Before (end of 1997) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 42 · Conservative 3 · Other 0 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 1998) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 41 · Conservative 4 · Liberal Democrats 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Abbey1 seat · turnout 27.6%
| D. Ensor | Labour | 946 ✓ |
| P Simpson | Independent | 288 |
| J. Waine | Conservative | 247 |
| B Verden | Liberal Democrats | 109 |
Arbury1 seat · turnout 18.4%
| R. Grant | Labour | 837 ✓ |
| Timothy Wilson | Conservative | 282 |
| F. Mills | Liberal Democrats | 228 |
Attleborough1 seat · turnout 22.7%
| M. Osborne | Labour | 1,014 ✓ |
| R Marston | Conservative | 462 |
Bulkington1 seat · turnout 29.3%
| J. Jackson | Labour | 1,123 ✓ |
| M. Heatley | Conservative | 789 |
Chilvers Coton1 seat · turnout 27.7%
| R. Hicks | Labour | 928 ✓ |
| D Bryden | Conservative | 262 |
| M Chadaway | SOC | 106 |
Exhall2 seats · turnout 23.4%
| J Hannaway | Labour | 943 ✓ |
| J Sharma | Labour | 848 ✓ |
| M Lovick | Conservative | 457 |
| M. O'Neill | Conservative | 393 |
Galley Common1 seat · turnout 17.5%
| M. Kedwards | Labour | 837 ✓ |
| B Grant | Conservative | 308 |
Heath1 seat · turnout 24.1%
| D. Hawkes | Labour | 763 ✓ |
| P Behan | Independent | 359 |
| Shaun O'Neill | Conservative | 326 |
Mount Pleasant1 seat · turnout 25.2%
| A. Lloyd | Labour | 955 ✓ |
| P O'Brien | Ind Lab | 650 |
| B Lobbett | Conservative | 362 |
Poplar1 seat · turnout 21.3%
| W. Hancox | Labour | 872 ✓ |
| A. Crutchlow | Conservative | 297 |
St. Nicholas1 seat · turnout 32.3%
| W Cawthorne | Conservative | 1,057 ✓ |
| K Aldridge | Labour | 791 |
Stockingford1 seat · turnout 22.8%
| G. Ashford | Labour | 868 ✓ |
| M Ballard | Conservative | 153 |
| F. Smith | Liberal Democrats | 93 |
Weddington1 seat · turnout 33.4%
| J. Burton | Conservative | 966 ✓ |
| W Summers | Labour | 963 |
Whitestone1 seat · turnout 27.3%
| N. Colledge | Conservative | 1,145 ✓ |
| M Newton | Labour | 819 |
