Before (end of 1990)
Not known.
After (end of 1991)
Not known.
Ward results
Barton1 seat · turnout 36.2%
| Rose Workman | Labour | 1,362 |
| M Greenhalgh | Conservative | 382 |
| V. Ellis | Liberal Democrats | 160 |
Eastgate1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| B Osborne | Labour | 1,477 |
| L. Proctor | Conservative | 619 |
| A. Gribble | Liberal Democrats | 301 |
Matson1 seat · turnout 39.6%
| K. Stephens | Labour | 1,465 |
| A. Palmer | Conservative | 568 |
| M. Vaughan | Liberal Democrats | 331 |