Before (end of 1997) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 42 · Liberal Democrats 10 · Conservative 4 · Other 0
After (end of 1998) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 42 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Conservative 5 · Other 0
Ward results
Audley and Bignall End1 seat · turnout 31.9%
| E. Boden | Labour | 723 ✓ |
| Wemyss A. | Liberal Democrats | 632 |
| Christopher Edwards | Conservative | 199 |
Bradwell1 seat · turnout 24.2%
| B. Critchlow | Labour | 752 ✓ |
| D. Dugdale | Liberal Democrats | 234 |
| A Humphreys | Conservative | 199 |
Chesterton1 seat · turnout 19.8%
| E. Caddy | Labour | 747 ✓ |
| J Cessford | SOC | 234 |
| M. Reddish | Liberal Democrats | 146 |
| G. Davies | Conservative | 102 |
Clayton1 seat · turnout 33.9%
| V. Byatt | Labour | 470 ✓ |
| A. Heames | Conservative | 454 |
| J. Colclough | Liberal Democrats | 157 |
| J Marland | LIB | 47 |
Cross Heath1 seat · turnout 28.2%
| G. Williams | Labour | 704 ✓ |
| C. Wain | Liberal Democrats | 260 |
| C Lane | Conservative | 197 |
| B. Bell | SOC LAB | 92 |
Halmerend1 seat · turnout 28.5%
| C. Cooper | Labour | 330 ✓ |
| D Heath | Liberal Democrats | 261 |
| G. Deakin | Conservative | 175 |
Kidsgrove1 seat · turnout 16.5%
| J Macmillan | Labour | 470 ✓ |
| G. Hall | Liberal Democrats | 454 |
Newchapel1 seat · turnout 17.5%
| M Bentley | Labour | 427 ✓ |
| R Barber | Liberal Democrats | 254 |
| N. Salt | Conservative | 211 |
Porthill 1 seat · turnout 26.9%
| B. Lawton | Labour | 431 ✓ |
| J. Cooper | Conservative | 287 |
| J. Baker | Liberal Democrats | 179 |
Seabridge1 seat · turnout 27.4%
| Fear A. | Conservative | 651 ✓ |
| A Worsey | Liberal Democrats | 571 |
| M. Maddox | Labour | 442 |
Silverdale1 seat · turnout 24.9%
| B. Cox | Labour | 752 ✓ |
| N Shaw | SOC LAB | 186 |
| G. Bosley | Conservative | 165 |
| A. Studd | Liberal Democrats | 123 |
| R Sutton | LIB | 69 |
Talke1 seat · turnout 28.4%
| R. Slater | Liberal Democrats | 547 ✓ |
| B Campbell | Labour | 376 |
Thistleberry1 seat · turnout 36.4%
| T. Probert | Liberal Democrats | 1,032 ✓ |
| E Knowles | Labour | 386 |
| B Worthington | Conservative | 283 |
Westlands1 seat · turnout 35.3%
| M. Moss | Conservative | 585 ✓ |
| E. Williams | Liberal Democrats | 262 |
| B Shufflebotham | Labour | 234 |
| S Mountford | LIB | 50 |
Wolstanton1 seat · turnout 24.9%
| M Foy | Labour | 484 ✓ |
| C Dunning | Liberal Democrats | 301 |
| A. Cooper | Conservative | 161 |
| Results | — | 0 |
