Before (end of 1998) (34 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 12 · Other 9 · Conservative 7 · Labour 6
After (end of 1999) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 10 · Conservative 9 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Labour 5
Ward results
Hayle-Gwinear1 seat · turnout 26.7%
| S. Menadue | Independent | 647 |
| T. Lello | Liberal Democrats | 395 |
Hayle-Gwithian1 seat
| P. Owen | Independent | 637 ✓ |
| J. Pierce | Liberal Democrats | 349 |
| S. Collings | Independent | 172 |
| S. Franklin | Ind Lab | 102 |
Lelant and Carbis Bay1 seat · turnout 32.5%
| C. Cox | Conservative | 490 |
| K. Matthews | Liberal Democrats | 385 |
| T. Murray | Labour | 187 |
Ludgvan1 seat · turnout 31.6%
| H. Smith | Conservative | 708 |
| C. Weatherhill | Independent | 590 |
Marazion1 seat · turnout 43.6%
| N. Badcock | Conservative | 346 |
| N Walker | Liberal Democrats | 110 |
| M Lawrence | Independent | 68 |
Penzance East1 seat · turnout 30.1%
| M Smitham | Labour | 411 |
| P Mates | Liberal Democrats | 347 |
| H Bosworth | Conservative | 299 |
| J Jackson | Independent | 37 |
Penzance South1 seat · turnout 46.2%
| R. Harding | Conservative | 979 |
| W Morris | Labour | 434 |
| F Granger | MK | 110 |
| D. Axford | Independent | 87 |
St Buryan1 seat · turnout 42.6%
| Will Thomas | Conservative | 704 |
| S Freeman | Independent | 430 |
St Erth and St Hilary1 seat · turnout 37.9%
| P. Badcock | Independent | 291 |
| N. Jones | Liberal Democrats | 164 |
| L Roberts | Conservative | 150 |
St. Ives North1 seat · turnout 39.7%
| G Tonkin | Liberal Democrats | 442 |
| J. Tanner | Independent | 318 |
| T. Murray | Labour | 223 |
| K. Messenger | Conservative | 149 |
St. Ives South1 seat
| W. Trevorrow | Independent | 469 ✓ |
| C. Haynes-Curtis | Labour | 182 |
| I Gillett | Liberal Democrats | 121 |