Before (end of 1997) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 40 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Conservative 0 · Other 0
After (end of 1998) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 39 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Conservative 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Anglesey1 seat · turnout 22.6%
| T. Johnson | Labour | 766 ✓ |
| J. Burnett | Conservative | 447 |
| S Page | Liberal Democrats | 137 |
| L Smith | MRLP | 69 |
Brereton and Ravenhill2 seats · turnout 20.0%
| K. Walker | Labour | 780 ✓ |
| M. Roberts | Labour | 657 ✓ |
| J. Conway | Liberal Democrats | 198 |
| G. Payne | Liberal Democrats | 170 |
| S Hammersley | MRLP | 134 |
| A Gofton | MRLP | 56 |
Cannock South1 seat · turnout 17.0%
| C. Morgan | Labour | 601 ✓ |
| J Till | MRLP | 153 |
Chadsmoor2 seats · turnout 18.3%
| C. Mitchell | Labour | 676 ✓ |
| M. Davis | Labour | 620 ✓ |
| M. Reynolds | Liberal Democrats | 169 |
| C Farrington | MRLP | 92 |
| A Pritchard | MRLP | 81 |
Etching Hill1 seat · turnout 20.0%
| Reynolds S. | Liberal Democrats | 400 ✓ |
| Mike Davey | Labour | 359 |
| G. Martin | Conservative | 222 |
| M Gould | MRLP | 32 |
Hagley1 seat · turnout 17.7%
| T. Smith | Labour | 351 ✓ |
| Hackett T. | Liberal Democrats | 132 |
| M Ray | MRLP | 25 |
Heath Hayes1 seat · turnout 16.3%
| R Todd | Labour | 670 ✓ |
| D Verwey | Conservative | 459 |
| C. Reynolds | Liberal Democrats | 159 |
| R Ditchburn | MRLP | 53 |
Longford1 seat · turnout 28.6%
| J. Holston | Labour | 567 ✓ |
| M Freeman | Conservative | 388 |
| M Pearson | Liberal Democrats | 244 |
| A Pidgeon | MRLP | 54 |
Norton Canes1 seat · turnout 22.3%
| A. Hill | Labour | 618 ✓ |
| E Hodges | Conservative | 470 |
| E. Drury | MRLP | 43 |
Pye Green Valley1 seat · turnout 20.6%
| M. Sandel | Labour | 642 ✓ |
| R Turville | Independent | 322 |
| D. Bennett | Conservative | 221 |
| M Hartshorne | MRLP | 93 |
RAWNSLEY1 seat · turnout 21.4%
| S. Holliday | Labour | 370 ✓ |
| P. Ansell | Liberal Democrats | 338 |
| D Metcalfe | MRLP | 73 |
Western Springs1 seat · turnout 20.0%
| R Meaden | Liberal Democrats | 512 ✓ |
| J Hamilton | Labour | 334 |
| A Horden | Conservative | 100 |
| C. Gregory-Gibbons | MRLP | 47 |
