Before (end of 1995) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 20 · Conservative 14 · Labour 14 · Other 1
After (end of 1996) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 23 · Labour 19 · Conservative 6 · Other 1
Ward results
Abbey1 seat · turnout 21.7%
| M. Fuller | Labour | 1,891 ✓ |
| M. Walker | Labour | 1,752 ✓ |
| J. Till | Labour | 1,725 ✓ |
| M. Frohnsdorff | Labour | 540 ✓ |
| A Beckworth | Conservative | 478 |
| B. Mulhern | Conservative | 366 |
| W Reeves | Liberal Democrats | 364 |
| D. Sice | Conservative | 353 |
| S. | Conservative | 349 |
| B Harry | Liberal Democrats | 253 |
| J. Keane | Liberal Democrats | 248 |
Davington Priory1 seat
| M. Henderson | Liberal Democrats | 615 ✓ |
| B. Tovey | Conservative | 376 |
| M. Lutman | Labour | 343 |
East Downs1 seat
| C. Prescott | Conservative | 674 ✓ |
| T. Hughes | Labour | 314 |
| P. Springham | Liberal Democrats | 151 |
Eastern1 seat
| B. Watson | Labour | 504 ✓ |
| J. Ingham | Conservative | 367 |
| L Stanford | Liberal Democrats | 127 |
Iwade & Lower Halstow1 seat
| W. Davis | Independent | 443 ✓ |
| J. Lewis | Labour | 116 |
| Susan Gent | Conservative | 61 |
| Andrews J. | Liberal Democrats | 24 |
Kemsley1 seat
| Brenda Simpson | Conservative | 485 ✓ |
| B. Tomes | Liberal Democrats | 372 |
| M. Haywood | Labour | 232 |
Milton Regis1 seat
| D. Manning | Liberal Democrats | 756 ✓ |
| J. Donnellan | Labour | 630 |
| D Foley | Conservative | 116 |
Minster Cliffs1 seat
| P Ripley | Labour | 659 ✓ |
| Anne Groves | Liberal Democrats | 636 |
| K. Ingleton | Conservative | 352 |
Murston1 seat
| R. Calvert | Liberal Democrats | 811 ✓ |
| A. Winckless | Labour | 493 |
| R. Gent | Conservative | 123 |
Queenborough & Halfway1 seat
| Jacqueline Constable | Labour | 1,202 ✓ |
| S. Vassiliou | Conservative | 367 |
| J. Ellis | Liberal Democrats | 214 |
Roman1 seat
| Brenda Hammond | Liberal Democrats | 798 ✓ |
| Patricia Donnellan | Labour | 791 |
| G Mason | Conservative | 438 |
Sheerness West1 seat
| Angela Harrison | Labour | 1,120 ✓ |
| P. Hayes | Conservative | 214 |
| R Mander | Liberal Democrats | 98 |
St Ann's1 seat
| P. Durkin | Labour | 783 ✓ |
| J. Coulter | Conservative | 611 |
| C Heinson | Liberal Democrats | 138 |
St. Anns1 seat
| P. Durkin | Labour | 783 |
| J. Coulter | Conservative | 611 |
| C Heinson | Liberal Democrats | 138 |
Woodstock1 seat
| W. Daw | Liberal Democrats | 1,172 ✓ |
| K. Bragg | Conservative | 707 |
| Steve Clark | Labour | 556 |