Before (end of 1995) (20 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 12 · Conservative 4 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Labour 0
After (end of 1996) (20 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 11 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Conservative 2 · Labour 2
Ward results
Barrowden1 seat
| P. Holloway | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Braunston1 seat
| J. Weir | Conservative | 194 ✓ |
| P Matthews | Independent | 155 |
Casterton1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| S Wakerley | Conservative | 249 ✓ |
| M. Aston | Labour | 84 |
Cottesmore1 seat · turnout 28.3%
| R Toy | Independent | 370 ✓ |
| Joanna Richardson | Labour | 72 |
Edith Weston1 seat · turnout 34.8%
| J. Bews | Independent | 230 ✓ |
| F Prestwood | Independent | 96 |
| J. Ward | Labour | 32 |
Empingham1 seat
| B. Montgomery | Independent | 295 ✓ |
| E. Ray | Green | 74 |
| C Mills | Labour | 52 |
Exton1 seat
| R Lacey | Labour | 229 ✓ |
| R. Chandler | Independent | 227 |
Ketton1 seat
| P. Tennison | Independent | 497 ✓ |
| H Wooley | Labour | 137 |
Oakham East2 seats · turnout 39.0%
| Edward Martin | Independent | 980 ✓ |
| J. Daw | Independent | 832 ✓ |
| S. Brown | Labour | 206 |
| B. Symanowski | Labour | 177 |
| J Harrison | Liberal Democrats | 104 |
| C. Phillips | Liberal Democrats | 95 |
Oakham West3 seats · turnout 43.4%
| K. Lee | Liberal Democrats | 1,355 ✓ |
| D. Tuffe | Liberal Democrats | 813 ✓ |
| J Maclean | Liberal Democrats | 645 ✓ |
| R. Gale | Independent | 590 |
| L Duckham | Conservative | 495 |
| O Bird | Labour | 490 |
| R Seal | Labour | 374 |
| C Richardson | Labour | 366 |
| G Swiffin | Independent | 97 |
UPPINGHAM2 seats
| R. Schlich | Liberal Democrats | 472 ✓ |
| P Rees | Labour | 448 ✓ |
| D. Brown | Independent | 397 |
| M Oxley | Liberal Democrats | 382 |
| N Thornton | Labour | 195 |
Whissendine1 seat · turnout 45.8%
| D Watson | Independent | 283 ✓ |
| D Jeffery | Liberal Democrats | 134 |
| J Southerington | Independent | 111 |
| J. McKell | Labour | 103 |
| B. Hall | UK Ind | 37 |