Before (end of 1997) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 20 · Labour 11 · Conservative 8 · Other 3
After (end of 1998) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 14 · Conservative 14 · Labour 8 · Other 6
Ward results
Barncroft1 seat · turnout 21.0%
| T. Fox | Liberal Democrats | 321 ✓ |
| V. Steel | Labour | 255 |
| L. Hyson | Ind Lab | 199 |
| C Coldbreath | Conservative | 61 |
Battins1 seat · turnout 16.9%
| P Hansford | Labour | 364 ✓ |
| G. White | Liberal Democrats | 214 |
| M. Cotgrave | Ind Lab | 211 |
| T. Wilson | Conservative | 138 |
BONDFIELDS1 seat
| Barry Gardner | Labour | 787 ✓ |
| P. Cutts | Liberal Democrats | 165 |
| Mary Brown | Conservative | 153 |
Cowplain1 seat
| Valerie Hartridge | Liberal Democrats | 855 ✓ |
| A Russell | Conservative | 655 |
| Pat Edwards | Labour | 235 |
Hart Plain2 seats · turnout 20.4%
| D Butt | Liberal Democrats | 982 ✓ |
| M. Wilcox | Liberal Democrats | 928 ✓ |
| J. Cook | Conservative | 318 |
| R. Wearn | Conservative | 277 |
| E Miller | Labour | 201 |
Hayling East1 seat
| G. Erlebach | Conservative | 1,270 ✓ |
| A. Landser | Liberal Democrats | 347 |
| David Malcolm Smith | Labour | 221 |
Hayling West1 seat
| S. Quick | Conservative | 1,187 ✓ |
| Fisher P. | Liberal Democrats | 560 |
| R. Russell | Labour | 223 |
Purbrook1 seat · turnout 29.4%
| Hilary Farrow | Conservative | 1,123 ✓ |
| N. Potts | Labour | 523 |
| B. Mauger | Liberal Democrats | 468 |
St. Faiths1 seat · turnout 38.0%
| M. Shorten | Conservative | 1,466 ✓ |
| H. Benzie | Liberal Democrats | 1,004 |
| G Heath | Labour | 299 |
Stakes1 seat
| W. Fish | Labour | 573 ✓ |
| D. Williams | Independent | 537 |
| M. Patterson | Conservative | 514 |
| R. Landser | Liberal Democrats | 131 |
Warren Park1 seat · turnout 25.9%
| R Race | Liberal Democrats | 696 ✓ |
| R. Hoyle | Labour | 470 |
Waterloo1 seat · turnout 27.1%
| G. Tart | Conservative | 1,425 ✓ |
| R Crawford | Liberal Democrats | 495 |
| R Funnell | Labour | 262 |