Before (end of 1995) (50 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 22 · Labour 21 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Other 1
After (end of 1996) (50 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 27 · Conservative 16 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Other 1
Ward results
Ashbrook1 seat · turnout 46.5%
| D. Barnard | Conservative | 646 ✓ |
| E Wallace | Labour | 307 |
| E. Upchurch | Liberal Democrats | 178 |
Bearton1 seat · turnout 33.4%
| J. Billing | Labour | 1,078 ✓ |
| B West | Conservative | 286 |
| J Newham | Liberal Democrats | 180 |
Grange1 seat · turnout 40.1%
| D. Kearns | Labour | 1,371 ✓ |
| S Shaddick | Conservative | 415 |
| R Hall | Liberal Democrats | 255 |
Highbury1 seat · turnout 43.4%
| R Canning | Liberal Democrats | 910 ✓ |
| Sheila Chapman | Conservative | 853 |
| L. Hankin | Labour | 440 |
Letchworth East1 seat · turnout 37.7%
| L. Kercher | Labour | 1,181 ✓ |
| P Stockford | Conservative | 378 |
| M Gammell | Liberal Democrats | 285 |
Letchworth South East1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| J. Andrews | Labour | 1,193 ✓ |
| P. Wood | Conservative | 789 |
| J. Leonard | Liberal Democrats | 597 |
Letchworth South West1 seat · turnout 52.6%
| Lynda Ann Needham | Conservative | 1,021 ✓ |
| S. Jarvis | Liberal Democrats | 1,018 |
| M. Watson-Blake | Labour | 362 |
Oughton2 seats · turnout 28.9%
| J. Kirby | Labour | 984 ✓ |
| M Stears | Labour | 893 ✓ |
| V. Warwick | Liberal Democrats | 251 |
| N Brook | Conservative | 222 |
Royston East1 seat · turnout 40.8%
| F. Smith | Conservative | 854 ✓ |
| Kerri Prince | Labour | 586 |
| C. Coates | Liberal Democrats | 334 |
Royston West1 seat · turnout 39.2%
| L. Baker | Labour | 992 ✓ |
| J. Dwerryhouse-Spears | Conservative | 860 |
| F East | Liberal Democrats | 651 |
Walsworth1 seat · turnout 36.4%
| J Banks | Labour | 1,480 ✓ |
| B. Lovewell | Conservative | 447 |
| J Heath | Liberal Democrats | 261 |
Weston1 seat · turnout 64.1%
| Sal Jarvis | Liberal Democrats | 553 ✓ |
| J. Thomson | Conservative | 192 |
| J Mann | Labour | 51 |
Wilbury1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| G Grindal | Labour | 928 ✓ |
| R Shakespeare-Smith | Conservative | 421 |
| P Booton | Liberal Democrats | 231 |
