Before (end of 1998) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 37 · Conservative 15 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Other 1
After (end of 1999) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 29 · Conservative 20 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Other 2
Ward results
Acton1 seat
| J Beech | Conservative | 381 ✓ |
| Suzanne Johnston | Labour | 117 |
| K. Roberts | Liberal Democrats | 63 |
Alexandra3 seats
| M Roberts | Labour | 701 ✓ |
| S. Hogben | Labour | 688 ✓ |
| J. Wright | Labour | 657 ✓ |
| P Poole | Conservative | 252 |
| J Fisher | Conservative | 217 |
| D Mumford | Conservative | 211 |
Audlem2 seats · turnout 35.1%
| R. Bailey | Conservative | 974 |
| A. Richardson | Conservative | 826 |
| C. Tomkinson | Labour | 250 |
Barony Weaver3 seats · turnout 36.2%
| Angela Moran | Labour | 932 |
| W McGinnis | Labour | 910 |
| S. Hope | Labour | 878 |
| P. Brand | Conservative | 529 |
| G Fenton | Conservative | 495 |
| G. Mears | Conservative | 471 |
Birchin2 seats
| D. Potter | Conservative | 660 ✓ |
| D. Butterill | Conservative | 658 ✓ |
| E. George | Labour | 370 |
| R. Shenton | Labour | 331 |
Bunbury1 seat · turnout 51.7%
| Edith Williams | Independent | 400 |
| B Dykes | Conservative | 392 |
| M. Benningwood | Labour | 59 |
Coppenhall2 seats
| W. Beard | Labour | 509 ✓ |
| M. Grant | Labour | 496 ✓ |
| B. Fisher | Conservative | 119 |
| S Reddish | Conservative | 104 |
Delamere2 seats
| R. Stafford | Liberal Democrats | 630 ✓ |
| G. Griffiths | Liberal Democrats | 568 ✓ |
| S. Harper | Labour | 251 |
| Ed Potter | Conservative | 42 |
Englesea1 seat
| M. Campbell | Conservative | 446 ✓ |
| D Vaughan | Independent | 142 |
| Lucy Smart | Labour | 107 |
| S Allott | Independent | 55 |
Grosvenor2 seats · turnout 18.5%
| A. Crawford | Labour | 450 |
| C. Thorley | Labour | 447 |
| Gavin Poole | Conservative | 69 |
| C Wettern | Conservative | 48 |
Haslington3 seats · turnout 27.5%
| J. Nield | Conservative | 760 |
| O. Threadgold | Labour | 698 |
| G. Flanagan | Conservative | 687 |
| J. Rickard | Conservative | 651 |
| R Jones | Labour | 603 |
| D Straine-Francis | Labour | 566 |
Leighton3 seats · turnout 26.9%
| R Neave | Labour | 526 ✓ |
| A. Park | Labour | 484 ✓ |
| B Evans | Independent | 446 ✓ |
| C Iliff | Labour | 399 |
| D Forrest | Conservative | 221 |
| I. Eastwood | Liberal Democrats | 210 |
| A Johnson | Conservative | 177 |
| M. Weatherill | Conservative | 174 |
| Andrew Weatherill | Conservative | 174 |
Maw Green3 seats
| K. Woolley | Labour | 639 ✓ |
| A. Broughton | Labour | 634 ✓ |
| T. Hale | Labour | 577 ✓ |
| S. Darlington | Conservative | 110 |
| B. Burchell | Conservative | 109 |
| G. Parsons | Conservative | 101 |
Minshull1 seat · turnout 39.3%
| Chandler D. | Conservative | 402 |
| J. Williams | Labour | 134 |
Peckforton1 seat
| W. Davies | Conservative | 411 ✓ |
| N. Kent | Labour | 120 |
Shavington2 seats · turnout 31.7%
| G. Phillips | Labour | 522 |
| Maralyn Jones | Labour | 500 |
| M. Spooner | Conservative | 411 |
| R. Parker | Conservative | 404 |
| A. Hancock | Liberal Democrats | 253 |
St Barnabas3 seats
| H. Curran | Labour | 715 ✓ |
| P Axon | Labour | 712 ✓ |
| R Cartlidge | Labour | 683 ✓ |
| Brenda Brookshaw | Conservative | 211 |
| Anthony Mannion | Conservative | 190 |
| M Burchell | Conservative | 181 |
St. Johns1 seat
| P. Smith | Liberal Democrats | 1,023 |
| D. Cannon | Liberal Democrats | 696 |
| R. Parker | Liberal Democrats | 659 |
| Elizabeth Howell | Liberal Democrats | 610 |
| S. Roberts | Labour | 532 |
| W. Hooper | Conservative | 519 |
| J. Haligan | Labour | 516 |
| Violet Roberts | Labour | 495 |
| E. Chinnery | Labour | 299 |
| J. Lightfoot | Conservative | 101 |
St. Marys1 seat
| M. Taylor | Conservative | 662 |
| J. Hatfield | Conservative | 649 |
| R. Steele | Labour | 474 |
Valley2 seats · turnout 23.9%
| D. Crum | Labour | 450 |
| J. Minshall | Labour | 442 |
| C. Brown | Liberal Democrats | 203 |
| H. Jefferson | Liberal Democrats | 191 |
| B. Owen | Conservative | 62 |
Waldron3 seats
| R. Salmon | Labour | 951 ✓ |
| P. Kent | Labour | 905 ✓ |
| B. Cherrington | Labour | 878 ✓ |
| B Stafford | Liberal Democrats | 338 |
| M Robertson | Conservative | 209 |
| K Jones | Conservative | 189 |
| Ryan Buckley | Conservative | 183 |
Wellington2 seats · turnout 35.5%
| Jean Pearson | Conservative | 557 |
| R Burchell | Conservative | 539 |
| W. Garner | Labour | 462 |
| J. Stockton | Independent | 451 |
Wells Green2 seats
| M. Simon | Conservative | 569 ✓ |
| J. Kinsey | Conservative | 568 ✓ |
| S. Bostock | Labour | 383 |
| Brown A | Liberal Democrats | 301 |
Willaston1 seat · turnout 47.4%
| B Silvester | Conservative | 434 |
| M. Jones | Labour | 357 |
Wistaston Green3 seats
| B. Bickerton | Labour | 799 ✓ |
| L. Davies | Labour | 756 ✓ |
| Lee Wood | Labour | 735 ✓ |
| M Heywood | Conservative | 375 |
| Margaret Parker | Conservative | 342 |
| W. Reid | Conservative | 315 |
Wybunbury2 seats · turnout 29.3%
| M. Lockhart | Conservative | 744 |
| P. Owen | Conservative | 674 |
| R. Davis | Labour | 324 |
