Before (end of 1996) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 34 · Conservative 19 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 1
After (end of 1997) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 34 · Conservative 19 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 1
Ward results
Burntwood Chase1 seat
| H. Brookes | Labour | 4,128 ✓ |
| C. Miller | Liberal Democrats | 1,532 |
| T Airey | Independent | 1,024 |
Burntwood Saints1 seat
| E. Drinkwater | Labour | 3,686 ✓ |
| D. Constable | Conservative | 3,227 |
| R Sherwin | Liberal Democrats | 1,030 |
Lichfield City South1 seat
| Andrea Irene Johnson | Conservative | 4,737 ✓ |
| M. Barrett | Labour | 2,750 |
| Tom James | Liberal Democrats | 2,060 |
Lichfield Rural North1 seat
| F. Lewis | Conservative | 4,679 ✓ |
| G Metcalfe | Labour | 3,049 |
| J. Smith | Liberal Democrats | 1,524 |
Lichfield Rural South1 seat
| Erica Bayliss | Conservative | 4,386 ✓ |
| P Golder | Labour | 1,837 |
| C. Robinson | Liberal Democrats | 971 |