Before (end of 1995) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 25 · Liberal Democrats 15 · Labour 13 · Other 4
After (end of 1996) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 23 · Liberal Democrats 17 · Labour 14 · Other 3
Ward results
Basing1 seat
| J. Jack | Conservative | 1,216 ✓ |
| Patricia Read | Liberal Democrats | 1,151 |
| C. Regan | Labour | 235 |
Baughurst & Heath End1 seat · turnout 43.2%
| A Noad | Liberal Democrats | 783 ✓ |
| Sheila Allen | Conservative | 702 |
| R. Bailey | Labour | 213 |
Brighton Hill1 seat
| Sheila Rowland | Liberal Democrats | 765 ✓ |
| A Cotter | Labour | 606 |
| C Reader | Conservative | 285 |
Brookvale1 seat · turnout 38.1%
| L. Jones | Liberal Democrats | 945 ✓ |
| M Reed | Labour | 447 |
| R Tanguay | Conservative | 190 |
Calleva1 seat
| K. Chapman | Conservative | 1,666 ✓ |
| Laura James | Labour | 517 |
| S. Day | Liberal Democrats | 499 |
Chineham1 seat
| M. Biermann | Independent | 836 ✓ |
| J. Downes | Conservative | 555 |
| G Starkey | Labour | 176 |
| S Wellstead | Liberal Democrats | 102 |
Eastrop1 seat
| R. Morris | Independent | 621 ✓ |
| Susan Jones | Labour | 520 |
| M Butler | Conservative | 217 |
| J. Shaw | Liberal Democrats | 82 |
Grove1 seat
| T Conner | Conservative | 738 ✓ |
| E. Gurden | Liberal Democrats | 466 |
| N. Wooldridge | Labour | 440 |
Hatch Warren1 seat · turnout 27.8%
| P. Heath | Conservative | 912 ✓ |
| Hughes M. | Liberal Democrats | 479 |
| L. Bruton | Labour | 420 |
Kingsclere1 seat
| R. Wellman | Conservative | 911 ✓ |
| F. Sawyer | Liberal Democrats | 735 |
| M Harvie | Labour | 114 |
Norden1 seat
| G. Hood | Labour | 1,140 ✓ |
| G Kirsch | Conservative | 249 |
| Sheena Grassi | Liberal Democrats | 200 |
Oakley and North Waltham1 seat
| G Summers | Conservative | 1,372 ✓ |
| S. Staunton | Liberal Democrats | 725 |
| P. Wickremeratne | Labour | 293 |
Overton & Laverstoke1 seat · turnout 48.3%
| D. Mirfin | Liberal Democrats | 946 ✓ |
| C. Phillimore | Labour | 480 |
| J. Bennett | Conservative | 235 |
Popley1 seat
| A. Blairman | Labour | 1,098 ✓ |
| Geoffrey Stephen Matthews | Liberal Democrats | 816 |
| G Crossley | Conservative | 170 |
Sherborne St John1 seat
| D. Blade | Conservative | 601 ✓ |
| R Cummins | Liberal Democrats | 212 |
South Ham1 seat
| L. Garland | Labour | 1,323 ✓ |
| C. Smith | Conservative | 264 |
| M Rowland | Liberal Democrats | 179 |
Tadley1 seat · turnout 32.0%
| M. Weston | Conservative | 1,076 ✓ |
| R Frost | Independent | 633 |
| J. Carnell | Labour | 306 |
Winklebury1 seat
| Rosemary Collins | Labour | 1,120 ✓ |
| Rita Burgess | Conservative | 843 |
| R. Blackmore-Squires | Liberal Democrats | 217 |
