Before (end of 1996) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 38 · Conservative 15 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 1
After (end of 1997) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 38 · Conservative 15 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 1
Ward results
Cholmondeley1 seat · turnout 75.5%
| M. Hedley | Conservative | 4,138 ✓ |
| I. Black | Labour | 2,535 |
| K. Roberts | Liberal Democrats | 1,501 |
Crewe Central1 seat · turnout 67.3%
| J. Minshall | Labour | 3,944 ✓ |
| D. Cannon | Liberal Democrats | 1,707 |
| I. Fox | Conservative | 981 |
Crewe North1 seat · turnout 66.2%
| P. Nurse | Labour | 4,096 ✓ |
| G Palin | Conservative | 949 |
| D Patrick | Liberal Democrats | 744 |
Crewe South1 seat · turnout 71.5%
| J Fyffe | Labour | 3,434 ✓ |
| B Stafford | Liberal Democrats | 1,276 |
| F Fox | Conservative | 1,072 |
Crewe West1 seat · turnout 65.9%
| D. Newton | Labour | 5,531 ✓ |
| M. Weatherill | Conservative | 1,316 |
| J Philips | Liberal Democrats | 1,025 |
Nantwich1 seat · turnout 75.4%
| Angela Moran | Labour | 3,370 ✓ |
| D Greatorex | Conservative | 3,053 |
| C. Brown | Liberal Democrats | 896 |
Rope1 seat · turnout 79.2%
| R. Westwood | Conservative | 3,999 ✓ |
| M. Jones | Labour | 3,518 |
| A Brown | Liberal Democrats | 1,647 |