Before (end of 1998) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 40 · Conservative 8 · Liberal Democrats 0 · Other 0
After (end of 1999) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 37 · Conservative 10 · Liberal Democrats 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Bixley2 seats · turnout 29.6%
| W. Wright | Conservative | 1,081 |
| G Terry | Conservative | 1,056 |
| C Campbell | Labour | 529 |
| G. Rusher | Labour | 441 |
| J Shirley | Liberal Democrats | 320 |
Bridge1 seat · turnout 20.5%
| P. Smart | Labour | 810 |
| P. Collyer | Conservative | 372 |
Broom Hill2 seats · turnout 26.5%
| Mary Blake | Labour | 712 |
| D. Goldsmith | Conservative | 698 |
| M Green | Conservative | 672 |
| H Mangar | Labour | 624 |
Castle Hill1 seat · turnout 34.2%
| D Jackson | Conservative | 902 |
| T Payne | Labour | 862 |
| D Day | Liberal Democrats | 206 |
Gainsborough1 seat · turnout 24.4%
| J. Brown | Labour | 819 |
| K. Matthews | Conservative | 380 |
| R Crane | Ind Lab | 240 |
Priory Heath1 seat · turnout 23.3%
| B Maguire | Labour | 649 |
| D Webb | Conservative | 308 |
| Fletcher J. | Liberal Democrats | 202 |
| R Lawrence | Ind Lab | 97 |
Sprites2 seats · turnout 22.1%
| G Goodall | Labour | 832 |
| C Newbury | Labour | 765 |
| Kathleen Kenna | Conservative | 407 |
| B. Thrussell | Conservative | 354 |
St John's1 seat
| S Percival | Labour | 892 |
| D Ward | Conservative | 674 |
| T. Gibert | Liberal Democrats | 210 |
St Margaret's1 seat
| I. Lockington | Liberal Democrats | 1,030 |
| P West | Conservative | 959 |
| S Reynolds | Labour | 439 |
St. Clements1 seat · turnout 35.5%
| D. Hale | Conservative | 958 |
| M. Fenwick | Labour | 828 |
| R. Whitmore | Liberal Democrats | 170 |
| R. Allum | Independent | 82 |
Stoke Park1 seat · turnout 20.5%
| M. Cook | Labour | 740 |
| D Mullett | Liberal Democrats | 393 |
Town1 seat · turnout 21.1%
| S. Baguley | Labour | 838 |
| C Vajzovic | Conservative | 300 |
| K. Wroe | Liberal Democrats | 187 |
Whitehouse1 seat · turnout 16.9%
| K Herod | Labour | 541 |
| M Staggs | Conservative | 233 |
| N. Day | Liberal Democrats | 122 |
