Before (end of 1996) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 42 · Conservative 15 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 0
After (end of 1997) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 42 · Conservative 15 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 0
Ward results
Brookmere1 seat · turnout 74.9%
| S Marsh | Labour | 3,053 ✓ |
| A Richardson | Conservative | 2,951 |
| C Garton | Liberal Democrats | 1,618 |
Eddisbury1 seat
| R Needham | Conservative | 4,339 ✓ |
| Valerie Godfrey | Liberal Democrats | 3,182 |
| R. Cernik | Labour | 1,777 |
Frodsham & Helsby1 seat · turnout 76.3%
| G. Cousins | Conservative | 3,582 ✓ |
| J. Fletcher | Labour | 3,157 |
| T Griffiths | Liberal Democrats | 2,159 |
North Vale1 seat · turnout 77.5%
| N. Stopford | Conservative | 3,170 ✓ |
| B Jamieson | Labour | 3,024 |
| A Morgan | Liberal Democrats | 1,124 |
Northwich East1 seat · turnout 69.0%
| R. Carey | Labour | 5,597 ✓ |
| D Price | Liberal Democrats | 2,089 |
Northwich West1 seat · turnout 75.3%
| R. Woodhouse | Conservative | 4,221 ✓ |
| G Mainwaring | Labour | 3,610 |
| P. Walker | Liberal Democrats | 1,898 |
Winsford North1 seat · turnout 71.3%
| A Hooton | Labour | 5,833 ✓ |
| E Hollinshead | Conservative | 2,205 |
| John Rutter | Liberal Democrats | 1,198 |
Winsford South1 seat · turnout 69.2%
| Marian Chapman | Labour | 4,725 ✓ |
| T Whittaker | Conservative | 2,488 |