Before (end of 1997) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 59 · Liberal Democrats 1 · Other 0 · Conservative 0
After (end of 1998) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 60 · Liberal Democrats 0 · Other 0 · Conservative 0
Ward results
Bemersyde2 seats
| V Turner | Labour | 898 ✓ |
| Vincent G. | Labour | 815 ✓ |
| D Freeman | Independent | 334 |
Canning Town & Grange2 seats · turnout 19.2%
| C. Furness | Labour | 797 ✓ |
| R Wales | Labour | 617 ✓ |
| B Morley | Conservative | 191 |
| M. Davidson | BNP | 186 |
| Kathleen Chater | Liberal Democrats | 167 |
| S Pearce | Conservative | 145 |
Castle2 seats · turnout 24.5%
| D McGladdery | Labour | 1,096 ✓ |
| M. Ahmed | Labour | 914 ✓ |
| L. Lindsay | Conservative | 445 |
Central2 seats · turnout 26.9%
| J. Leitch | Labour | 992 ✓ |
| M. Skyers | Labour | 945 ✓ |
| I Khan | SOC LAB | 478 |
| L Smith | Conservative | 321 |
Custom House & Silvertown3 seats · turnout 21.5%
| W. Chapman | Labour | 1,022 ✓ |
| Louise Brown | Labour | 1,012 ✓ |
| C Rackley | Labour | 916 ✓ |
| D Gladstone | Conservative | 524 |
| C. Boden | Conservative | 479 |
| A. Lewis | Conservative | 440 |
| J Kitchener | BNP | 254 |
| M Marion | BNP | 232 |
| B Reeves | BNP | 220 |
| E. Laird | Liberal Democrats | 202 |
| C Brown | Independent | 202 |
Forest Gate3 seats · turnout 23.5%
| P Brickell | Labour | 1,260 ✓ |
| C. McAuley | Labour | 1,051 ✓ |
| Saj Ahmad | Labour | 1,045 ✓ |
| A. Brook | SOC LAB | 553 |
| J. Gray | Liberal Democrats | 469 |
| A Hennesy | Conservative | 369 |
Greatfield3 seats · turnout 25.1%
| Jenkins K. | Labour | 1,274 ✓ |
| I Corbett | Labour | 1,138 ✓ |
| V. Fone | Labour | 1,046 ✓ |
| F Jones | Independent | 408 |
| L. Hopes | Independent | 380 |
| C. Costantino | Conservative | 372 |
| T Macdonald | Independent | 370 |
| Karen King | Liberal Democrats | 332 |
| M Hipperson | nat dem | 183 |
Hudsons3 seats
| B Collier | Labour | 1,130 ✓ |
| G. Lane | Labour | 1,015 ✓ |
| N Wilson | Labour | 997 ✓ |
| C Juhanson | Conservative | 322 |
| G. Lewis | Liberal Democrats | 303 |
Kensington2 seats · turnout 27.2%
| S Marway | Labour | 1,288 ✓ |
| S. Ali | Labour | 1,189 ✓ |
| B. Postles | Conservative | 307 |
Little Ilford3 seats · turnout 21.7%
| A Baikie | Labour | 1,106 ✓ |
| R Crawford | Labour | 1,098 ✓ |
| J. Ejiofor | Labour | 946 ✓ |
| B Berry | Independent | 453 |
| M Natt | SOC LAB | 387 |
| K Ready | Conservative | 246 |
| J. Phillips | Independent | 228 |
Manor Park3 seats · turnout 23.0%
| D Gilles | Labour | 1,220 ✓ |
| Arjun Singh | Labour | 1,119 ✓ |
| Q. Khan | Labour | 1,047 ✓ |
| T Choudhury | SOC LAB | 758 |
| S. Craig | Conservative | 469 |
| W Robinson | Liberal Democrats | 437 |
Monega2 seats · turnout 29.4%
| W Brown | Labour | 1,415 ✓ |
| L. Hudson | Labour | 1,036 ✓ |
| G Postle | Conservative | 219 |
| J. Tee | Liberal Democrats | 211 |
| T. Gerald | SOC LAB | 190 |
New Town2 seats · turnout 22.2%
| A McAlmont | Labour | 715 ✓ |
| W. Vaughan | Labour | 660 ✓ |
| E. Gibb | Conservative | 263 |
| L. Stewart | Independent | 230 |
| Danuta Gradosielska | Conservative | 141 |
Ordnance2 seats · turnout 26.3%
| M. Collier | Labour | 475 ✓ |
| Megan Harris | Labour | 407 ✓ |
| A Craig | E Dem | 311 |
| B Stafford | E Dem | 225 |
| P Guest | Liberal Democrats | 175 |
| K Francis | BNP | 101 |
| G. Alden | Conservative | 78 |
| R Arnopp | Conservative | 67 |
Park3 seats
| Alan Griffiths | Labour | 1,193 ✓ |
| A. Chaudhary | Labour | 1,171 ✓ |
| J Saunders | Labour | 1,072 ✓ |
| R Fox-Davies | Liberal Democrats | 449 |
| B. Maze | Conservative | 345 |
Plaistow3 seats · turnout 19.2%
| F Warwick | Labour | 1,083 ✓ |
| Robina Ahmed | Labour | 1,011 ✓ |
| Joy Laguda | Labour | 1,008 ✓ |
| E. Blint | Conservative | 449 |
Plashet3 seats · turnout 24.9%
| J Thorne | Labour | 1,231 ✓ |
| R. Nandra | Labour | 1,192 ✓ |
| H Jabbal | Labour | 1,175 ✓ |
| N Rafiq | Conservative | 600 |
| Josephine Child | Conservative | 482 |
| B. Roberts | Conservative | 402 |
| C. Thatcher | SOC LAB | 300 |
South3 seats · turnout 24.5%
| A. Kellaway | Labour | 1,930 ✓ |
| Q. Peppiatt | Labour | 1,763 ✓ |
St. Stephens2 seats
| U Desai | Labour | 1,038 ✓ |
| A Shakoor | Labour | 933 ✓ |
| Y. Ali | SOC LAB | 302 |
| S Balakrishnan | Independent | 231 |
| S. Lindsay | Conservative | 192 |
Stratford2 seats
| J. Riley | Labour | 770 ✓ |
| J. Newstead | Labour | 699 ✓ |
| A Stewart | Independent | 192 |
| C Loughran | Independent | 146 |
| N Nadolski | Conservative | 142 |
| T Jug | MRLP | 76 |
Wall End3 seats · turnout 25.9%
| E Sparrowhawk | Labour | 1,267 ✓ |
| P Sathianesan | Labour | 1,252 ✓ |
| K Mangat | Labour | 1,081 ✓ |
| J. Worth | Conservative | 633 |
| T Aird | Independent | 594 |
| Z. Hashmi | Conservative | 513 |
| B. Hafeez | Independent | 505 |
| C. Sikorski | SOC LAB | 206 |
