Before (end of 1998) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 21 · Labour 16 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Other 4
After (end of 1999) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 25 · Labour 12 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Other 3
Ward results
Aylsham1 seat · turnout 33.7%
| D Gale | Labour | 738 |
| J. Meredith | Conservative | 593 |
| L Willis | Liberal Democrats | 258 |
Blofield1 seat · turnout 36.6%
| A. Nortcliffe | Conservative | 654 |
| J. Cook | Labour | 237 |
| J Philp | Liberal Democrats | 173 |
Burlingham1 seat · turnout 33.6%
| E. Peters | Liberal Democrats | 401 |
| A Hemmingway | Labour | 255 |
| J. Barber | Conservative | 171 |
Buxton1 seat · turnout 32.0%
| I Evans | Conservative | 266 |
| T. Glasspoole | Labour | 155 |
| D McRoberts | Liberal Democrats | 100 |
Freethorpe1 seat · turnout 44.3%
| M. Northover | Conservative | 252 |
| E. Grimson | Labour | 249 |
| M Blake | Liberal Democrats | 108 |
Hainford1 seat · turnout 34.1%
| R. Goodson | Conservative | 327 |
| M Kemp | Labour | 91 |
| V. Beadle | Liberal Democrats | 61 |
Horsford1 seat · turnout 31.0%
| J. Starling | Liberal Democrats | 600 |
| D. Attenborough | Conservative | 131 |
| C. Bensley | Labour | 111 |
South Walsham1 seat · turnout 41.3%
| G. Debbage | Independent | 271 |
| C. Yaxley | Conservative | 172 |
| E. Neal | Labour | 110 |
| P. Atkins | Liberal Democrats | 54 |
Sprowston Central1 seat · turnout 28.2%
| B. Lashley | Labour | 528 |
| R Knowles | Conservative | 444 |
| D. Lister | Liberal Democrats | 192 |
Sprowston East1 seat · turnout 32.6%
| T Landamore | Conservative | 438 |
| R Moules | Labour | 374 |
| J. Goodey | Liberal Democrats | 356 |
Sprowston South1 seat · turnout 37.3%
| A. Wright | Liberal Democrats | 342 |
| C Noble | Labour | 330 |
| J Bracey | Conservative | 205 |
Sprowston West1 seat · turnout 40.4%
| M. Callam | Liberal Democrats | 230 |
| C Cutting | Labour | 203 |
| M Utting | Conservative | 136 |
Taverham1 seat · turnout 24.5%
| S. Clancy | Conservative | 1,262 |
| B. Peters | Labour | 339 |
| A Young | Liberal Democrats | 309 |
| Peter Harwood | Labour | 774 ✓ |
| J. Maddox | Conservative | 700 |
| I Bond | Liberal Democrats | 170 |
