Before (end of 1996) (50 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 23 · Liberal Democrats 16 · Labour 8 · Other 3
After (end of 1997) (50 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 23 · Liberal Democrats 16 · Labour 8 · Other 3
Ward results
All Saints1 seat · turnout 76.9%
| F Escott | Conservative | 2,888 ✓ |
| S Knott | Liberal Democrats | 2,643 |
| B. Lerner | Labour | 2,152 |
Bishops Stortford Central Parsonag1 seat · turnout 73.0%
| G. Francis | Liberal Democrats | 3,055 ✓ |
| J. Wyllie | Conservative | 2,894 |
| P Tripp | Labour | 2,160 |
Bishops Stortford Chantry Thorley1 seat · turnout 75.3%
| B Engel | Conservative | 4,686 ✓ |
| A. Graham | Liberal Democrats | 2,555 |
| R Bayliss | Labour | 1,941 |
| R Goate | Green | 256 |
Hertford Rural1 seat · turnout 78.5%
| B Hammond | Conservative | 4,557 ✓ |
| T McNicholas | Labour | 2,527 |
| J Wing | Liberal Democrats | 1,625 |
SAWBRIDGEWORTH1 seat · turnout 75.3%
| M. Bayes | Conservative | 3,405 ✓ |
| J. Madell | Labour | 1,666 |
| A. Macpherson | Liberal Democrats | 1,514 |
| B Smalley | Independent | 1,293 |
| S. Mackenzie | Green | 262 |
St. Andrews1 seat · turnout 74.8%
| N Lindop | Labour | 2,838 ✓ |
| J Thornton | Conservative | 2,426 |
| J Coote | Liberal Democrats | 1,106 |
Ware South1 seat · turnout 71.9%
| R Copping | Conservative | 4,092 ✓ |
| J. Holland | Labour | 2,087 |
| V. Shaw | Liberal Democrats | 1,637 |