Before (end of 1997) (30 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 17 · Labour 7 · Conservative 4 · Other 2
After (end of 1998) (30 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 10 · Conservative 9 · Other 8 · Liberal Democrats 3
Ward results
Alverstoke1 seat · turnout 16.7%
| Dan King | Conservative | 583 ✓ |
| C. Pearce | Liberal Democrats | 234 |
| V. Daniels | Labour | 224 |
| R. Charman | Ind LD | 214 |
Anglesey1 seat · turnout 38.2%
| M Hook | Conservative | 1,099 ✓ |
| T. Bloodworth | Liberal Democrats | 599 |
| J. Whitcher | Labour | 187 |
Bridgemary2 seats
| L. Angus | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| D. Wright | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Brockhurst1 seat · turnout 21.4%
| J Train | Labour | 592 ✓ |
| F Carter-Harrington | Liberal Democrats | 330 |
| B Rigg | Conservative | 288 |
| C Barnsley | Ind LD | 68 |
Elson1 seat · turnout 27.6%
| K Edwards | Liberal Democrats | 672 ✓ |
| D. Furlong | Conservative | 379 |
| R Whitbread | Ind LD | 199 |
| P. Bell | Labour | 199 |
Hardway & Forton1 seat · turnout 25.9%
| Diane Searle | Labour | 660 ✓ |
| P Langdon | Conservative | 460 |
| D. Kelly | Liberal Democrats | 203 |
| A. Markham | Ind LD | 111 |
Lee1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| H Burgess | Conservative | 971 ✓ |
| D Alcock | Liberal Democrats | 789 |
| T Cheetham | Labour | 178 |
| A. Whitbread | Ind LD | 153 |
Leesland1 seat · turnout 27.5%
| G Bartlett | Conservative | 533 ✓ |
| G Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 529 |
| J. Batterbury | Labour | 247 |
| D Lucas | Independent | 201 |
Rowner1 seat · turnout 25.4%
| I. Binfield | Labour | 1,047 ✓ |
| A Clarke | Conservative | 431 |
Town1 seat · turnout 35.3%
| N Redrup | Labour | 830 ✓ |
| M Geddes | Conservative | 588 |
| S Jones | Liberal Democrats | 474 |
| R Ashcroft | Ind LD | 67 |