Before (end of 1998)
Not known.
After (end of 1999)
Not known.
Ward results
Astbury1 seat · turnout 49.3%
| E. Lowe | Liberal Democrats | 342 |
| J. Cliff | Conservative | 332 |
| C. Cromarty | Independent | 34 |
Sandbach East3 seats · turnout 27.8%
| L. Morris | Liberal Democrats | 910 |
| D. Lloyd-Griffiths | Liberal Democrats | 880 |
| D. Robinson | Liberal Democrats | 876 |
| K. Beresford | Conservative | 434 |
| Pamela Price | Conservative | 385 |
| De La Fuente T | Conservative | 309 |