Before (end of 1997) (62 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 47 · Conservative 8 · Other 4 · Liberal Democrats 3
After (end of 1998) (62 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 52 · Conservative 8 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 0
Ward results
Abbey Wood2 seats · turnout 27.1%
| C Mardner | Labour | 979 ✓ |
| D. Steedman | Labour | 888 ✓ |
| D Scales | Liberal Democrats | 292 |
| G. Grigg | Liberal Democrats | 276 |
| K Bailey | Conservative | 230 |
| G. Thomas | Conservative | 187 |
Arsenal1 seat
| B. O'Sullivan | Labour | 398 ✓ |
| N Gough | Conservative | 59 |
Avery Hill1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| M. Pattenden | Liberal Democrats | 564 ✓ |
| J Littlefield | Labour | 364 |
| Weller B. | Conservative | 132 |
Blackheath2 seats · turnout 43.4%
| Geoff Brighty | Conservative | 1,099 ✓ |
| H Harris | Conservative | 1,017 ✓ |
| M. Mills | Labour | 860 |
| N Cairns | Labour | 844 |
| M. Smart | Liberal Democrats | 348 |
| I Gerrard | Liberal Democrats | 323 |
Burrage1 seat · turnout 24.7%
| L. Duvall | Labour | 471 ✓ |
| N. Mandeville | Conservative | 76 |
| R Newton | Independent | 68 |
Charlton2 seats · turnout 26.5%
| D. Grant | Labour | 1,020 ✓ |
| S. Jawaid | Labour | 909 ✓ |
| A. Smith | Liberal Democrats | 236 |
| P. Rabbitt | Conservative | 184 |
| J Kelk | Conservative | 141 |
| L. St. Clair | Independent | 74 |
Coldharbour2 seats · turnout 33.9%
| J Devaux | Labour | 1,075 ✓ |
| John Kelly | Labour | 873 ✓ |
| Dean P. | Conservative | 572 |
| F Hodgson | Conservative | 509 |
Deansfield1 seat · turnout 43.5%
| A. Miles | Conservative | 569 ✓ |
| Anne Bonner | Labour | 452 |
| B. Woodcraft | Liberal Democrats | 120 |
Eltham Park2 seats · turnout 49.7%
| D Poston | Conservative | 1,295 ✓ |
| J Simpson | Conservative | 1,149 ✓ |
| D Coleman | Labour | 1,000 |
| M Roffe | Labour | 898 |
| J Hagyard | Liberal Democrats | 405 |
| R White | Independent | 60 |
Eynsham2 seats · turnout 22.8%
| B. Groves | Labour | 680 ✓ |
| I Danesi | Labour | 668 ✓ |
| P Cope | Conservative | 180 |
| H Barnes | Conservative | 165 |
| B. Soanes | Liberal Democrats | 140 |
| A Grigg | Liberal Democrats | 131 |
Ferrier2 seats · turnout 21.1%
| M. Best | Labour | 678 ✓ |
| D. Smith | Labour | 641 ✓ |
| V. Antcliffe | Conservative | 279 |
| M. Campbell-Smith | Conservative | 272 |
Glyndon2 seats · turnout 18.6%
| Austen D. | Labour | 907 ✓ |
| J Wakefield | Labour | 740 ✓ |
| J. Cooper | Conservative | 215 |
| D. Withers | Conservative | 143 |
Herbert2 seats · turnout 24.4%
| B. Jones | Labour | 753 ✓ |
| R Sidhu | Labour | 594 ✓ |
| S. Coker | Conservative | 488 |
| C. McGonagle | Conservative | 382 |
| E Ottery | Liberal Democrats | 240 |
Hornfair2 seats · turnout 27.3%
| J. Gillman | Labour | 1,029 ✓ |
| R. Lewis | Labour | 849 ✓ |
| S. Stirling | Conservative | 298 |
| P. Swann | Conservative | 251 |
Kidbrooke2 seats
| N. Adams | Labour | 741 ✓ |
| Cove J. | Labour | 712 ✓ |
| D Cocker | Conservative | 596 |
| S Landeryou | Conservative | 554 |
| R Mallone | Independent | 375 |
Lakedale2 seats · turnout 20.8%
| C. Boothe | Labour | 671 ✓ |
| B. Barwick | Labour | 629 ✓ |
| M. Payne | Liberal Democrats | 164 |
| S Stacey | Independent | 164 |
| J. Harvey-Bailey | Conservative | 133 |
| J. Pinnington | Liberal Democrats | 113 |
| J Otter | Green | 100 |
Middle Park2 seats · turnout 27.1%
| R. Harris | Labour | 974 ✓ |
| B Taylor | Labour | 860 ✓ |
| D. Clark | Conservative | 238 |
| M. Joel | Conservative | 204 |
| A Graham | Ind Con | 146 |
| W Hewer | Liberal Democrats | 124 |
| H Potter | Liberal Democrats | 114 |
New Eltham2 seats · turnout 40.8%
| D. Mepstead | Conservative | 1,019 ✓ |
