Before (end of 1997) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 21 · Liberal Democrats 12 · Conservative 6 · Other 0
After (end of 1998) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 21 · Liberal Democrats 10 · Conservative 8 · Other 0
Ward results
Charles Dickens1 seat · turnout 23.0%
| L. Semke | Labour | 1,249 ✓ |
| F Holliday | Liberal Democrats | 645 |
| V. Strange | Conservative | 354 |
Cosham1 seat · turnout 27.3%
| C. Lowndes | Labour | 1,297 ✓ |
| S. Lloyd-Spencer | Conservative | 880 |
| A Webb | Liberal Democrats | 355 |
Drayton & Farlington1 seat · turnout 34.7%
| B. Maine | Conservative | 2,059 ✓ |
| C. Davis | Labour | 1,136 |
| H. Mason | Liberal Democrats | 355 |
| P Coe | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 60 |
Fratton1 seat · turnout 22.6%
| P Shaddock | Liberal Democrats | 1,444 ✓ |
| B Bundy | Labour | 536 |
| P Ross | Conservative | 372 |
| A Martin | SOC | 69 |
Havelock1 seat · turnout 30.0%
| P. Webb | Labour | 1,456 ✓ |
| L. Hunt | Conservative | 1,157 |
| C. Cole | Liberal Democrats | 875 |
Highland1 seat
| F. Charlton | Liberal Democrats | 1,461 ✓ |
| N. Lacey | Conservative | 906 |
| D. Abrahart | Labour | 825 |
Hilsea1 seat · turnout 25.5%
| S. McCarthy-Fry | Labour | 1,512 ✓ |
| R. Sparshatt | Conservative | 1,220 |
| P Simpson | Liberal Democrats | 379 |
Milton1 seat · turnout 28.6%
| N Sizer | Liberal Democrats | 1,203 ✓ |
| J. Goble | Conservative | 951 |
| J. Ferrett | Labour | 831 |
| S. Coote | Green | 88 |
Nelson1 seat · turnout 21.8%
| T. McCarthy | Labour | 1,475 ✓ |
| D Plater | Conservative | 450 |
| S. Wylie | Liberal Democrats | 274 |
| T Gregory | Independent | 229 |
Paulsgrove1 seat · turnout 19.7%
| D. Horne | Labour | 1,304 ✓ |
| Langford A. | Conservative | 551 |
| B Berry | Liberal Democrats | 193 |
St Jude1 seat
| A. Storey | Conservative | 1,126 ✓ |
| R Lines | Liberal Democrats | 912 |
| R Hartigan | Labour | 511 |
St Thomas1 seat
| S. Wemyss | Conservative | 1,458 ✓ |
| Munro Price | Liberal Democrats | 1,009 |
| S Reid | Labour | 935 |