Before (end of 1995) (72 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 50 · Conservative 20 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 0
After (end of 1996) (72 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 60 · Conservative 8 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Other 0
Ward results
Amblecote1 seat · turnout 25.8%
| Livesey A. | Labour | 2,221 ✓ |
| D. Thomas-Smout | Conservative | 975 |
| D Cox | Liberal Democrats | 466 |
Belle Vale and Hasbury1 seat · turnout 33.4%
| Freeman M. | Labour | 2,009 ✓ |
| A Bonner | Conservative | 905 |
| S. Ratcliff | Liberal Democrats | 337 |
Brierley Hill1 seat · turnout 29.2%
| M. Wilson | Labour | 1,887 ✓ |
| P Molland | Conservative | 302 |
Brockmoor and Pensnett1 seat · turnout 27.0%
| K. Lomax | Labour | 2,260 ✓ |
| M Gibbs | Conservative | 372 |
| Eunice Patrick | Liberal Democrats | 188 |
Castle and Priory1 seat · turnout 21.4%
| G Willetts | Labour | 1,306 ✓ |
| P. Bradbury | Conservative | 291 |
| S Darby | ND | 222 |
Coseley East1 seat · turnout 30.9%
| G. Davies | Labour | 2,278 ✓ |
| R Forrester | Conservative | 520 |
Coseley West1 seat · turnout 31.2%
| D Rodgers | Labour | 1,974 ✓ |
| Steven Pritchard | Conservative | 921 |
Gornal1 seat · turnout 33.6%
| J Hampson | Labour | 2,604 ✓ |
| C Fraser-Macnamara | Conservative | 1,411 |
| J. Flavell | Liberal Democrats | 258 |
Halesowen North1 seat · turnout 36.3%
| A Hanson | Labour | 2,060 ✓ |
| M Broome | Conservative | 1,049 |
| R Jenns | Liberal Democrats | 337 |
Halesowen South1 seat · turnout 39.0%
| F. Goddard | Conservative | 1,730 ✓ |
| C Morley | Labour | 1,673 |
| F Depper | Liberal Democrats | 290 |
| T. Weller | Green | 133 |
Hayley Green1 seat · turnout 36.2%
| M. Knight | Labour | 1,665 ✓ |
| A. Burston | Conservative | 1,115 |
| N. Tackley-Goodman | Liberal Democrats | 537 |
Kingswinford North & Wall Heath1 seat · turnout 45.2%
| R Burt | Liberal Democrats | 2,597 ✓ |
| J. Cooper | Labour | 1,272 |
| M. Green | Conservative | 789 |
Kingswinford South1 seat · turnout 35.5%
| D Smith | Labour | 1,976 ✓ |
| P. Miller | Conservative | 1,319 |
| P Scott | Liberal Democrats | 329 |
Lye and Wollescote1 seat · turnout 29.5%
| A Morton | Labour | 2,041 ✓ |
| E. Dickson-Scott | Conservative | 365 |
| D Lucas | Liberal Democrats | 294 |
Netherton and Woodside1 seat · turnout 25.9%
| S. Davies | Labour | 1,483 ✓ |
| S Ridley | Conservative | 342 |
Norton1 seat · turnout 45.2%
| M Stretton | Liberal Democrats | 2,239 ✓ |
| J Watteson | Conservative | 1,106 |
| E. Bowie | Labour | 1,055 |
| Chris Loftus | Labour | 808 ✓ |
Pedmore & Stourbridge East1 seat · turnout 37.9%
| T Powell | Conservative | 1,770 ✓ |
| D Gwynne | Labour | 1,656 |
| S. Johnson | Liberal Democrats | 477 |
Quarry Bank and Cradley1 seat · turnout 27.6%
| W Male | Labour | 2,370 ✓ |
| P. Coleman | Conservative | 653 |
| F Hinchliffe | Liberal Democrats | 279 |
Sedgley1 seat · turnout 37.0%
| D Flavell | Labour | 1,891 ✓ |
| J Tomlinson | Conservative | 1,565 |
| H. Bramall | Liberal Democrats | 288 |
St Andrews1 seat · turnout 23.9%
| G. Tromans | Labour | 1,906 ✓ |
| K Kite | Conservative | 386 |
St. James1 seat · turnout 25.1%
| A Finch | Labour | 1,511 ✓ |
| A. Forrester | Conservative | 534 |
| G Lewis | Liberal Democrats | 416 |
St. Thomas1 seat · turnout 26.1%
| J Davies | Labour | 1,992 ✓ |
| J Ryder | Conservative | 507 |
Wollaston and Stourbridge West1 seat · turnout 40.7%
| Williams I. | Labour | 2,023 ✓ |
| J. Collins | Conservative | 1,357 |
| C Trace | Liberal Democrats | 606 |
Wordsley1 seat · turnout 32.4%
| Steve Waltho | Labour | 2,429 ✓ |
| J Trafford | Conservative | 1,067 |
| Lois Bramall | Liberal Democrats | 335 |
