Before (end of 1997) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 49 · Conservative 4 · Other 1 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 1998) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 45 · Conservative 7 · Other 2 · Liberal Democrats 0
Ward results
Bablake1 seat · turnout 33.3%
| J. Gazey | Conservative | 1,853 ✓ |
| N Rider | Labour | 1,647 |
| R. Field | Liberal Democrats | 442 |
Binley & Willenhall1 seat · turnout 19.4%
| D. Chater | Labour | 1,452 ✓ |
| N. Lee | Conservative | 643 |
| F Lockett | Liberal Democrats | 342 |
| M Power | SOC | 193 |
Cheylesmore1 seat · turnout 26.6%
| F. Carter | Labour | 1,451 ✓ |
| A Noorkoiv | Conservative | 1,059 |
| P Davies | Liberal Democrats | 473 |
Earlsdon1 seat · turnout 34.6%
| K. Taylor | Conservative | 2,362 ✓ |
| J. O'Boyle | Labour | 1,621 |
| A. Dyke | Liberal Democrats | 598 |
Foleshill1 seat · turnout 32.5%
| P Joshi | Labour | 1,615 ✓ |
| J. Birdi | Conservative | 1,551 |
| D Ayrton | SOC LAB | 209 |
| H. Freeland | Liberal Democrats | 199 |
| E. Griffiths | SOC | 190 |
Holbrook1 seat · turnout 24.0%
| M. Lancaster | Labour | 2,255 ✓ |
| J. Gale | Conservative | 490 |
| R Fuller | Liberal Democrats | 400 |
Longford1 seat · turnout 22.5%
| S. Collins | Labour | 1,808 ✓ |
| J Cook | Conservative | 498 |
| G Stewart | Liberal Democrats | 291 |
| M Reynolds | SOC | 213 |
Lower Stoke1 seat · turnout 26.0%
| J. McNicholas | Labour | 1,601 ✓ |
| Moore C. | Conservative | 868 |
| R. Allanach | Liberal Democrats | 457 |
| P Blomberg | Independent | 116 |
Radford1 seat · turnout 21.6%
| K Mulhall | Labour | 1,103 ✓ |
| J. Chalmers | Ind Lab | 591 |
| C. Green | Conservative | 433 |
| D. Anderson | Independent | 275 |
| W Haymes | Liberal Democrats | 260 |
Sherbourne1 seat · turnout 23.9%
| E Linton | Labour | 1,322 ✓ |
| C. Hubbard | Conservative | 1,027 |
| B. Lewis | Liberal Democrats | 427 |
| M Pinder | Independent | 132 |
| R Denby | Independent | 94 |
St. Michaels3 seats · turnout 49.7%
| D Nellist | SOC LAB | 1,766 ✓ |
| G Blowers | Labour | 1,194 ✓ |
| R. Ali | Labour | 1,181 |
| Wendy Perfect | Labour | 1,132 ✓ |
| B. Brand | Liberal Democrats | 1,094 ✓ |
| C. Pieri | Labour | 1,062 |
| P Weston | Liberal Democrats | 964 |
| S. Roberts | Liberal Democrats | 942 |
| V. Clark | Conservative | 648 |
| D Mathews | Conservative | 598 |
| N Sayers | Conservative | 579 |
| Ali Ahmed | Conservative | 403 |
Upper Stoke1 seat · turnout 27.7%
| Sheila Bain | Labour | 1,518 ✓ |
| D Benfield | Liberal Democrats | 1,365 |
| Hazel Noonan | Conservative | 356 |
| K. O'Donnell | SOC | 149 |
| T Logan | SOC LAB | 144 |
Wainbody1 seat · turnout 26.4%
| C. Matchet | Conservative | 2,190 ✓ |
| H. Parker | Labour | 823 |
| R. Woodman | Liberal Democrats | 376 |
Westwood1 seat · turnout 24.2%
| A. Waugh | Labour | 1,411 ✓ |
| L. Milligan | Conservative | 695 |
| E Williams | Liberal Democrats | 348 |
| M. Manley | SOC | 205 |
Whoberley1 seat · turnout 25.5%
| J. Fletcher | Labour | 1,448 ✓ |
| P Stidworthy | Conservative | 1,123 |
| G Penlington | Liberal Democrats | 448 |
| D Spencer | soc all | 258 |
Woodlands2 seats · turnout 27.0%
| J. Clifford | Labour | 1,962 ✓ |
| D Mason | Labour | 1,683 ✓ |
| D. Leslie | Conservative | 1,616 |
| J. Shilton | Conservative | 1,511 |
| G Macdonald | Liberal Democrats | 546 |
| G Edwards | Liberal Democrats | 516 |