Before (end of 1996) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 37 · Conservative 17 · Labour 2 · Other 1
After (end of 1997) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 36 · Conservative 18 · Labour 2 · Other 1
Ward results
Farnham Central1 seat · turnout 73.3%
| M. King-Hele | Liberal Democrats | 3,366 ✓ |
| Rupert Frost | Conservative | 2,684 |
| R. Anwar | Labour | 580 |
Farnham North1 seat · turnout 75.0%
| J. Maines | Liberal Democrats | 3,735 ✓ |
| F Eldridge | Conservative | 2,618 |
| A. Hartley | Labour | 853 |
Farnham South1 seat · turnout 77.9%
| D Munro | Conservative | 3,963 ✓ |
| S Hunt | Liberal Democrats | 3,414 |
| R. Smith | Labour | 512 |
| A. Napier | Green | 262 |
Godalming North1 seat · turnout 73.9%
| H Denningberg | Labour | 2,778 ✓ |
| B Shelley | Liberal Democrats | 2,679 |
| T Law | Conservative | 2,338 |
| I. Clark | Green | 301 |
Godalming South & Rural1 seat · turnout 76.7%
| R. Gates | Conservative | 5,028 ✓ |
| V Duckett | Liberal Democrats | 3,298 |
| A. Johnson | Labour | 1,151 |
| P Whitehead | Green | 468 |
Haslemere1 seat · turnout 73.2%
| C. Stevens | Conservative | 4,510 ✓ |
| P. Gibbon | Liberal Democrats | 3,318 |
| M. Smith | Labour | 903 |
Waverley East1 seat · turnout 75.8%
| A. Povey | Conservative | 4,876 ✓ |
| C. Savage | Liberal Democrats | 3,815 |
| A Henderson | Labour | 1,584 |
Waverley West1 seat · turnout 79.0%
| C. Inglis | Liberal Democrats | 4,530 ✓ |
| K Webster | Conservative | 3,865 |
| L. Featherstone | Labour | 559 |