Before (end of 1995) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 36 · Conservative 11 · Liberal Democrats 1 · Other 0
After (end of 1996) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 41 · Conservative 6 · Liberal Democrats 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Bixley1 seat · turnout 35.3%
| J Shorten | Conservative | 1,040 ✓ |
| A Martin | Labour | 758 |
| P. Richardson | Liberal Democrats | 261 |
Bridge1 seat · turnout 25.3%
| D. Turnbull | Labour | 1,005 ✓ |
| Morris G. | Conservative | 245 |
| D Mullett | Liberal Democrats | 174 |
Broom Hill1 seat · turnout 35.1%
| A Carruthers | Labour | 807 ✓ |
| H. Davis | Conservative | 692 |
| N. Cheeseman | Liberal Democrats | 276 |
Castle Hill1 seat · turnout 38.3%
| N Fawkes | Labour | 1,154 ✓ |
| J. Cooper | Conservative | 850 |
| D Day | Liberal Democrats | 204 |
Chantry2 seats · turnout 24.1%
| J. McCartney | Labour | 960 ✓ |
| Watson T. | Labour | 840 ✓ |
| K. Matthews | Conservative | 153 |
| D Webb | Conservative | 123 |
| D Perkins | Liberal Democrats | 99 |
Gainsborough1 seat · turnout 29.7%
| J. Mowles | Labour | 1,188 ✓ |
| D Ward | Conservative | 281 |
| N Roberts | Liberal Democrats | 255 |
Priory Heath1 seat · turnout 29.0%
| W. Quinton | Labour | 1,087 ✓ |
| M. Baldry | Conservative | 297 |
| N. Moloney | Liberal Democrats | 153 |
Rushmere1 seat · turnout 39.2%
| R Risebrow | Labour | 1,502 ✓ |
| Ion S. | Conservative | 595 |
| G. Auton | Liberal Democrats | 263 |
Sprites1 seat · turnout 29.1%
| J. Cubbin | Labour | 1,222 ✓ |
| J Langley | Conservative | 199 |
| J Eddy | Liberal Democrats | 139 |
St Margaret's1 seat
| C Fisher | Conservative | 1,092 ✓ |
| E. Cooper | Labour | 1,076 |
| E. Cansfield | Liberal Democrats | 1,022 ✓ |
| R Atkins | Liberal Democrats | 618 |
| G. Payne | Conservative | 508 |
| J Lloyd | Labour | 497 |
St. Clements1 seat · turnout 34.2%
| C Tournay-Godfrey | Labour | 1,232 ✓ |
| T. Kenna-Bates | Conservative | 504 |
| R. Whitmore | Liberal Democrats | 250 |
Stoke Park1 seat · turnout 26.2%
| M. Carrington-Brown | Labour | 969 ✓ |
| G Terry | Conservative | 377 |
| Karen Wroe | Liberal Democrats | 148 |
Town2 seats · turnout 24.7%
| P. Breakwell | Labour | 1,106 ✓ |
| D. Hosking | Labour | 1,011 ✓ |
| R Harris | Conservative | 323 |
| Mary Young | Conservative | 278 |
| A. Houseley | Liberal Democrats | 207 |
| S Navalkar | Independent | 30 |
Whitehouse1 seat · turnout 23.9%
| G. King | Labour | 973 ✓ |
| D Read | Conservative | 196 |
| N. Day | Liberal Democrats | 118 |
Whitton1 seat · turnout 25.6%
| J. Harris | Labour | 951 ✓ |
| Lark S. | Conservative | 198 |
| B Fearnley | Liberal Democrats | 121 |