Before (end of 1995) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 19 · Conservative 11 · Other 7 · Labour 5
After (end of 1996) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 21 · Conservative 10 · Labour 8 · Other 3
Ward results
Fareham East1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| P. Maunder | Conservative | 753 ✓ |
| P. Davies | Liberal Democrats | 710 |
| T Brewer | Labour | 387 |
Fareham N West1 seat · turnout 30.2%
| D West | Labour | 756 ✓ |
| R Bentley | Conservative | 621 |
| A Maloney | Liberal Democrats | 352 |
Fareham North1 seat · turnout 35.7%
| C Dawe | Liberal Democrats | 799 ✓ |
| G Nash | Conservative | 630 |
| M. McFarlane | Labour | 271 |
Fareham South1 seat · turnout 30.2%
| J. Carr | Labour | 897 ✓ |
| Jennifer Chaloner | Liberal Democrats | 297 |
| S. Wilson | Conservative | 272 |
Fareham West1 seat · turnout 41.3%
| Jean Hamilton | Liberal Democrats | 1,365 ✓ |
| S. Ablett | Conservative | 602 |
| Phillips W. | Labour | 284 |
Hill Head1 seat · turnout 39.5%
| A Mandry | Conservative | 1,065 ✓ |
| J. Forrest | Liberal Democrats | 1,060 |
| W. Woffindin | Labour | 307 |
Locks Heath1 seat · turnout 31.6%
| R. Godrich | Conservative | 1,355 ✓ |
| P Ford | Liberal Democrats | 1,127 |
| J Malizis | Labour | 1,051 |
Portchester Central1 seat · turnout 43.9%
| R. Price | Liberal Democrats | 1,299 ✓ |
| C. Crouchman | Labour | 411 |
| B. Munden | Conservative | 253 |
Portchester East1 seat · turnout 38.3%
| R. Ryan | Labour | 628 ✓ |
| N. Walker | Conservative | 436 |
| Doreen Baker | Liberal Democrats | 367 |
| E. Burley | Ind Con | 98 |
Portchester West1 seat · turnout 35.0%
| E. Crouch | Conservative | 767 ✓ |
| R Jeffries | Liberal Democrats | 606 |
| P Charlton | Labour | 514 |
| K. Young | Ind Con | 128 |
Sarisbury1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| K. Evans | Conservative | 1,296 ✓ |
| A. Garrett | Labour | 326 |
| E. Williamson | Liberal Democrats | 325 |
Stubbington1 seat · turnout 40.3%
| R. Miller | Liberal Democrats | 1,030 ✓ |
| MacDonald A. | Conservative | 791 |
| Gray I. | Labour | 274 |
Titchfield1 seat · turnout 34.4%
| M. Harper | Conservative | 970 ✓ |
| P Garrett | Liberal Democrats | 629 |
| B. Pleasants | Labour | 363 |
Warsash1 seat · turnout 32.7%
| J Aitchison | Conservative | 1,182 ✓ |
| G Holden | Labour | 495 |
| D Barnes | Liberal Democrats | 400 |