Before (end of 1996) (32 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 28 · Conservative 2 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 0
After (end of 1997) (32 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 28 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Conservative 2 · Other 0
Ward results
Broadfield1 seat · turnout 64.0%
| M Briggs | Labour | 3,012 ✓ |
| D. Bowen | Conservative | 1,458 |
| L. Hamilton | Liberal Democrats | 627 |
Furnace Green1 seat
| H. Smith | Conservative | 3,839 ✓ |
| A. Todd | Labour | 3,521 |
| D. Wise | Liberal Democrats | 1,209 |
Gossops Green1 seat
| G. Clarke | Conservative | 1,749 |
| J. Hart | Liberal Democrats | 696 |
Ifield1 seat
| J. Mortimer | Labour | 2,532 |
| Corinne Bowen | Conservative | 1,181 |
| H. Llewelyn | Liberal Democrats | 548 |
Langley Green1 seat
| J. Smith | Labour | 3,292 ✓ |
| S. Wilkinson | Conservative | 1,140 |
| V. Patel | Liberal Democrats | 392 |
| W. Buck | Labour | 2,854 ✓ |
| C Coyston | Conservative | 1,585 |
| B. Hamilton | Liberal Democrats | 1,172 |
Pound Hill1 seat
| R. Calcott | Labour | 1,954 |
| M. Hart | Liberal Democrats | 866 |
| P. Temple-Smithson | Independent | 110 |
Tilgate1 seat
| D Mayne | Labour | 3,342 ✓ |
| D. Withall | Conservative | 1,372 |
| R. Miller | Liberal Democrats | 686 |
