Before (end of 1996) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 15 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Labour 11 · Conservative 9
After (end of 1997) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 15 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Labour 11 · Conservative 9
Ward results
Bampton1 seat · turnout 78.5%
| S Hayward | Conservative | 2,990 ✓ |
| B. Smith | Liberal Democrats | 2,378 |
| K Rees | Labour | 1,509 |
Burford1 seat · turnout 79.2%
| D Seale | Conservative | 2,317 ✓ |
| R Dunipace | Liberal Democrats | 1,333 |
| A. Bettle | Labour | 895 |
Carterton1 seat · turnout 67.5%
| D. Bulley | Conservative | 2,531 ✓ |
| P. Madden | Liberal Democrats | 1,504 |
| W Stevenson | Labour | 1,224 |
Charlbury1 seat · turnout 83.2%
| J. Hodgson | Labour | 2,076 ✓ |
| R Pacey | Conservative | 1,742 |
| G Epps | Liberal Democrats | 1,287 |
Chipping Norton1 seat · turnout 76.0%
| R Evans | Labour | 1,864 ✓ |
| J. Schroeder | Conservative | 1,408 |
| G. Walton | Liberal Democrats | 678 |
| S. Chaple Perrie | Green | 221 |
Hanborough1 seat · turnout 82.3%
| D. Dawes | Conservative | 1,967 ✓ |
| C. James | Liberal Democrats | 1,859 |
| M Enright | Labour | 908 |
Witney North1 seat · turnout 79.3%
| B. Churchill | Liberal Democrats | 1,555 ✓ |
| D Robertson | Conservative | 1,360 |
| J Ryall | Labour | 1,084 |
Witney South1 seat · turnout 75.6%
| E. Cooper | Labour | 2,589 ✓ |
| A Harvey | Conservative | 1,715 |
| R Willis | Liberal Democrats | 1,046 |
Woodstock1 seat · turnout 82.0%
| D Nicholson | Liberal Democrats | 1,572 ✓ |
| L. Chapman | Conservative | 1,481 |
| R Greatbatch | Labour | 993 |
| B Cotton | Green | 139 |
Wychwood1 seat · turnout 80.7%
| R Rose | Conservative | 1,726 ✓ |
| J Lilly | Liberal Democrats | 1,675 |
| F. Ashworth | Labour | 833 |