Before (end of 1996) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 29 · Conservative 13 · Other 4 · Liberal Democrats 2
After (end of 1997) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 27 · Conservative 24 · Other 4 · Liberal Democrats 2
Ward results
Central3 seats · turnout 73.2%
| M Choudhary | Labour | 2,199 ✓ |
| R Akhtar | Labour | 2,074 ✓ |
| N. Khan | Labour | 1,962 ✓ |
| M. Hussain | Conservative | 1,338 |
| M Hussain | Conservative | 974 |
| B Searle | Conservative | 935 |
Dogsthorpe3 seats · turnout 66.2%
| A Miners | LIB | 2,463 ✓ |
| K. Duell | LIB | 2,239 ✓ |
| R Pobgee | LIB | 2,100 ✓ |
| C. Fisher | Labour | 1,013 |
| W Houghton | Labour | 958 |
| V. Stokes | Labour | 828 |
| S. Holmes | Conservative | 422 |
| A. Stead | Conservative | 411 |
| M Wright | Conservative | 332 |
East3 seats · turnout 47.6%
| J. Farrell | Labour | 1,917 ✓ |
| C Edwards | Labour | 1,699 ✓ |
| M. Todd | Labour | 1,497 ✓ |
| P Grimwood | Conservative | 1,233 |
| D Hillson | Conservative | 1,075 |
| M Tahir | Conservative | 1,016 |
Eye and Thorney2 seats · turnout 65.4%
| Bartlett J. | Conservative | 1,659 ✓ |
| D Sanders | Conservative | 1,337 ✓ |
| B Allway | Labour | 1,076 |
| Z Bishrey | Labour | 955 |
| A Semper | Ind Con | 266 |
Fletton3 seats · turnout 55.5%
| C. Gray | Labour | 2,142 ✓ |
| M. Farrell | Labour | 1,732 ✓ |
| B Payton | Labour | 1,495 ✓ |
| G. Casey | Conservative | 1,177 |
| A. Vigar | Conservative | 997 |
| B Picton | Conservative | 903 |
Glinton1 seat · turnout 75.7%
| J. Holdich | Conservative | 1,415 ✓ |
| S Lawrence | Labour | 468 |
Newborough1 seat · turnout 93.6%
| N. Sanders | Conservative | 905 ✓ |
| G McClean | Labour | 418 |
North2 seats · turnout 46.1%
| C. Swift | Ind Lab | 1,734 ✓ |
| W Burke | Labour | 794 ✓ |
| P Baylis | Labour | 706 |
| P Gale | Conservative | 544 |
| A Paul | Conservative | 294 |
| L. Martin | Liberal Democrats | 256 |
North Bretton3 seats · turnout 68.8%
| D. Weston | Labour | 2,392 ✓ |
| J Johnson | Labour | 2,383 ✓ |
| H Lakhanpaul | Labour | 1,969 ✓ |
| M. Bye | Conservative | 1,347 |
| B. Dunham | Conservative | 1,248 |
| C McKeown | Conservative | 1,134 |
Northborough1 seat · turnout 67.6%
| B Franklin | Conservative | 1,011 ✓ |
| S. Larder | Labour | 388 |
Orton Longueville3 seats · turnout 47.5%
| J. Owens | Labour | 1,881 ✓ |
| C. Weaver | Labour | 1,797 ✓ |
| M. Goffrey | Labour | 1,674 ✓ |
| Hopkins L. | Conservative | 1,385 |
| A Ewing | Liberal Democrats | 1,273 |
| L Markwick | Conservative | 1,257 |
| J Staines | Conservative | 1,163 |
Orton Waterville3 seats · turnout 55.4%
| M. Cereste | Conservative | 2,257 ✓ |
| A Kempsell | Conservative | 2,224 ✓ |
| M D'Andrea | Conservative | 2,010 ✓ |
| K. Speirs | Labour | 1,669 |
| A Dale | Labour | 1,557 |
| R Strangward | Labour | 1,344 |
Park3 seats · turnout 54.8%
| Y. Lowndes | Conservative | 2,086 ✓ |
| J. Peach | Conservative | 2,020 ✓ |
| P. Kreling | Conservative | 1,903 ✓ |
| A. Brosnan | Labour | 1,577 |
| C Hubback | Labour | 1,355 |
| M. Hussain | Labour | 1,242 |
| S Goldspink | LIB | 743 |
Paston3 seats · turnout 64.9%
| S. Bradley | Labour | 1,936 ✓ |
| J Bleakney | Labour | 1,773 ✓ |
| P. Ward | Labour | 1,379 ✓ |
| P. Lowndes | Conservative | 1,015 |
| M Kreling | Conservative | 958 |
| Maddie Thompson | Conservative | 866 |
| P. Turner | Liberal Democrats | 808 |
Ravensthorpe3 seats · turnout 67.6%
| A. Cox | Labour | 1,891 ✓ |
| J Ledgister | Labour | 1,547 ✓ |
| M. Rainey | Labour | 1,475 ✓ |
| C. Ash | LIB | 1,133 |
| S. McGee | LIB | 911 |
| D Robson | LIB | 731 |
| A. Hopkins | Conservative | 669 |
| R. Markwick | Conservative | 572 |
| J. Smedley | Conservative | 555 |
South2 seats · turnout 60.8%
| R Crick | Conservative | 749 ✓ |
| M Dale | Labour | 723 ✓ |
| G Simons | Conservative | 626 |
| A Pears | Labour | 607 |
South Bretton2 seats · turnout 63.5%
| M Burton | Conservative | 1,445 ✓ |
| A Ellis | Labour | 1,393 ✓ |
| M Storti | Conservative | 1,251 |
| D. Matthews | Labour | 1,232 |
Stanground3 seats · turnout 42.0%
| C. Sneesby | Conservative | 1,619 ✓ |
| R. Palmer | Labour | 1,598 ✓ |
| P. Bonner | Labour | 1,502 ✓ |
| J Reece | Labour | 1,170 |
| J Brett | Conservative | 1,008 |
| P Fierro | Conservative | 915 |
| S. Crowe | Liberal Democrats | 457 |
Walton2 seats · turnout 55.2%
| M Jackson | Liberal Democrats | 1,482 ✓ |
| Sandford N. | Liberal Democrats | 1,200 ✓ |
| J. Roberts | Conservative | 915 |
| C. Caborn | Labour | 746 |
| R Allen | Conservative | 640 |
| D Tarren | Labour | 523 |
Werrington North3 seats · turnout 54.6%
| P Clements | Labour | 1,703 ✓ |
| K. Jarvie | Conservative | 1,490 ✓ |
| J Goodfellow | Conservative | 1,350 ✓ |
| Sims M. | Conservative | 1,348 |
| W Easton | Labour | 1,213 |
| J Hall | Labour | 1,197 |
| C Dacre | Liberal Democrats | 797 |
Werrington South3 seats · turnout 57.1%
| R. Burke | Conservative | 1,975 ✓ |
| D Raines | Conservative | 1,864 ✓ |
| J Hunter | Conservative | 1,628 ✓ |
| N Gregory | Labour | 1,578 |
| D McGeachie | Labour | 1,442 |
| K Scott | Liberal Democrats | 1,071 |
West3 seats · turnout 40.3%
| R. Perkins | Conservative | 2,725 ✓ |
| G. Ridgway | Conservative | 2,693 ✓ |
| D Thorpe | Conservative | 2,486 ✓ |
| Dowson A. | Labour | 1,551 |
| F. Cooke | Labour | 1,345 |
| M Stonham | Labour | 1,248 |
