Before (end of 1997) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 34 · Conservative 6 · Other 5 · Liberal Democrats 3
After (end of 1998) (50 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · Conservative 8 · Other 4 · Liberal Democrats 3
Ward results
CARLTON1 seat
| A. Makeman | Labour | 710 ✓ |
| D Connolly | Conservative | 570 |
| Results | — | 0 |
East Retford East1 seat
| M. Quigley | Conservative | 903 ✓ |
| E. Dernie | Labour | 718 |
| A Murray | Liberal Democrats | 202 |
East Retford West1 seat
| J. Larkinson | Labour | 800 ✓ |
| N Alexander | Conservative | 363 |
| D. Dobbie | Liberal Democrats | 165 |
Harworth West2 seats
| J. Clayton | Labour | 351 ✓ |
| G. Burchby | Ind Lab | 331 ✓ |
| W Macaulay | Labour | 267 |
| P Ramsey | Conservative | 138 |
Hodsock1 seat
| S. Jackson | Labour | 457 ✓ |
| Valerie Bowles | Conservative | 114 |
Ranskill1 seat
| S. Kerrigan | Liberal Democrats | 244 ✓ |
| J. Harris | Conservative | 233 |
Trent1 seat
| D Yates | Conservative | 274 ✓ |
| I. Atkinson | Labour | 247 |
Worksop East1 seat
| G. Wynne | Labour | 800 ✓ |
| B. Bowles | Conservative | 236 |
Worksop North East1 seat
| D. Walsh | Labour | 610 ✓ |
| P. Lyon | Conservative | 343 |
| F Caterer | Liberal Democrats | 242 |
Worksop North West1 seat
| A. Rhodes | Labour | 686 ✓ |
| D Lyon | Conservative | 216 |
Worksop South1 seat
| R Askew | Conservative | 738 ✓ |
| D. Webster | Labour | 718 |
Worksop South East1 seat
| L. West | Labour | 808 ✓ |
| Julie Smith | Conservative | 139 |