Before (end of 1995) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 37 · Liberal Democrats 10 · Conservative 1 · Other 0
After (end of 1996) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 37 · Liberal Democrats 11 · Conservative 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Bowthorpe1 seat · turnout 24.3%
| B. Ferris | Labour | 1,399 ✓ |
| Lubbock N. | Liberal Democrats | 272 |
| M Gant | Conservative | 234 |
| S. Pollard | Green | 112 |
Catton Grove1 seat · turnout 25.7%
| B. Morrey | Labour | 885 ✓ |
| M. Wilkinson | Conservative | 299 |
| S Richardson | Liberal Democrats | 220 |
Coslany2 seats · turnout 29.9%
| C Coath | Labour | 1,174 ✓ |
| M Pendred | Labour | 1,037 ✓ |
| I. Williams | Liberal Democrats | 384 |
| P Young | Liberal Democrats | 323 |
| E Horth | Conservative | 317 |
| E. Collishaw | Conservative | 314 |
Crome1 seat · turnout 35.4%
| A. Waters | Labour | 1,170 ✓ |
| Fisher J. | Conservative | 462 |
| E Maxfield | Liberal Democrats | 318 |
Eaton1 seat · turnout 52.4%
| A Aalders-Dunthorne | Liberal Democrats | 1,527 ✓ |
| J. Virgo | Conservative | 1,135 |
| C Slorach | Labour | 764 |
Heigham1 seat · turnout 30.3%
| C. Morrey | Labour | 1,166 ✓ |
| N. Park | Liberal Democrats | 338 |
| V. Rayna | Conservative | 193 |
Henderson1 seat · turnout 28.9%
| J. Sillett | Labour | 1,069 ✓ |
| P. Meacock | Liberal Democrats | 283 |
| J Button | Green | 165 |
| S. Collier | Conservative | 150 |
Lakenham1 seat · turnout 33.6%
| K. Brown | Labour | 1,266 ✓ |
| M Dewings | Conservative | 302 |
| B Banks | Liberal Democrats | 299 |
Mancroft1 seat · turnout 31.0%
| J. Lay | Labour | 1,130 ✓ |
| J. Knight | Conservative | 406 |
| C Risebrook | Liberal Democrats | 266 |
| St John Holmes A | Green | 165 |
Mile Cross1 seat · turnout 23.4%
| S. Betts | Labour | 982 ✓ |
| D Hicketts | Liberal Democrats | 160 |
| Fisher J. | Conservative | 99 |
Mousehold1 seat · turnout 28.0%
| C Sanderson | Labour | 1,113 ✓ |
| J. Lloyd | Liberal Democrats | 278 |
| E. Kirton | Conservative | 205 |
| L. Moore | Green | 96 |
Nelson1 seat · turnout 50.5%
| D Pardey | Labour | 1,253 ✓ |
| D Munday | Liberal Democrats | 900 |
| C Davis | Independent | 161 |
| G Drake | Conservative | 160 |
| K. McNulty | Green | 125 |
St Stephen2 seats · turnout 35.9%
| S. Gale | Labour | 1,186 ✓ |
| J. Swainson | Labour | 1,127 ✓ |
| Dean M. | Conservative | 442 |
| T. Wright | Conservative | 366 |
| C Turner | Liberal Democrats | 310 |
| M Verran | Liberal Democrats | 224 |
| S. Pennington | Green | 207 |
Thorpe Hamlet2 seats · turnout 28.4%
| I. Bowling | Liberal Democrats | 981 ✓ |
| M Shopland | Liberal Democrats | 931 ✓ |
| J. Dunbar | Labour | 588 |
| G Cossey | Labour | 554 |
| R Sumner | Conservative | 208 |
Town Close1 seat · turnout 52.3%
| Thomas A. | Liberal Democrats | 1,530 ✓ |
| W Carpenter | Labour | 1,112 |
| J Wyatt | Conservative | 207 |
| D. Mills | Independent | 25 |
University1 seat · turnout 47.7%
| D. Hume | Liberal Democrats | 1,372 ✓ |
| Phil Harris | Labour | 1,156 |
| C. Page | Conservative | 182 |