Before (end of 1998) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 36 · Conservative 13 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 1
After (end of 1999) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · Conservative 15 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 0
Ward results
Bank Top2 seats · turnout 19.1%
| S. Robson | Labour | 499 ✓ |
| J. Williams | Labour | 414 ✓ |
| K White | Conservative | 109 |
Central2 seats · turnout 20.3%
| R. Flowers | Labour | 425 ✓ |
| I. Hartley | Labour | 405 ✓ |
| Patricia Chapman | Conservative | 109 |
Cockerton East3 seats · turnout 25.6%
| Peter Baldwin | Labour | 908 ✓ |
| B. Thistlewaite | Labour | 876 ✓ |
| E. Greaves | Labour | 838 ✓ |
| M. Mann | Conservative | 337 |
| M Gray | Conservative | 326 |
| T Soanes | Conservative | 325 |
| M. Jenkins | Independent | 193 |
Cockerton West2 seats · turnout 30.0%
| C. Huchinson | Labour | 564 ✓ |
| Wilson E. | Labour | 503 ✓ |
| F Beadle | Conservative | 159 |
| G Smurthwaite | Conservative | 153 |
College2 seats · turnout 37.9%
| P. Stamford-Bewlay | Conservative | 560 ✓ |
| E. Richmond | Conservative | 558 ✓ |
| J Baker | Labour | 284 |
| J. Lyonette | Labour | 268 |
| Boddy N. | Liberal Democrats | 136 |
| B Fiske | Liberal Democrats | 130 |
Eastbourne North2 seats · turnout 22.9%
| W. Dixon | Labour | 405 ✓ |
| A. Smith | Labour | 374 ✓ |
| H. Allinson | Conservative | 101 |
Eastbourne South2 seats · turnout 23.1%
| R. Francis | Labour | 473 ✓ |
| L. Vasey | Labour | 415 ✓ |
| B Robson | Conservative | 94 |
| I. Paterson | Conservative | 91 |
Harrowgate Hill3 seats · turnout 29.8%
| E. Hart | Labour | 806 ✓ |
| G Cree | Labour | 792 ✓ |
| J. Vasey | Labour | 757 ✓ |
| K Brown | Conservative | 301 |
| F Elliot | Conservative | 230 |
| T Agnew | Independent | 226 |
| Doreen Tucker | Conservative | 218 |
| S Jones | Liberal Democrats | 133 |
| T. Jones | Liberal Democrats | 104 |
| W Montgomery | Liberal Democrats | 73 |
Haughton East3 seats · turnout 27.9%
| C McEwan | Labour | 1,077 ✓ |
| Veronica Copeland | Labour | 1,012 ✓ |
| G Walker | Labour | 945 ✓ |
| W House | Independent | 586 |
| L Upton | Independent | 502 |
| A Richmond | Conservative | 460 |
| S. Johnson | Conservative | 367 |
Haughton West2 seats
| N. Wallis | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| D. Lyonette | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Heighington1 seat · turnout 52.7%
| G Lee | Conservative | 490 ✓ |
| D Baker | Labour | 266 |
Hummersknott2 seats · turnout 37.8%
| S. Brown | Conservative | 952 ✓ |
| A Marshall | Conservative | 925 ✓ |
| A Howard | Labour | 348 |
| D Klein | Labour | 284 |
Hurworth2 seats · turnout 44.7%
| W Burtt | Conservative | 712 ✓ |
| Paul Patrick James Foster | Conservative | 641 ✓ |
| H Bullock | Labour | 640 |
| P Dobinson | Labour | 564 |
Lascelles2 seats
| G. Plummer | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| V. Bloxsome | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Lingfield2 seats · turnout 32.3%
| I. Haszeldine | Labour | 935 ✓ |
| F. Robson | Labour | 882 ✓ |
| I. Pinkney | Conservative | 178 |
Middleton St George2 seats · turnout 29.8%
| Doris Mary Jones | Conservative | 633 ✓ |
| W Maybrey | Conservative | 621 ✓ |
| I Black | Labour | 196 |
| J. Swift | Labour | 172 |
Mowden2 seats · turnout 41.5%
| J. Stenson | Conservative | 854 ✓ |
| R. Lewis | Conservative | 845 ✓ |
| Jackie Saint | Labour | 472 |
| M. Bristow | Labour | 465 |
| I. Barnes | Liberal Democrats | 117 |
| P. Freitag | Liberal Democrats | 74 |
North Road2 seats · turnout 28.4%
| K. Walker | Liberal Democrats | 665 ✓ |
| Sidney Walker | Liberal Democrats | 604 ✓ |
| C Robinson | Labour | 304 |
| N. Town | Labour | 297 |
Northgate North2 seats · turnout 23.3%
| M. Thomas | Labour | 504 ✓ |
| Wendy Newall | Labour | 481 ✓ |
| K Coates | Liberal Democrats | 123 |
| P. Coates | Liberal Democrats | 108 |
| S. Robb | Conservative | 72 |
Northgate South2 seats · turnout 24.7%
| Dorothy Claire Long | Labour | 574 ✓ |
| E. Young | Labour | 529 ✓ |
| M. Martin | Conservative | 105 |
Park East3 seats · turnout 20.8%
| A. Buttle | Labour | 740 ✓ |
| H. Straiton | Labour | 733 ✓ |
| D. Bristow | Labour | 654 ✓ |
| J Ellis | Conservative | 175 |
Park West2 seats · turnout 43.4%
| J Ruck | Conservative | 920 ✓ |
| H. Scott | Conservative | 918 ✓ |
| J. Buckle | Labour | 340 |
| M. Nicholson | Labour | 325 |
Pierremont3 seats · turnout 42.0%
| D Buckle | Labour | 1,001 ✓ |
| S. Harker | Labour | 989 ✓ |
| M. Swift | Labour | 965 ✓ |
| J. Jones | Conservative | 626 |
| P. Jones | Conservative | 607 |
| S. Bennett | Conservative | 602 |
| M. Allinson | Liberal Democrats | 194 |
| A. McPherson | Liberal Democrats | 161 |
| C. Oliver | Liberal Democrats | 147 |
| J. Maile | Independent | 81 |
Whessoe1 seat · turnout 29.6%
| Roberts E. | Conservative | 421 ✓ |
| S. Thorne-Wallis | Labour | 160 |
