Before (end of 1995) (29 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 23 · Conservative 5 · Liberal Democrats 1 · Other 0
After (end of 1996) (29 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Conservative 3 · Liberal Democrats 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Batchley1 seat · turnout 27.7%
| B. Passingham | Labour | 1,017 |
| R. Bailey | Conservative | 128 |
| D. Pelling | Liberal Democrats | 81 |
Central1 seat · turnout 27.7%
| J. Witherspoon | Labour | 886 |
| F. Ludwig | Conservative | 347 |
| G. Inniss | Ind Lab | 178 |
| M. Wisniewski | Green | 86 |
Church Hill1 seat
| W. Hartnett | Labour | 817 ✓ |
| D Thomas | Liberal Democrats | 203 |
| L Greenway | Conservative | 201 |
| I. Armstrong | Green | 41 |
Feckenham1 seat · turnout 32.3%
| G. Mutton | Labour | 808 |
| K. Boyd-Carpenter | Conservative | 688 |
Greenlands1 seat · turnout 27.9%
| Gail Stone | Labour | 1,002 |
| G Smithers | Conservative | 548 |
| Pitt A. | Liberal Democrats | 270 |
Lodge Park1 seat · turnout 28.3%
| R. Timney | Labour | 896 |
| J Field | Conservative | 235 |
| D. James | Independent | 162 |
| I. Webster | Liberal Democrats | 151 |
Matchborough1 seat · turnout 30.0%
| M. Francis | Labour | 1,004 |
| P. Wilson | Conservative | 606 |
| D. Ward | Liberal Democrats | 315 |
West1 seat · turnout 32.5%
| Carole Gandy | Conservative | 924 |
| R. Beech | Labour | 689 |
| M Ashall | Liberal Democrats | 281 |
Winyates1 seat · turnout 38.0%
| M Hall | Liberal Democrats | 864 |
| M Shurmer | Labour | 830 |
| G. Hopkins | Conservative | 142 |
| R Armstrong | Green | 49 |