Before (end of 1995) (41 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 20 · Conservative 11 · Other 8 · Labour 2
After (end of 1996) (41 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 19 · Conservative 11 · Other 9 · Labour 2
Ward results
ASHTEAD COMMON1 seat
| H Parker | Independent | 772 ✓ |
| P. Shimmin | Liberal Democrats | 427 |
Ashtead Park1 seat
| C. Townsend | Independent | 977 ✓ |
| G Hawkins | Liberal Democrats | 126 |
ASHTEAD VILLAGE1 seat
| J. Marsh | Independent | 1,042 ✓ |
| R Mayes | Liberal Democrats | 432 |
BOOKHAM NORTH1 seat
| I. Mackinnon | Conservative | 1,173 ✓ |
| R Harvey | Liberal Democrats | 514 |
Bookham South1 seat
| Tony Oliver | Liberal Democrats | 1,174 ✓ |
| M Glenister | Conservative | 728 |
Box Hill1 seat
| M. Huggins | Conservative | 645 ✓ |
| A Vaks | Liberal Democrats | 615 |
| I. Barker | Labour | 80 |
Dorking North-West1 seat
| D. Edge | Conservative | 554 ✓ |
| R Gould | Liberal Democrats | 356 |
| E Peck | Labour | 89 |
Dorking South-East1 seat
| S. Cooksey | Liberal Democrats | 644 ✓ |
| P. Parker | Ind Con | 462 |
| J. Jeffreys | Labour | 153 |
Dorking South-West1 seat
| W Flowitt | Liberal Democrats | 557 ✓ |
| C. Dykes | Conservative | 421 |
| N. Trier | Labour | 133 |
Holmwood & Beare Green2 seats
| J Slater | Liberal Democrats | 562 ✓ |
| J. Oliver | Liberal Democrats | 545 ✓ |
| J Barber | Conservative | 421 |
| Pamela Pulling-Smith | Conservative | 411 |
| N. Roger | Labour | 110 |
| G. Corey | Labour | 94 |
Leatherhead North1 seat
| Heather Ward | Labour | 761 ✓ |
| K Moody | Conservative | 441 |
| M. Cullum | Liberal Democrats | 359 |
| D. Smith | Green | 51 |
North Holmwood1 seat
| M. Ward | Liberal Democrats | 1,194 ✓ |
| C. Janes | Conservative | 358 |
| F. Wolf | Labour | 258 |