Before (end of 1997) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 28 · Liberal Democrats 10 · Other 10 · Conservative 7
After (end of 1998) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 26 · Other 10 · Conservative 10 · Liberal Democrats 9
Ward results
Bisley1 seat · turnout 50.4%
| L. Greene | Green | 518 ✓ |
| D. Boyd | Conservative | 252 |
| D. Taylor | Labour | 64 |
| M Fraser | Liberal Democrats | 55 |
Cainscross1 seat · turnout 26.7%
| S. Madley | Labour | 658 ✓ |
| D. Sutherland | Liberal Democrats | 354 |
| P Williams | Green | 181 |
Central1 seat · turnout 34.2%
| M. Williams | Conservative | 152 ✓ |
| A Read | Labour | 139 |
| C. Kambites | Green | 87 |
| C. Jones | Liberal Democrats | 73 |
Hardwicke1 seat · turnout 30.0%
| D. Pitchford | Conservative | 370 ✓ |
| D. Purchase | Labour | 350 |
| J. Howe | Liberal Democrats | 104 |
Minchinhampton1 seat · turnout 45.0%
| J Jarrold | Conservative | 944 ✓ |
| S. D'Esterre Hewson | Liberal Democrats | 675 |
| F. Jones | Labour | 191 |
| R Zschock | Green | 125 |
Nailsworth1 seat · turnout 33.5%
| M. Mills | Independent | 724 ✓ |
| Audrey Smith | Labour | 447 |
| D McCanlis | Green | 415 |
| A. Fisk | Liberal Democrats | 95 |
Nibley1 seat · turnout 44.4%
| R. Merritt | Liberal Democrats | 244 ✓ |
| S Davies | Conservative | 111 |
| C Ross | Labour | 92 |
Rodborough1 seat · turnout 26.6%
| R. Brown | Labour | 450 ✓ |
| R Sinfield | Conservative | 389 |
| R. Arnold | Liberal Democrats | 213 |
| C Walford | Green | 102 |
Severn1 seat · turnout 47.0%
| S. Greenwood | Labour | 562 ✓ |
| P. Vernon | Conservative | 269 |
| M. Herbert | Liberal Democrats | 72 |
| V. Hicken | Green | 20 |
Stonehouse2 seats · turnout 30.8%
| L. Williams | Labour | 963 ✓ |
| M. Ross | Labour | 960 ✓ |
| P. Rawll | Conservative | 387 |
| V Gardner | Conservative | 354 |
| J Bunn | Liberal Democrats | 332 |
| S. Pickering | Green | 256 |
Trinity1 seat · turnout 32.9%
| J. Marjoram | Green | 620 ✓ |
| M. McDermont | Labour | 461 |
| M. Fenn | Liberal Democrats | 220 |
Uley1 seat · turnout 51.3%
| J. Wood | Independent | 563 ✓ |
| Paul Mapplebeck | Labour | 66 |
Whiteshill1 seat · turnout 50.0%
| F. Horsfall | Labour | 185 ✓ |
| K Cranston | Green | 173 |
| D Waite | Conservative | 76 |
| B Pierce | Liberal Democrats | 71 |
Woodfield1 seat · turnout 26.3%
| M. Nolder | Labour | 518 ✓ |
| J Moreton-Cox | Liberal Democrats | 179 |
Wotton & Kingswood1 seat · turnout 33.5%
| S. Cullen | Liberal Democrats | 777 ✓ |
| Lord D. | Conservative | 656 |
| C Baker | Labour | 559 |