Before (end of 1996) (53 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 29 · Conservative 14 · Labour 7 · Other 3
After (end of 1997) (53 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 31 · Conservative 14 · Labour 5 · Other 3
Ward results
Lydeard1 seat · turnout 75.0%
| R Dickson | Liberal Democrats | 1,702 ✓ |
| P. Cookson | Conservative | 1,467 |
| A. Clark | Labour | 544 |
Mid Tone1 seat · turnout 76.4%
| Ross Henley | Liberal Democrats | 2,292 ✓ |
| J Roberts | Conservative | 2,269 |
| I Husband | Labour | 931 |
North Curry1 seat · turnout 76.3%
| H. Prior-Sankey | Liberal Democrats | 3,450 ✓ |
| D Wrench | Conservative | 2,910 |
| T Catherall | Labour | 936 |
Pitminster1 seat · turnout 78.5%
| J Smeaton | Conservative | 2,981 ✓ |
| A. Paul | Liberal Democrats | 2,490 |
| G Everett | Labour | 610 |
Staplegrove1 seat · turnout 75.0%
| E. Waymouth | Conservative | 2,235 ✓ |
| J Ollerenshaw | Liberal Democrats | 1,953 |
| P Youd | Labour | 1,047 |
Taunton East1 seat · turnout 65.0%
| M. Lawrence | Liberal Democrats | 1,975 ✓ |
| A. Martin | Labour | 1,327 |
| S Ledger | Conservative | 1,182 |
Taunton Fairwater1 seat · turnout 70.3%
| R Bush | Liberal Democrats | 1,993 ✓ |
| W. Egerton | Conservative | 1,240 |
| J Wilson | Labour | 810 |
Taunton North1 seat · turnout 71.2%
| C. Gordon | Liberal Democrats | 1,733 ✓ |
| B. Henson | Labour | 1,693 |
| Ms | Conservative | 768 |
Taunton South1 seat · turnout 72.5%
| C Wade | Liberal Democrats | 1,755 ✓ |
| D Cudlipp | Conservative | 1,629 |
| Ravenhill M. | Labour | 833 |
Taunton West1 seat · turnout 75.0%
| F. Palmer | Liberal Democrats | 2,195 ✓ |
| B Dennington | Conservative | 2,080 |
| S. Love-Giles | Labour | 752 |
Upper Tone1 seat · turnout 77.2%
| A. Gray | Conservative | 1,687 ✓ |
| M. Lewis | Liberal Democrats | 1,245 |
| M. Mann | Labour | 579 |
Wellington1 seat · turnout 72.7%
| Andy Govier | Labour | 1,640 ✓ |
| A Bundey | Liberal Democrats | 1,210 |
| E. Harvey | Conservative | 799 |