Before (end of 1997) (50 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 43 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Conservative 0 · Other 0
After (end of 1998) (50 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 41 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Conservative 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Blackwall2 seats · turnout 29.4%
| S. Wright | Labour | 701 ✓ |
| K. Murshid | Labour | 691 ✓ |
| J. Jackson | Liberal Democrats | 287 |
| P. Ramsay | Liberal Democrats | 242 |
| C Hayhoe | Conservative | 128 |
| S. Hoile | Conservative | 107 |
Bow3 seats · turnout 30.4%
| R. Gipson | Liberal Democrats | 1,138 ✓ |
| Stacy T. | Liberal Democrats | 1,063 ✓ |
| Marian Williams | Liberal Democrats | 1,010 ✓ |
| A. Downes | Labour | 797 |
| A Chattopadhyay | Labour | 793 |
| B Leapman | Labour | 696 |
| T Chowdhury | Conservative | 246 |
| S. Gordon-Clark | Conservative | 138 |
Bromley3 seats
| A. Sardar | Labour | 1,504 |
| C. Hinvest | Labour | 1,293 ✓ |
| Betheline Chattopadhyay | Labour | 1,116 |
| B. Cameron | Liberal Democrats | 666 |
| R. Peters | Liberal Democrats | 580 |
| R Coverson | Liberal Democrats | 547 |
| J. Livingstone | Conservative | 239 |
| Barbara Perrott | Conservative | 187 |
| G Price | Conservative | 157 |
East India2 seats · turnout 27.2%
| B Son | Labour | 826 ✓ |
| R Ahmed | Labour | 790 ✓ |
| N. Huxted | Liberal Democrats | 432 |
| A. Steggles | Liberal Democrats | 331 |
| N Cross | Conservative | 129 |
Grove2 seats · turnout 38.1%
| Janet Irene Ludlow | Liberal Democrats | 874 ✓ |
| F Hunn | Liberal Democrats | 848 ✓ |
| O. Jacobs | Labour | 704 |
| J Swain | Labour | 647 |
| S Hoque | Conservative | 113 |
Holy Trinity3 seats
| A. Snooks | Liberal Democrats | 1,358 |
| B. Duffey | Liberal Democrats | 1,342 |
| S. Ullah | Labour | 1,314 |
| R. Tucker | Liberal Democrats | 1,270 |
| A Sharpe | Labour | 1,156 |
| M. Syed | Conservative | 313 |
| P. Costello | BNP | 147 |
Lansbury3 seats · turnout 31.9%
| Diana Johnson | Labour | 1,082 ✓ |
| M. Keating | Labour | 1,023 ✓ |
| K Morton | Labour | 964 ✓ |
| B. Blandford | Liberal Democrats | 692 |
| P Carlin | Liberal Democrats | 604 |
| R. Neale | Liberal Democrats | 508 |
| D Hemingway | Independent | 499 |
| L. Miller | NF | 270 |
| H Benham | Conservative | 137 |
| S. Jones | Conservative | 107 |
| J. McLachlan | Conservative | 107 |
Limehouse3 seats · turnout 34.4%
| H Abbas | Labour | 928 ✓ |
| D. Edgar | Labour | 778 ✓ |
| Alom S. | Labour | 771 ✓ |
| W. Wakefield | Independent | 520 |
| T McNally | Liberal Democrats | 443 |
| M Caplan | Independent | 441 |
| Rayment S. | Liberal Democrats | 431 |
| A Hossain | Independent | 425 |
| P Begum | Independent | 402 |
| M Pantling | Liberal Democrats | 399 |
| D England | Independent | 388 |
| M. Rahman | Conservative | 260 |
| P. Drew | Conservative | 101 |
| P Goodman | Conservative | 84 |
Millwall3 seats · turnout 30.9%
| J. Mainwaring | Labour | 2,315 ✓ |
| M Young | Labour | 2,315 ✓ |
| S Molyneaux | Labour | 2,279 ✓ |
| D Hill | BNP | 665 |
| G. Callow | BNP | 637 |
| S Harrington | BNP | 606 |
| P. Groves | Conservative | 495 |
| J. Kendall-Tobias | Conservative | 489 |
| W Norton | Conservative | 468 |
| R. Flowers | Liberal Democrats | 371 |
| A Wilcock | Liberal Democrats | 335 |
| L. Hunn | Liberal Democrats | 318 |
Park2 seats · turnout 35.0%
| E. Baunton | Liberal Democrats | 1,076 ✓ |
| D Charles | Liberal Democrats | 958 ✓ |
| A. Amos | Labour | 418 |
| P Royal | Labour | 392 |
Redcoat2 seats · turnout 34.4%
| A Rahman | Labour | 922 ✓ |
| D Bayat | Labour | 906 ✓ |
| J Langan | Liberal Democrats | 636 |
| J. Harriott | Liberal Democrats | 599 |
| Macgillvray Neill R | Conservative | 129 |
Shadwell3 seats · turnout 25.3%
| M. Keith | Labour | 1,346 ✓ |
| B. Alom | Labour | 1,229 ✓ |
| A. Shukur | Labour | 1,112 ✓ |
| A Malik | Independent | 757 |
| R. Powell | Conservative | 589 |
| P. Ingham | Conservative | 547 |
| L Aileru-Thomas | Conservative | 490 |
Spitalfields3 seats · turnout 27.8%
| S. Mizan | Labour | 1,454 ✓ |
| G. Mortuza | Labour | 1,435 ✓ |
| A. Uddin | Labour | 1,316 ✓ |
| E Shaikh | Conservative | 621 |
| D Webb | Conservative | 558 |
St Dunstan's3 seats
| J. Biggs | Labour | 1,412 ✓ |
| S. Ahmed | Labour | 1,231 ✓ |
| M. Uddin | Labour | 1,220 ✓ |
| E. Hill | Conservative | 602 |
St. James2 seats · turnout 36.1%
| M. Taylor | Labour | 941 ✓ |
| L. Melvin | Labour | 889 ✓ |
| B Martin | Liberal Democrats | 847 |
| Macleod Griffiths J | Liberal Democrats | 841 |
| P. Maxwell | BNP | 168 |
| M Ullah | Conservative | 89 |
St. Katharines3 seats · turnout 26.1%
| D. Jones | Labour | 1,582 ✓ |
| A. Asad | Labour | 1,496 ✓ |
| A. Hoque | Labour | 1,333 ✓ |
| J. Emmerson | Conservative | 1,206 |
| Miah M. | Conservative | 1,082 |
| G Glover | Liberal Democrats | 610 |
| H. Miah | Liberal Democrats | 540 |
| P. Snooks | Liberal Democrats | 528 |
St. Marys2 seats · turnout 23.0%
| M. Uz-Zaman | Labour | 826 ✓ |
| A. Heslop | Labour | 819 ✓ |
| H Choudhury | Conservative | 358 |
St. Peters3 seats · turnout 31.3%
| Juma Begum | Labour | 1,405 ✓ |
| R. Miah | Labour | 1,223 ✓ |
| R. Marney | Labour | 1,218 ✓ |
| M Chowdhury | Liberal Democrats | 802 |
| K. Cook | LIB | 798 |
| B Lafferty | LIB | 590 |
| B. Wright | LIB | 586 |
| T. O'Flaherty | Liberal Democrats | 460 |
| M Elston | Liberal Democrats | 441 |
| J. Tarby | Conservative | 237 |
