Before (end of 1995) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 26 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Conservative 6 · Other 0
After (end of 1996) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 29 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Conservative 3 · Other 0
Ward results
Bargate3 seats · turnout 22.5%
| J. Arnold | Labour | 1,871 ✓ |
| D. Burke | Labour | 1,655 ✓ |
| A Singh | Labour | 1,344 ✓ |
| C Combes | Conservative | 583 |
| E. Warbrick | Conservative | 548 |
| T. Lanning | Conservative | 503 |
| C Horner | Liberal Democrats | 322 |
| C. Grandidge | Liberal Democrats | 289 |
| B Maisey | Liberal Democrats | 254 |
| K Rose | Ind Lab | 206 |
| N Chaffey | MILT Lab | 189 |
| E. Filer | MILT Lab | 106 |
Bassett3 seats · turnout 35.0%
| D. Abraham | Conservative | 1,875 ✓ |
| M. Andrews | Conservative | 1,823 ✓ |
| J Hannides | Conservative | 1,766 ✓ |
| C. Medway | Labour | 1,641 |
| B Steinberg | Labour | 1,615 |
| A McGough | Labour | 1,590 |
| D Brandwood | Liberal Democrats | 651 |
| H Fields | Liberal Democrats | 624 |
| H. Makrakis | Liberal Democrats | 553 |
Bitterne3 seats · turnout 32.9%
| C. Kelly | Labour | 1,988 ✓ |
| K Masters | Labour | 1,930 ✓ |
| David Smith | Labour | 1,799 ✓ |
| C. Murphy | Conservative | 729 |
| J Nevill | Conservative | 690 |
| K Worthy | Conservative | 655 |
| M Corbidge | Liberal Democrats | 503 |
| J. Imbert | Liberal Democrats | 426 |
| D. Wright | Liberal Democrats | 402 |
Bitterne Park3 seats · turnout 35.8%
| Merche Clark | Liberal Democrats | 2,640 ✓ |
| D. Beckett | Liberal Democrats | 2,626 ✓ |
| M. Inskip | Liberal Democrats | 2,558 ✓ |
| M. Davis | Labour | 1,134 |
| B Hilton | Labour | 1,090 |
| D Parsons | Labour | 983 |
| R Grant | Conservative | 514 |
| B. Judd | Conservative | 487 |
| C Thatcher | Conservative | 471 |
| L West-Fullick | Ind Lab | 93 |
Coxford3 seats · turnout 34.9%
| R. Bates | Labour | 1,980 ✓ |
| P. Galton | Liberal Democrats | 1,904 ✓ |
| V Furze | Labour | 1,795 ✓ |
| J. Rudge | Liberal Democrats | 1,785 |
| R. Leighton | Labour | 1,784 |
| M Gausden | Liberal Democrats | 1,685 |
| B. Devine | Conservative | 397 |
| Bishop J. | Conservative | 366 |
| I Nutburn | Conservative | 338 |
Freemantle3 seats · turnout 30.3%
| S Barnes-Andrews | Labour | 1,843 ✓ |
| H. Khan | Labour | 1,787 ✓ |
| J. Noon | Labour | 1,706 ✓ |
| V. Dugdale | Conservative | 888 |
| M. Curtis | Conservative | 879 |
| L. Hobbs | Conservative | 859 |
| R. Dear | Liberal Democrats | 442 |
| Ed Blake | Liberal Democrats | 435 |
| D Singerman | Liberal Democrats | 412 |
| P. Garratt | Green | 248 |
| J Spottiswoode | Green | 171 |
Harefield3 seats · turnout 36.3%
| Lloyd A. | Labour | 1,974 ✓ |
| M Bull | Labour | 1,933 ✓ |
| K. Street | Labour | 1,741 ✓ |
| P Denyer-Hampton | Conservative | 1,507 |
| K. Denyer-Hampton | Conservative | 1,439 |
| J Hartwell | Conservative | 1,335 |
| J. Hills | Liberal Democrats | 368 |
| Naish R. | Liberal Democrats | 366 |
