Before (end of 1997) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 24 · Liberal Democrats 17 · Conservative 1 · Other 0
After (end of 1998) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 23 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Conservative 6 · Other 0
Ward results
Billericay East1 seat · turnout 26.2%
| P. Patrick | Conservative | 1,205 ✓ |
| R Dowden | Liberal Democrats | 815 |
| Patricia Reid | Labour | 301 |
Billericay West1 seat · turnout 25.7%
| M Barr | Liberal Democrats | 1,231 ✓ |
| S. Horgan | Conservative | 1,196 |
| R. Austin | Labour | 248 |
Burstead1 seat · turnout 26.4%
| G. Buckenham | Conservative | 1,061 ✓ |
| G Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 908 |
| M. Viney | Labour | 348 |
Fryerns Central1 seat · turnout 24.6%
| P Kirkman | Labour | 1,424 ✓ |
| A. Hedley | Conservative | 324 |
| M. Dickinson | Liberal Democrats | 226 |
Fryerns East1 seat · turnout 22.5%
| J. Potter | Labour | 1,261 ✓ |
| D. Morris | Conservative | 321 |
| J Lutton | Liberal Democrats | 144 |
Laindon1 seat · turnout 23.1%
| C. Payn | Labour | 1,158 ✓ |
| D. Walsh | Conservative | 812 |
| Vivien Howard | Liberal Democrats | 275 |
Langdon Hills1 seat · turnout 27.4%
| S. Hillier | Conservative | 1,191 ✓ |
| M. Larkin | Labour | 1,176 |
| L. Williams | Liberal Democrats | 261 |
Lee Chapel North1 seat · turnout 27.3%
| N Smith | Labour | 1,309 ✓ |
| M Levey | Conservative | 474 |
| M Dale | Liberal Democrats | 274 |
Nethermayne1 seat · turnout 38.6%
| G Williams | Liberal Democrats | 1,431 ✓ |
| T Lomas | Labour | 747 |
| S. Allen | Conservative | 460 |
Pitsea East2 seats · turnout 20.4%
| D Marks | Labour | 1,187 ✓ |
| R Rackham | Labour | 1,040 ✓ |
| K. Blake | Conservative | 860 |
| Paul Turner | Conservative | 796 |
| D Birch | Liberal Democrats | 209 |
| A Ferriss | Liberal Democrats | 171 |
| D Murray | SOC | 59 |
Pitsea West1 seat · turnout 20.4%
| P Ballard | Labour | 1,140 ✓ |
| C. Coombes | Conservative | 395 |
| J Barr | Liberal Democrats | 183 |
Vange2 seats · turnout 17.2%
| F. Kirkman | Labour | 909 ✓ |
| L. Rossati | Labour | 873 ✓ |
| R Cornish | Conservative | 349 |
| S Hillier | Conservative | 319 |
| P. Jenkins | Liberal Democrats | 137 |
| T Marsh | Liberal Democrats | 124 |
Wickford North1 seat · turnout 29.1%
| A Ball | Conservative | 1,052 ✓ |
| M Birch | Liberal Democrats | 1,042 |
| C. Wilson | Labour | 614 |
Wickford South1 seat · turnout 24.9%
| Sylvia Buckley | Conservative | 1,346 ✓ |
| J Pattison | Liberal Democrats | 857 |
| A Ede | Labour | 642 |