Before (end of 1990) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Conservative 15 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Other 1
After (end of 1991) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 31 · Conservative 9 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Other 0
Ward results
Bargate1 seat · turnout 40.9%
| J. Arnold | Labour | 2,331 |
| D Airth | Conservative | 904 |
| G Drake | Liberal Democrats | 332 |
| M Lenehan | Green | 146 |
| D. Pinder | Independent | 74 |
Bassett1 seat · turnout 44.7%
| D. Abraham | Conservative | 2,716 |
| G. Heaney | Labour | 1,578 |
| G. Baston | Liberal Democrats | 677 |
| S. Michaelis | Green | 144 |
Bitterne1 seat · turnout 44.7%
| T. Richardson | Labour | 2,080 |
| W Nevill | Conservative | 1,638 |
| E Dear | Liberal Democrats | 592 |
Bitterne Park1 seat
| M. Inskip | Liberal Democrats | 3,257 ✓ |
| C Barber | Conservative | 1,286 |
| E. Deans | Labour | 1,215 |
| C. Massey | Green | 101 |
Coxford1 seat
| S. Fletcher | Labour | 2,472 ✓ |
| B. Devine | Conservative | 1,444 |
| Peter Galton | Liberal Democrats | 881 |
Freemantle1 seat · turnout 43.1%
| J. Noon | Labour | 1,910 |
| M Heather | Conservative | 1,658 |
| S Palmer | Liberal Democrats | 610 |
| A Rushton | Green | 149 |
Harefield1 seat · turnout 50.9%
| J. Martin | Conservative | 2,584 |
| N Kelly | Labour | 2,051 |
| S. Drake | Liberal Democrats | 562 |
| A Shaw | Green | 131 |
Millbrook1 seat · turnout 44.6%
| S Letts | Labour | 2,183 |
| S. Reynolds | Conservative | 1,507 |
| R Fitzgerald | Liberal Democrats | 732 |
| J. Wishart | Green | 81 |
Portswood2 seats · turnout 50.5%
| M. Singerman | Liberal Democrats | 2,472 |
| A Garratt | Liberal Democrats | 2,212 |
| R. Leighton | Labour | 1,232 |
| T Bailey | Labour | 1,168 |
| M. Parnell | Conservative | 1,105 |
| E Mintram | Conservative | 1,093 |
| S. Griffiths | Green | 337 |
Shirley1 seat
| A. Samuels | Conservative | 2,399 ✓ |
| F. Attwood | Labour | 1,685 |
| P Henderson | Liberal Democrats | 575 |
| P Davis | Green | 163 |
Sholing1 seat
| B. Smith | Conservative | 2,432 ✓ |
| Sue Blatchford | Labour | 2,245 |
| C. Hordley | Liberal Democrats | 558 |
| J. Hayes | Green | 136 |
St. Lukes1 seat · turnout 40.4%
| J. Denham | Labour | 1,847 |
| M Hoban | Conservative | 1,386 |
| R. Grose | Liberal Democrats | 450 |
| J Michaelis | Green | 225 |
