Before (end of 1998) (25 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 20 · Conservative 5 · Other 0 · SNP 0 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 1999) (30 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 17 · Conservative 13 · Liberal Democrats 0 · Other 0 · SNP 0
Ward results
| Duncan D.* | Labour | 1,057 ✓ |
| A. Poole | SNP | 541 |
| G. Ford | Conservative | 291 |
Ayr Belmont1 seat · turnout 61.1%
| A. Davies | Labour | 1,108 |
| J. Hall | SNP | 577 |
| I. Waller | Conservative | 234 |
Ayr Central1 seat · turnout 52.9%
| R. Campbell | Labour | 728 |
| C. Dunlop | Conservative | 385 |
| A. MacLeod | SNP | 380 |
| R. Berretti | Independent | 118 |
Ayr Craigie1 seat
| Brian Campbell | Labour | 1,036 ✓ |
| R Colinson | SNP | 442 |
| Richard Stewart Gow | Conservative | 338 |
Ayr Craigie1 seat
| B. Campbell Ms.* | Labour | 1,036 ✓ |
| R. Colinson | SNP | 442 |
| R. Gow | Conservative | 338 |
Ayr Doonfoot & Seafield1 seat
| C. Young | Conservative | 1,565 ✓ |
| C. Murray | Labour | 413 |
| M. Wheelan | SNP | 301 |
| C. Young | Conservative | 1,565 |
| C. Murray | Labour | 413 |
| M. Wheelan | SNP | 301 |
Ayr Forehill1 seat
| S. Bowie | Labour | 963 ✓ |
| A. McKay | SNP | 577 |
| G Clark | Conservative | 421 |
Ayr Forehill1 seat
| S. Bowie Ms.* | Labour | 963 ✓ |
| A. McKay | SNP | 577 |
| G. Clark | Conservative | 421 |
Ayr Fort1 seat · turnout 62.1%
| G. Macdonald | Conservative | 1,133 |
| Patricia McLellan | Labour | 364 |
| J. Patrick | SNP | 260 |
Ayr Lochside1 seat · turnout 56.1%
| D. Campbell | Labour | 1,015 |
| J Wallace | SNP | 501 |
| J. Rennie | Conservative | 156 |
Ayr Masonhill1 seat
| M Kilpartrick | Conservative | 975 ✓ |
| J Bulik | Labour | 691 |
| D Forbes | SNP | 504 |
Ayr Masonhill1 seat
| M. Kilpartrick | Conservative | 975 ✓ |
| J. Bulik | Labour | 691 |
| D. Forbes | SNP | 504 |
Ayr Newton1 seat · turnout 65.3%
| I. Stewart | Labour | 930 |
| M. Taylor | SNP | 568 |
| D. Yorke | Conservative | 533 |
Ayr Old Belmont1 seat · turnout 70.9%
| W. Sloan | Conservative | 1,145 |
| D McLellan | Labour | 593 |
| F. Gobb | SNP | 320 |
Ayr Rozelle1 seat · turnout 71.5%
| R. Reid | Conservative | 1,280 |
| J. Craig | Labour | 529 |
| S. Kerr | SNP | 411 |
Ayr Whitletts1 seat
| A Cairns | Labour | 1,109 ✓ |
| T Slider | SNP | 487 |
| L. Reid | Conservative | 85 |
Ayr Whitletts1 seat
| Cairns A.* | Labour | 1,109 ✓ |
| T. Slider | SNP | 487 |
| L. Reid | Conservative | 85 |
Coylton & Minishant1 seat
| A. McNicol Ms.* | Labour | 867 ✓ |
| A. Lewis | Conservative | 587 |
| D. Stewart | SNP | 386 |
Coylton and Minishant1 seat
| A. McNicol | Labour | 867 |
| A Lewis | Conservative | 587 |
| D. Stewart | SNP | 386 |
