Before (end of 1997) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 20 · Conservative 12 · Liberal Democrats 12 · Other 5
After (end of 1998) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 21 · Labour 16 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Other 4
Ward results
Aylsham1 seat · turnout 35.9%
| A Wilton | Labour | 857 ✓ |
| V. Blackledge | Conservative | 602 |
| L Willis | Liberal Democrats | 211 |
Brundall1 seat · turnout 32.3%
| Snowling M. | Conservative | 620 ✓ |
| J Cullen | Liberal Democrats | 283 |
| A Hemmingway | Labour | 252 |
Cawston1 seat · turnout 30.1%
| D. Barnes | Independent | 234 ✓ |
| V. Beadle | Liberal Democrats | 191 |
| B. Peters | Labour | 117 |
Drayton1 seat · turnout 27.2%
| S Rendall | Conservative | 368 ✓ |
| P Balcombe | Liberal Democrats | 289 |
| B Robinson | Labour | 288 |
Hellesdon North1 seat · turnout 24.8%
| P Bowyer | Conservative | 252 ✓ |
| T. Gasson | Independent | 251 |
| C. Bensley | Labour | 209 |
Hellesdon South East1 seat · turnout 30.7%
| M. Toye | Liberal Democrats | 400 ✓ |
| D. Attenborough | Conservative | 310 |
| S. Brown | Labour | 173 |
Hellesdon West1 seat · turnout 26.9%
| R. Nash | Conservative | 436 ✓ |
| D. Lister | Liberal Democrats | 253 |
| St. Quinton D | Labour | 209 |
| C Cole | Independent | 37 |
Hevingham1 seat · turnout 33.8%
| K. Dye | Conservative | 321 ✓ |
| E. Howells | Labour | 225 |
| D. Denis | Liberal Democrats | 44 |
Rackheath1 seat · turnout 39.5%
| D Teager | Conservative | 332 ✓ |
| A Williams | Liberal Democrats | 271 |
| D. Kemp | Labour | 240 |
St Faiths1 seat · turnout 29.8%
| J Read | Labour | 159 ✓ |
| J. Fisher | Independent | 158 |
| D McRoberts | Liberal Democrats | 109 |
Thorpe St Andrew South1 seat · turnout 35.4%
| R Marshall | Conservative | 435 ✓ |
| C Denn | Labour | 210 |
| M. Martins | Liberal Democrats | 100 |
Thorpe St. Andrew Northeast1 seat · turnout 30.0%
| H Dicks | Conservative | 680 ✓ |
| E. Grimson | Labour | 604 |
| I Bond | Liberal Democrats | 153 |
