Before (end of 1995) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 32 · Conservative 8 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Other 0
After (end of 1996) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Conservative 4 · Other 0
Ward results
Abbey1 seat · turnout 24.6%
| J. Griffiths | Labour | 1,317 ✓ |
| R. Willis | Conservative | 288 |
| J Fertray | Liberal Democrats | 214 |
Battle1 seat · turnout 26.2%
| A Tattersall | Labour | 1,170 ✓ |
| H. Jones | Conservative | 254 |
| A Canning | Liberal Democrats | 139 |
Caversham1 seat · turnout 36.4%
| S. Stainthorp | Labour | 1,511 ✓ |
| M. Anderson | Conservative | 962 |
| R Bentham | Liberal Democrats | 284 |
Church1 seat · turnout 27.3%
| M. Lockey | Labour | 1,012 ✓ |
| M. Graves | Conservative | 287 |
| S. Orchard-Doughty | Liberal Democrats | 131 |
| R Bradbury | Green | 65 |
Katesgrove1 seat · turnout 24.5%
| D. Sutton | Labour | 959 ✓ |
| S. Mills | Conservative | 275 |
| A Colman | Liberal Democrats | 159 |
| P Unsworth | Green | 62 |
Kentwood1 seat · turnout 38.4%
| S. Scaife | Labour | 1,200 ✓ |
| R Duveen | Liberal Democrats | 711 |
| J Oliver | Conservative | 586 |
Norcot1 seat · turnout 28.1%
| H. Hathaway | Labour | 1,355 ✓ |
| Scott M. | Liberal Democrats | 236 |
| V. Jones | Conservative | 226 |
| Loudon J. | Green | 54 |
Park1 seat · turnout 30.3%
| J. Hartley | Labour | 1,607 ✓ |
| J Preston | Liberal Democrats | 424 |
Redlands1 seat · turnout 25.9%
| J. Morris | Labour | 1,258 ✓ |
| J. Wilson | Conservative | 407 |
| J Hannan | Liberal Democrats | 376 |
| M. Westley | Green | 153 |
Southcote1 seat · turnout 34.3%
| A Sheibani | Labour | 1,345 ✓ |
| S. White | Conservative | 455 |
| D Pheiffer | Liberal Democrats | 261 |
Thames1 seat · turnout 46.2%
| Jeanette Mavis Skeats | Conservative | 1,435 ✓ |
| M Reilly | Liberal Democrats | 1,014 |
| B. Tickner | Labour | 654 |