Before (end of 1997) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 38 · Conservative 15 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 1
After (end of 1998) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 37 · Conservative 15 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Other 1
Ward results
Alexandra1 seat · turnout 21.5%
| B. Cherrington | Labour | 607 |
| M. Weatherill | Conservative | 164 |
Audlem1 seat · turnout 36.6%
| R. Bailey | Conservative | 547 |
| M. Ferguson | Labour | 107 |
| I. Eastwood | Liberal Democrats | 43 |
Barony Weaver1 seat · turnout 34.1%
| W McGinnis | Labour | 831 |
| G Fenton | Conservative | 399 |
| K. Haley | Independent | 94 |
Combermere1 seat · turnout 37.4%
| A. Richardson | Conservative | 434 |
| A. Grove | Labour | 104 |
Coppenhall1 seat · turnout 15.2%
| R. Billington | Labour | 613 |
| J. Perkins | Conservative | 138 |
Delamere1 seat · turnout 25.7%
| D. Cannon | Liberal Democrats | 551 |
| F Gallagher | Labour | 172 |
Grosvenor1 seat · turnout 39.2%
| C. Robson | Conservative | 794 |
| L. Barlow | Labour | 751 |
| C. Thorley | Labour | 488 |
| H. Prydderch | Liberal Democrats | 181 |
| R. Fox | Conservative | 103 |
Haslington1 seat · turnout 26.7%
| J. Nield | Conservative | 829 |
| D Straine-Francis | Labour | 619 |
Maw Green1 seat
| D. Hassall | Labour | 512 ✓ |
| B. Fisher | Conservative | 85 |
| H. Jefferson | Liberal Democrats | 63 |
Peckforton1 seat
| W. Davies | Conservative | 0 |
Queens Park1 seat · turnout 18.0%
| L. Davies | Labour | 686 |
| Margaret Parker | Conservative | 199 |
Ruskin Park1 seat
| D. Crum | Labour | 535 ✓ |
| S. Darlington | Conservative | 175 |
| C. Brown | Liberal Democrats | 150 |
Shavington1 seat · turnout 23.0%
| Joan Wright | Labour | 699 |
| R. Parker | Conservative | 558 |
St Barnabas1 seat · turnout 17.4%
| Golding J. | Labour | 504 |
| G. Flanagan | Conservative | 125 |
St. Johns1 seat · turnout 28.6%
| R. Parker | Liberal Democrats | 509 |
| J Halligan | Labour | 416 |
| C Wettern | Conservative | 37 |
Waldron1 seat · turnout 25.8%
| P. Kent | Labour | 812 |
| B Stafford | Liberal Democrats | 245 |
| D. Bebbington | Conservative | 110 |
Wellington1 seat · turnout 29.2%
| Jean Pearson | Conservative | 495 |
| E. Norman | Labour | 411 |
Willaston West1 seat · turnout 32.8%
| D. Butterill | Conservative | 564 |
| A. Jones | Labour | 297 |
| J Phillips | Liberal Democrats | 73 |
Wistaston1 seat · turnout 28.6%
| M. Taylor | Conservative | 774 |
| K. Hickson | Labour | 399 |