Before (end of 1995) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 36 · Conservative 5 · Liberal Democrats 1 · Other 0
After (end of 1996) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 40 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Conservative 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Anglesey1 seat · turnout 29.6%
| K. Williams | Labour | 1,234 ✓ |
| J. Burnett | Conservative | 588 |
Brereton and Ravenhill2 seats · turnout 23.2%
| G. Roberts | Labour | 1,061 ✓ |
| Tim Maguire | Labour | 982 ✓ |
| N. Owen | Conservative | 200 |
Broomhill1 seat · turnout 28.4%
| F Allen | Labour | 1,082 ✓ |
| F Pugh | Conservative | 115 |
| A Carmichael | Independent | 54 |
Cannock South1 seat · turnout 26.5%
| J Toth | Labour | 971 ✓ |
| R Butler | Conservative | 227 |
Etching Hill1 seat · turnout 23.9%
| D. Davies | Liberal Democrats | 527 ✓ |
| David Gerard Carr | Labour | 516 |
| P. Owen | Conservative | 174 |
Heath Hayes1 seat · turnout 23.8%
| L Bullock | Labour | 1,164 ✓ |
| K. Bennett | Conservative | 494 |
| M Middleton | Independent | 133 |
| S Pearce | RES | 115 |
Longford1 seat · turnout 35.4%
| M O'Conner | Labour | 1,051 ✓ |
| Christine Hudson | Conservative | 497 |
Norton Canes1 seat · turnout 27.9%
| M. Holder | Labour | 879 ✓ |
| C. Bhageerutty | Conservative | 415 |
| P. Carmichael | Independent | 84 |
| R Bishop | Independent | 34 |
Parkside2 seats · turnout 34.4%
| J. Kraujalis | Labour | 865 ✓ |
| E. Platt | Labour | 850 ✓ |
| R. Roberts | Conservative | 658 |
| R. Cooper | Conservative | 593 |
Pye Green Valley1 seat · turnout 28.6%
| R Lewis | Labour | 958 ✓ |
| R Turville | Independent | 801 |
Western Springs1 seat · turnout 22.0%
| J. Martin | Labour | 576 ✓ |
| J Glover | Liberal Democrats | 489 |
