Before (end of 1996) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 37 · Liberal Democrats 11 · Conservative 0 · Other 0
After (end of 1997) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 37 · Liberal Democrats 11 · Conservative 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Bowthorpe1 seat · turnout 64.9%
| J. Britton | Labour | 3,052 |
| Lubbock N. | Liberal Democrats | 1,132 |
| Coxon C. | Conservative | 1,072 |
| S. Pollard | Green | 163 |
Catton Grove1 seat · turnout 67.2%
| B. Morrey | Labour | 2,073 |
| P Kearney | Conservative | 904 |
| S Richardson | Liberal Democrats | 675 |
Coslany1 seat · turnout 72.4%
| C. Ward | Labour | 2,334 |
| E Horth | Conservative | 1,016 |
| I. Williams | Liberal Democrats | 896 |
Crome1 seat
| J. Fowler | Labour | 3,355 |
| John Fisher | Conservative | 1,089 |
| P Young | Liberal Democrats | 732 |
Eaton1 seat · turnout 81.2%
| R. Farrer | Conservative | 2,707 |
| S. Giles | Liberal Democrats | 2,639 |
| Dean G. | Liberal Democrats | 2,173 |
| B Wells | Conservative | 1,905 |
| C Slorach | Labour | 1,192 |
| P. Nicholls | Labour | 799 |
| R. McKay | Loc Dem | 459 |
| J. Roscoe | Ind All | 155 |
Heigham1 seat
| J. Sheppard | Labour | 2,116 |
| D. Aalders-Dunthorne | Liberal Democrats | 1,058 |
| G Drake | Conservative | 658 |
Henderson1 seat · turnout 66.8%
| H. Panting | Labour | 2,123 |
| P. Meacock | Liberal Democrats | 819 |
| J Knight | Conservative | 638 |
| R. Nockles | Green | 205 |
Lakenham1 seat · turnout 69.6%
| P. Ross | Labour | 2,023 |
| Y. Barnes | Liberal Democrats | 1,105 |
| S. Collier | Conservative | 743 |
Mancroft1 seat · turnout 65.1%
| L. Addison | Labour | 2,051 |
| M Utting | Conservative | 1,009 |
| C Risebrook | Liberal Democrats | 940 |
| A Holmes | Green | 253 |
Mile Cross1 seat · turnout 68.2%
| A. Panes | Labour | 2,434 |
| I Bond | Liberal Democrats | 595 |
| S Rendall | Conservative | 551 |
Mousehold1 seat · turnout 70.8%
| P. Buttle | Labour | 2,439 |
| P Bowyer | Conservative | 878 |
| J. Lloyd | Liberal Democrats | 763 |
| L. Moore | Green | 173 |
Nelson1 seat
| J. Garrett | Labour | 1,866 |
| A Warnes | Liberal Democrats | 1,433 |
| J. Turner | Conservative | 582 |
| S. Pennington | Green | 233 |
St Stephen1 seat
| C. Cameron | Labour | 1,901 |
| M Dewings | Conservative | 1,156 |
| D. Woolterton | Liberal Democrats | 991 |
Thorpe Hamlet1 seat · turnout 69.5%
| B. Hacker | Liberal Democrats | 1,746 |
| J. Bennett | Labour | 1,674 |
| R Sumner | Conservative | 606 |
Town Close1 seat · turnout 76.5%
| C Harper | Liberal Democrats | 2,028 |
| W Carpenter | Labour | 1,471 |
| J Wyatt | Conservative | 676 |
University1 seat · turnout 72.2%
| Graham Turner | Labour | 1,716 |
| J. Rooza | Liberal Democrats | 1,628 |
| C. Page | Conservative | 605 |
| M. Valentine | Green | 135 |