Dundonald and Loans1 seat · turnout 67.9%
| W. McNally | Conservative | 804 |
| A Skilling | Labour | 705 |
| M. McElroy | SNP | 498 |
Girvan Ailsa1 seat
| I. Fitzsimmons | Conservative | 651 ✓ |
| M. Milroy | Labour | 650 |
| K. Baldwin | SNP | 499 |
Girvan Ailsa1 seat
| I. Fitzsimmons | Conservative | 651 ✓ |
| M. Milroy | Labour | 650 |
| K. Baldwin | SNP | 499 |
Girvan Glendoune1 seat
| E. Foulkes Ms.* | Labour | 783 ✓ |
| M. Kelly | SNP | 545 |
| A. Wild | Conservative | 186 |
Girvan Glendoune1 seat
| E Foulkes | Labour | 783 ✓ |
| M Kelly | SNP | 545 |
| A Wild | Conservative | 186 |
| Hill A.* | Labour | 885 ✓ |
| A. MacKenzie | SNP | 492 |
| A. Hayes | Conservative | 432 |
| A. Murray | Labour | 750 ✓ |
| J. Wilson Ms.* | Conservative | 714 |
| R. Hollins | SNP | 504 |
| A. Hill | Labour | 885 |
| A. MacKenzie | SNP | 492 |
| A. Hayes | Conservative | 432 |
| A Murray | Labour | 750 |
| J. Wilson | Conservative | 714 |
| R. Hollins | SNP | 504 |
Prestwick Kingcase1 seat
| P. Paterson | Conservative | 906 ✓ |
| E. Clark | Labour | 850 |
| S. Fisher | SNP | 382 |
Prestwick Kingcase1 seat
| P. Paterson | Conservative | 906 ✓ |
| E. Clark | Labour | 850 |
| S. Fisher | SNP | 382 |
Prestwick St Cuthbert's and Monkton1 seat · turnout 72.3%
| H. Hunter | Conservative | 902 |
| G Crawley | Labour | 788 |
| I. Wallace | SNP | 502 |
Prestwick St Ninian's1 seat · turnout 68.9%
| Margaret Toner | Conservative | 928 |
| G Watson | Labour | 613 |
| P. McElroy | SNP | 398 |
Prestwick St. Nichols’1 seat
| M. Miller | Labour | 983 ✓ |
| M. Miller Ms.* | Labour | 983 ✓ |
| A. Hamilton | SNP | 530 |
| A. Hamilton | SNP | 530 |
| A. Dey | Conservative | 450 |
| A. Dey | Conservative | 450 |
Prestwick Toll1 seat
| Baillie J.* | Labour | 1,051 ✓ |
| H. Reid | SNP | 486 |
| E. McGowan | Conservative | 472 |
Prestwick Toll1 seat
| J Baillie | Labour | 1,051 ✓ |
| H Reid | SNP | 486 |
| Ezra McGowan | Conservative | 472 |
South Carrick1 seat
| P. Torrance | Labour | 1,064 ✓ |
| C. Scott | Conservative | 757 |
| M. Low | SNP | 336 |
Tarbolton Symington Craigie1 seat · turnout 68.6%
| J. Cree | Labour | 981 |
| J. Forrest | Conservative | 721 |
| J Allan | SNP | 443 |
Troon East1 seat · turnout 72.3%
| W. McIntosh | Conservative | 912 |
| D. Christie | Labour | 738 |
| A McFarlane | SNP | 510 |
Troon North1 seat · turnout 71.5%
| A. Kerr | Conservative | 969 |
| W. Cormie | Labour | 666 |
| D. Townsend | SNP | 525 |
Troon South1 seat · turnout 69.6%
| P. Convery | Conservative | 1,476 |
| N. Clark | Labour | 373 |
| H. Duff | SNP | 312 |
Troon West1 seat · turnout 64.7%
| G. McKenzie | Labour | 980 |
| S. Brown | SNP | 515 |
| Y. McIntosh | Conservative | 499 |
