Before (end of 1997) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 44 · Liberal Democrats 10 · Conservative 6 · Other 0
After (end of 1998) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 29 · Liberal Democrats 17 · Conservative 12 · Other 2
Ward results
Brownswood2 seats · turnout 28.0%
| P. Kenyon | Labour | 855 ✓ |
| L. Smith | Labour | 714 ✓ |
| J. Alexander | Liberal Democrats | 233 |
| K. Graichen | Green | 226 |
| M. Smulian | Liberal Democrats | 198 |
| J. Hillier | Conservative | 156 |
| I. Lewington | Conservative | 153 |
Chatham3 seats · turnout 30.0%
| I. Darbyshire | Labour | 924 ✓ |
| N. Russell | Labour | 893 ✓ |
| S. Mulready | Labour | 862 ✓ |
| M. Hafezji | Liberal Democrats | 396 |
| M. Beilel | Liberal Democrats | 387 |
| M. Ukandu | Liberal Democrats | 370 |
| E. Baverstock | Conservative | 182 |
| S. Giff | Conservative | 145 |
| A. Suskin | Conservative | 124 |
| P. Heron | Other | 109 |
| C. Newby | Other | 70 |
Clissold3 seats · turnout 34.1%
| L. Monk | Labour | 937 ✓ |
| J. Hudson | Labour | 916 ✓ |
| S. Anderson | Liberal Democrats | 814 ✓ |
| B. Marsh | Labour | 776 |
| D. Mackey | Liberal Democrats | 669 |
| A. Jacobson | Liberal Democrats | 596 |
| I. Wingrove | Green | 457 |
| J. Eaton | Conservative | 114 |
| D. Balcombe | Conservative | 111 |
| J. Moir | Conservative | 96 |
Dalston1 seat
| P. Cousins | Labour | 144 |
De Beauvoir3 seats · turnout 39.4%
| C. O'Leary | Conservative | 997 ✓ |
| A. Windross | Labour | 942 ✓ |
| F. Pearson | Labour | 929 ✓ |
| P. Snell | Labour | 891 |
| J. Spencer | Conservative | 886 |
| A. Ellis | Conservative | 877 |
| J. Bird | Liberal Democrats | 402 |
| I. Fawkes | Liberal Democrats | 316 |
| E. Garber | Liberal Democrats | 264 |
Eastdown3 seats · turnout 31.6%
| P. Corrigan | Labour | 803 ✓ |
| B. Patel | Labour | 702 ✓ |
| S. Sartain | Labour | 696 ✓ |
| L. Hibberd | Liberal Democrats | 666 |
| K. Hanson | Liberal Democrats | 610 |
| P. Grainger | Liberal Democrats | 594 |
| L. Lonsdale | Conservative | 110 |
| P. Lonsdale | Conservative | 82 |
| P. Sills | Conservative | 72 |
Haggerston2 seats · turnout 40.2%
| W. Nicholson | Labour | 731 ✓ |
| D. Young | Labour | 668 ✓ |
| A. Goodchild | Liberal Democrats | 561 |
| M. Pursey | Liberal Democrats | 488 |
| A. Boff | Conservative | 348 |
| B. Spenser | Conservative | 306 |
Homerton2 seats · turnout 29.8%
| S. Patrick | Labour | 641 ✓ |
| R. Cornell | Labour | 545 ✓ |
| C. Maxted | Liberal Democrats | 194 |
| M. Milner | Liberal Democrats | 190 |
| M. Walsh | Green | 172 |
| R. Adams | Other | 139 |
| J. Cole | Conservative | 114 |
| M. Summers | Conservative | 95 |
Lea Bridge3 seats · turnout 34.0%
| B. Miller | Labour | 928 ✓ |
| A. Milton | Labour | 846 ✓ |
| A. Mulla | Labour | 757 ✓ |
| H. Whitelaw | Conservative | 590 |
| F. Miah | Conservative | 587 |
| S. Shaikh | Conservative | 585 |
| Y. Hussein | Green | 299 |
| J. Shenker | Liberal Democrats | 255 |
| P. Morton | Other | 229 |
Moorfields2 seats · turnout 33.6%
| D. Candlin | Conservative | 887 ✓ |
| L. Fahey | Conservative | 830 ✓ |
| I. Blunt | Labour | 349 |
| D. Jeffrey | Labour | 306 |
| J. Henderson | Liberal Democrats | 146 |
| T. Kong | Liberal Democrats | 136 |
New River3 seats · turnout 39.5%
| D. Phillips | Conservative | 1,343 ✓ |
| J. Grosskopf | Conservative | 1,267 ✓ |
| M. Middleton | Conservative | 1,241 ✓ |
| M. Desmond | Labour | 941 |
| R. Gomez | Labour | 917 |
| J. Small | Labour | 841 |
| C. Murphy | Green | 262 |
North Defoe2 seats · turnout 33.9%
| Y Chong | Green | 661 |
| P Thomas | Green | 544 |
| J. Carswell | Labour | 455 |
