Before (end of 1996)
Not known.
After (end of 1997)
Not known.
Ward results
Ashby De La Zouch1 seat
| D. Bennett | Labour | 3,734 ✓ |
| N. Rushton | Conservative | 2,383 |
| P. Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 1,804 |
Ashby Woulds1 seat
| H. Sankey | Labour | 4,182 ✓ |
| J Quimby | Conservative | 1,759 |
| E. Wallace | Liberal Democrats | 954 |
Breedon1 seat
| S. Southworth | Conservative | 2,683 ✓ |
| D Barham | Labour | 1,940 |
| C. Pickering | Liberal Democrats | 749 |
Whitwick1 seat
| C Sawyer | Labour | 3,924 ✓ |
| G Dick | Conservative | 1,665 |
| J Rennocks | Liberal Democrats | 917 |