Before (end of 1996) (35 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Conservative 2 · Other 0
After (end of 1997) (35 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Conservative 2 · Other 0
Ward results
Barnwood1 seat
| A Hanks | Labour | 3,697 ✓ |
| G. Taylor | Conservative | 3,040 |
| P. McLellan | Liberal Democrats | 1,977 |
Barton1 seat
| C. Clarke | Labour | 2,025 ✓ |
| L. Proctor | Conservative | 663 |
| K. Mitchell | Liberal Democrats | 384 |
Eastgate1 seat
| Martin T. | Labour | 2,317 ✓ |
| H. Harrison | Conservative | 1,030 |
| M Ginwalla | Liberal Democrats | 647 |
Hucclecote1 seat
| W. Crowther | Liberal Democrats | 2,859 ✓ |
| M Bannister | Conservative | 2,244 |
| C. Knapman | Labour | 1,597 |
Kingsholme1 seat
| P. Awford | Conservative | 1,857 ✓ |
| G Phillips | Liberal Democrats | 1,651 |
| P Barker | Labour | 1,398 |
Linden1 seat
| Pamela Drake | Labour | 2,236 ✓ |
| R Ackroyd | Conservative | 959 |
| V. Wilcox | Liberal Democrats | 532 |
Longlevens1 seat
| D. Cook | Labour | 2,013 ✓ |
| Veronica Phillips | Liberal Democrats | 1,680 |
| C Gleeson | Conservative | 1,678 |
Matson1 seat
| S. McHale | Labour | 2,212 ✓ |
| M. Rentell | Conservative | 886 |
| Natalie West | Liberal Democrats | 574 |
| R Frost | SOC | 92 |
Quedgeley1 seat
| Jacqueline Hall | Conservative | 1,986 ✓ |
| M Pepler | Labour | 1,709 |
| D Brearley | Liberal Democrats | 1,456 |
Tuffley1 seat
| A. Meredith | Labour | 2,378 ✓ |
| M. Hawthorne | Conservative | 1,452 |
| A. Evans | Liberal Democrats | 780 |
Westgate1 seat
| B. Large | Labour | 1,231 ✓ |
| D Knight | Conservative | 1,069 |
| P Munisamy | Liberal Democrats | 968 |
