Before (end of 1995) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 15 · Conservative 12 · Labour 12 · Other 3
After (end of 1996) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 20 · Labour 11 · Conservative 8 · Other 3
Ward results
Barncroft1 seat · turnout 29.7%
| L. Hyson | Labour | 647 ✓ |
| M Haywood | Liberal Democrats | 483 |
| C Coldbreath | Conservative | 86 |
Battins1 seat · turnout 23.1%
| I Cotgrave | Labour | 778 ✓ |
| M Blanch | Liberal Democrats | 285 |
| D Crocker | Conservative | 212 |
BONDFIELDS1 seat · turnout 29.3%
| T. Hart | Labour | 1,096 ✓ |
| J Bond | Liberal Democrats | 378 |
Cowplain1 seat · turnout 33.4%
| J. Rea | Independent | 871 ✓ |
| D Hinchcliffe | Liberal Democrats | 636 |
| D. Young | Conservative | 551 |
| F King | Labour | 321 |
Hart Plain1 seat · turnout 28.1%
| F Holliday | Liberal Democrats | 931 ✓ |
| G Ashman | Conservative | 530 |
| W. Wheeler | Labour | 418 |
Hayling East1 seat · turnout 33.4%
| P Quick | Conservative | 929 ✓ |
| M Ringwood | Liberal Democrats | 885 |
| C Blunden | Labour | 365 |
Hayling West1 seat · turnout 36.8%
| A. Atterbury | Conservative | 1,105 ✓ |
| Fisher P. | Liberal Democrats | 1,027 |
| R Funnell | Labour | 255 |
Purbrook1 seat · turnout 36.8%
| Geva Blackett | Conservative | 1,214 ✓ |
| Tasha Harper | Liberal Democrats | 770 |
| A Barney | Labour | 597 |
St. Faiths1 seat · turnout 45.1%
| D West | Liberal Democrats | 1,495 ✓ |
| P. McCormick | Conservative | 1,281 |
| C. Morris | Labour | 448 |
Stakes1 seat · turnout 27.5%
| M. Beauvoisin | Labour | 760 ✓ |
| P Still | Liberal Democrats | 549 |
| A Russell | Conservative | 487 |
| A. Tomlinson | Independent | 405 |
Warren Park1 seat · turnout 25.7%
| J. Creese | Liberal Democrats | 621 ✓ |
| J. Jackson | Labour | 536 |