Before (end of 1996) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 55 · Conservative 5 · Other 0 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 1997) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 47 · Conservative 13 · Liberal Democrats 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Budshead3 seats · turnout 54.8%
| R. Simmonds | Labour | 3,997 ✓ |
| P Carter | Labour | 3,746 ✓ |
| T. Coleman | Labour | 3,474 ✓ |
| S. Hutty | Liberal Democrats | 1,203 |
| K. Watkin | Conservative | 1,168 |
| M. Trench | Liberal Democrats | 1,058 |
Compton1 seat
| A. Fry | Conservative | 3,402 ✓ |
| T. Savery | Conservative | 3,362 ✓ |
| D. Stark | Conservative | 3,221 ✓ |
| K French | Labour | 1,677 |
| L Harris | Labour | 1,674 |
| Tuffin I. | Labour | 1,526 |
| R Casley | Liberal Democrats | 1,390 |
| J. Rushton | Liberal Democrats | 1,307 |
| D. Van Eetvelt | Liberal Democrats | 1,063 |
| R. Moulton | Liberal Democrats | 800 ✓ |
| J Ryder | Conservative | 587 |
| F. Allen | Green | 502 |
| I. Smith | Labour | 145 |
Drake3 seats · turnout 58.4%
| C. Burgess | Labour | 2,376 ✓ |
| E. Colley | Labour | 2,340 ✓ |
| P. Purnell | Labour | 2,245 ✓ |
| G Nye | Liberal Democrats | 2,031 |
| B. Yardley | Liberal Democrats | 1,962 |
| P. Parnall | Conservative | 1,917 |
| W Hodges | Conservative | 1,881 |
| P. York | Liberal Democrats | 1,842 |
| M. White | Conservative | 1,824 |
| G Grindrod | Green | 528 |
Efford3 seats · turnout 64.1%
| Barbara Miller | Labour | 3,404 ✓ |
| J. Jones | Labour | 3,314 ✓ |
| Brian Vincent | Labour | 3,161 ✓ |
| K Banks | Conservative | 1,671 |
| Leaves M. | Conservative | 1,550 |
| M. Orchard | Conservative | 1,524 |
| Bray R. | Liberal Democrats | 982 |
| D. Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 941 |
| R Vosper | Liberal Democrats | 911 |
Eggbuckland3 seats · turnout 67.7%
| D. Bray | Labour | 4,034 ✓ |
| M. Wright | Labour | 3,787 ✓ |
| R. Gachagan | Labour | 3,527 ✓ |
| G. Bragg | Conservative | 2,633 |
| M Foster | Conservative | 2,372 |
| J. Wallace | Conservative | 2,365 |
| A Nelmes | Liberal Democrats | 1,627 |
Estover3 seats · turnout 62.3%
| Michelle Maria Fox | Labour | 3,937 ✓ |
| C Demuth | Labour | 3,736 ✓ |
| V Hiromeris | Labour | 3,269 ✓ |
| P Brookshaw | Conservative | 3,184 |
| M Gibson | Conservative | 3,146 |
| B. Brookshaw | Conservative | 3,139 |
| T. Wickett | Liberal Democrats | 1,634 |
Ham3 seats
| F Ball | Labour | 3,533 ✓ |
| T. Evans | Labour | 3,143 ✓ |
| D. Knott | Labour | 2,911 ✓ |
| G. Monahan | Conservative | 1,288 |
| P Stanner | Ind DEM | 999 |
Honicknowle3 seats
| J. Ingham | Labour | 4,639 ✓ |
| A. Ford | Labour | 4,135 ✓ |
| A Bennett | Labour | 3,976 ✓ |
| R Mahony | Conservative | 1,765 |
Keyham3 seats · turnout 52.5%
| M. Sheaff | Labour | 3,100 ✓ |
| A. Stephens | Labour | 2,704 ✓ |
| S Lemin | Labour | 2,152 ✓ |
| J. Johnson | Conservative | 1,471 |
| S. Wheeler | Conservative | 1,331 |
| M Gallagher | Liberal Democrats | 1,213 |
| D McKechnie | Conservative | 1,171 |
Mount Gould3 seats · turnout 61.2%
| P. Coyle | Labour | 2,410 ✓ |
| E Rennie | Labour | 2,251 ✓ |
| J. Williams | Labour | 2,249 ✓ |
| C Atkey | Conservative | 1,447 |
| M. Campbell | Conservative | 1,440 |
| M. Turner | Conservative | 1,283 |
| N Black | Liberal Democrats | 1,119 |
| C Summerfield | Liberal Democrats | 1,116 |
| H. Biles | Liberal Democrats | 1,078 |
| C Brown | Independent | 450 |
| S. Mitchell | Independent | 335 |
| M. Roberts | Independent | 286 |
Plympton Erle3 seats · turnout 63.2%
| K. Banks | Conservative | 3,627 ✓ |
