Before (end of 1995) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 23 · Labour 22 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Other 0
After (end of 1996) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 28 · Conservative 16 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Other 0
Ward results
Ambrosden1 seat · turnout 38.8%
| D Markham | Conservative | 436 ✓ |
| R. Brown | Liberal Democrats | 298 |
| V. Stevenson | Labour | 203 |
Bicester East1 seat · turnout 31.0%
| J Hanna | Labour | 1,023 ✓ |
| D. Stewart | Conservative | 718 |
| J. Colden | Liberal Democrats | 409 |
Bicester South1 seat · turnout 33.6%
| A Prowse | Labour | 546 ✓ |
| Barry Victor Wood | Conservative | 392 |
| S. Davidson | Liberal Democrats | 119 |
Bicester West1 seat · turnout 32.3%
| H Simpson | Labour | 1,165 ✓ |
| G. Forbes | Conservative | 911 |
Bodicote1 seat · turnout 50.3%
| J. Colegrave | Conservative | 408 ✓ |
| P Davies | Liberal Democrats | 404 |
Calthorpe1 seat · turnout 28.2%
| R Doy | Labour | 658 ✓ |
| D Fletcher | Conservative | 424 |
| P. Linzey-Jones | Liberal Democrats | 322 |
Caversfield1 seat · turnout 39.9%
| C. Fulljames | Conservative | 359 ✓ |
| D Attwood | Liberal Democrats | 278 |
| A. Tee | Labour | 101 |
Grimsbury1 seat · turnout 23.6%
| H. Collins | Labour | 1,080 ✓ |
| R Tompkins | Conservative | 352 |
Hornton1 seat · turnout 47.1%
| D. Turner | Conservative | 320 ✓ |
| E. Gatliff | Labour | 187 |
| J. Garnett | Liberal Democrats | 72 |
North West Kidlington1 seat · turnout 40.9%
| M Hornsby-Smith | Labour | 1,060 ✓ |
| J Wyse | Liberal Democrats | 865 |
| J Dempsey | Conservative | 575 |
Ruscote1 seat · turnout 28.0%
| W. Humphries | Labour | 921 ✓ |
| I Leadbetter | Conservative | 146 |
| A Burns | Liberal Democrats | 145 |
South East Kidlington1 seat · turnout 42.0%
| L King | Labour | 804 ✓ |
| M Billington | Conservative | 694 |
| C Newland | Liberal Democrats | 259 |