Before (end of 1995) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 50 · Conservative 10 · Other 0 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 1996) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 60 · Liberal Democrats 0 · Other 0 · Conservative 0
Ward results
Abbey3 seats · turnout 15.9%
| A. Jones | Labour | 1,788 |
| B. Tinsley | Labour | 1,726 |
| G. Hill-Bailey | Conservative | 471 |
| S. Pointon | Conservative | 452 |
Berryhill3 seats
| W. Holmes | Labour | 1,580 ✓ |
| Barry Stockley | Labour | 1,539 ✓ |
| Gordon Tuck | Labour | 1,516 ✓ |
| J Perry | Liberal Democrats | 308 |
| J Bloor | Conservative | 257 |
| K Oulsman | Conservative | 224 |
| M Oulsman | Conservative | 200 |
Blurton3 seats
| D. Brown | Labour | 1,524 ✓ |
| J. Dimmock | Labour | 1,439 ✓ |
| K. Edwards | Labour | 1,364 ✓ |
| B. Shenton | Conservative | 355 |
| R. Irving | Conservative | 336 |
| A. Ball | Liberal Democrats | 309 |
| A. Yardley | Conservative | 289 |
Brookhouse3 seats
| I. Bowen | Labour | 1,083 ✓ |
| D. Poole | Labour | 1,066 ✓ |
| Maurice Lewis | Labour | 1,033 ✓ |
| F Jones | Liberal Democrats | 155 |
| O Jones | Liberal Democrats | 143 |
| J Hardman | Conservative | 132 |
| Y. Jones | Liberal Democrats | 126 |
| P Hazledean | Conservative | 111 |
| S. Newman | Conservative | 110 |
Burslem Central3 seats
| J. Edwards | Labour | 1,538 ✓ |
| A. Pattie | Labour | 1,086 ✓ |
| P. Wilman | Labour | 962 ✓ |
| F. Heywood | Conservative | 427 |
| A. Smith | Conservative | 327 |
Burslem Grange3 seats · turnout 22.3%
| T. Crowe | Labour | 1,193 |
| M. Garner | Labour | 1,173 |
| M Williams | Labour | 1,114 |
| E. Owen | Independent | 657 |
| A. Hodginson | Conservative | 359 |
| W Day | Conservative | 337 |
| I. Healey | Conservative | 336 |
Chell3 seats · turnout 14.5%
| G. Hackney | Labour | 1,378 |
| R. Leigh | Labour | 1,285 |
| Wood C. | Labour | 1,244 |
| J Scholfield | Conservative | 436 |
East Valley3 seats
| J. Forrester | Labour | 1,596 ✓ |
| Sybil Halfpenny | Labour | 1,506 ✓ |
| B. Dunn | Labour | 1,466 ✓ |
| M Dent | Liberal Democrats | 528 |
| M Day | Conservative | 394 |
| G Russell | Conservative | 377 |
| Bill Moss | Conservative | 342 |
Fenton Green3 seats · turnout 20.0%
| T. Brennan | Labour | 1,437 |
| P. Bloor | Labour | 1,387 |
| T. Tolloy | Labour | 1,335 |
| M. Nixon | Conservative | 475 |
| J Scanlan | Conservative | 447 |
| F. Mayer | Conservative | 423 |
| M. Ledwith | Ind Lab | 420 |
| S Batkin | Independent | 133 |
Great Fenton3 seats · turnout 23.3%
| M. Bate | Labour | 1,549 |
| S. Bate | Labour | 1,464 |
| D Shotton | Labour | 1,416 |
| C. Follows | Conservative | 598 |
| J. Newton | Conservative | 515 |
| M. Ollerenshaw | Conservative | 469 |
Hanley Green3 seats
| R Booth | Labour | 1,545 ✓ |
| Ann Shaw | Labour | 1,359 ✓ |
| K. Brown | Labour | 1,268 ✓ |
| L. Bloor | Conservative | 306 |
| M. Leech | Liberal Democrats | 301 |
| D Smith | Conservative | 269 |
| J Staton | Conservative | 197 |
Hartshill3 seats
| J Beech | Labour | 2,160 ✓ |
| A Dobraszczyc | Labour | 1,881 ✓ |
| C. Hathaway | Labour | 1,643 ✓ |
| K Ginders | Conservative | 603 |
| H Mouat | Conservative | 576 |
| M Scholes | Conservative | 552 |
| E. Holland | Liberal Democrats | 550 |
Longton South3 seats · turnout 25.9%
| J. Bell | Labour | 1,764 |
| B. Ali | Labour | 1,694 |
| F. Ball | Labour | 1,613 |
| K. Speakman | Conservative | 642 |
| H. Hassall | Conservative | 544 |
| L. Brunt | Conservative | 452 |
| E. Bevan | Liberal Democrats | 437 |
| A. Wright | Liberal Democrats | 364 |
Meir Park3 seats · turnout 20.4%
| K. Banks | Labour | 1,841 |
| W. Austin | Labour | 1,422 |
| C. Hulse | Labour | 1,383 |
| P Lancaster | Conservative | 580 |
| H Brian | Conservative | 546 |
| G. Rushton | Conservative | 467 |
| R Gore | Liberal Democrats | 411 |
Norton and Bradeley3 seats · turnout 24.4%
| M Salih | Labour | 2,005 |
| N. Dawson | Labour | 1,881 |
| G. Mardle | Labour | 1,702 |
| D Lovatt | Conservative | 453 |
| M Madew | Conservative | 382 |
| G Deaville | Conservative | 381 |
| K. Wright | Liberal Democrats | 300 |
Shelton3 seats · turnout 16.8%
| J. Birkin | Labour | 1,496 |
| E. Smith | Labour | 1,234 |
| M. Al-Baldawi | Labour | 1,209 |
| E Fordham | Liberal Democrats | 447 |
| A. Caig | Conservative | 296 |
| N. Kerry | Conservative | 273 |
| G Hardman | Conservative | 259 |
Stoke West3 seats · turnout 24.3%
| T. Doughty | Labour | 1,530 |
| Rachel Wise | Labour | 1,363 |
| M. McQuillan | Labour | 1,313 |
| J Lloyd | Independent | 602 |
| S. Jones | Conservative | 523 |
| R Costall | Conservative | 436 |
| C. Warren | Conservative | 402 |
| C Leech | Liberal Democrats | 399 |
Trentham Park3 seats
| P. Findley | Labour | 1,899 ✓ |
| P Stevenson | Labour | 1,662 ✓ |
| D Elliott | Labour | 1,541 ✓ |
| R. Ibbs | Conservative | 1,496 |
| R. Irving | Conservative | 1,414 |
| L Yardley | Conservative | 1,325 |
| M. Beckett | Independent | 901 |
| A Slight | Liberal Democrats | 548 |
Tunstall North3 seats
| J. Dunn | Labour | 1,500 ✓ |
| G Gettings | Labour | 1,257 ✓ |
| Kasim Ali | Labour | 1,109 ✓ |
| B. Robinson-Conner | Conservative | 427 |
Weston3 seats
| J. Edwards | Labour | 1,581 ✓ |
| D. Mason | Labour | 1,578 ✓ |
| C McLaren | Labour | 1,534 ✓ |
| L Clewlow | Conservative | 505 |
| D Lawton | Liberal Democrats | 433 |
| D Griffiths | Conservative | 426 |
| M. Ibbs | Conservative | 420 |
