Before (end of 1997) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 21 · Conservative 10 · Labour 8 · Other 3
After (end of 1998) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 16 · Conservative 14 · Labour 8 · Other 4
Ward results
Fareham East1 seat · turnout 29.3%
| D. Murray | Liberal Democrats | 819 ✓ |
| D Kemp | Conservative | 483 |
| A. Garrett | Labour | 222 |
Fareham N West1 seat · turnout 22.9%
| E. Burley | Conservative | 451 ✓ |
| B. Pleasants | Labour | 442 |
| C Cunnington | Liberal Democrats | 392 |
Fareham North1 seat · turnout 32.3%
| P. Davies | Liberal Democrats | 681 ✓ |
| P Dibben | Conservative | 645 |
| B Towler | Labour | 231 |
Fareham South1 seat · turnout 21.9%
| Prior M. | Labour | 589 ✓ |
| R Smith | Conservative | 278 |
| Jennifer Chaloner | Liberal Democrats | 185 |
Fareham West1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| E Dunn | Liberal Democrats | 1,067 ✓ |
| C Tierney | Conservative | 679 |
| Phillips W. | Labour | 259 |
Hill Head1 seat · turnout 37.0%
| Curtis D. | Conservative | 1,087 ✓ |
| Paul Michael Chapman | Liberal Democrats | 900 |
| K. Gray | Labour | 313 |
Locks Heath1 seat · turnout 26.4%
| J. Englefield | Liberal Democrats | 1,134 ✓ |
| S. Wilson | Conservative | 888 |
| Angela Carr | Labour | 698 |
| C. Lee | Ind Con | 275 |
Portchester Central1 seat · turnout 31.1%
| D Norris | Liberal Democrats | 761 ✓ |
| D. Cusack | Labour | 367 |
| S. Walker | Conservative | 286 |
Portchester East1 seat · turnout 32.9%
| N. Walker | Conservative | 551 ✓ |
| I Christie | Labour | 403 |
| L Yeates | Liberal Democrats | 377 |
Portchester West1 seat · turnout 29.1%
| B. Munden | Conservative | 880 ✓ |
| E. Murray | Liberal Democrats | 462 |
| L. Ricketts | Labour | 350 |
Sarisbury1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| S. Woodward | Conservative | 1,735 ✓ |
| Knight N. | Labour | 246 |
| E. Williamson | Liberal Democrats | 185 |
| P Garrett | Ind Con | 174 |
| Results | — | 0 |
Stubbington1 seat · turnout 37.6%
| L. Owen | Liberal Democrats | 1,027 ✓ |
| L. Bounds | Conservative | 702 |
| M. Taylor | Labour | 243 |
Titchfield1 seat · turnout 28.3%
| C. Hockley | Conservative | 727 ✓ |
| J. Thompson | LIB | 580 |
| B. Oldroyd | Labour | 315 |