Before (end of 1998) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 54 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 2 · Conservative 1
After (end of 1999) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 48 · Other 6 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Conservative 2
Ward results
Abbey1 seat
| B. Tinsley | Labour | 1,192 ✓ |
| P. Tinsley | Liberal Democrats | 485 |
| S. Jones | Conservative | 461 |
Berryhill1 seat · turnout 19.8%
| B. Stockley | Labour | 1,221 |
| Durber E. | Liberal Democrats | 298 |
| O. Blostone | Conservative | 255 |
Blurton1 seat · turnout 26.3%
| J. Daniels | Independent | 866 |
| J. Dimmock | Labour | 783 |
| H Mouat | Conservative | 221 |
| R. Eagling | Liberal Democrats | 137 |
Brookhouse1 seat
| A. Shaw | Labour | 674 ✓ |
| R Gore | Liberal Democrats | 256 |
| G Hardman | Conservative | 132 |
Burslem Central1 seat · turnout 18.4%
| A. Pattie | Labour | 930 |
| D. Whitehouse | Liberal Democrats | 395 |
| F. Heywood | Conservative | 309 |
Burslem Grange1 seat · turnout 21.1%
| H Edwards | Labour | 830 |
| D. Elliott | Ind Lab | 420 |
| A Hodgkinson | Conservative | 361 |
Chell1 seat · turnout 24.0%
| Angela James | Independent | 1,001 |
| F. Foy | Labour | 831 |
| A. Saunders | Liberal Democrats | 475 |
| G Deaville | Conservative | 99 |
East Valley1 seat
| S. Halfpenny | Labour | 1,027 ✓ |
| C. Knight | Liberal Democrats | 701 |
| A. Smith | Conservative | 324 |
Fenton Green1 seat · turnout 15.0%
| P. Bloor | Labour | 756 |
| A Ball | Conservative | 346 |
| D. Fallows | Liberal Democrats | 315 |
| S Batkin | BNP | 74 |
Great Fenton1 seat · turnout 27.1%
| G. Davies | Independent | 1,270 |
| S. Bate | Labour | 784 |
| L Yardley | Conservative | 220 |
Hanley Green1 seat
| M. McQuillan | Labour | 984 ✓ |
| J. Walmsley | Liberal Democrats | 842 |
| S. Newman | Conservative | 169 |
Hartshill1 seat
| Michele Barnes | Labour | 1,270 ✓ |
| R Costall | Conservative | 525 |
| D. Morgan | Liberal Democrats | 491 |
Longton South1 seat · turnout 27.4%
| B. Ali | Labour | 1,107 |
| E Bevan | Liberal Democrats | 1,070 |
| J Scanlan | Conservative | 376 |
Meir Park1 seat · turnout 19.1%
| W. Austin | Labour | 909 |
| M. Ibbs | Conservative | 620 |
| F Ball | Ind Lab | 293 |
| J Perry | Liberal Democrats | 269 |
Norton and Bradeley1 seat · turnout 22.4%
| N. Dawson | Labour | 1,321 |
| D Lovatt | Conservative | 486 |
| A. Page | Liberal Democrats | 344 |
Shelton1 seat · turnout 20.5%
| Kasim Ali | Labour | 1,122 |
| R. Berringer | Liberal Democrats | 859 |
| D. Chiverton | Conservative | 156 |
Stoke West1 seat · turnout 24.0%
| Greg Webb | Liberal Democrats | 988 |
| J Dowling | Labour | 888 |
| C. Warren | Conservative | 228 |
Trentham Park1 seat · turnout 27.0%
| R. Ibbs | Conservative | 1,188 |
| A. Wakelin | Labour | 1,023 |
| P Chadwick | Independent | 582 |
| A Slight | Liberal Democrats | 323 |
| E. Roberts | Ind Lab | 166 |
Tunstall North1 seat · turnout 29.1%
| S. Moulton | Independent | 1,416 |
| M. Latif | Labour | 766 |
| M. Machin | Liberal Democrats | 184 |
| B. Robinson-Connor | Conservative | 98 |
Weston1 seat · turnout 18.4%
| D. Bamford | Labour | 928 |
| A. McLeary | Independent | 562 |
| J. Hill | Conservative | 418 |
| A. Wright | Liberal Democrats | 269 |