Before (end of 1996) (72 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 56 · Conservative 6 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Other 4
After (end of 1997) (61 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 53 · Other 4 · Conservative 2 · Liberal Democrats 2
Ward results
Elvet1 seat · turnout 65.9%
| J Lightley | Liberal Democrats | 1,829 ✓ |
| D Barker | Labour | 1,411 |
| M Gibbon | Conservative | 1,092 |
Sherburn1 seat
| R. Morrissey | Labour | 2,609 ✓ |
| J Neil | Liberal Democrats | 1,173 |
| C Arnott | Conservative | 639 |
| Jedda Smith | Green | 343 |