Before (end of 1998) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 23 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Conservative 6 · Other 0
After (end of 1999) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 23 · Conservative 11 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Other 0
Ward results
Billericay East1 seat · turnout 23.7%
| A. Archer | Conservative | 1,102 |
| F Bellard | Liberal Democrats | 701 |
| Patricia Reid | Labour | 304 |
Billericay West1 seat · turnout 27.5%
| S. Horgan | Conservative | 1,364 |
| G. Taylor | RES | 1,287 |
| L. Howard | Labour | 253 |
Fryerns Central1 seat
| A. Humphries | Labour | 1,293 ✓ |
| W Marck | Conservative | 350 |
| S. Dickinson | Liberal Democrats | 193 |
| Alfred Viccary | Independent | 42 |
Fryerns East1 seat · turnout 20.9%
| L. Rossati | Labour | 1,107 |
| Deborah Allen | Conservative | 331 |
| J Lutton | Liberal Democrats | 137 |
Laindon1 seat · turnout 22.4%
| A. Bennett | Labour | 1,081 |
| D. Walsh | Conservative | 769 |
| Vivien Howard | Liberal Democrats | 209 |
| S Chaney | Independent | 142 |
Langdon Hills1 seat · turnout 27.8%
| R Sears | Labour | 1,329 |
| S Hillier | Conservative | 1,177 |
| M. Dickinson | Liberal Democrats | 177 |
Lee Chapel North1 seat · turnout 24.9%
| L. Gordon | Labour | 1,202 |
| S. Popplewell | Conservative | 456 |
| M Dale | Liberal Democrats | 208 |
Nethermayne1 seat · turnout 34.3%
| J. White | Liberal Democrats | 1,128 |
| A Manning | Labour | 794 |
| S. Allen | Conservative | 434 |
Pitsea East1 seat · turnout 23.1%
| K. Bobbin | Labour | 1,235 |
| K. Blake | Conservative | 990 |
| J. Baker | Liberal Democrats | 201 |
Pitsea West1 seat · turnout 19.8%
| D Abrahall | Labour | 1,122 |
| A. Hedley | Conservative | 347 |
| L. Bellard | Liberal Democrats | 156 |
Vange1 seat · turnout 17.4%
| D. Golding | Labour | 893 |
| R Cornish | Conservative | 370 |
| L. Williams | Liberal Democrats | 104 |
Wickford North1 seat · turnout 27.0%
| M. Mowe | Conservative | 1,094 |
| A. Banton | Liberal Democrats | 878 |
| C. Wilson | Labour | 532 |
Wickford South1 seat · turnout 23.4%
| D. Morris | Conservative | 1,421 |
| S. Howe | Liberal Democrats | 708 |
| A Ede | Labour | 664 |