Before (end of 1988) (43 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 28 · Conservative 11 · Other 4 · Labour 0
After (end of 1989) (43 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 23 · Conservative 15 · Other 5 · Labour 0
Ward results
Arreton & Newchurch1 seat · turnout 41.9%
| A. Fulwood | Conservative | 629 ✓ |
| M. Lanfear | Independent | 541 |
Bembridge1 seat
| R. Rowsell | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Binstead1 seat · turnout 51.9%
| A. Wakeley | Liberal Democrats | 698 ✓ |
| N. Bartholomew | Conservative | 569 |
Brightstone & Shorewell1 seat · turnout 58.5%
| S. Smart | Liberal Democrats | 750 ✓ |
| A. Pollock | Conservative | 467 |
Calbourne Shalfleet & Yarmouth1 seat · turnout 55.3%
| R. Cowley | Liberal Democrats | 886 ✓ |
| A. Clarke | Conservative | 701 |
Carisbrooke East1 seat · turnout 45.3%
| V. Morey | Liberal Democrats | 474 ✓ |
| S. Bambeck | Conservative | 213 |
Carisbrooke West1 seat · turnout 47.8%
| B. Foster | Conservative | 649 ✓ |
| R. Price | Liberal Democrats | 501 |
Chale & Niton1 seat · turnout 54.5%
| P. Fradgley | Conservative | 655 ✓ |
| J. Patterson | Liberal Democrats | 646 |
Cowes Castle1 seat · turnout 51.2%
| A. Leigh | Conservative | 826 ✓ |
| J. Denham | Liberal Democrats | 665 |
| I. Young | Labour | 96 |
Cowes Central1 seat · turnout 45.3%
| C. Whaley | Liberal Democrats | 448 ✓ |
| G. Jackson | Conservative | 329 |
| A. Broad | Labour | 107 |
Cowes Medina1 seat · turnout 47.2%
| M. Barton | Liberal Democrats | 375 ✓ |
| G. Orr | Labour | 308 |
| R. Forrest | Conservative | 211 |
| F. Hilton | Independent | 100 |
East Cowes1 seat · turnout 47.0%
| V. Anderson | Liberal Democrats | 771 ✓ |
| S. Walker | Conservative | 429 |
| R. Downer | Labour | 242 |
Fairlee1 seat · turnout 44.1%
| P. Breach | Liberal Democrats | 709 ✓ |
| J. Whitby-Smith | Conservative | 257 |
Freshwater Afton1 seat · turnout 48.1%
| E. Le Brecht | Conservative | 595 ✓ |
| S. Bellamy | Liberal Democrats | 499 |
Freshwater Norton1 seat · turnout 51.4%
| A. Smith | Independent | 543 ✓ |
| J. Renwick | Conservative | 540 |
| P. Bishop | Independent | 28 |
Gatcombe & Godshill1 seat · turnout 52.7%
| R. Westmore | Conservative | 572 ✓ |
| A. Cardew | Liberal Democrats | 520 |
Gurnard1 seat · turnout 56.7%
| E. Pickford | Liberal Democrats | 513 ✓ |
| R. Kemball | Conservative | 359 |
Mount Joy1 seat · turnout 39.2%
| R. Smith | Liberal Democrats | 688 ✓ |
| M. Pinhorn | Conservative | 334 |
Nettlestone & St.Helens1 seat · turnout 58.3%
| P. Taylor | Green | 669 ✓ |
| S. Lees | Conservative | 668 |
| J. Griffin | Liberal Democrats | 156 |
| R. Hersey | Independent | 75 |
Newport Central1 seat · turnout 44.2%
| K. Lacey | Liberal Democrats | 723 ✓ |
| E. Mapp | Conservative | 418 |
Osborne1 seat · turnout 51.8%
| J. Augustus | Liberal Democrats | 578 ✓ |
| A. Downer | Labour | 348 |
| L. Mundell | Conservative | 323 |
Pan1 seat · turnout 43.2%
| A. Overton | Liberal Democrats | 368 ✓ |
| A. Coburn | Labour | 240 |
| D. Gwilliam | Conservative | 215 |
| V. Deacon | Independent | 188 |
Parkhurst1 seat · turnout 36.6%
| B. Pratt | Liberal Democrats | 635 ✓ |
| R. Mazillius | Conservative | 334 |
Ryde North East1 seat · turnout 44.3%
| J. Ritchie | Conservative | 414 ✓ |
| V. Adams | Green | 316 |
| P. Norwood | Liberal Democrats | 257 |
| J. Langdon | Independent | 104 |
| H. Derham | Labour | 62 |
Ryde North West1 seat · turnout 47.4%
| A. Axford | Conservative | 596 ✓ |
| H. Vrba | Liberal Democrats | 455 |
Ryde South East1 seat · turnout 58.4%
| B. Chapman | Liberal Democrats | 534 ✓ |
| H. Boynton | Conservative | 452 |
| J. Adams | Independent | 177 |
Ryde South West1 seat · turnout 51.7%
| N. Arnold | Liberal Democrats | 573 ✓ |
| A. Axford | Conservative | 470 |
| K. Pearson | Labour | 203 |
Sandown Lake1 seat · turnout 40.6%
| P. Harris | Liberal Democrats | 1,067 ✓ |
| P. Lutley | Conservative | 567 |
Sandown North1 seat · turnout 44.2%
| G. Buttle | Conservative | 555 ✓ |
| E. Jarman | Liberal Democrats | 463 |
Sandown South1 seat · turnout 43.6%
| K. Guy | Conservative | 353 ✓ |
| V. Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 342 |
Seaview & Appley1 seat · turnout 48.7%
| B. Atkinson | Conservative | 720 ✓ |
| A. Hersey | Independent | 537 |
Shanklin Central1 seat · turnout 46.1%
| G. Cassidy | Independent | 552 ✓ |
| A. Mundy | Conservative | 351 |
| J. Williams | Liberal Democrats | 265 |
Shanklin North1 seat · turnout 43.9%
| A. Osborn | Liberal Democrats | 561 ✓ |
| J. Beach | Conservative | 242 |
Shanklin South1 seat · turnout 45.2%
| M. Harrison | Conservative | 505 ✓ |
| H. Rees | Independent | 356 |
| A. Williams | Liberal Democrats | 249 |
St. Lawrence & Lowther1 seat · turnout 58.3%
| A. Bartlett | Independent | 461 ✓ |
| D. Allsop | Liberal Democrats | 215 |
| H. Bates | Conservative | 201 |
St.Johns1 seat · turnout 42.4%
| J. Bowker | Liberal Democrats | 483 ✓ |
| B. Wade | Conservative | 306 |
| R. Jones | Labour | 306 |
Ventnor Central1 seat · turnout 38.5%
| D. Ross | Conservative | 650 ✓ |
| G. Waring | Liberal Democrats | 573 |
Wootton1 seat · turnout 54.1%
| M. Stolworthy | Liberal Democrats | 766 ✓ |
| B. Abraham | Conservative | 704 |
Wroxall & Bonchurch1 seat · turnout 42.6%
| M. Pyne | Independent | 418 ✓ |
| G. Pyne | Conservative | 342 |
