Before (end of 1997) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 28 · Conservative 15 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Other 0
After (end of 1998) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 24 · Conservative 17 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Other 4
Ward results
Bloxham1 seat · turnout 44.8%
| Mitchell K. | Conservative | 1,018 ✓ |
| R Kaye | Liberal Democrats | 387 |
Calthorpe1 seat · turnout 23.3%
| Julie Vine | Conservative | 479 ✓ |
| R Mold | Labour | 472 |
| M Probert | Liberal Democrats | 214 |
Deddington1 seat · turnout 53.2%
| P O'Sullivan | Conservative | 626 ✓ |
| P Davis | Liberal Democrats | 293 |
Easington1 seat
| C. Blackwell | Conservative | 784 ✓ |
| A Nash | Liberal Democrats | 400 |
| A Beere | Labour | 335 |
Fringford1 seat · turnout 45.7%
| J. Hunter | Liberal Democrats | 337 ✓ |
| Barry Victor Wood | Conservative | 327 |
Grimsbury1 seat · turnout 18.7%
| J. Justice | Labour | 718 ✓ |
| R Tompkins | Conservative | 317 |
| G Fisher | Liberal Democrats | 125 |
Hardwick1 seat · turnout 18.8%
| G. Parish | Labour | 625 ✓ |
| E. Milne | Conservative | 271 |
| P. Linzey-Jones | Liberal Democrats | 87 |
Kirtlington1 seat · turnout 41.1%
| J. Hunter | Conservative | 482 ✓ |
| B Wing | Liberal Democrats | 216 |
| H. Peperell | Labour | 140 |
North West Kidlington1 seat · turnout 31.7%
| J Wyse | Liberal Democrats | 770 ✓ |
| C. Arakelian | Labour | 723 |
| J Dempsey | Conservative | 472 |
Otmoor1 seat · turnout 48.3%
| A Payne | Conservative | 340 ✓ |
| E. Yardley | Liberal Democrats | 319 |
| P Saxton | Labour | 111 |
Ruscote1 seat · turnout 18.1%
| M Woodward | Labour | 563 ✓ |
| N Kaye | Conservative | 134 |
| Anthony Burns | Liberal Democrats | 84 |
Sibford1 seat · turnout 40.3%
| David Green | Conservative | 442 ✓ |
| J. Mackenzie | Labour | 130 |
South East Kidlington1 seat · turnout 26.9%
| R. Laynes | Labour | 649 ✓ |
| H Munday | Conservative | 385 |
| I East | Liberal Democrats | 140 |
Steeple Aston1 seat · turnout 52.3%
| M. Hodge | Independent | 346 ✓ |
| G Hillier | Conservative | 326 |
Wroxton1 seat · turnout 46.5%
| Gregory Reynolds | Conservative | 618 ✓ |
| E. Brunson | Labour | 223 |
Yarnton1 seat · turnout 31.2%
| M. Hastings | Conservative | 394 ✓ |
| C. Crellin | Independent | 352 |
| R Rookwood | Liberal Democrats | 121 |
