Before (end of 1998) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 39 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Conservative 0 · Other 0
After (end of 1999) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 34 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Conservative 3 · Other 0
Ward results
Anglesey1 seat · turnout 26.6%
| G. Ball | Labour | 719 ✓ |
| J. Burnett | Conservative | 597 |
| R Turville | Liberal Democrats | 364 |
| K Tranter | MRLP | 44 |
Brereton and Ravenhill1 seat · turnout 21.8%
| M. Roberts | Labour | 707 ✓ |
| L. Brewer | Liberal Democrats | 166 |
| K. Bennett | Conservative | 153 |
| S Hammersley | MRLP | 55 |
Brindley Heath1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| Doris Grice | Labour | 124 ✓ |
| C. Whysall-Ashton | Liberal Democrats | 82 |
| S. Hewitt | Conservative | 32 |
Broomhill1 seat · turnout 19.3%
| D Dixon | Labour | 620 ✓ |
| M. Russell | Conservative | 99 |
| G Gourd | Liberal Democrats | 75 |
| D Lintern | MRLP | 50 |
Cannock South1 seat · turnout 20.4%
| Murray A. | Labour | 557 ✓ |
| R Butler | Conservative | 213 |
| P Brewer | Liberal Democrats | 78 |
| I Findlay | MRLP | 56 |
Chadsmoor1 seat · turnout 21.3%
| D. Thomas | Labour | 695 ✓ |
| D. Bennett | Conservative | 123 |
| S Turville | Liberal Democrats | 93 |
| M Turner | MRLP | 33 |
Etching Hill1 seat · turnout 23.0%
| B. Williams | Liberal Democrats | 417 ✓ |
| G. Martin | Conservative | 392 |
| P Mitchell | Labour | 357 |
Hagley1 seat · turnout 24.1%
| P. Read | Labour | 317 ✓ |
| S Carter | Liberal Democrats | 209 |
| J. Goulding | Conservative | 79 |
| M Conroy | slp | 78 |
Heath Hayes1 seat · turnout 20.1%
| R Gardiner | Labour | 732 ✓ |
| B. Thomas | Conservative | 662 |
| M. King | Liberal Democrats | 244 |
| A Pidgeon | MRLP | 52 |
Longford1 seat · turnout 34.7%
| M Freeman | Conservative | 671 ✓ |
| D. O'Sullivan | Labour | 591 |
| M Pearson | Liberal Democrats | 208 |
| W Lintern | MRLP | 47 |
Norton Canes1 seat · turnout 32.6%
| E Hodges | Conservative | 613 ✓ |
| M. Stretton | Labour | 507 |
| T Ball | Ind Lab | 487 |
| W Gee | Liberal Democrats | 32 |
| E. Drury | MRLP | 20 |
Parkside1 seat · turnout 35.4%
| R. Cooper | Conservative | 804 ✓ |
| G Hindley | Labour | 588 |
| S Page | Liberal Democrats | 73 |
| M Hames | MRLP | 54 |
| F Pugh | Ind Con | 37 |
Pye Green Valley1 seat · turnout 16.6%
| K Daly | Labour | 663 ✓ |
| M. Turville | Liberal Democrats | 177 |
| M Rudd | Conservative | 150 |
| A Pierce | MRLP | 30 |
Western Springs1 seat · turnout 22.4%
| C. Boyle | Liberal Democrats | 481 ✓ |
| B Sanders | Labour | 427 |
| A Horden | Conservative | 162 |
| N Phillips | BNP | 48 |