Before (end of 1998) (37 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 20 · Liberal Democrats 12 · Labour 4 · Conservative 1
After (end of 1999) (37 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 20 · Other 12 · Labour 4 · Conservative 1
Ward results
Bottisham2 seats · turnout 38.6%
| H Fitch | Liberal Democrats | 753 |
| V. Leake | Liberal Democrats | 740 |
| S O’Dell | Labour | 176 |
BURWELL3 seats · turnout 18.2%
| Hazel Williams | Liberal Democrats | 689 |
| C. Durrant | Independent | 675 |
| H. Brooks | Independent | 667 |
| M Evans | Labour | 273 |
Cheveley2 seats · turnout 33.4%
| E. Twentyman | Liberal Democrats | 541 |
| P. Lewis | Liberal Democrats | 335 |
| P. Bridge | Independent | 275 |
| J. Segger | Labour | 95 |
Downham2 seats
| C. Hall | Independent | 593 ✓ |
| A. White | Independent | 559 ✓ |
| Janet Jones | Liberal Democrats | 165 |
| Stephen Pavey | Labour | 121 |
| Patricia Pleydell | Liberal Democrats | 99 |
Dullingham Villages1 seat · turnout 42.2%
| J. Gibb | Liberal Democrats | 419 |
| M. Vale | Ms Ind | 279 |
Ely Northern2 seats · turnout 32.8%
| S. Higginson | Liberal Democrats | 860 |
| J. Waterfall | Liberal Democrats | 797 |
| M. Russell | Conservative | 338 |
| D. Griffith | Conservative | 337 |
Ely Southern2 seats · turnout 33.2%
| D Adey | Liberal Democrats | 653 |
| J. Coppola | Liberal Democrats | 564 |
| John Borland | Independent | 281 |
Ely West3 seats · turnout 35.8%
| Sheila Friend-Smith | Liberal Democrats | 1,304 |
| J. Friend-Smith | Liberal Democrats | 1,064 |
| I. Allen | Liberal Democrats | 876 |
| J. Willson | Independent | 574 |
| J. Smith | Independent | 410 |
| A. Pope | Independent | 358 |
| M. Carter | Green | 175 |
Fordham Villages2 seats · turnout 30.2%
| R. Abbott | Liberal Democrats | 662 |
| M Hancock | Liberal Democrats | 485 |
| L. Neal | Independent | 290 |
| P Scott | Labour | 97 |
Haddenham2 seats
| P. Warren | Independent | 406 ✓ |
| O. Bethnell | Independent | 353 ✓ |
| S. Smith | Conservative | 341 |
| V. Hearne-Casapieri | Conservative | 298 |
| J Marsh | Green | 296 |
| V. Spencer-Jones | Labour | 176 |
| M Saunderson | Green | 142 |
| E. Garrett | Liberal Democrats | 98 |
Isleham1 seat · turnout 26.1%
| E. Woodbridge | Independent | 349 |
| H. Mooney | Liberal Democrats | 58 |
Littleport4 seats
| A. Wright | Independent | 524 ✓ |
| S. Kerridge | Independent | 499 ✓ |
| B. Hayes | Independent | 433 ✓ |
| Neil Morrison | Liberal Democrats | 425 ✓ |
| P Bailey | Liberal Democrats | 398 |
| H Pearce | Liberal Democrats | 383 |
| E. Vallence | Liberal Democrats | 378 |
Soham5 seats · turnout 14.6%
| C. Fordham | Independent | 782 |
| L Hart | Liberal Democrats | 714 |
| J. Palmer | Independent | 693 |
| C. Hempsted | Labour | 560 |
| P. Tuite | Labour | 509 |
| F. Ross | Labour | 498 |
| H. Davies | Labour | 484 |
| Brooks G. | Liberal Democrats | 479 |
| T. Tuite | Labour | 445 |
Stretham1 seat · turnout 40.0%
| F. McKay-Rae | Liberal Democrats | 490 |
| J. Seaman | Independent | 219 |
Sutton1 seat · turnout 25.4%
| G. Steward | Labour | 461 |
| D. Owen | Labour | 459 |
| M. Cooper | Independent | 394 |
| S. Marritt | Liberal Democrats | 113 |
| S Smithson | Liberal Democrats | 111 |
The Swaffhams1 seat
| C. Cain | Liberal Democrats | 0 |
| C. Cain | Liberal Democrats | 0 ✓ |
Witchford1 seat · turnout 41.3%
| G. Frankland | Liberal Democrats | 482 |
| M. Woodbine | Conservative | 180 |
Woodditton1 seat
| E. Garner | Conservative | 266 ✓ |
| A. France | Liberal Democrats | 189 |
