Before (end of 1996) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 30 · Conservative 12 · Labour 6 · Other 4
After (end of 1997) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 30 · Conservative 12 · Labour 6 · Other 4
Ward results
Bremhill & Calne Without1 seat · turnout 75.3%
| C. Crisp | Conservative | 2,854 ✓ |
| S. Webb | Liberal Democrats | 2,277 |
| D Songhurst | Labour | 868 |
Calne1 seat · turnout 67.7%
| N. Bryant | Conservative | 1,854 ✓ |
| J. Greer | Liberal Democrats | 1,692 |
| M Songhurst | Labour | 1,358 |
Chippenham Park1 seat · turnout 71.4%
| P. Coleman | Liberal Democrats | 2,746 ✓ |
| M. Norton | Conservative | 1,661 |
| Steve Wheeler | Labour | 863 |
Chippenham Sheldon1 seat · turnout 73.8%
| J. Wood | Liberal Democrats | 1,994 ✓ |
| D. Ellis | Conservative | 1,392 |
| M. Lloyd | Labour | 1,357 |
Chippenham Town1 seat · turnout 74.7%
| P. Allnatt | Liberal Democrats | 2,709 ✓ |
| R Purdon | Conservative | 1,967 |
| T Hayhoe | Labour | 712 |
Corsham1 seat · turnout 75.4%
| P Davis | Liberal Democrats | 1,893 ✓ |
| H. Jones | Conservative | 1,438 |
| C. Reid | Labour | 799 |
Cricklade & Purton1 seat · turnout 73.9%
| B. Atfield | Liberal Democrats | 2,570 ✓ |
| P. Smith | Conservative | 1,862 |
| B Bayton | Labour | 773 |
Kington1 seat · turnout 73.8%
| J. Scott | Conservative | 3,002 ✓ |
| D. Darby | Liberal Democrats | 2,926 |
| P Mellett | Labour | 732 |
Malmesbury1 seat · turnout 74.8%
| L. Bennett | Liberal Democrats | 2,490 ✓ |
| A Watson | Conservative | 2,369 |
| D. Jones | Labour | 837 |
Minety1 seat · turnout 78.3%
| C. Soden | Conservative | 3,418 ✓ |
| A. Davis | Liberal Democrats | 1,925 |
| J Battersby | Labour | 457 |
Pickwick With Box1 seat · turnout 73.8%
| J. Seager | Conservative | 1,984 ✓ |
| D. McGee | Liberal Democrats | 1,701 |
| C Lynch | Labour | 1,375 |
Wootton Bassett North1 seat · turnout 69.9%
| M. Groom | Conservative | 1,789 ✓ |
| Dave Bamford | Liberal Democrats | 1,327 |
| J Watson | Labour | 679 |
Wootton Bassett South1 seat · turnout 68.3%
| T Sturgis | Conservative | 2,641 ✓ |
| D. Matthews | Liberal Democrats | 2,323 |
| E. Webb | Labour | 991 |
