Before (end of 1995) (28 seats, our estimate)
Labour 17 · Conservative 5 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Independent 1
After (end of 1996) (11 seats, our estimate)
Labour 8 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Conservative 1
Ward results
Central3 seats · turnout 20.9%
| B. Smith | Labour | 739 |
| J. Lowry | Labour | 722 |
| R. Young | Labour | 580 |
| S. Burns | Liberal Democrats | 229 |
| S. Camburn | Liberal Democrats | 205 |
| G. Grange | Liberal Democrats | 188 |
| D. Hackett | Conservative | 184 |
| R. Fiennes | Conservative | 181 |
| S Smith | Green | 180 |
| K. Alam | Conservative | 178 |
| J. Walker | MILT Lab | 150 |
Chiseldon1 seat · turnout 35.3%
| S. Daniels | Independent | 496 |
| C. Norris | Labour | 162 |
| M. Spill | Conservative | 86 |
Covingham1 seat · turnout 37.4%
| D Benfield | Labour | 925 |
| D. Campbell | Conservative | 187 |
| N. Trafford | Liberal Democrats | 69 |
Dorcan3 seats
| P. Brown | Labour | 1,439 |
| D Bumford | Labour | 1,343 |
| J. Garton | Labour | 1,259 |
| J Brindley | Conservative | 955 |
| G. Gussefeld | Conservative | 913 |
| M Warr | Conservative | 854 |
| L Sharp | Liberal Democrats | 275 |
| J Davidson | Liberal Democrats | 271 |
Eastcott3 seats · turnout 32.8%
| S. Pajak | Liberal Democrats | 1,470 |
| A. Baxter | Liberal Democrats | 1,300 |
| M. Evemy | Liberal Democrats | 1,245 |
| S. Atyeo | Labour | 737 |
| M. Chaudry | Labour | 678 |
| P. Corwley | Labour | 667 |
| V. Butt | Conservative | 257 |
| M. Dickenson | Conservative | 248 |
| A. O'Sullivan | Green | 183 |
| C. Smith | Green | 145 |
Freshbrook3 seats
| R. Brooks | Labour | 726 |
| M May | Labour | 693 |
| P Rashid | Liberal Democrats | 602 |
| R Tingey | Liberal Democrats | 593 |
| J. Turner | Liberal Democrats | 577 |
| E Foley | Labour | 552 |
| L. Holiday | Conservative | 421 |
| Dwynwen Martin | Conservative | 387 |
| H. Bromley | Conservative | 370 |
Gorse Hill3 seats
| A Archer | Labour | 1,137 |
| S. Bates | Labour | 968 |
| R Smith | Labour | 810 |
| B Gulliver | Independent | 342 |
| J Kurton | Liberal Democrats | 269 |
| M Chappell | Liberal Democrats | 269 |
| R Colborne | Conservative | 242 |
| M. McGlen | Conservative | 226 |
| S Perkins | Conservative | 196 |
Haydon Wick2 seats · turnout 25.3%
| D Couch | Labour | 1,014 |
| K King | Labour | 994 |
| J. Duffield | Conservative | 332 |
| J Jenkins | Conservative | 317 |
| D. Richards | Liberal Democrats | 223 |
| A. Wakefield | Liberal Democrats | 161 |
Highworth3 seats
| R. Haines | Labour | 1,407 |
| M. Dilley | Labour | 1,322 |
| Lynn Vardy | Labour | 1,204 |
| K. Poulton | Conservative | 938 |
| K Hughes | Conservative | 778 |
| G Perkins | Conservative | 726 |
| J. Shorten | Liberal Democrats | 455 |
Lawns3 seats
| M. Bawden | Conservative | 1,630 |
| W Johnson | Liberal Democrats | 1,569 |
| T Butters | Liberal Democrats | 1,566 |
| J Newman | Liberal Democrats | 1,348 |
| A. Miller | Conservative | 1,325 |
