Before (end of 1998) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 28 · Conservative 19 · Labour 6 · Other 4
After (end of 1999) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 25 · Liberal Democrats 20 · Labour 6 · Other 6
Ward results
Boscombe East3 seats · turnout 25.6%
| M. Everingham | Liberal Democrats | 746 ✓ |
| B Heath | Conservative | 746 ✓ |
| C. Rochester | Conservative | 728 ✓ |
| A. Fudge | Liberal Democrats | 722 |
| H. Henning | Conservative | 660 |
| R Saunders | Liberal Democrats | 643 |
| N Pankhurst | Labour | 294 |
Boscombe West3 seats · turnout 23.3%
| W. Carey | Conservative | 742 ✓ |
| H. Cutler | Conservative | 691 ✓ |
| P. Stanley | Liberal Democrats | 676 ✓ |
| B Prescott | Liberal Democrats | 674 |
| James Taylor | Conservative | 660 |
| D Lazenbury | Liberal Democrats | 636 |
| Jilly Grower | Labour | 349 |
Central3 seats · turnout 28.5%
| Raymond Arthur Chapman | Conservative | 1,058 ✓ |
| D. Smith | Conservative | 1,002 ✓ |
| Daniel Stafford | Conservative | 948 ✓ |
| L. Rhodes | Liberal Democrats | 625 |
| D Dalt-Smith | Liberal Democrats | 610 |
| E. Barron | Liberal Democrats | 590 |
| M. Goff | Labour | 249 |
East Cliffe3 seats · turnout 30.5%
| A. Filer | Conservative | 998 ✓ |
| M Filer | Conservative | 987 ✓ |
| D. Clutterbuck | Conservative | 976 ✓ |
| P Gregory | Liberal Democrats | 745 |
| T. Fudge | Liberal Democrats | 680 |
| L Fullick | Liberal Democrats | 638 |
| D Stokes | Labour | 315 |
| C. Black | Labour | 305 |
| J. Tanczos | Labour | 275 |
Ensbury Park3 seats · turnout 29.9%
| J. Abbot | Liberal Democrats | 1,018 ✓ |
| R West | Liberal Democrats | 939 ✓ |
| A Garratt | Liberal Democrats | 903 ✓ |
| T Callaway | Conservative | 538 |
| P Jeffereys | Conservative | 493 |
| Margaret Keene | Conservative | 489 |
| N Apperley | Labour | 415 |
| J Tandy | Labour | 366 |
| W Wilson | Labour | 362 |
Kinson3 seats · turnout 30.0%
| Bennett L. | Labour | 1,260 ✓ |
| D Gritt | Labour | 1,163 ✓ |
| Williams V. | Labour | 1,047 ✓ |
| N Hellowell | Conservative | 579 |
| N Hensel | Conservative | 573 |
| T. Hitchings | Conservative | 565 |
| D Moore | Liberal Democrats | 473 |
Littledown3 seats · turnout 30.1%
| B. Sidberry | Conservative | 1,518 ✓ |
| M. Rose | Conservative | 1,410 ✓ |
| B Tokely | Conservative | 1,360 ✓ |
| J. Littlewood | Liberal Democrats | 1,001 |
| D Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 931 |
| K. Russell | Liberal Democrats | 917 |
| C. Willis | Labour | 322 |
Moordown3 seats · turnout 22.2%
| J. Moore | Liberal Democrats | 633 ✓ |
| E. Morrell-Cross | Liberal Democrats | 594 ✓ |
| R. Davies | Liberal Democrats | 519 ✓ |
| P Dennis | Conservative | 332 |
| A Crew | Labour | 325 |
| V. Pocock | Conservative | 323 |
| E. Sykes | Independent | 311 |
| F Hooley | Conservative | 308 |
| Tom Hughes | Labour | 296 |
| P Wareham | Labour | 284 |
Muscliff3 seats · turnout 27.6%
| R. Whittaker | Independent | 2,105 ✓ |
| E. Smith | Independent | 1,506 ✓ |
| H. Courtney | Conservative | 1,192 ✓ |
| R Ware | Independent | 619 |
| L. Thomas | Labour | 517 |
