Before (end of 1998) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 40 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Conservative 5 · Other 0
After (end of 1999) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 39 · Liberal Democrats 10 · Conservative 5 · Other 0
Ward results
Central1 seat · turnout 18.8%
| J. Taylor | Labour | 671 ✓ |
| R. Mullins | Conservative | 177 |
| S. Davies | Liberal Democrats | 151 |
| S Smith | Green | 93 |
Covingham1 seat · turnout 32.5%
| D. Benfield | Labour | 837 ✓ |
| A Albinson | Conservative | 133 |
| L. Sharp, | Liberal Democrats | 40 |
Dorcan1 seat · turnout 25.8%
| S. Dolan | Labour | 1,015 ✓ |
| G Perkins | Conservative | 726 |
| E. Aylett, | Liberal Democrats | 191 |
Eastcott1 seat · turnout 26.9%
| A. Baxter | Liberal Democrats | 1,084 ✓ |
| M. Fanning | Labour | 651 |
| V. Butt | Conservative | 209 |
| A. O'Sullivan | Green | 114 |
Freshbrook1 seat · turnout 28.6%
| J. Peppitt | Liberal Democrats | 1,158 ✓ |
| A. Durrant, | Labour | 582 |
| L. Yavuz | Conservative | 273 |
Gorse Hill1 seat
| J. Jenkins | Conservative | 228 |
| D Burton | Liberal Democrats | 153 |
Haydon Wick1 seat · turnout 21.9%
| K. King | Labour | 947 ✓ |
| I Dobie | Conservative | 525 |
| A Wakefield | Liberal Democrats | 238 |
Highworth1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| M. Ms.* Dilley | Labour | 1,243 ✓ |
| M. Duff | Conservative | 937 |
| Jennifer Shorten | Liberal Democrats | 301 |
Lawns1 seat · turnout 48.4%
| W. Johnson | Liberal Democrats | 1,804 ✓ |
| M. Harper | Conservative | 1,541 |
| R. Young | Labour | 282 |
| J. Hughes | Green | 96 |
Moredon1 seat · turnout 19.5%
| A. Masters | Labour | 866 ✓ |
| S Johal | Conservative | 225 |
| N Bass | Liberal Democrats | 192 |
Old Town3 seats · turnout 26.5%
| M. Downing | Labour | 969 ✓ |
| P. Gallagher | Labour | 966 ✓ |
| H. Tessier | Labour | 886 ✓ |
| V. Greaves | Conservative | 498 |
| J. Moorcroft | Liberal Democrats | 433 |
Park1 seat · turnout 17.7%
| B Thompson | Labour | 914 ✓ |
| F. Foley | Conservative | 173 |
| J. Turner | Liberal Democrats | 146 |
St Margaret1 seat · turnout 24.6%
| D. Carver | Labour | 1,281 ✓ |
| C. Day | Conservative | 1,101 |
| J Newman | Liberal Democrats | 300 |
St. Phillip1 seat · turnout 22.9%
| U. Owen | Labour | 930 ✓ |
| I Scrannage | Conservative | 361 |
| M Dickinson | Liberal Democrats | 140 |
Toothill1 seat · turnout 22.1%
| P Mallinson | Labour | 1,281 ✓ |
| S Wakefield | Conservative | 1,245 |
| A Sharp | Liberal Democrats | 367 |
Walcot1 seat · turnout 24.5%
| M. Childs | Labour | 783 ✓ |
| D. Sheppard | Conservative | 387 |
| Kathleen McCarthy | Liberal Democrats | 238 |
| C. Smith | Green | 46 |
Western1 seat · turnout 23.3%
| M. Barnes | Labour | 1,218 ✓ |
| D Hackett | Conservative | 340 |
| E. Clifton-Page | Liberal Democrats | 174 |
| Robert Heritage | Green | 43 |
| M Morton | Independent | 24 |
Whitworth1 seat · turnout 19.3%
| R. Pixton | Labour | 702 ✓ |
| T. Hudson | Liberal Democrats | 183 |
| David Day | Conservative | 123 |
Wroughton1 seat · turnout 36.3%
| Chris Hooper | Liberal Democrats | 801 ✓ |
| W Morton | Conservative | 748 |
| S. Bush | Labour | 531 |