Before (end of 1995) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 22 · Conservative 19 · Other 6 · Liberal Democrats 1
After (end of 1996) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 29 · Conservative 13 · Other 4 · Liberal Democrats 2
Ward results
Bretton1 seat · turnout 29.9%
| D. Weston | Labour | 1,077 ✓ |
| B. Dunham | Conservative | 317 |
| K Scott | Liberal Democrats | 106 |
Dogsthorpe1 seat · turnout 33.0%
| A Miners | LIB | 1,188 ✓ |
| W Haughton | Labour | 506 |
| J Hunter | Conservative | 169 |
East1 seat · turnout 27.9%
| J. Farrell | Labour | 1,157 ✓ |
| P Grimwood | Conservative | 498 |
| Watkin S. | Liberal Democrats | 109 |
Glinton1 seat · turnout 46.7%
| J. Holdich | Conservative | 726 ✓ |
| M Dale | Labour | 208 |
| A Nash | Liberal Democrats | 204 |
North1 seat · turnout 41.4%
| C. Swift | Independent | 1,013 ✓ |
| W Easton | Labour | 618 |
| D Raines | Conservative | 218 |
| L. Martin | Liberal Democrats | 50 |
| D Robson | LIB | 35 |
Orton Longueville1 seat · turnout 31.1%
| Ju Owens | Labour | 1,268 ✓ |
| T. Nevett | Conservative | 695 |
| A Ewing | Liberal Democrats | 360 |
Park1 seat · turnout 32.9%
| P. Kreling | Conservative | 1,144 ✓ |
| C Hubback | Labour | 1,041 |
Paston2 seats · turnout 19.0%
| S. Bradley | Labour | 644 ✓ |
| P. Ward | Labour | 510 ✓ |
| C. Porteious | Conservative | 180 |
| Sims M. | Conservative | 153 |
| R. Keyes | LIB | 135 |
| P Shaw | LIB | 102 |
Ravensthorpe1 seat · turnout 31.3%
| J Ledgister | Labour | 1,098 ✓ |
| S. McGee | LIB | 349 |
| A Semper | Conservative | 134 |
Stanground1 seat · turnout 39.0%
| P. Bonner | Labour | 1,346 ✓ |
| G Simons | Conservative | 1,028 |
| S. Crowe | Liberal Democrats | 184 |
Walton1 seat · turnout 42.6%
| Sandford J. | Liberal Democrats | 846 ✓ |
| J Bleakney | Labour | 800 |
| D Porteious | Conservative | 528 |
Werrington1 seat · turnout 29.2%
| P Clements | Labour | 1,522 ✓ |
| R. Burke | Conservative | 1,306 |
| G Bishop | Liberal Democrats | 426 |
West1 seat · turnout 39.0%
| G. Ridgway | Conservative | 1,984 ✓ |
| A Ellis | Labour | 1,546 |
| P King | Liberal Democrats | 394 |
