Before (end of 1995) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 39 · Conservative 6 · Other 0 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 1996) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 42 · Conservative 3 · Liberal Democrats 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Abbey1 seat · turnout 33.6%
| A. Griffiths | Labour | 1,486 ✓ |
| Shaun O'Neill | Conservative | 266 |
| S. Evans | Liberal Democrats | 162 |
Arbury1 seat · turnout 25.9%
| R. Chattaway | Labour | 1,345 ✓ |
| Timothy Wilson | Conservative | 272 |
| F. Mills | Liberal Democrats | 267 |
Attleborough1 seat · turnout 30.0%
| Sheppard W. | Labour | 1,452 ✓ |
| Rob Wilkinson | Conservative | 366 |
Bulkington2 seats · turnout 34.8%
| M. Beaumont | Labour | 1,414 ✓ |
| J. Jackson | Labour | 1,286 ✓ |
| J Gutteridge | Conservative | 1,003 |
| J. Moseley | Conservative | 857 |
Camp Hill1 seat · turnout 24.6%
| S. Bradley | Labour | 989 ✓ |
| M. O'Neill | Conservative | 188 |
| S Fawcett | MILT Lab | 113 |
Chilvers Coton1 seat · turnout 32.7%
| Richards C. | Labour | 1,272 ✓ |
| J. Waine | Conservative | 262 |
Exhall2 seats · turnout 28.8%
| S. Hancox | Labour | 1,219 ✓ |
| N. Thomson | Labour | 1,097 ✓ |
| J Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 334 |
| B Grant | Conservative | 320 |
| N Dugmore | Conservative | 311 |
Galley Common1 seat · turnout 24.8%
| M. Jones | Labour | 1,343 ✓ |
| A Farnell | Conservative | 277 |
Mount Pleasant1 seat · turnout 31.6%
| K. Basra | Labour | 1,435 ✓ |
| P O'Brien | Ind Lab | 629 |
| R Moseley | Conservative | 412 |
Poplar1 seat · turnout 27.5%
| R. Copland | Labour | 1,292 ✓ |
| D Bryden | Conservative | 224 |
St. Nicholas1 seat
| J. Davies | Labour | 343 |
| L. Preece | Conservative | 166 |
Stockingford1 seat · turnout 28.5%
| P. Bradley | Labour | 1,205 ✓ |
| M Ballard | Conservative | 205 |
Weddington1 seat · turnout 39.7%
| K Quigley | Labour | 1,316 ✓ |
| J. Burton | Conservative | 978 |
Whitestone1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| P. Baldry | Labour | 1,203 ✓ |
| M. Palladino | Conservative | 1,089 |
| M Cowley | Liberal Democrats | 369 |