| P. Stoddart | Conservative | 1,275 |
| J Savage | Ind Con | 644 |
| P McCuster | Labour | 552 |
| A Riding | Labour | 524 |
| J Hughes | Green | 251 |
Moredon3 seats
| M. Caton | Labour | 1,233 |
| A Masters | Labour | 1,197 |
| D. Montaut | Labour | 1,135 |
| Thomas Andrews | Conservative | 283 |
| K Duffield | Conservative | 269 |
| A. Kurton | Liberal Democrats | 235 |
| Emma Lewis | Liberal Democrats | 231 |
| Pauline Rowley | Conservative | 227 |
Parks3 seats · turnout 21.1%
| D Carnan | Labour | 1,306 |
| W. McRae | Labour | 1,230 |
| S. Allsopp | Labour | 1,190 |
| D. Taylor | Conservative | 209 |
| M. Wiltshire | Liberal Democrats | 204 |
| E. Aylett | Liberal Democrats | 202 |
| W Whitfield | Conservative | 190 |
Ridgeway1 seat · turnout 45.9%
| J. Mactaggart | Liberal Democrats | 559 |
| J. Legge | Conservative | 526 |
| J. Norris | Labour | 94 |
St. Margaret3 seats · turnout 25.7%
| J. Brunt | Labour | 1,709 |
| D Carver | Labour | 1,653 |
| J. Foley | Labour | 1,264 |
| C. Day | Conservative | 1,065 |
| A. Albinson | Conservative | 1,033 |
| R. McRae | Conservative | 855 |
| A. Richards | Liberal Democrats | 357 |
| K. Joachim | Liberal Democrats | 338 |
St. Philip3 seats · turnout 26.5%
| P. Owen | Labour | 1,323 |
| U. Owen | Labour | 1,310 |
| T. Page | Labour | 1,268 |
| J. Donoghue | Liberal Democrats | 338 |
| M. Rose | Conservative | 285 |
| F. Troughton | Conservative | 267 |
| J. Hart | Green | 170 |
Toothill3 seats · turnout 23.6%
| D. Cox | Labour | 1,446 |
| M. Fanning | Labour | 1,395 |
| T. Winter | Labour | 1,292 |
| M. Galloway | Conservative | 1,166 |
| N. Martin | Conservative | 1,151 |
| B. Lawrence | Conservative | 1,150 |
| K. Bracey | Liberal Democrats | 473 |
| A Sharp | Liberal Democrats | 451 |
| M. Collins | Green | 260 |
Walcot3 seats · turnout 25.9%
| V. Byrne | Labour | 1,091 |
| M. Childs | Labour | 1,003 |
| N. Tostevein | Labour | 986 |
| D. Sheppard | Conservative | 565 |
| K. McCarthy | Liberal Democrats | 520 |
| D. Pajak | Liberal Democrats | 425 |
Western3 seats
| M Barnes | Labour | 1,441 |
| K. Small | Labour | 1,384 |
| D. Bezer | Conservative | 334 |
| A Mortel | Conservative | 322 |
| J Freeman | Conservative | 312 |
| E. Clifton-Page | Liberal Democrats | 295 |
| M Morten | Independent | 268 |
| Robert Heritage | Green | 197 |
Whitworth3 seats · turnout 24.7%
| J. D'Avilla | Labour | 945 |
| R. Pixton | Labour | 862 |
| D. Glaholm | Labour | 729 |
| S. Bunce | Liberal Democrats | 502 |
| R. Grose | Liberal Democrats | 387 |
| T. Hudson | Liberal Democrats | 384 |
| D. Day | Conservative | 140 |
Wroughton3 seats
| P. Economides | Liberal Democrats | 1,103 |
| C Hooper | Liberal Democrats | 793 |
| B. Ford | Conservative | 782 |
| M. Pearce | Liberal Democrats | 768 |
| B Carter | Conservative | 703 |
| M Harper | Conservative | 695 |
| E Derbyshire | Independent | 682 |
| T Rees | Labour | 448 |
| N Richings | Labour | 436 |
| L Sidney | Labour | 328 |
