Before (end of 1996) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 22 · Conservative 8 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Other 1
After (end of 1997) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 22 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Conservative 8 · Other 1
Ward results
Bushey Heath1 seat · turnout 75.9%
| P. Riches | Conservative | 3,345 ✓ |
| R. Kutchinsky | Liberal Democrats | 1,641 |
| D. Bearfield | Labour | 1,076 |
Bushey North1 seat · turnout 74.6%
| M. Colne | Liberal Democrats | 3,724 ✓ |
| A. Attwood | Conservative | 2,376 |
| D. Hoeksma | Labour | 1,438 |
ELSTREE1 seat · turnout 70.9%
| B. York | Labour | 3,634 ✓ |
| H. Spratt | Conservative | 3,321 |
| M Silverman | Liberal Democrats | 1,025 |
Lyndhurst1 seat · turnout 68.4%
| J Mercalf | Labour | 4,010 ✓ |
| D McKee | Conservative | 2,236 |
| L. Hodgson | Liberal Democrats | 945 |
Potters Bar North East1 seat · turnout 75.0%
| A. Gray | Conservative | 3,125 ✓ |
| M Brilliant | Labour | 1,798 |
| S Bishop | Liberal Democrats | 981 |
Potters Bar South West1 seat · turnout 75.5%
| J Usher | Conservative | 3,231 ✓ |
| M Elliot | Labour | 2,432 |
| C Dean | Liberal Democrats | 1,333 |