Before (end of 1997) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 21 · Conservative 13 · Liberal Democrats 11 · Labour 10
After (end of 1998) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 18 · Conservative 15 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Labour 9
Ward results
Abington1 seat · turnout 43.1%
| C. Tulitt | Independent | 296 ✓ |
| D Hannan | Independent | 203 |
| A. Briggs | Labour | 91 |
| A Sadler | Liberal Democrats | 55 |
Bar Hill1 seat · turnout 30.9%
| T Flanagan | Liberal Democrats | 755 ✓ |
| M Boughton-Fox | Conservative | 601 |
Barrington and Shepreth1 seat
| E. Kendrick | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Bassingbourn1 seat · turnout 40.6%
| N. Cathcart | Labour | 788 ✓ |
| D McCraith | Conservative | 373 |
Cottenham1 seat · turnout 35.3%
| T. Wotherspoon | Conservative | 637 ✓ |
| J Nicholas | Labour | 614 |
| E Murphy | Liberal Democrats | 100 |
| Monty Cuthbert | Green | 83 |
Fulbourn1 seat · turnout 25.3%
| R Fletcher | Independent | 352 ✓ |
| S. Doggett | Ind LIB | 310 |
| R. Turner | Conservative | 211 |
| R Renaut | Liberal Democrats | 47 |
Gamlingay1 seat · turnout 40.0%
| L. Edwards-Major | Liberal Democrats | 708 ✓ |
| K. Keen | Conservative | 358 |
Great Shelford1 seat · turnout 34.4%
| D Ford | Liberal Democrats | 571 ✓ |
| S. Saunders | Independent | 562 |
Histon & Impington1 seat · turnout 28.9%
| J. Teague | Labour | 695 ✓ |
| D Payne | Conservative | 659 |
| J Thomas | Liberal Democrats | 429 |
Linton1 seat · turnout 28.7%
| J. Batchelor | Liberal Democrats | 665 ✓ |
| S Alper | Conservative | 192 |
| G Staples | Labour | 117 |
Melbourn1 seat · turnout 28.7%
| D Wherrell | Liberal Democrats | 666 ✓ |
| P Harding | Conservative | 316 |
Sawston1 seat · turnout 21.6%
| D. Bard | Conservative | 640 ✓ |
| Darren Roberts | Labour | 571 |
Waterbeach1 seat · turnout 20.0%
| W. Saberton | Independent | 667 ✓ |
| M. Ashcroft | Conservative | 130 |
