Before (end of 1997) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 23 · Liberal Democrats 17 · Labour 14 · Other 3
After (end of 1998) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 25 · Labour 15 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Other 4
Ward results
Basing2 seats
| S. Knight | Conservative | 1,117 ✓ |
| Patricia Read | Liberal Democrats | 1,058 ✓ |
| H. Vanbergen | Conservative | 967 |
| A Turton | Liberal Democrats | 829 |
| V. Lickley | Labour | 344 |
| S. Rothman | Labour | 178 |
Brighton Hill1 seat
| B. Gurdon | Liberal Democrats | 663 ✓ |
| A Cotter | Labour | 443 |
| B Cohen | Conservative | 294 |
Brookvale1 seat · turnout 27.8%
| J. Shaw | Liberal Democrats | 748 ✓ |
| J. Carnell | Labour | 272 |
| Karen Dignan | Conservative | 147 |
Buckskin1 seat
| J Evans | Labour | 542 ✓ |
| Rita Burgess | Conservative | 194 |
| Janet Renwick | Liberal Democrats | 85 |
Burghclere1 seat
| J. Clegg | Conservative | 362 ✓ |
| S Melville | Liberal Democrats | 313 |
| F Wallace | Labour | 36 |
Calleva1 seat
| R. Gardiner | Conservative | 1,235 ✓ |
| Laura James | Labour | 319 |
| M. Shelley | Liberal Democrats | 285 |
Chineham1 seat
| P. Lewington | Conservative | 729 ✓ |
| D Wickens | Independent | 494 |
| M Reed | Labour | 152 |
| S. Day | Liberal Democrats | 90 |
East Woodhay1 seat
| A. Ross | Conservative | 463 ✓ |
| R Palon | Liberal Democrats | 392 |
| S Howes | Labour | 22 |
Hatch Warren1 seat · turnout 18.7%
| C Reader | Conservative | 732 ✓ |
| M Bennett | Labour | 286 |
| R. Barnard | Liberal Democrats | 275 |
Highclere & Bourne1 seat · turnout 45.8%
| P Hedgeland | Conservative | 620 ✓ |
| Jacqueline Lessware | Liberal Democrats | 380 |
| R. Cross | Labour | 72 |
Kempshott1 seat
| P. Findlow | Conservative | 1,013 ✓ |
| A Girdler | Labour | 323 |
| L. Clover | Liberal Democrats | 293 |
Norden1 seat
| Susan Jones | Labour | 755 ✓ |
| G Kirsh | Conservative | 216 |
| Angela Old | Liberal Democrats | 136 |
Oakley and North Waltham1 seat
| C. Morrison | Conservative | 1,174 ✓ |
| M Gregory | Liberal Democrats | 803 |
| P. Wickremeratne | Labour | 198 |
Popley1 seat
| Jane Kathleen Frankum | Labour | 926 ✓ |
| M. Berwick-Gooding | Liberal Democrats | 703 |
| J. Downes | Conservative | 145 |
Tadley1 seat · turnout 20.2%
| T. Faulkner | Conservative | 559 ✓ |
| Jo Slimin | Liberal Democrats | 497 |
| D. Carr | Labour | 230 |
Whitchurch1 seat
| G. Nethercott | Liberal Democrats | 688 ✓ |
| Therese Coffey | Conservative | 288 |
| Katherine Lomas | Labour | 115 |
Winklebury1 seat
| A. Wells | Labour | 837 ✓ |
| J. Holder | Conservative | 507 |
| S. Adams | Liberal Democrats | 185 |