Before (end of 1989) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 35 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Other 7 · Labour 0
After (end of 1990) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 31 · Other 7 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Labour 5
Ward results
Aylsham1 seat · turnout 48.1%
| G Colk | Labour | 1,000 |
| R. Gostling | Independent | 775 |
| P Martin | Independent | 223 |
Brundall1 seat · turnout 47.2%
| S. Ashford | Conservative | 667 |
| R. Barrell | SLD | 662 |
| P. Barrington | Independent | 261 |
Catton1 seat · turnout 45.5%
| M. Riches | Conservative | 885 |
| A. Stewart | SLD | 597 |
| R. Bounden | Labour | 559 |
Drayton1 seat · turnout 52.8%
| R. Halliday | SLD | 824 |
| D. Burrell | Independent | 468 |
Hellesdon North2 seats · turnout 45.1%
| S. Shaddock | Labour | 524 ✓ |
| Keith Chaplin | Labour | 514 ✓ |
| M Slattery | Conservative | 433 |
| C. Muttock | Conservative | 404 |
| G. Sutton | SLD | 386 |
| S. Woodard | SLD | 352 |
| H. Kelly | SDP | 181 |
Hellesdon South East1 seat · turnout 48.0%
| C. Cogman | SLD | 505 |
| A. Holmes | Conservative | 497 |
| D. Watkins | Labour | 466 |
Hellesdon West1 seat · turnout 42.4%
| M. Armes | Labour | 601 |
| S. Rendall | Conservative | 474 |
| A. Young | SLD | 444 |
Rackheath1 seat
| D. Hastings | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Spixworth1 seat
| J. Hembling | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Thorpe St Andrew South1 seat · turnout 40.8%
| J. Lee | Conservative | 441 |
| G. Golding | Labour | 377 |
Thorpe St. Andrew Northeast1 seat · turnout 53.0%
| E. Grimson | Labour | 774 |
| E Cocks | Conservative | 487 |
| J. Clayton | SLD | 406 |
