Before (end of 1995) (35 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 14 · Conservative 13 · Labour 7 · Other 1
After (end of 1996) (35 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 18 · Conservative 10 · Labour 7 · Other 0
Ward results
Brookwood1 seat · turnout 50.2%
| S. Simkin | Liberal Democrats | 366 ✓ |
| A Branagan | Conservative | 325 |
| B Kendal | Labour | 63 |
Byfleet1 seat · turnout 37.4%
| J. Mackintosh | Liberal Democrats | 1,014 ✓ |
| D Coakes | Conservative | 534 |
| A Nunn | Labour | 490 |
Central & Maybury1 seat · turnout 45.8%
| M Ilyas Raja | Labour | 805 ✓ |
| P. Baluch | Ind Lab | 414 |
| R Atkey | Conservative | 257 |
| M Mir | Liberal Democrats | 128 |
Goldsworth Park1 seat · turnout 27.6%
| R. Sharpley | Liberal Democrats | 1,601 ✓ |
| V. Hopkins | Conservative | 490 |
| P. Mason | Labour | 419 |
Horsell West1 seat · turnout 47.1%
| J. Garner | Liberal Democrats | 1,148 ✓ |
| K Gammon | Conservative | 936 |
| Vera Bowden | Labour | 205 |
| M Harvey | Independent | 184 |
Kingfield and Westfield1 seat · turnout 34.6%
| S. Mitchell | Labour | 889 ✓ |
| D Kawczynski | Conservative | 268 |
| K Bush | Liberal Democrats | 208 |
Knaphill1 seat · turnout 35.4%
| A Hayes-Allen | Liberal Democrats | 1,035 ✓ |
| J Armitage | Conservative | 974 |
| P Sutherland | Labour | 560 |
Mayford & Sutton1 seat · turnout 54.0%
| J. Coombe | Conservative | 431 ✓ |
| E. McCrum | Liberal Democrats | 407 |
| L. Kendall | Labour | 77 |
Mount Hermon West1 seat · turnout 41.6%
| M Shirley | Liberal Democrats | 791 ✓ |
| V. Tinney | Conservative | 540 |
| D Richards | Labour | 114 |
| R Squire | Independent | 35 |
Sheerwater1 seat · turnout 36.1%
| D Percey | Labour | 631 ✓ |
| K Scott | Liberal Democrats | 128 |
| L. Gibb | Conservative | 123 |
St. Johns1 seat · turnout 45.2%
| G. Cundy | Conservative | 1,368 ✓ |
| P Arnold | Liberal Democrats | 1,320 |
| C Martin | Labour | 158 |
West Byfleet1 seat · turnout 43.5%
| P. Bohling | Conservative | 863 ✓ |
| V. Sargent | Liberal Democrats | 535 |
| M Byrne | Labour | 195 |