Before (end of 1997) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 22 · Conservative 15 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Other 2
After (end of 1998) (1 seats, our estimate)
Liberal Democrats 1
Ward results
Northgate1 seat · turnout 38.0%
| Linda Seekings | Liberal Democrats | 677 ✓ |
| J. Clay | Labour | 573 |
| A. Quirk | Conservative | 78 |