Before (end of 1996) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 41 · Conservative 6 · Liberal Democrats 1 · Other 0
After (end of 1997) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 41 · Conservative 6 · Liberal Democrats 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Bixley1 seat · turnout 77.1%
| R. Harsant | Conservative | 2,285 ✓ |
| A. Murray | Labour | 1,321 |
| R. Whitmore | Liberal Democrats | 910 |
Bridge1 seat · turnout 63.1%
| K. Doran | Labour | 1,903 ✓ |
| Kathleen Kenna | Conservative | 1,148 |
| S. Rush | Liberal Democrats | 540 |
Broom Hill1 seat · turnout 69.5%
| Mary Young | Conservative | 1,387 ✓ |
| K Herod | Labour | 1,380 |
| N. Cheeseman | Liberal Democrats | 770 |
Castle Hill1 seat · turnout 76.7%
| D Jackson | Conservative | 1,859 ✓ |
| C Newbury | Labour | 1,688 |
| D Day | Liberal Democrats | 881 |
Chantry1 seat · turnout 65.8%
| Susan Thomas | Labour | 1,805 ✓ |
| A. Thrussell | Conservative | 733 |
| D Perkins | Liberal Democrats | 447 |
Gainsborough1 seat · turnout 67.7%
| R. Sudds | Labour | 2,329 ✓ |
| R Holownia | Conservative | 941 |
| M Whitehead | Liberal Democrats | 675 |
Ipswich St. Margarets1 seat · turnout 73.5%
| J Stansfield | Conservative | 1,761 ✓ |
| E. Cooper | Labour | 1,647 |
| Karen Wroe | Liberal Democrats | 991 |
Ipswich Town1 seat · turnout 59.9%
| Mole C. | Labour | 2,027 ✓ |
| K. Matthews | Conservative | 921 |
| J Eddy | Liberal Democrats | 677 |
Priory Heath1 seat · turnout 68.9%
| K. Wilson | Labour | 1,985 ✓ |
| M. Baldry | Conservative | 1,020 |
| K. Deere | Liberal Democrats | 648 |
Sprites1 seat · turnout 70.2%
| R. Sargent | Labour | 2,505 ✓ |
| J Langley | Conservative | 1,260 |
St. Clements1 seat · turnout 72.2%
| Ben Coleman | Labour | 2,367 ✓ |
| T. Kenna | Conservative | 1,792 |
Stoke Park1 seat · turnout 68.9%
| B. Rudkin | Labour | 1,862 ✓ |
| G Terry | Conservative | 1,223 |
| D Mullett | Liberal Democrats | 789 |
Whitehouse1 seat · turnout 65.0%
| B Moore | Labour | 1,997 ✓ |
| C. Carlton | Conservative | 892 |
| N. Day | Liberal Democrats | 603 |
