Before (end of 1996) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 37 · Conservative 14 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Other 3
After (end of 1997) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 38 · Conservative 13 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Other 3
Ward results
Dersingham1 seat · turnout 78.2%
| G. Pratt | Conservative | 2,249 ✓ |
| P. Burall | Liberal Democrats | 2,044 |
| C. Tilbury | Labour | 1,994 |
Docking1 seat · turnout 69.3%
| S. Bett | Conservative | 2,543 ✓ |
| J Mitchell | Labour | 1,791 |
| C. Miller Yardley | Liberal Democrats | 864 |
Downham Market1 seat · turnout 74.2%
| C. Forgan | Conservative | 2,612 ✓ |
| M Stewart | Labour | 2,093 |
| W. Thorne | Liberal Democrats | 737 |
Feltwell1 seat · turnout 74.1%
| J. Norris | Conservative | 1,978 ✓ |
| D. Buckton | Liberal Democrats | 1,618 |
| W Scott | Labour | 1,430 |
Fincham1 seat · turnout 74.4%
| R. Rockcliffe | Conservative | 2,568 ✓ |
| C. Joyce | Labour | 2,018 |
| G Avery | Liberal Democrats | 761 |
Freebridge Lynn1 seat · turnout 76.9%
| G. Dawes | Conservative | 3,140 ✓ |
| C. Walters | Labour | 2,203 |
| M. Farthing | Liberal Democrats | 1,455 |
Gaywood North And Central1 seat · turnout 72.1%
| A. Luckett | Labour | 2,955 ✓ |
| G. Wathen | Conservative | 2,176 |
| D. Parish | Liberal Democrats | 1,139 |
Gaywood South1 seat · turnout 66.1%
| W. Davison | Labour | 2,156 ✓ |
| D. Maddox | Conservative | 699 |
| N. Farthing | Liberal Democrats | 391 |
Hunstanton1 seat · turnout 71.9%
| J. Lambert | Conservative | 2,991 ✓ |
| P Cobb | Labour | 2,504 |
| E. Maxfield | Liberal Democrats | 696 |
Kings Lynn North And Central1 seat · turnout 65.7%
| J. Donaldson | Labour | 2,823 ✓ |
| K Fletcher | Conservative | 963 |
| A. Kampouropoulos | Liberal Democrats | 405 |
Kings Lynn South1 seat · turnout 71.2%
| B. Seaman | Labour | 2,311 ✓ |
| C. Garrod | Conservative | 1,099 |
| P. Brandon | Liberal Democrats | 681 |
Marshland North1 seat · turnout 72.6%
| A. Wright | Conservative | 2,380 ✓ |
| A. Munden | Labour | 2,104 |
| K. Bourne | Liberal Democrats | 1,686 |
Marshland South1 seat · turnout 69.8%
| H. Humphrey | Conservative | 2,989 ✓ |
| J. Bantoft | Labour | 2,602 |
Winch1 seat · turnout 74.1%
| Heather Bolt | Conservative | 2,751 ✓ |
| L. Wilkinson | Labour | 1,996 |
| P. Gray | Liberal Democrats | 812 |
