Before (end of 1996) (58 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 33 · Conservative 19 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Other 2
After (end of 1997) (58 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 33 · Conservative 19 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Other 2
Ward results
Bridgewater1 seat · turnout 78.5%
| J. Taunton | Conservative | 3,709 ✓ |
| B. Fisher | Labour | 1,527 |
| M. Hawgood | Liberal Democrats | 1,240 |
Hemel Hempstead East1 seat · turnout 78.7%
| P Channell | Conservative | 3,234 ✓ |
| C. Letanka | Labour | 2,837 |
| C. Richardson | Liberal Democrats | 1,080 |
Hemel Hempstead North West1 seat · turnout 77.9%
| I. Laidlaw-Dickson | Labour | 4,014 ✓ |
| A Gallagher | Conservative | 2,863 |
| R Hardy | Liberal Democrats | 1,319 |
Hemel Hempstead South East1 seat · turnout 75.2%
| P Aldis | Labour | 3,979 ✓ |
| J Jameson | Conservative | 2,915 |
| J Witt | Liberal Democrats | 1,384 |
Hemel Hempstead St.Pauls1 seat · turnout 73.3%
| R Hebborn | Labour | 3,394 ✓ |
| J. Marshall | Conservative | 1,663 |
| Glenn Lawrence | Liberal Democrats | 1,390 |
Hemel Hempstead Town1 seat · turnout 76.2%
| J. Beesley | Conservative | 4,149 ✓ |
| R Hutchinson | Labour | 3,292 |
| R Pexton | Liberal Democrats | 1,640 |
KINGS LANGLEY1 seat · turnout 80.0%
| J. Anderson | Conservative | 3,825 ✓ |
| P Kraft | Labour | 2,007 |
| C. Ayrton | Liberal Democrats | 1,289 |