Before (end of 1997)
Not known.
After (end of 1998)
Not known.
Ward results
Cranbrook2 seats
| T. Veitch | Conservative | 536 ✓ |
| R. Williams | Conservative | 457 ✓ |
| G Booth | Liberal Democrats | 430 |
| Patricia Hoare | Liberal Democrats | 353 |
| D. Burgess | Labour | 151 |
| R. Collins | Labour | 130 |
Paddock Wood1 seat
| J Baker | Independent | 824 ✓ |
| S Ling | Conservative | 344 |
| D Farley | Liberal Democrats | 238 |
| R. Moon | Labour | 202 |
Pantiles1 seat
| P. Waldock | Conservative | 506 ✓ |
| Lorraine Braam | Liberal Democrats | 459 |
| B Parsons | Labour | 172 |
Rusthall2 seats
| I Bell | Conservative | 503 ✓ |
| K. Tucker | Conservative | 477 ✓ |
| Mark Rees | Liberal Democrats | 439 |
| J. Blackburn | Labour | 423 |
| M. Nolze | Liberal Democrats | 382 |
| Sarah Margaret Carpenter | Labour | 350 |
Sherwood1 seat
| F. Williams | Conservative | 519 |
| J. Wallace | Liberal Democrats | 187 |
Speldhurst & Bidborough1 seat
| Mark Howell | Conservative | 1,048 ✓ |
| Jacqueline Cassidy | Liberal Democrats | 366 |
St. James1 seat
| S. Lockhart | Conservative | 435 |
| W. Allard | Labour | 216 |
St. Johns1 seat
| G. Barber-Hughes | Conservative | 553 |
| T. Rich | Labour | 152 |
| Phyllis Valerie Leslie | Green | 55 |