Before (end of 1998) (30 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 12 · Other 10 · Labour 7 · Liberal Democrats 1
After (end of 1999) (30 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 17 · Other 7 · Labour 6 · Liberal Democrats 0
Ward results
Burnham On Crouch North1 seat · turnout 31.9%
| M. Wood | Independent | 336 ✓ |
| D Greaves | Conservative | 227 |
| P. Wells | Labour | 177 |
Burnham-on-Crouch South3 seats · turnout 28.6%
| R. Buck | Conservative | 702 ✓ |
| U. Norman | Labour | 504 ✓ |
| J. Smith | Conservative | 499 ✓ |
| P. Elliott | Conservative | 415 |
| T. Martin | Independent | 403 |
| T Quinlan | Labour | 384 |
| Ellis M. | Green | 204 |
Cold Norton1 seat · turnout 40.4%
| J Archer | Conservative | 460 ✓ |
| P Guppy | Labour | 190 |
Goldhanger1 seat · turnout 46.0%
| R. Long | Conservative | 415 ✓ |
| J. King | Green | 174 |
Great Totham2 seats · turnout 40.5%
| F. Delderfield | Conservative | 766 ✓ |
| Rowena Bass | Conservative | 750 ✓ |
| K. Mehrtens | Labour | 268 |
| M Milne | Labour | 248 |
Heybridge East1 seat · turnout 26.2%
| B. Harker | Conservative | 491 ✓ |
| I Mehrtens | Labour | 244 |
Heybridge West2 seats · turnout 23.4%
| S. Rosewarne | Conservative | 289 ✓ |
| Cheshire A. | Conservative | 244 ✓ |
| M. Bentley | Labour | 226 |
| A Josselyn | Labour | 197 |
| M. Cole | Green | 157 |
Maldon East2 seats · turnout 24.4%
| J Titmarsh | Labour | 276 ✓ |
| P Rew | Labour | 267 ✓ |
| W Prior | Conservative | 188 |
| A Payne | Conservative | 170 |
| R Hornett | Independent | 85 |
| J. Harpur | Green | 76 |
Maldon North West3 seats · turnout 31.3%
| R. Pipe | Independent | 610 ✓ |
| B. Mead | Independent | 593 ✓ |
| A. Lamb | Labour | 538 ✓ |
| C Danes | Labour | 443 |
| P Nickolls | Conservative | 333 |
| John Mann | Conservative | 254 |
| J Penny | Conservative | 222 |
Maldon South2 seats · turnout 21.6%
| T. Kelly | Conservative | 483 ✓ |
| P Roberts | Labour | 336 ✓ |
| Moss T.Ms | Conservative | 316 |
| J Why | Labour | 294 |
| M. Curtis | Liberal Democrats | 204 |
| A Collinson | Independent | 202 |
| E. Downes | Liberal Democrats | 198 |
| Janet Carden | Green | 82 |
Southminster2 seats · turnout 25.9%
| B. Beale | Independent | 561 ✓ |
| M. Sullivan | Labour | 374 ✓ |
| B. Cottam | Conservative | 220 |
| R Kehoe | Conservative | 210 |
St. Lawrence1 seat · turnout 36.1%
| H. Brook | Conservative | 309 ✓ |
| V. Quinlan | Labour | 135 |
The Maylands1 seat · turnout 31.6%
| Penelope Channer | Conservative | 491 ✓ |
| D Abernethy | Independent | 188 |
| A Weeks | Liberal Democrats | 109 |
Tillingham & Bradwell1 seat · turnout 36.6%
| R. Dewick | Conservative | 412 ✓ |
| N Hunt | Labour | 105 |
Tollesbury2 seats · turnout 31.1%
| B. McGhee | Independent | 556 ✓ |
| R. Laurie | Independent | 533 ✓ |
| G Munson | Conservative | 206 |
Tolleshunt D'Arcy1 seat
| M. Peel | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Wickham Bishops1 seat · turnout 44.7%
| D Howse | Conservative | 563 ✓ |
| G Baker | Labour | 158 |
