Before (end of 1997) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 41 · Conservative 6 · Liberal Democrats 1 · Other 0
After (end of 1998) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 40 · Conservative 8 · Liberal Democrats 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Bixley1 seat · turnout 30.5%
| S. Barker | Conservative | 970 ✓ |
| S. Watson | Labour | 532 |
| J Rivett | Liberal Democrats | 275 |
Bridge1 seat · turnout 19.4%
| J. Powell | Labour | 715 ✓ |
| Kathleen Kenna | Conservative | 257 |
| S. Rush | Liberal Democrats | 127 |
Broom Hill1 seat · turnout 26.6%
| J. Cooper | Conservative | 601 ✓ |
| K Herod | Labour | 555 |
| N. Cheeseman | Liberal Democrats | 196 |
Castle Hill1 seat · turnout 32.2%
| Davies H. | Conservative | 943 ✓ |
| C Newbury | Labour | 696 |
| D Day | Liberal Democrats | 209 |
Chantry1 seat · turnout 21.1%
| Watson T. | Labour | 646 ✓ |
| P Murray-Cowan | Conservative | 193 |
| D Perkins | Liberal Democrats | 97 |
Gainsborough1 seat · turnout 26.4%
| D. Edwards | Labour | 751 ✓ |
| R Crane | Ind Lab | 414 |
| K. Matthews | Conservative | 248 |
| M Whitehead | Liberal Democrats | 122 |
Priory Heath1 seat · turnout 22.2%
| D. Jabbar | Labour | 577 ✓ |
| D Webb | Conservative | 280 |
| R Lawrence | Ind Lab | 206 |
| Fletcher J. | Liberal Democrats | 123 |
Rushmere1 seat · turnout 32.9%
| Le Grys J | Labour | 986 ✓ |
| N Rivers | Conservative | 788 |
| R Atkins | Liberal Democrats | 208 |
Sprites1 seat · turnout 21.5%
| I. Grimwood | Labour | 783 ✓ |
| A. Thrussell | Conservative | 238 |
| T Gilbert | Liberal Democrats | 125 |
St John's1 seat
| E. Cooper | Labour | 863 ✓ |
| D Ward | Conservative | 616 |
| I. Lockington | Liberal Democrats | 275 |
| W Vinyard | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 29 |
St Margaret's1 seat
| D. Brown | Conservative | 1,016 ✓ |
| Pakes M. | Liberal Democrats | 902 |
| S Percival | Labour | 605 |
St. Clements1 seat · turnout 32.0%
| E. Grant | Labour | 767 ✓ |
| Ion S. | Conservative | 766 |
| R. Whitmore | Liberal Democrats | 192 |
| R Allum | Ind Lab | 104 |
Stoke Park1 seat · turnout 20.7%
| K. Rawlingson | Labour | 646 ✓ |
| G Terry | Conservative | 356 |
| D Mullett | Liberal Democrats | 156 |
Town1 seat · turnout 21.4%
| D. Hosking | Labour | 832 ✓ |
| D. Goldsmith | Conservative | 285 |
| Karen Wroe | Liberal Democrats | 186 |
Whitehouse1 seat · turnout 16.9%
| A. Grant | Labour | 568 ✓ |
| Morris G. | Conservative | 214 |
| N. Day | Liberal Democrats | 110 |
Whitton1 seat · turnout 19.3%
| P. Gardiner | Labour | 624 ✓ |
| Lark S. | Conservative | 233 |
| S. Theiner | Liberal Democrats | 102 |