Before (end of 1989) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 26 · Liberal Democrats 22 · Labour 5 · Other 2
After (end of 1990) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 27 · Liberal Democrats 22 · Labour 6 · Other 0
Ward results
St Barnabas1 seat
| A. Mitchell | SLD | 1,301 |
| A Crisp | Conservative | 618 |
| M. Bennett | Labour | 482 |
St. John & All Saints1 seat · turnout 55.0%
| J. Cloyne | Labour | 1,488 |
| Barbara Jeffs | Conservative | 445 |
| J. Higgins | SLD | 444 |