Before (end of 1997) (41 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 36 · Conservative 5 · Other 0 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 1998) (41 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 36 · Conservative 5 · Liberal Democrats 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Grange1 seat · turnout 25.0%
| J. Sherlock | Labour | 757 ✓ |
| R Crompton | Conservative | 121 |
Groves1 seat · turnout 25.9%
| R. Santo | Labour | 1,023 ✓ |
| N. Hebson | Conservative | 410 |
| D. Davies | Liberal Democrats | 216 |
Neston2 seats · turnout 32.9%
| N. Angel | Labour | 809 ✓ |
| J. Pugh | Labour | 633 ✓ |
| K. Davies | Conservative | 211 |
| R Forrester | Conservative | 198 |
| J Gaskell | Liberal Democrats | 100 |
Rivacre1 seat · turnout 21.5%
| C. O'Brien | Labour | 621 ✓ |
| H Humpage | Conservative | 118 |
Rossmore2 seats · turnout 22.8%
| M. Brown | Labour | 759 ✓ |
| P. Merrick | Labour | 685 ✓ |
| J Brundrit | Conservative | 213 |
| Woodward C. | Conservative | 206 |
| P Martinson | Liberal Democrats | 178 |
Stanlow1 seat · turnout 19.6%
| T Griffiths | Labour | 421 ✓ |
| E. Bryan | Conservative | 61 |
Sutton1 seat · turnout 21.9%
| J. O'Rourke | Labour | 726 ✓ |
| Hughes T. | Conservative | 251 |
| J Phillips | Liberal Democrats | 144 |
Westminster1 seat
| H. Sherratt | Labour | 472 ✓ |
| Tom Harvey | Conservative | 97 |
| Results | — | 0 |
Whitby1 seat · turnout 30.3%
| R. Hayward | Labour | 828 ✓ |
| G Howell | Conservative | 419 |
| Hilary Chrusciezl | Liberal Democrats | 127 |
Willaston & Thornton1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| I Farquharson | Conservative | 874 ✓ |
| G Foster | Labour | 222 |
| L. Jones | Liberal Democrats | 129 |