| J. McCafferty | Labour | 406 |
| A. McGinley | Conservative | 125 |
| M Donoghue | Conservative | 121 |
| A. Murphy | soc all/comm | 52 |
Northfield3 seats · turnout 37.0%
| M. Lewis | Conservative | 1,058 ✓ |
| B. Peretz | Conservative | 1,048 ✓ |
| C. Sills | Conservative | 1,044 ✓ |
| V. Munro | Labour | 679 |
| M. Bartlet | Labour | 647 |
| S. Ogunwobi | Labour | 629 |
| L. Sommers | Green | 236 |
Northwold3 seats · turnout 42.7%
| I. Sharer | Liberal Democrats | 1,098 ✓ |
| S. Achhala | Liberal Democrats | 1,073 ✓ |
| Z. Lieberman | Liberal Democrats | 1,019 ✓ |
| D. McAllister | Labour | 887 |
| J. Macfoy | Labour | 810 |
| S. Shaikh | Labour | 774 |
| J. Hathaway | Green | 316 |
| G. Bell | Conservative | 227 |
| G. Foresythe | Conservative | 211 |
| L. Hardy | Conservative | 184 |
Queensbridge3 seats · turnout 39.6%
| M. Williams | Liberal Democrats | 983 ✓ |
| V. Williams | Labour | 959 ✓ |
| H. Peters | Liberal Democrats | 951 ✓ |
| A. Terrill | Liberal Democrats | 881 |
| N. Fernando | Labour | 870 |
| E. Plouviez | Labour | 851 |
| D. Boyce | Conservative | 145 |
| W. Fuller | Conservative | 129 |
| M. Mgaza | Conservative | 116 |
Rectory3 seats · turnout 32.1%
| J. Crowe | Labour | 825 ✓ |
| I. Malik | Labour | 791 ✓ |
| L. Oleforo | Labour | 610 ✓ |
| M. Bham | Liberal Democrats | 499 |
| J. Lamb | Liberal Democrats | 458 |
| S. Laing | Liberal Democrats | 411 |
| D. Blackmore | Green | 309 |
| G. Palmer | Other | 124 |
| A. Mehter | Conservative | 123 |
| I. Leask | Conservative | 97 |
| A. Patel | Conservative | 88 |
| M. Fischer | Other | 79 |
South Defoe2 seats · turnout 30.7%
| I. Peacock | Labour | 471 ✓ |
| J. Pipe | Labour | 458 ✓ |
| M. Borris | Green | 226 |
| J. George | Green | 223 |
| P. Stark | Liberal Democrats | 156 |
| K. Steventon | Liberal Democrats | 147 |
| J. Burnett | Other | 98 |
| P. Brenells | Conservative | 93 |
| H. Downs | Other | 92 |
| P. Butler | Conservative | 82 |
| M. Vidal | Independent | 22 |
Springfield3 seats · turnout 37.5%
| H. Lobenstein | Conservative | 1,406 ✓ |
| I. Leibowitz | Conservative | 1,330 ✓ |
| E. Ollerenshaw | Conservative | 1,323 ✓ |
| L. Kelly | Labour | 790 |
| D. Sawyerr | Labour | 726 |
| I. Thompson | Labour | 704 |
| M. Goldman | Other | 190 |
Victoria3 seats · turnout 35.5%
| H. Hyman | Liberal Democrats | 1,046 ✓ |
| P. McGuiness | Liberal Democrats | 994 ✓ |
| L. Montgomery | Liberal Democrats | 980 ✓ |
| J. Cox | Labour | 965 |
| G. Horn | Labour | 897 |
| F. Khan | Labour | 847 |
| B. Campbell | Conservative | 122 |
| P. Bignell | Conservative | 109 |
| D. Snelgrove | Conservative | 81 |
| V. Dooley | British National Party | 65 |
Wenlock2 seats · turnout 32.6%
| K. Daws | Liberal Democrats | 809 ✓ |
| K. Stone | Liberal Democrats | 716 ✓ |
| E. Burnell | Labour | 373 |
| P. Webster | Labour | 312 |
| K. McKay | British National Party | 89 |
| C. Fazzani | Conservative | 47 |
| R. Thain | Conservative | 27 |
Westdown2 seats · turnout 28.4%
| J. Grimble | Labour | 596 ✓ |
| D. Manion | Labour | 493 ✓ |
| K. Brock | Liberal Democrats | 162 |
| N. Lee | Green | 151 |
| J. Parana-Hetty | Liberal Democrats | 134 |
| A. Kilmartin | Conservative | 62 |
| P. Fazzani | Conservative | 58 |
Wick3 seats · turnout 33.3%
| N. Hughes | Liberal Democrats | 1,233 ✓ |
| A. Bridgwater | Liberal Democrats | 1,154 ✓ |
| A. Gee-Turner | Liberal Democrats | 1,108 ✓ |
| E. Clowes | Labour | 608 |
| A. Hilton | Labour | 589 |
| W. O'Connor | Labour | 513 |
| A. Brenells | Conservative | 117 |
| Y. Leclercq | Conservative | 100 |
| I. Wonderling | Conservative | 84 |
