Before (end of 1989) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Conservative 3 · Other 0
After (end of 1990) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 30 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Conservative 3 · Other 1
Ward results
Anglesey1 seat · turnout 51.6%
| T. Johnson | Labour | 1,391 |
| S. Reynolds | SLD | 989 |
| J. Burnett | Conservative | 614 |
Brereton and Ravenhill1 seat · turnout 45.8%
| K. Walker | Labour | 1,702 |
| W. Jarvis | SLD | 399 |
| J. Gartshore | Conservative | 198 |
Cannock South1 seat · turnout 44.9%
| C. Morgan | Labour | 1,589 |
| S. Altham | Conservative | 445 |
Etching Hill1 seat · turnout 38.9%
| Mike Davey | Labour | 796 |
| D. Davies | SLD | 778 |
| P. Owen | Conservative | 415 |
Hagley1 seat · turnout 52.0%
| M. Conroy | Labour | 1,187 |
| P. Sutton | SLD | 318 |
| S. Edwards | Conservative | 105 |
Heath Hayes1 seat · turnout 41.9%
| J. Merry | Labour | 1,112 |
| S. Poole | LIB | 1,003 |
| K. Cooper | Conservative | 505 |
Longford1 seat · turnout 54.5%
| J. Holston | Labour | 1,186 |
| C. Bhageerutty | Conservative | 773 |
| I. Todd | SLD | 520 |
Norton Canes1 seat · turnout 46.8%
| A. Hill | Labour | 1,690 |
| P McLoughlin | Conservative | 664 |
Parkside1 seat · turnout 55.4%
| W. Longmore | Conservative | 1,298 |
| D. O'Sullivan | Labour | 1,129 |
Pye Green Valley1 seat · turnout 47.4%
| M. Sandel | Labour | 1,511 |
| G. Betteridge | SDP | 922 |
| R. Altham | Conservative | 321 |
RAWNSLEY1 seat · turnout 51.0%
| R. Anslow | Labour | 787 |
| P. Ansell | SLD | 444 |
| Christine Hudson | Conservative | 280 |
Western Springs1 seat · turnout 43.2%
| R. Meaden | SLD | 808 ✓ |
| C. Wilshaw | Labour | 800 |
| J Owen | Conservative | 339 |
| D. James | Green | 39 |
