Before (end of 1998) (26 seats, Elections Centre)
SNP 21 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Conservative 2 · Other 1 · Labour 0
After (end of 1999) (29 seats, Elections Centre)
SNP 21 · Conservative 3 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 2 · Labour 1
Ward results
Arbirlot and Hospitalfield1 seat · turnout 58.5%
| P Nield | Liberal Democrats | 625 ✓ |
| A. Shand | SNP | 453 |
| S Tucker | Conservative | 378 |
| J. Bruce | Labour | 246 |
Arbroath North1 seat · turnout 55.4%
| A Gray | SNP | 574 ✓ |
| M. McKelvie | Liberal Democrats | 411 |
| R Stuart | Conservative | 316 |
| E Gerrard | Labour | 311 |
Brechin North Esk1 seat · turnout 57.0%
| R Myles | Independent | 933 ✓ |
| S. Mowatt | SNP | 585 |
| D. Todd | Labour | 283 |
Brechin South Esk1 seat · turnout 48.3%
| J. Mowatt | SNP | 535 ✓ |
| R Malcom | Independent | 495 |
| R. Gittins | Labour | 263 |
Brechin West1 seat · turnout 60.1%
| R. Melville | Independent | 1,023 ✓ |
| G. Allan | SNP | 672 |
| C. Mcllroy | Labour | 263 |
Brothock1 seat · turnout 52.3%
| I. Angus | SNP | 702 ✓ |
| J. Warren | Labour | 392 |
| J Paterson | Liberal Democrats | 328 |
| M. Braid | Independent | 52 |
Carnoustie Central1 seat · turnout 60.5%
| P Murphy | Labour | 893 ✓ |
| H. Oswald | SNP | 868 |
Carnoustie East1 seat · turnout 65.4%
| D. Selfridge | SNP | 1,104 ✓ |
| A Dobie | Conservative | 491 |
| G. Pallis | Labour | 313 |
Carnoustie West1 seat · turnout 54.2%
| J. Gibb | SNP | 1,197 ✓ |
| A Stuart | Labour | 438 |
Cliffburn1 seat · turnout 48.5%
| Sheena Welsh | SNP | 739 ✓ |
| D. Milne | Labour | 331 |
| A Vann | Liberal Democrats | 273 |
Forfar Central1 seat · turnout 55.2%
| S Leslie | SNP | 757 ✓ |
| A Cochrane-Dyet | Conservative | 544 |
| R. Lowe | Labour | 319 |
Forfar East1 seat · turnout 50.6%
| W. Middleton | SNP | 927 ✓ |
| H. Fleming | Liberal Democrats | 492 |
Forfar South1 seat · turnout 53.7%
| W Robertson | SNP | 684 ✓ |
| N. Rymer | Conservative | 307 |
| A. Dixon | Labour | 262 |
| L. Casebow | Liberal Democrats | 120 |
Forfar West1 seat · turnout 55.3%
| Glennis Middleton | SNP | 995 ✓ |
| C Dickens | Conservative | 616 |
Harbour1 seat · turnout 47.2%
| A. King | SNP | 528 ✓ |
| R Thoms | Labour | 341 |
| N Spiers | Conservative | 328 |
| H Will | Liberal Democrats | 223 |
Hayshead and Lunan1 seat · turnout 54.8%
| B. Milne | SNP | 690 ✓ |
| J. Paterson | Liberal Democrats | 464 |
| D Savage | Labour | 455 |
Keptie1 seat · turnout 58.7%
| R. Spiers | Liberal Democrats | 751 ✓ |
| R Swan | SNP | 478 |
| C. Savage | Labour | 257 |
| A McKinnon | Independent | 243 |
Kirriemuir East1 seat · turnout 56.7%
| J Henderson | SNP | 834 ✓ |
| S Bradford | Conservative | 681 |
| C. Short | Labour | 256 |
Kirriemuir West1 seat · turnout 64.5%
| I. Mackintosh | Conservative | 973 ✓ |
| K Gowans | SNP | 786 |
| D Begg | Labour | 284 |
Letham and Friockheim1 seat · turnout 61.0%
| D. Lumgair | Conservative | 765 ✓ |
| H. Angus | SNP | 638 |
| A. Simpson | Liberal Democrats | 226 |
| I Davidson | Labour | 219 |
Monifieth Central1 seat · turnout 65.3%
| R. Murray | SNP | 1,150 ✓ |
| S Ramsey | Conservative | 473 |
| P Rae | Labour | 263 |
Monifieth West1 seat · turnout 62.7%
| H. McGlynn | SNP | 1,529 ✓ |
| P Grimes | Labour | 417 |
Montrose Central1 seat · turnout 51.1%
| W. Crowe | SNP | 499 ✓ |
| R Gilbert | Labour | 367 |
| J Sutcliffe | Conservative | 253 |
| F Stephen | Independent | 226 |
| P Stevens | Liberal Democrats | 163 |
Montrose Ferryden1 seat · turnout 50.3%
| W. West | SNP | 656 ✓ |
| Mark Salmond | Independent | 469 |
| J Sinclair | Labour | 284 |
| R. Stevens | Liberal Democrats | 129 |
Montrose Hillside1 seat · turnout 55.1%
| K. Ritchie | SNP | 742 ✓ |
| F Wood | Labour | 422 |
| P Davies | Conservative | 305 |
| C Ironside | Liberal Democrats | 141 |
Montrose West1 seat · turnout 54.9%
| G. Norrie | Independent | 1,108 ✓ |
| J Doward | SNP | 433 |
| M Holehouse | Labour | 167 |
Sidlaw East and Ashludie1 seat · turnout 59.7%
| C. Ellis | SNP | 1,102 ✓ |
| K Nicoll | Conservative | 515 |
| F Madden | Labour | 270 |
Sidlaw West1 seat · turnout 64.7%
| F. Ellis | SNP | 1,018 ✓ |
| T. Young | Conservative | 641 |
| R Bannerman | Labour | 337 |
Westfield and Dean1 seat · turnout 59.5%
| F. Duncan | SNP | 867 ✓ |
| A Rymer | Conservative | 717 |
| J Cation | Labour | 281 |
