Before (end of 1997) (72 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 60 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Conservative 2 · Other 1
After (end of 1998) (72 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 60 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Conservative 2 · Other 1
Ward results
ABBEY1 seat · turnout 29.8%
| S. Eling | Labour | 1,804 ✓ |
| K. Bissell | Conservative | 617 |
| R. Prior | Liberal Democrats | 279 |
Blackheath1 seat · turnout 18.0%
| D. Walker | Labour | 1,107 ✓ |
| S. Waith | Conservative | 333 |
| W Bowdler | Liberal Democrats | 238 |
Bristnall1 seat · turnout 23.7%
| R. Page | Labour | 1,490 ✓ |
| A Worley | Conservative | 570 |
| B Rogers | Liberal Democrats | 200 |
Charlemont1 seat · turnout 26.9%
| I. Garrett | Liberal Democrats | 1,238 ✓ |
| N Lawley | Conservative | 628 |
| M. Smith | Labour | 627 |
Cradley Heath & Old Hill1 seat · turnout 20.9%
| A. Southall | Labour | 1,347 ✓ |
| K Murdock | Conservative | 555 |
Friar Park1 seat · turnout 18.3%
| R. Handley | Labour | 985 ✓ |
| G Smith | Conservative | 392 |
| S. Ford | Liberal Democrats | 177 |
Great Barr1 seat · turnout 26.4%
| Sam Smith | Liberal Democrats | 1,404 ✓ |
| T Pitt | Labour | 630 |
| R. Lawrence | Conservative | 532 |
Great Bridge1 seat · turnout 13.3%
| Perry F. | Labour | 846 ✓ |
| P Mansell | Conservative | 312 |
| B Burkitt | Liberal Democrats | 107 |
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Greets Green and Lyng1 seat · turnout 18.9%
| G. Sidhu | Labour | 997 ✓ |
| T Hackett | Conservative | 311 |
| P Roberts | Liberal Democrats | 301 |
Hateley Heath1 seat · turnout 14.8%
| T. Williams | Labour | 849 ✓ |
| V. Jones | Conservative | 269 |
| R. Campbell | Liberal Democrats | 254 |
Langley1 seat · turnout 25.8%
| P. Sullivan | Labour | 1,652 ✓ |
| R Hill | Conservative | 581 |
| J. Garrett | Liberal Democrats | 266 |
Newton1 seat · turnout 26.3%
| A Fowler | Liberal Democrats | 1,342 ✓ |
| Joyce Edis | Labour | 724 |
| P Lawley | Conservative | 339 |
Old Warley1 seat · turnout 28.3%
| J McKenzie | Labour | 1,210 ✓ |
| W. Shipman | Conservative | 1,093 |
| G. Skeldon | Liberal Democrats | 204 |
Oldbury1 seat · turnout 25.6%
| B. Bawa | Labour | 1,281 ✓ |
| A. Wilkinson | Liberal Democrats | 816 |
| M Bhatti | Ind LD | 106 |
Princes End1 seat · turnout 10.3%
| R Howes | Labour | 706 ✓ |
| R Nock | Conservative | 231 |
| L. Yardley | Liberal Democrats | 74 |
| J Lord | NF | 29 |
Rowley1 seat · turnout 19.8%
| E. Matthews | Labour | 1,081 ✓ |
| F Hadley | Independent | 816 |
Smethwick1 seat · turnout 23.9%
| Linda Horton | Labour | 1,478 ✓ |
| E. Johnson | Conservative | 409 |
| S. Richards | Liberal Democrats | 131 |
| I McLaren | Independent | 72 |
Soho & Victoria1 seat · turnout 22.2%
| A Uppal | Labour | 903 ✓ |
| N Meacham | Conservative | 371 |
St Pauls1 seat
| S. Josan | Labour | 1,479 ✓ |
| B Sandhu | Ind Lab | 619 |
| D Read | Conservative | 340 |
| C Simms | Liberal Democrats | 102 |
Tipton Green1 seat · turnout 21.7%
| I Jones | Labour | 1,048 ✓ |
| R Bagley | Conservative | 741 |
| P. Turner | Ind Lab | 660 |
| A Underhill | Liberal Democrats | 99 |
Wednesbury North1 seat · turnout 25.9%
| W. Archer | Conservative | 1,564 ✓ |
| Elaine Giles | Labour | 799 |
| A Malpass | Liberal Democrats | 58 |
Wednesbury South1 seat · turnout 21.3%
| Barry Taylor | Labour | 1,104 ✓ |
| M. Dixon | Conservative | 725 |
| V. Malpass | Liberal Democrats | 145 |
West Bromwich Central1 seat · turnout 26.2%
| L. Turton | Labour | 1,626 ✓ |
| Anne Charlotte Hughes | Conservative | 439 |
| S. Rogers | Liberal Democrats | 203 |