Before (end of 1996) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 19 · Conservative 16 · Labour 7 · Other 0
After (end of 1997) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 19 · Conservative 16 · Labour 7 · Other 0
Ward results
Caterham Hill1 seat · turnout 71.9%
| M Langham | Conservative | 2,687 ✓ |
| Jill Pidgeon | Liberal Democrats | 2,677 |
| R. Allonby | Labour | 1,126 |
Caterham Valley1 seat · turnout 72.8%
| E Holden | Conservative | 3,308 ✓ |
| I Kilpatrick | Liberal Democrats | 3,128 |
| G. Murphy | Labour | 822 |
Godstone1 seat · turnout 74.2%
| A Dalrymple | Liberal Democrats | 2,901 ✓ |
| M. Myland | Conservative | 2,734 |
| R Mooney | Labour | 836 |
Lingfield1 seat · turnout 74.9%
| J. Sampson | Conservative | 3,539 ✓ |
| W. Weston | Liberal Democrats | 3,508 |
| G Marks | Independent | 1,000 |
| L. Bappa | Labour | 801 |
Oxted1 seat · turnout 78.0%
| N Skellett | Conservative | 4,576 ✓ |
| R Harling | Labour | 2,121 |
| J Dick | Liberal Democrats | 2,031 |
Warlingham1 seat · turnout 74.4%
| H Pettifor | Conservative | 2,737 ✓ |
| S. Ripley | Liberal Democrats | 2,647 |
| G Sutherland | Labour | 600 |