Before (end of 1997) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 60 · Conservative 0 · Liberal Democrats 0 · Other 0
After (end of 1998) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 54 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 2 · Conservative 1
Ward results
Abbey1 seat · turnout 22.2%
| G. Wallace | Labour | 1,176 ✓ |
| J Perry | Liberal Democrats | 530 |
| C. Warren | Conservative | 337 |
Berryhill1 seat · turnout 20.1%
| G. Tuck | Labour | 1,117 ✓ |
| O. Jones | Liberal Democrats | 453 |
| S. Newman | Conservative | 225 |
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Blurton1 seat · turnout 21.4%
| K. Edwards | Labour | 891 ✓ |
| K. Wright | Liberal Democrats | 445 |
| L Yardley | Conservative | 308 |
Brookhouse1 seat · turnout 14.3%
| M Lewis | Labour | 542 ✓ |
| F Jones | Liberal Democrats | 348 |
| S. Pointon | Conservative | 135 |
Burslem Central1 seat · turnout 18.5%
| B. Birkin | Labour | 835 ✓ |
| M Boughey | Liberal Democrats | 541 |
| F. Heywood | Conservative | 278 |
Burslem Grange2 seats · turnout 18.1%
| E Owen | Ind Lab | 718 ✓ |
| H Edwards | Labour | 706 ✓ |
| M Williams | Labour | 599 |
| K Healey | Conservative | 410 |
| A Hodgkinson | Conservative | 364 |
Chell1 seat · turnout 19.9%
| Wood C. | Labour | 1,024 ✓ |
| E. Fletcher | Liberal Democrats | 778 |
| G Deaville | Conservative | 181 |
East Valley1 seat · turnout 21.5%
| B. Dunn | Labour | 1,060 ✓ |
| M. Leech | Liberal Democrats | 648 |
| I. Healey | Conservative | 309 |
Fenton Green1 seat · turnout 16.8%
| T. Tolley | Labour | 893 ✓ |
| A Ball | Conservative | 286 |
| M Whitehouse | Liberal Democrats | 230 |
| J Greenwood | Ind Lab | 213 |
| S Batkin | BNP | 55 |
Great Fenton1 seat · turnout 24.3%
| D Shotton | Labour | 873 ✓ |
| G Davies | Ind Lab | 670 |
| J. Newton | Conservative | 300 |
| J Sharpe | Liberal Democrats | 208 |
Hanley Green1 seat · turnout 18.9%
| K. Brown | Labour | 948 ✓ |
| P Haynes | Ind Lab | 345 |
| R Dawson | Liberal Democrats | 228 |
| R Costall | Conservative | 219 |
Hartshill1 seat · turnout 22.9%
| C. Hathaway | Labour | 1,228 ✓ |
| C Drinkwater | Conservative | 510 |
| E. Holland | Liberal Democrats | 407 |
| K. Greenwood | Ind Lab | 255 |
Longton South1 seat · turnout 26.5%
| G Smith | Labour | 1,055 ✓ |
| E. Bevan | Liberal Democrats | 740 |
| H Mouat | Conservative | 412 |
| E. Douce | Ind Lab | 262 |
Norton and Bradeley1 seat · turnout 21.5%
| G. Mardle | Labour | 1,175 ✓ |
| J. Denton | Liberal Democrats | 498 |
| D Lovatt | Conservative | 386 |
Shelton1 seat · turnout 20.1%
| P. Whitehouse | Liberal Democrats | 1,168 ✓ |
| M. Al-Baldawi | Labour | 785 |
| A Bentley | SOC | 107 |
| G Hardman | Conservative | 89 |
Stoke West2 seats · turnout 24.6%
| E Fordham | Liberal Democrats | 987 ✓ |
| J Dowling | Labour | 881 ✓ |
| R Gore | Liberal Democrats | 825 |
| M. McQuillan | Labour | 823 |
| S. Wild | Conservative | 363 |
| S. Jones | Conservative | 323 |
| M. Naylor | Ind Lab | 179 |
Trentham Park1 seat · turnout 27.2%
| R. Irving | Conservative | 1,141 ✓ |
| Michele Barnes | Labour | 938 |
| D. Elliott | Ind Lab | 657 |
| A Slight | Liberal Democrats | 350 |
| M. Beckett | Independent | 259 |
Tunstall North1 seat · turnout 29.6%
| C Wanger | Independent | 1,577 ✓ |
| Kasim Ali | Labour | 789 |
| B. Robinson-Connor | Conservative | 145 |
Weston1 seat · turnout 16.4%
| C. McLaren | Labour | 845 ✓ |
| C Capewell | Ind Lab | 385 |
| C. Follows | Conservative | 363 |
| A. Wright | Liberal Democrats | 330 |
