Before (end of 1995) (30 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 21 · Conservative 9 · Other 0 · Labour 0
After (end of 1996) (30 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 22 · Conservative 8 · Labour 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Devonshire1 seat
| J. Teso | Liberal Democrats | 795 ✓ |
| Sheila Charlton | Conservative | 700 |
| J. Frisby | Labour | 388 |
Downside1 seat
| R. Kirtley | Liberal Democrats | 1,474 ✓ |
| S. Herbert | Conservative | 525 |
| G Coe | Labour | 263 |
Hampden Park1 seat
| M. Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 1,213 ✓ |
| Sharon Wentworth | Labour | 575 |
| G Mills | Conservative | 370 |
Langney1 seat
| L. Morris | Liberal Democrats | 1,699 ✓ |
| L. Bicknell | Conservative | 503 |
| E Fisher | Labour | 422 |
Meads1 seat
| M Deschamps | Conservative | 1,753 ✓ |
| S. Bloom | Liberal Democrats | 584 |
| R Openshaw | Labour | 217 |
Ocklynge1 seat
| J Strivens | Liberal Democrats | 999 ✓ |
| D. Townsend | Conservative | 920 |
| E Parton | Labour | 292 |
Ratton1 seat
| M. Tunwell | Conservative | 1,308 ✓ |
| G Potter | Liberal Democrats | 1,001 |
| J Breed | Labour | 256 |
| M. Williamson | LIB | 187 |
St. Anthonys1 seat
| M. Smith | Conservative | 1,344 ✓ |
| H Marshall | Liberal Democrats | 1,004 |
| R. Rossetter | Labour | 386 |
Upperton1 seat
| Anne Murray | Conservative | 1,346 ✓ |
| M. Greenaway | Liberal Democrats | 982 |
| S Wallis | Labour | 298 |
