Before (end of 1996) (37 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 22 · Liberal Democrats 12 · Labour 3 · Conservative 0
After (end of 1997) (37 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 21 · Liberal Democrats 12 · Labour 4 · Conservative 0
Ward results
BURWELL1 seat · turnout 73.8%
| J. Fitch | Liberal Democrats | 3,081 ✓ |
| S. Ellis | Conservative | 1,864 |
| R Carling | Labour | 732 |
Ely North & South1 seat · turnout 72.5%
| D Adey | Liberal Democrats | 2,501 ✓ |
| W Pickess | Conservative | 1,698 |
| B Coupe | Labour | 945 |
Ely West1 seat · turnout 74.4%
| Sheila Friend-Smith | Liberal Democrats | 2,488 ✓ |
| R Leishman | Conservative | 1,136 |
| P Scott | Labour | 564 |
Littleport1 seat · turnout 67.1%
| F. Brown | Conservative | 2,083 ✓ |
| Patricia Pleydell | Liberal Democrats | 1,545 |
| J. Robertson | Labour | 906 |
Soham1 seat · turnout 69.3%
| J Powley | Conservative | 2,191 ✓ |
| P Meares | Labour | 2,098 |
| L Hart | Liberal Democrats | 1,640 |
Sutton1 seat · turnout 72.5%
| Philip Read | Conservative | 2,169 ✓ |
| M Evans | Labour | 1,064 |
| S Smithson | Liberal Democrats | 1,001 |
| J Marsh | Green | 559 |
Woodditton1 seat · turnout 73.5%
| J. Broadway | Liberal Democrats | 2,310 ✓ |
| S Rossdale | Conservative | 2,248 |
| J. Segger | Labour | 991 |