| S Nicholson | Conservative | 942 ✓ |
| P May | Labour | 938 |
| M. Kingston | Labour | 843 |
| M Lewis | Liberal Democrats | 235 |
| P Churchill | Liberal Democrats | 203 |
| J Cortes | Independent | 64 |
Nightingale1 seat · turnout 18.5%
| K Scott | Labour | 344 ✓ |
| R Diplock | Liberal Democrats | 79 |
| E. Drew | Conservative | 49 |
Palace1 seat · turnout 31.8%
| P. King | Conservative | 515 ✓ |
| A Thompson | Labour | 475 |
| H. Blackburn | Liberal Democrats | 171 |
Plumstead Common1 seat · turnout 29.2%
| V. Morse | Labour | 528 ✓ |
| P. Mitchell | Liberal Democrats | 133 |
| V. Dempsey | Conservative | 97 |
| D. Harbud | Green | 47 |
Rectory Field2 seats · turnout 26.6%
| A. Cornforth | Labour | 796 ✓ |
| G Parker | Labour | 744 ✓ |
| W Mayhew | Liberal Democrats | 286 |
| J Day | Conservative | 226 |
| L Stonnard | Liberal Democrats | 203 |
| M. Robinson | Conservative | 201 |
Sherard2 seats · turnout 24.4%
| Martin Hayes | Labour | 897 ✓ |
| Q. Marsh | Labour | 858 ✓ |
| L. Craker | Conservative | 324 |
| Joel C. | Conservative | 303 |
| T Liddle | Green | 97 |
Shrewsbury1 seat
| Martin Hayes | Labour | 621 ✓ |
| L. Sergeant | Conservative | 489 |
| G Sizer | Independent | 66 |
Slade2 seats · turnout 36.1%
| P. Challis | Labour | 976 ✓ |
| A. Hutchinson | Labour | 874 ✓ |
| D Woodhead | Liberal Democrats | 725 |
| T Headon | Liberal Democrats | 671 |
| E. Head | Conservative | 195 |
| J. Bowe | Conservative | 163 |
St. Alfege2 seats · turnout 35.8%
| C Roberts | Labour | 683 ✓ |
| K. Patel | Labour | 625 ✓ |
| E Hill | Liberal Democrats | 550 |
| D. Stevens | Liberal Democrats | 512 |
| B Buckley | Conservative | 362 |
| H O'Leary | Conservative | 328 |
| G Holden | Green | 168 |
St. Marys2 seats
| N McShee | Labour | 658 ✓ |
| J. Fahy | Labour | 654 ✓ |
| G Oba | Conservative | 318 |
| Christopher Peter Phillips | Conservative | 300 |
St. Nicholas2 seats · turnout 21.1%
| A. Macrae | Labour | 656 ✓ |
| C. Slee | Labour | 635 ✓ |
| M Jenkins | Liberal Democrats | 204 |
| S. Derrick-Reeve | Liberal Democrats | 204 |
| E. Maisey | Conservative | 188 |
| C. Meers | Conservative | 175 |
Sutcliffe1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| B. Woodcraft | Liberal Democrats | 672 ✓ |
| M. Peltier | Labour | 332 |
| S Coules | Conservative | 183 |
| H Middleton | LIB | 15 |
Tarn1 seat · turnout 40.6%
| T. Malone | Labour | 477 ✓ |
| D. Richards | Conservative | 432 |
| C. Hewer | Liberal Democrats | 76 |
Thamesmead Moorings2 seats · turnout 15.1%
| P. Brooks | Labour | 648 ✓ |
| P. Kotz | Labour | 551 ✓ |
| L. Murphy | Conservative | 138 |
| Durham A. | Liberal Democrats | 124 |
| R Maisey | Conservative | 122 |
Trafalgar2 seats · turnout 27.0%
| M. Moseley | Labour | 911 ✓ |
| J Gillman | Labour | 907 ✓ |
| A Briscoe | Liberal Democrats | 290 |
| A Renouf | Liberal Democrats | 226 |
| A Growdon | Conservative | 176 |
| J. Jones | Conservative | 151 |
Vanbrugh2 seats · turnout 35.6%
| A Grant | Labour | 979 ✓ |
| D. Picton | Labour | 899 ✓ |
| D Ellison | Conservative | 537 |
| E. Truss | Conservative | 495 |
| S. Broad | Liberal Democrats | 311 |
| D Richardson | Liberal Democrats | 230 |
Well Hall2 seats · turnout 40.2%
| W Freeman | Labour | 1,220 ✓ |
| R Walker | Labour | 1,188 ✓ |
| A Hills | Conservative | 865 |
| S. McAllister | Conservative | 859 |
West2 seats · turnout 23.4%
| M. O'Mara | Labour | 771 ✓ |
| J. Sekhon | Labour | 595 ✓ |
| A Lloyd | Liberal Democrats | 275 |
| A. Smith | Liberal Democrats | 215 |
| S. Phillips | Conservative | 160 |
| R Thwaites | Conservative | 107 |
Woolwich Common2 seats · turnout 21.9%
| G. Dhillon | Labour | 754 ✓ |
| T Hales | Labour | 716 ✓ |
| G Hatch | Conservative | 244 |
| E. Harris | Conservative | 237 |
