Before (end of 1996) (29 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Conservative 3 · Liberal Democrats 1 · Other 0
After (end of 1997) (29 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 24 · Conservative 4 · Liberal Democrats 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Batchley1 seat · turnout 68.0%
| C Beardwood | Labour | 2,300 ✓ |
| G Craig | Conservative | 1,012 |
| Pitt A. | Liberal Democrats | 470 |
| R Armstrong | Green | 119 |
Church Hill1 seat · turnout 68.9%
| W. Hartnett | Labour | 2,517 ✓ |
| J Field | Conservative | 1,747 |
| Diane Thomas | Liberal Democrats | 926 |
Crabbs Cross1 seat · turnout 74.0%
| C. Wareing | Conservative | 3,579 ✓ |
| J Wrenn | Labour | 3,420 |
Lodge Park1 seat · turnout 70.3%
| C. Walker | Labour | 2,918 ✓ |
| R. Bailey | Conservative | 1,364 |
| I. Webster | Liberal Democrats | 615 |
Matchborough1 seat · turnout 68.3%
| P. Mould | Labour | 3,247 ✓ |
| G. Hopkins | Conservative | 2,228 |
| D. Ward | Liberal Democrats | 1,005 |
Redditch Central1 seat · turnout 67.0%
| J. Witherspoon | Labour | 2,138 ✓ |
| F. Ludwig | Conservative | 1,358 |
| R. Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 579 |
| I. Armstrong | Green | 114 |
Redditch West1 seat · turnout 75.8%
| M. Fordyce | Conservative | 2,682 ✓ |
| K. Somner | Labour | 1,754 |
| Heather Phillips | Liberal Democrats | 859 |
Winyates1 seat · turnout 71.0%
| B. Passingham | Labour | 2,130 ✓ |
| J. West | Liberal Democrats | 1,393 |
| K. Boyd-Carpenter | Conservative | 1,360 |