | 1,060 ✓ |
| S. Groves | Conservative | 795 |
| J. Struthers | Social Democratic Party | 164 |
Goldington1 seat · turnout 41.7%
| A. Christie | Liberal Democrats | 1,119 ✓ |
| I. Amery | Labour | 718 |
| V. Fulford | Conservative | 402 |
Harpur1 seat · turnout 44.6%
| P. Hall | Labour | 1,329 ✓ |
| B. Dillingham | Conservative | 927 |
| D. Sawyer | Liberal Democrats | 78 |
Harrold1 seat · turnout 40.5%
| P. Gershon | Conservative | 1,642 ✓ |
| J. Thynne | Labour | 379 |
| A. Travis | Liberal Democrats | 376 |
Putnoe1 seat · turnout 50.2%
| J. Lennon | Liberal Democrats | 1,571 ✓ |
| E. Humphreys | Conservative | 1,134 |
| M. Stutz | Labour | 123 |
Queens Park1 seat · turnout 35.2%
| T. Albone | Labour | 1,232 ✓ |
| I. Mactoom | Conservative | 427 |
| V. Hawke | Liberal Democrats | 152 |
Watling1 seat · turnout 38.3%
| J. Pergunas | Conservative | 1,353 ✓ |
| R. Pitches | Liberal Democrats | 422 |
| J. Dolan | Labour | 382 |