Before (end of 1997) (32 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 28 · Conservative 2 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 0
After (end of 1998) (32 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 27 · Conservative 3 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 0
Ward results
Bewbush1 seat · turnout 19.4%
| D. Murdoch | Labour | 809 ✓ |
| L. Burke | Conservative | 140 |
| J. Ferguson | Liberal Democrats | 89 |
| N Fletcher | SOC LAB | 60 |
Broadfield2 seats · turnout 15.3%
| J. Quinn | Labour | 973 ✓ |
| J. McGough | Labour | 850 ✓ |
| Corinne Bowen | Conservative | 244 |
| D. Bowen | Conservative | 235 |
| B. Hamilton | Liberal Democrats | 97 |
| G Robson | Liberal Democrats | 89 |
Furnace Green1 seat · turnout 26.7%
| R. Calcott | Labour | 1,252 ✓ |
| E. Lees | Conservative | 1,119 |
| D. Wise | Liberal Democrats | 244 |
Ifield1 seat
| D. Withall | Conservative | 226 |
| L. Hamilton | Liberal Democrats | 188 |
Langley Green1 seat
| Brenda Jane Smith | Labour | 1,116 ✓ |
| S. Wilkinson | Conservative | 161 |
| R. Miller | Liberal Democrats | 130 |
Pound Hill North1 seat
| G. Oliver | Conservative | 823 ✓ |
| J. Newsome | Labour | 668 |
| M. Hart | Liberal Democrats | 138 |
Southgate1 seat
| M. Flatt | Conservative | 323 |
| S. Bodsworth | Liberal Democrats | 169 |
Tilgate1 seat · turnout 26.3%
| Chris Lloyd | Labour | 929 ✓ |
| Christina Belben | Conservative | 175 |
| J. Hart | Liberal Democrats | 112 |
West Green1 seat
| C. Guthrie | Independent | 273 |
| A. Belben | Conservative | 86 |
| H Levy | Liberal Democrats | 46 |
| Results | — | 0 |