Before (end of 1997) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 39 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Other 3 · Conservative 0
After (end of 1998) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 33 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Other 4 · Conservative 0
Ward results
Blackbird Leys1 seat · turnout 15.8%
| V. Smith | Labour | 917 ✓ |
| Patricia Gwendoline Mary Jones | Conservative | 83 |
| P Keen | Liberal Democrats | 58 |
| P. Dickson | Green | 41 |
Central1 seat · turnout 22.0%
| M Woodin | Green | 789 ✓ |
| D Tilley | Liberal Democrats | 254 |
| M Meenagh | Labour | 195 |
| J Griffith | Conservative | 169 |
East1 seat · turnout 29.9%
| S. Margetts | Labour | 767 ✓ |
| E. Benjamin | Green | 765 |
| P Hernandez | Conservative | 127 |
| Barker P-P | Liberal Democrats | 127 |
Headington1 seat · turnout 22.3%
| Hollingsworth A. | Labour | 786 ✓ |
| M. Whelan | Conservative | 395 |
| A Thomson | Liberal Democrats | 196 |
| Macgeough Smyth R | Green | 94 |
Iffley1 seat · turnout 26.6%
| B. Keen | Labour | 855 ✓ |
| J French | Conservative | 345 |
| M. Wallis | Green | 206 |
| E. Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 122 |
Littlemore1 seat · turnout 19.0%
| P. Moss | Labour | 633 ✓ |
| P. Dailey | Conservative | 140 |
| V. Potter | Liberal Democrats | 102 |
| J. Lavender | Green | 101 |
Marston1 seat · turnout 26.3%
| Mary Clarkson | Labour | 743 ✓ |
| Bickers K. | Conservative | 225 |
| M Kidd | Green | 152 |
| H Potts | Liberal Democrats | 130 |
North1 seat · turnout 27.3%
| C. Redman | Liberal Democrats | 813 ✓ |
| C. Mosteshar | Labour | 280 |
| J. Miles | Conservative | 237 |
| L. Patterson | Green | 174 |
| Rose J. Loc | Gov Ref | 50 |
Old Marston & Risinghurst1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| A Critchley | Liberal Democrats | 875 ✓ |
| V. Bartleet | Labour | 614 |
| Hatfield D. | Conservative | 275 |
| P Singh | Green | 63 |
Quarry1 seat · turnout 31.7%
| C. Hodgkinson | Liberal Democrats | 818 ✓ |
| G. Sanders | Labour | 762 |
| G. Shomroni | Conservative | 287 |
| K. Gadsby | Green | 75 |
South3 seats · turnout 27.5%
| A. Kellaway | Labour | 1,930 ✓ |
| Q. Peppiatt | Labour | 1,763 ✓ |
| C Seddon | Labour | 1,703 ✓ |
| W. Baker | Labour | 1,048 ✓ |
| D. Glass | Green | 778 |
| S Bell | Liberal Democrats | 595 |
| G Weare | Conservative | 570 |
| A Costantino | Conservative | 539 |
| C. Lee | BNP | 283 |
| J Batchelor | Conservative | 247 |
| C Smith | BNP | 240 |
| J Lee | BNP | 224 |
| I Anderson | nat dem | 196 |
| J Kinahan | Liberal Democrats | 167 |
St Clement's1 seat
| E Lucas | Green | 828 ✓ |
| E Wadley | Labour | 543 |
| D. Leake | Independent | 177 |
| D Timson | Conservative | 154 |
| M Stone | Liberal Democrats | 116 |
| P Gardner | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 26 |
Temple Cowley1 seat · turnout 26.0%
| R. Evans | Labour | 636 ✓ |
| P Cockayne | Liberal Democrats | 590 |
| M Allen | Conservative | 155 |
| D. Smith | Green | 90 |
West1 seat · turnout 35.6%
| J Wynne | Liberal Democrats | 782 ✓ |
| C. Cook | Labour | 676 |
| P Lingwood | Green | 468 |
| S Sharp | Conservative | 163 |
| Results | — | 0 |
Wolvercote1 seat · turnout 41.7%
| J. Goddard | Liberal Democrats | 1,093 ✓ |
| N Hunter | Conservative | 610 |
| S. Escritt | Labour | 369 |
| R Jones | Green | 222 |