Before (end of 1989) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 27 · Conservative 6 · Other 0 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 1990) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 28 · Conservative 5 · Liberal Democrats 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Birchwood1 seat · turnout 44.6%
| B. Freeborough | Labour | 2,430 |
| J. Newton | Conservative | 1,701 |
Bracebridge1 seat · turnout 48.2%
| B. Robinson | Labour | 1,874 |
| R Meads | Conservative | 976 |
Carholme1 seat · turnout 52.0%
| L. Vaisey | Labour | 1,721 |
| B. Browne | Conservative | 677 |
| I. McPherson | Green | 366 |
Castle1 seat · turnout 52.2%
| H Bunnage | Labour | 1,957 |
| M. Mellows | Conservative | 555 |
| D Kane | Green | 264 |
Longdales1 seat · turnout 62.6%
| N. Haigh | Labour | 1,686 ✓ |
| N. McDonald | Conservative | 1,173 |
| S. McGinty | Green | 129 |
| B. Smith | SDP | 100 |
| P. North | APT | 50 |
Minster1 seat · turnout 50.0%
| Ric Metcalfe | Labour | 2,199 |
| J. Frost | Conservative | 1,071 |
| M. Watkins | Green | 319 |
Moorland1 seat · turnout 52.5%
| Geoff Ellis | Labour | 1,674 |
| D. Brown | Conservative | 927 |
Park1 seat · turnout 40.4%
| A. Ellis | Labour | 1,404 ✓ |
| M. Kay | Conservative | 333 |
| Yates K. | Green | 130 |
| D. Webb | Ind LIB | 119 |
Tritton1 seat · turnout 50.9%
| C. Meanwell | Labour | 1,685 |
| P. Farrow | Conservative | 436 |