| G. Pardy | Liberal Democrats | 466 |
Queens Park3 seats
| C. Dean | Liberal Democrats | 967 ✓ |
| W. Brandwood | Liberal Democrats | 919 ✓ |
| R. Wall | Liberal Democrats | 918 ✓ |
| S. Anderson | Conservative | 788 |
| J. Hooley | Conservative | 721 |
| B Wood | Conservative | 707 |
| I Taylor | Labour | 283 |
Redhill Park3 seats · turnout 33.5%
| P. Whiteleg | Independent | 1,100 ✓ |
| R. Cooke | Independent | 973 ✓ |
| A. Rey | Independent | 889 ✓ |
| C Pomeroy | Conservative | 556 |
| B. Board | Conservative | 524 |
| S. Moorcroft | Conservative | 504 |
| J Hayter | Liberal Democrats | 489 |
| S Walker | Liberal Democrats | 436 |
| Jayne Watkins | Labour | 277 |
| Kennedy G. | Labour | 276 |
Southbourne3 seats · turnout 34.8%
| B. Ratcliffe | Conservative | 1,908 ✓ |
| M. Davies | Conservative | 1,753 ✓ |
| S. Clarke | Conservative | 1,676 ✓ |
| G. Gold | Liberal Democrats | 775 |
| D. Sharman | Labour | 526 |
| K. Lee | Labour | 474 |
Strouden Park3 seats · turnout 28.1%
| P. Hogarth | Liberal Democrats | 1,152 ✓ |
| T. Manton | Liberal Democrats | 1,045 ✓ |
| R. Smith | Liberal Democrats | 1,015 ✓ |
| T. Hellier-Woods | Conservative | 993 |
| A. Hellier-Woods | Conservative | 978 |
| R Benyon | Conservative | 943 |
| O’ Luby A | Labour | 512 |
Talbot Woods3 seats · turnout 25.9%
| Chappell S. | Conservative | 1,203 ✓ |
| M. Benyon | Conservative | 1,180 ✓ |
| A Ramsden | Conservative | 1,079 ✓ |
| L. McGowan | Liberal Democrats | 522 |
| W Coe | Independent | 397 |
| G Froud | Labour | 385 |
Wallisdown3 seats · turnout 22.9%
| E. Taylor | Labour | 1,003 ✓ |
| P. Brushett | Labour | 997 ✓ |
| B. Grower | Labour | 922 ✓ |
| A. Warr | Conservative | 275 |
| A. Baldwin | Conservative | 265 |
| C. Drew | Conservative | 255 |
| A. Coles | Liberal Democrats | 239 |
| M Maloney | Liberal Democrats | 215 |
West Cliff3 seats · turnout 21.9%
| P. Harris | Conservative | 1,236 ✓ |
| S. Macloughlin | Conservative | 1,187 ✓ |
| R. Lelliott | Conservative | 1,186 ✓ |
| Sue Rose | Liberal Democrats | 371 |
| M. Carlile | Liberal Democrats | 359 |
| S. Laughton | Labour | 337 |
West Southbourne3 seats · turnout 28.9%
| D. Eyre | Liberal Democrats | 1,190 ✓ |
| K. Mantock | Liberal Democrats | 1,090 ✓ |
| J. Millward | Liberal Democrats | 1,060 ✓ |
| Stella Nash | Conservative | 753 |
| V. Rochester | Conservative | 708 |
| O. White | Conservative | 673 |
| D Emberson | Labour | 242 |
Westbourne3 seats · turnout 28.1%
| Jackie Harris | Conservative | 1,282 ✓ |
| D. Baldwin | Conservative | 1,275 ✓ |
| P. Warr | Conservative | 1,234 ✓ |
| N Davenport | Liberal Democrats | 497 |
| Daniel Crawford | Liberal Democrats | 462 |
| M El-Dars | Liberal Democrats | 367 |
| C. Feltham | Labour | 291 |
Winton3 seats · turnout 26.7%
| K. Rawlings | Liberal Democrats | 860 ✓ |
| W Mason | Liberal Democrats | 789 ✓ |
| B. Smith | Independent | 785 ✓ |
| B Wilkins | Liberal Democrats | 770 |
| J. Macloughlin | Conservative | 448 |
| N Rose | Conservative | 409 |
| R Warr | Conservative | 370 |
| B. Baxter | Labour | 282 |
| A. Jones | Labour | 268 |
