Before (end of 1997) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 31 · Conservative 7 · Labour 7 · Other 0
After (end of 1998) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 29 · Labour 8 · Conservative 7 · Other 0
Ward results
Botley1 seat
| Catherine Fraser | Liberal Democrats | 698 ✓ |
| J. Hall | Conservative | 371 |
| K Day | Labour | 188 |
Chandler's Ford1 seat
| W. Furness | Liberal Democrats | 827 ✓ |
| R. Jones | Conservative | 676 |
| Joanne Clare Howells | Labour | 214 |
Eastleigh Central1 seat
| Wayne Irish | Liberal Democrats | 797 ✓ |
| Christine Hadley | Labour | 731 |
| M. Lloyd | Conservative | 134 |
| A. Sneddon | Independent | 30 |
Eastleigh North1 seat
| S. Sollitt | Liberal Democrats | 1,024 ✓ |
| I. Jelly | Labour | 739 |
| R. Jones | Conservative | 333 |
Eastleigh South1 seat
| G. Davies-Dear | Liberal Democrats | 710 ✓ |
| L. Thomas | Labour | 620 |
| B. McKay | Conservative | 107 |
Eastleigh West1 seat
| A. Light | Labour | 796 ✓ |
| K Tyson | Liberal Democrats | 700 |
| B. Priday | Conservative | 472 |
Fair Oak1 seat
| A Cossey | Liberal Democrats | 995 ✓ |
| R. Smith | Conservative | 490 |
| Mary Shephard | Labour | 330 |
West End North1 seat
| M. Kyrle | Liberal Democrats | 605 ✓ |
| Steve Broomfield | Conservative | 500 |
| D Briggs | Labour | 160 |
West End South1 seat
| D Horne | Liberal Democrats | 577 ✓ |
| J Thomas | Conservative | 522 |
| G Bevan | Labour | 237 |