| Pos | Band | Conductor | Dr | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flowers | B. Hurdley | 2 | - |
| 2 | B.T. | G. O'Conner | 9 | - |
| 3 | DUT Yorkshire Imperial | R. Evans | 15 | - |
| 4 | SWT Woodfalls | M. White | 16 | - |
| 5 | Ever Ready | N. Childs | 11 | - |
| 6 | Point of Ayr | M. Fowles | 14 | - |
| 7 | Rhodian Brass | I. Craddock | 7 | - |
| 8 | Bodmin | J. Hudson | 10 | - |
| 9 | Newtongrange | T. Swainson | 22 | - |
| 10 | Rolls-Royce (Coventry) | D. Lea | 12 | - |
| 11 | Staffordshire Building Society | A. Culshaw | 3 | - |
| 12 | British Fuels (Parc & Dare) | D. Broadbent | 19 | - |
| 13 | East Yorkshire Motor Services | J. Roberts | 7 | - |
| 14 | British Steel Teesside | A. Snell | 8 | - |
| 15 | Bedwas Trethomas & Machen | A. Morrison | 4 | - |
| 16 | P.H.G. Lindley | N. Jowett | 18 | - |
| 17 | Lewis Merthyr | C. Toghill | 13 | - |
| 18 | Stalybridge | A. Exley | 5 | - |
| 19 | Freckleton | P. Dalton | 21 | - |
| 20 | Northop | T. Wyss | 1 | - |
| 21 | Kirkintilloch | F. Renton | 6 | - |
| 22 | United Co-op | J. Sparkes | 20 | - |
No points were awarded.
Flowers and BT qualified to the 1998 British Open.
Prizes:
1st: £600 plus the Grand Shield.
2nd: £500 plus the Midland Music Trophy.
3rd: £300 plus
4th: £200 plus
