Before (end of 1998) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 28 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Conservative 4 · Other 4
After (end of 1999) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 18 · Other 15 · Conservative 5 · Liberal Democrats 4
Ward results
Aggborough & Spennells1 seat
| F Baillie | Independent | 973 ✓ |
| K. Fletcher | Conservative | 575 |
| A. Sewell | Labour | 429 |
| M. Dixon | Liberal Democrats | 376 |
| Amanda Poole | LIB | 99 |
Areley Kings1 seat
| J. Cooper | Labour | 643 ✓ |
| E. Davies | Independent | 613 |
| Marjorie Mason | Conservative | 525 |
Cookley1 seat
| C. Nicholls | Labour | 526 ✓ |
| J. Caswell | Conservative | 242 |
| S. Rushton | Independent | 170 |
Franche1 seat
| L Barton | Independent | 1,335 ✓ |
| F. Wright | Labour | 475 |
| R. Smith | Conservative | 268 |
| P Grantham | Liberal Democrats | 61 |
Greenhill1 seat
| J. Paterson | Independent | 741 ✓ |
| S Ballinger | Labour | 593 |
| K. Hill | LIB | 209 |
| A Lote | Conservative | 188 |
| W. Gay | Liberal Democrats | 144 |
Habberley and Blakebrook1 seat
| A. Morgan | Independent | 1,146 ✓ |
| Tony Bennett | Labour | 658 |
| W. Williams | Conservative | 203 |
| Clare Cassidy | Liberal Democrats | 82 |
Oldington and Foley Park1 seat
| V. Tomlinson | Conservative | 582 ✓ |
| D. Watson | Labour | 531 |
| H Martin | Independent | 394 |
| C Whitaker | Liberal Democrats | 127 |
Sutton Park1 seat
| P Carter | Liberal Democrats | 1,055 ✓ |
| P Cavendish | Labour | 270 |
| K Prosser | Conservative | 161 |
Wolverley1 seat
| J. Wardle | Labour | 461 ✓ |
| N. Anderson | Conservative | 304 |
| P Connolly | Independent | 278 |
| Unitary | — | 0 |