Before (end of 1998) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 21 · Labour 16 · Conservative 13 · Other 5
After (end of 1999) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 22 · Conservative 15 · Labour 13 · Other 5
Ward results
Allington1 seat · turnout 29.7%
| M. Robertson | Liberal Democrats | 1,220 ✓ |
| A. Stainton-James | Conservative | 237 |
| R. Coates | Labour | 217 |
Bearsted1 seat · turnout 31.9%
| G. Haskett | Conservative | 1,077 ✓ |
| J. Gibson | Labour | 268 |
| S. Chittenden | Liberal Democrats | 261 |
Bridge1 seat · turnout 22.8%
| R Berriman | Labour | 551 ✓ |
| Sarah Gould | Liberal Democrats | 460 |
| B Moss | Conservative | 420 |
| Muggeridge S. | Green | 59 |
East1 seat · turnout 25.7%
| D. Macgrory | Liberal Democrats | 819 ✓ |
| S. Dishman | Conservative | 504 |
| K. Forbes | Labour | 229 |
Harrietsham & Lenham1 seat · turnout 38.5%
| T Sams | Labour | 762 ✓ |
| R Waugh | Conservative | 628 |
| D Haselup | Liberal Democrats | 202 |
| L Parris | Independent | 58 |
Heath1 seat · turnout 22.3%
| A. Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 1,217 ✓ |
| P. Hooper | Liberal Democrats | 665 ✓ |
| A. Logan | Labour | 315 |
| Margaret Parker | Conservative | 309 |
| McDonald I. | Green | 21 |
High Street1 seat · turnout 24.4%
| Fiona Wilson | Liberal Democrats | 483 ✓ |
| L Burfield | Labour | 359 |
| Valerie Parker | Conservative | 227 |
| S. Kennedy | Green | 41 |
Hollingbourne1 seat · turnout 45.1%
| T. Warner | Conservative | 316 ✓ |
| J Cobbett | Liberal Democrats | 184 |
| S. Gibson | Labour | 32 |
Langley1 seat · turnout 28.2%
| F. Winckless | Independent | 677 ✓ |
| R Streeter | Conservative | 122 |
| E Small | Labour | 78 |
LOOSE1 seat · turnout 27.1%
| H. Laing | Liberal Democrats | 289 ✓ |
| A. Davies | Conservative | 177 |
| Burfield S.Ms | Labour | 48 |
NORTH1 seat · turnout 25.8%
| T. Harwood | Liberal Democrats | 844 ✓ |
| D Nicholson | Conservative | 434 |
| R. Long | Labour | 166 |
| J Shalice | Green | 34 |
Park Wood1 seat · turnout 18.0%
| M. Taylor | Labour | 527 ✓ |
| S Parvin | Conservative | 180 |
| S. Stevens | Liberal Democrats | 115 |
| D Currer | Green | 29 |
Shepway East1 seat · turnout 16.6%
| W. Marlow | Labour | 404 ✓ |
| P Veal | Conservative | 172 |
| R. Sterry | Liberal Democrats | 158 |
Shepway West1 seat · turnout 19.1%
| J. Skinner | Labour | 532 ✓ |
| C. Watts | Conservative | 287 |
South1 seat · turnout 26.0%
| T. Stirk | Conservative | 766 ✓ |
| M Williams | Liberal Democrats | 673 |
| L. Wylie | Labour | 330 |
Staplehurst1 seat · turnout 26.0%
| E. Hotson | Conservative | 715 ✓ |
| M Casserley | Labour | 239 |
| P. Gerrish | Liberal Democrats | 210 |
Yalding1 seat · turnout 33.6%
| R Nelson-Gracie | Conservative | 671 ✓ |
| E. Davis | Labour | 202 |
| G Edy | Liberal Democrats | 157 |