| J Fox | Conservative | 3,473 ✓ |
| D James | Conservative | 3,379 ✓ |
| R. Rogers | Labour | 3,262 |
| K. Hill | Liberal Democrats | 2,992 |
| I Gordon | Labour | 2,962 |
| C Pattison | Labour | 2,725 |
| M Neale | Liberal Democrats | 2,448 |
Plympton St Mary3 seats · turnout 66.6%
| J. Stopporton | Conservative | 3,510 ✓ |
| P. Nicholson | Conservative | 3,321 ✓ |
| M. Lawley | Conservative | 3,294 ✓ |
| P. Smith | Labour | 2,613 |
| A Wellington | Labour | 2,313 |
| G. Shears | Labour | 2,303 |
| D Tyrie | Liberal Democrats | 1,711 |
Plympton St. Mary3 seats
| Patrick Nicholson | Conservative | 3,321 |
| M. Lawley | Conservative | 3,294 |
| A Wellington | Labour | 2,313 |
| D Tyrie | Liberal Democrats | 1,711 |
Plymstock Dunstone3 seats · turnout 70.5%
| D Viney | Conservative | 3,687 ✓ |
| V. Pengelly | Conservative | 3,360 ✓ |
| K Wigens | Conservative | 3,174 ✓ |
| J. Kirk | Labour | 2,493 |
| R. Evans | Labour | 2,411 |
| Eleanor Cohen | Labour | 2,217 |
| S. Byatt | Liberal Democrats | 1,796 |
| J. Coker | Liberal Democrats | 1,689 |
| M Coker | Liberal Democrats | 1,571 |
Plymstock Radford3 seats · turnout 59.2%
| R. Earl | Labour | 2,496 ✓ |
| K. Foster | Conservative | 2,288 ✓ |
| P Allan | Labour | 2,284 ✓ |
| Andy Lugger | Conservative | 2,207 |
| S. Polkinghorn | Labour | 2,035 |
| Leaves M. | Conservative | 2,016 |
| Catherine Hazel Burrows | Liberal Democrats | 1,407 |
| R. Bullock | UK Ind | 244 |
Southway3 seats · turnout 61.3%
| D. Camp | Labour | 4,204 ✓ |
| E. Evans | Labour | 4,102 ✓ |
| J. Jones | Labour | 4,036 ✓ |
| J. Harden | Conservative | 2,143 |
| E Willey | Conservative | 2,002 |
| G Horler | Conservative | 1,980 |
St Budeaux3 seats
| J. Coyle | Labour | 3,619 ✓ |
| D. Roche | Labour | 3,424 ✓ |
| T Wildy | Labour | 3,075 ✓ |
| J. Plymsol | Conservative | 2,145 |
St. Peter3 seats · turnout 53.2%
| S. Bellamy | Labour | 2,918 ✓ |
| M. King | Labour | 2,521 ✓ |
| A Mason | Labour | 2,338 ✓ |
| R Egerton | Liberal Democrats | 968 |
| D Gamble | Conservative | 964 |
| J Parry | Conservative | 949 |
| J Paton | Conservative | 879 |
| P Jones | Liberal Democrats | 859 |
| H. Guy | Liberal Democrats | 858 |
| D. Kelway | Independent | 271 |
| M. Howes | Independent | 186 |
| T Russell | Independent | 181 |
St.Budeaux3 seats
| T Wildy | Labour | 3,075 |
| J. Plymsol | Conservative | 2,145 |
Stoke3 seats · turnout 62.6%
| D. Millar | Labour | 2,961 ✓ |
| J. Millar | Labour | 2,831 ✓ |
| W Stevens | Labour | 2,577 ✓ |
| C. Pascoe | Conservative | 1,993 |
| B Pascoe | Conservative | 1,990 |
| B Fox | Conservative | 1,976 |
| J. Evans | Liberal Democrats | 1,277 |
| S. Guy | Liberal Democrats | 1,258 |
| M Hazell | Liberal Democrats | 1,174 |
Sutton3 seats · turnout 59.3%
| C. Mavin | Labour | 2,602 ✓ |
| Jean Nelder | Labour | 2,592 ✓ |
| G. Wheeler | Labour | 2,403 ✓ |
| F. Brimacombe | Conservative | 1,397 |
| D Brimacombe | Conservative | 1,291 |
| R Garley | Conservative | 1,139 |
| J Dean | Liberal Democrats | 895 |
| M. Flippance | Liberal Democrats | 789 |
| T Longworth | Liberal Democrats | 784 |
| K Kelway | Independent | 684 |
| G. Fletcher | Independent | 419 |
| J Preece | Independent | 359 |
Trelawny3 seats · turnout 72.5%
| H. Davey | Labour | 2,691 ✓ |
| D. Palmer | Labour | 2,645 ✓ |
| T. Rider | Labour | 2,608 ✓ |
| P. Nicholson | Conservative | 2,031 |
| D Kaye | Conservative | 2,007 |
| Ros Lloyd | Conservative | 1,897 |
| K. D'Arcy | Liberal Democrats | 901 |
| A. Robins | Liberal Democrats | 878 |
| S. Simmonds | Liberal Democrats | 776 |
