Before (end of 1998) (59 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 17 · Conservative 15 · Liberal Democrats 15 · Other 12
After (end of 1999) (59 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 19 · Liberal Democrats 15 · Labour 14 · Other 11
Ward results
Broadway2 seats
| J. Davis | Labour | 703 ✓ |
| M. Carruthers | Labour | 562 ✓ |
| J Galbraith | Labour | 482 ✓ |
| L Daniel | Conservative | 203 |
| M Kowalik | Conservative | 110 |
| J Shrewsbury | Liberal Democrats | 95 |
Buckhurst Hill East1 seat · turnout 26.1%
| M Woollard | Liberal Democrats | 580 ✓ |
| G Denny | Conservative | 207 |
| L. Baddock | Labour | 108 |
Buckhurst Hill West1 seat · turnout 32.7%
| M Heavens | Liberal Democrats | 889 ✓ |
| R Watts | Conservative | 713 |
| J. Croke | Labour | 74 |
Chipping Ongar1 seat · turnout 43.9%
| K. Wright | Liberal Democrats | 290 ✓ |
| F Love | Conservative | 212 |
| S. Spring | Labour | 78 |
Debden Green1 seat · turnout 20.9%
| G. Huckle | Labour | 635 ✓ |
| D Knight | Conservative | 206 |
Epping Hemnall1 seat · turnout 40.5%
| Jon Whitehouse | Liberal Democrats | 968 ✓ |
| D. Collins | Conservative | 784 |
| V. Cave | Labour | 181 |
Epping Lindsey1 seat · turnout 30.1%
| P. Smith | Conservative | 704 ✓ |
| B Johns | Labour | 435 |
| Jon Whitehouse | Liberal Democrats | 287 |
Grange Hill1 seat · turnout 26.0%
| P Spencer | Liberal Democrats | 638 ✓ |
| H. Wood | Conservative | 422 |
| R Rodwell | Labour | 102 |
Greensted & Marden Ash1 seat · turnout 39.5%
| D. Jacobs | Liberal Democrats | 393 ✓ |
| N. Deller | Conservative | 172 |
| R McDonald | Labour | 166 |
High Beech1 seat · turnout 33.8%
| N. Green | Conservative | 578 ✓ |
| S. Millar | Labour | 102 |
| Thompson L.Ms | Liberal Democrats | 55 |
LAMBOURNE1 seat · turnout 37.3%
| K Easlea | Liberal Democrats | 304 ✓ |
| S Metcalfe | Conservative | 257 |
Loughton Roding1 seat · turnout 24.5%
| M. Boatman | Labour | 629 ✓ |
| N. Pearce | Conservative | 300 |
| P Nethercliff | Liberal Democrats | 99 |
Loughton St John's1 seat · turnout 22.4%
| B Moore | RES | 503 ✓ |
| I Locks | Conservative | 309 |
| Trish Owen | Labour | 126 |
Moreton & Matching1 seat
| R. Morgan | Independent | 0 ✓ |
North Weald Bassett1 seat · turnout 25.6%
| D Stallen | Conservative | 816 ✓ |
| D. Clark | Labour | 256 |
| M. Richardson | Liberal Democrats | 93 |
Paternoster1 seat · turnout 25.4%
| R Chidley | Conservative | 561 ✓ |
| F Harewood | Labour | 283 |
| O. Dunseath | Liberal Democrats | 40 |
Shelley1 seat · turnout 23.9%
| Richard Barnes | Labour | 261 ✓ |
| J Dean | Conservative | 67 |
Waltham Abbey East1 seat · turnout 22.6%
| M. Dickins | Conservative | 791 ✓ |
| Sue Riley | Labour | 405 |
| I. Black | Liberal Democrats | 106 |
Waltham Abbey West1 seat · turnout 24.6%
| H Taylor | Conservative | 515 ✓ |
| J Langer | Labour | 435 |
| S. Hutchings | Liberal Democrats | 76 |