| J. Maclellan | Liberal Democrats | 349 |
Millbrook3 seats · turnout 37.2%
| P Wakeford | Liberal Democrats | 1,967 ✓ |
| G. Melrode | Liberal Democrats | 1,932 ✓ |
| V. Moore | Liberal Democrats | 1,858 ✓ |
| A Seaton | Labour | 1,413 |
| A Thompson | Labour | 1,336 |
| S Hoque | Labour | 1,267 |
| F. Bruning | Conservative | 447 |
| N Brelsford | Conservative | 416 |
| E. Jeffery | Conservative | 414 |
notpmahtuoS3 seats
| P. Jenks | Labour | 2,063 |
| P. Melrose | Liberal Democrats | 439 |
| A Hall | Conservative | 422 |
| S. Elkins | Conservative | 421 |
| J Isaacson | Conservative | 391 |
| V. Oberman | Liberal Democrats | 369 |
| S Trent | Liberal Democrats | 348 |
Peartree3 seats · turnout 38.4%
| G Drake | Liberal Democrats | 2,490 ✓ |
| N. Goss | Liberal Democrats | 2,388 ✓ |
| A Garratt | Liberal Democrats | 2,335 ✓ |
| H. Corless | Labour | 1,326 |
| N Plant | Labour | 1,237 |
| S Webb | Labour | 1,204 |
| C Burns | Conservative | 379 |
| K Culwick | Conservative | 348 |
| T Paterson | Conservative | 320 |
| H Lamb-Hickman | Ind Lab | 164 |
Portswood3 seats · turnout 36.3%
| M. Singerman | Liberal Democrats | 2,187 ✓ |
| J. Baston | Liberal Democrats | 2,135 ✓ |
| A. Vinson | Liberal Democrats | 2,056 ✓ |
| J. Robinson | Labour | 1,189 |
| T. Paul | Labour | 1,178 |
| M Grahame | Labour | 1,154 |
| E Mintrim | Conservative | 523 |
| A Summers | Conservative | 508 |
| F. O'Hara | Conservative | 480 |
Shirley3 seats · turnout 39.5%
| D. Attwood | Labour | 2,002 ✓ |
| P Allen | Labour | 1,882 ✓ |
| E Pointer | Labour | 1,734 ✓ |
| B. Parnell | Conservative | 1,554 |
| A. Samuels | Conservative | 1,538 |
| S Pomeroy | Conservative | 1,526 |
| B. Cummins | Liberal Democrats | 575 |
| R Fitzgerald | Liberal Democrats | 528 |
| D. Wliis | Liberal Democrats | 480 |
Sholing3 seats · turnout 33.3%
| J. Bridle | Labour | 2,407 ✓ |
| Sue Blatchford | Labour | 2,333 ✓ |
| P. Boyd | Labour | 2,187 ✓ |
| C Barber | Conservative | 989 |
| L. Hilliam | Conservative | 898 |
| P Lankford | Conservative | 865 |
| R. Stannard | Liberal Democrats | 810 |
| S. Drake | Liberal Democrats | 674 |
| N. Perry | Liberal Democrats | 565 |
Southampton3 seats
| Catherine McEwing | Labour | 2,100 ✓ |
| P Russell | Labour | 2,082 ✓ |
| P. Jenks | Labour | 2,063 ✓ |
| P. Melrose | Liberal Democrats | 439 |
| A Hall | Conservative | 422 |
| S. Elkins | Conservative | 421 |
| J Isaacson | Conservative | 391 |
| V. Oberman | Liberal Democrats | 369 |
| S Trent | Liberal Democrats | 348 |
St. Lukes3 seats
| P. Damani | Labour | 1,477 ✓ |
| C. Marsh | Labour | 1,408 ✓ |
| P. Jenks | Labour | 1,373 ✓ |
| A Clark | Conservative | 733 |
| M Hoban | Conservative | 724 |
| P. Rees | Conservative | 709 |
| D. Andrews | Liberal Democrats | 423 |
| M Boote | Independent | 396 |
| B Mitchell | Independent | 390 |
| C Rider | Independent | 361 |
| G Hicks | Liberal Democrats | 353 |
| S Suffee | Liberal Democrats | 297 |
| J. Lamb-Hickman | Ind Lab | 136 |
