Before (end of 1997) (50 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 27 · Conservative 16 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Other 1
After (end of 1998) (50 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 26 · Conservative 17 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Other 1
Ward results
Bearton1 seat · turnout 26.6%
| J. Marr | Labour | 709 ✓ |
| P. Cherry | Conservative | 356 |
| D. Llewelyn | Liberal Democrats | 145 |
| G Woodhouse | Nlp | 20 |
CODICOTE1 seat · turnout 40.7%
| La Plain L | Conservative | 641 ✓ |
| D. Hillyer | Labour | 312 |
| R Stanley | Liberal Democrats | 81 |
Grange1 seat · turnout 30.4%
| P. Mardell | Labour | 996 ✓ |
| S Paul | Conservative | 304 |
| R Hall | Liberal Democrats | 235 |
Highbury1 seat · turnout 41.3%
| A Damiani | Conservative | 1,012 ✓ |
| R Lord | Liberal Democrats | 726 |
| J Newham | Labour | 343 |
| G Bell | Nlp | 7 |
KIMPTON1 seat · turnout 36.6%
| D Horrell | Conservative | 422 ✓ |
| C Seddon | Labour | 143 |
| S. Jarvis | Liberal Democrats | 66 |
| D. Hawkins | Nlp | 5 |
Knebworth2 seats · turnout 34.4%
| J. Gray | Conservative | 720 ✓ |
| F Wordsworth | Conservative | 715 ✓ |
| T Liddy | Labour | 361 |
| C Tasker | Labour | 335 |
| M Stiff | Liberal Democrats | 128 |
| S. Madgin | Green | 71 |
| J. Winder | Liberal Democrats | 47 |
Letchworth East1 seat · turnout 28.1%
| A. Jarman | Labour | 750 ✓ |
| A Wilson | Conservative | 370 |
| M Gammell | Liberal Democrats | 257 |
Letchworth South East1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| J. Wilkinson | Labour | 993 ✓ |
| C. McNelliey | Conservative | 771 |
| M Turner | Liberal Democrats | 527 |
Letchworth South West1 seat · turnout 49.4%
| A. Kingman | Liberal Democrats | 1,097 ✓ |
| R Shakespeare-Smith | Conservative | 936 |
| M. Watson-Blake | Labour | 254 |
Oughton1 seat · turnout 24.8%
| M Stears | Labour | 684 ✓ |
| N Brook | Conservative | 228 |
| V. Warwick | Liberal Democrats | 110 |
| Y. Bell | Nlp | 11 |
Priory1 seat · turnout 33.9%
| D. Ashley | Conservative | 645 ✓ |
| D. Sheard | Labour | 214 |
| J. Winder | Liberal Democrats | 128 |
| A. Burcombe | Nlp | 6 |
Royston East1 seat · turnout 33.0%
| P. Burt | Conservative | 822 ✓ |
| R. King | Labour | 399 |
| J Ledden | Liberal Democrats | 227 |
Royston West1 seat · turnout 31.7%
| J Lombari | Conservative | 1,004 ✓ |
| P. Baxter | Liberal Democrats | 594 |
| V West | Labour | 467 |