Before (end of 1996) (50 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 27 · Conservative 16 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Other 1
After (end of 1997) (50 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 27 · Conservative 16 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Other 1
Ward results
Hitchin North East1 seat · turnout 73.2%
| F. Peacock | Labour | 4,304 |
| N Brook | Conservative | 2,148 |
| J Heath | Liberal Democrats | 1,321 |
Hitchin South1 seat · turnout 78.2%
| D. Ashley | Conservative | 2,734 |
| R Lord | Liberal Democrats | 1,996 |
| J. Twose | Labour | 1,488 |
Knebworth And Codicote1 seat · turnout 78.5%
| R. Ellis | Conservative | 4,688 |
| T Liddy | Labour | 2,471 |
Letchworth East & Baldock1 seat · turnout 74.2%
| N Haslam | Labour | 3,833 |
| B. Crow | Conservative | 3,387 |
| J White | Liberal Democrats | 1,918 |
Letchworth North West1 seat · turnout 74.3%
| N Agar | Labour | 3,680 |
| R Shakespeare-Smith | Conservative | 2,134 |
| M. Minards-Gammell | Liberal Democrats | 1,262 |
Letchworth South1 seat · turnout 77.4%
| K Emsall | Conservative | 3,134 |
| J. Winder | Liberal Democrats | 2,722 |
| J. Gardner | Labour | 2,535 |
North Herts Rural1 seat · turnout 80.5%
| J. Dwerryhouse-Spears | Conservative | 3,354 |
| R Pritchard | Liberal Democrats | 1,980 |
| Ken Garland | Labour | 1,294 |
Offa1 seat · turnout 74.6%
| S Tendeter | Labour | 2,901 |
| W Aspinall | Conservative | 2,717 |
| V. Warwick | Liberal Democrats | 1,112 |
