Before (end of 1997) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 29 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Conservative 3 · Other 0
After (end of 1998) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 28 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Conservative 3 · Other 0
Ward results
Bargate1 seat · turnout 17.2%
| Jacqui Rayment | Labour | 1,171 ✓ |
| C Combes | Conservative | 414 |
| K Rose | Independent | 237 |
| N Impey | Liberal Democrats | 214 |
| N Chaffey | SOC | 91 |
Bassett1 seat · turnout 26.7%
| J Hannides | Conservative | 1,601 ✓ |
| C. Medway | Labour | 1,230 |
| T. Holden-Brown | Liberal Democrats | 354 |
Bitterne1 seat · turnout 24.6%
| P. Baldwin | Labour | 1,411 ✓ |
| K Worthy | Conservative | 583 |
| Ed Blake | Liberal Democrats | 311 |
Bitterne Park1 seat · turnout 30.0%
| A. Milton | Liberal Democrats | 1,638 ✓ |
| R. Smith | Independent | 926 |
| B Hilton | Labour | 597 |
| R Burra | Conservative | 333 |
Coxford1 seat · turnout 27.6%
| M Gausden | Liberal Democrats | 1,539 ✓ |
| M. Stevens | Labour | 1,311 |
| W Reynard | Conservative | 356 |
Freemantle1 seat · turnout 23.5%
| J. Noon | Labour | 1,302 ✓ |
| B. Parnell | Conservative | 692 |
| N. Murphy | Liberal Democrats | 356 |
| J Spottiswoode | Green | 117 |
Harefield1 seat · turnout 30.4%
| J Hill | Labour | 1,573 ✓ |
| J Hartwell | Conservative | 1,041 |
| Naish R. | Liberal Democrats | 258 |
| G Cotton | Independent | 111 |
| A Shaw | Green | 64 |
Millbrook1 seat · turnout 28.9%
| V. Moore | Liberal Democrats | 1,599 ✓ |
| J. Merritt | Labour | 870 |
| E. Jeffery | Conservative | 348 |
Peartree1 seat · turnout 30.9%
| J Slade | Liberal Democrats | 1,775 ✓ |
| J Truscott | Labour | 1,153 |
| B Lankford | Conservative | 330 |
Portswood1 seat · turnout 27.3%
| A. Vinson | Liberal Democrats | 1,713 ✓ |
| K. Street | Labour | 852 |
| M Ball | Conservative | 399 |
Redbridge1 seat · turnout 21.9%
| P. Jenks | Labour | 1,507 ✓ |
| P Lloyd | Liberal Democrats | 366 |
| J Isaacson | Conservative | 362 |
Shirley1 seat · turnout 30.5%
| E Pointer | Labour | 1,295 ✓ |
| A. Samuels | Conservative | 1,074 |
| R Fitzgerald | Liberal Democrats | 530 |
| Garrett P. | Green | 103 |
Sholing1 seat · turnout 26.3%
| H. Corless | Labour | 1,816 ✓ |
| P Lankford | Conservative | 833 |
| D Heather | Liberal Democrats | 429 |
St. Lukes1 seat · turnout 19.2%
| P. Jenks | Labour | 983 ✓ |
| T Paterson | Conservative | 580 |
| C Horner | Liberal Democrats | 349 |
| P Davis | Green | 113 |
| P Baillie | Independent | 110 |
Woolston1 seat · turnout 23.4%
| R. Williams | Labour | 1,541 ✓ |
| D Simpson | Liberal Democrats | 801 |
| M. Unwin | Conservative | 323 |