Before (end of 1998) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 22 · Conservative 15 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Other 2
After (end of 1999) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 23 · Labour 16 · Other 3 · Liberal Democrats 2
Ward results
Abbeygate2 seats · turnout 33.8%
| B Lockwood | Conservative | 791 |
| M. Ames | Independent | 690 |
| David Richard Anthony Dawson | Labour | 374 |
| I. Norris | Liberal Democrats | 279 |
Barningham1 seat
| J. Wallace | Conservative | 0 |
Barrow1 seat · turnout 49.0%
| M. Conroy | Conservative | 491 ✓ |
| W. Williams | Labour | 228 |
Cangle2 seats · turnout 27.6%
| G. Kiernan | Labour | 616 ✓ |
| P. French | Labour | 557 ✓ |
| S. Johnston | Conservative | 485 |
| E. Macnaghten | Conservative | 449 |
Castle1 seat · turnout 27.1%
| L. Kiernan | Labour | 534 |
| A. Whittaker | Conservative | 404 |
Chalkstone2 seats · turnout 22.8%
| P. Hanlon | Labour | 638 ✓ |
| M. Lee | Labour | 637 ✓ |
| J. Bridges | Conservative | 394 |
| D. Ward | Conservative | 367 |
Chevington1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| J. Hart | Conservative | 487 |
| M. Searle | Labour | 211 |
Clare1 seat · turnout 42.8%
| J Stevens | Conservative | 577 |
| R. Harrison | Labour | 153 |
Clements2 seats · turnout 16.7%
| M. Martin | Labour | 295 ✓ |
| A. Smith | Labour | 280 ✓ |
| R. Macauslan | Conservative | 83 |
| P. Young | Conservative | 80 |
Eastgate2 seats · turnout 32.0%
| T. Beckwith | Labour | 809 ✓ |
| F. Warby | Conservative | 729 ✓ |
| C. Mayson | Conservative | 641 |
| E. Zwandhal | Labour | 611 |
| B. Wesley | Liberal Democrats | 219 |
| V. Powell | Independent | 185 |
| P. Gadbury | Liberal Democrats | 180 |
Great Barton1 seat · turnout 39.4%
| M. Horbury | Conservative | 566 |
| P. Fletcher | Labour | 129 |
Honington1 seat · turnout 40.1%
| Rob Sutton | Conservative | 338 |
| R. Howe | Labour | 137 |
Horringer Court1 seat · turnout 41.4%
| M. Milnes | Conservative | 337 |
| J Higgins | Labour | 274 |
| T. King | Liberal Democrats | 163 |
Hundon1 seat · turnout 38.9%
| M. Warwick | Conservative | 473 |
| W. Gridley | Labour | 192 |
Ixworth1 seat
| J. Griffiths | Conservative | 0 |
Kedington1 seat · turnout 32.8%
| A. Sutton | Conservative | 233 |
| K. Jenkins | Labour | 232 |
Northgate2 seats · turnout 24.7%
| D. Lockwood | Labour | 483 |
| E. Steel | Labour | 430 |
| E Flack | Conservative | 196 |
Risby1 seat · turnout 43.9%
| H. Levack | Conservative | 452 ✓ |
| G. Keatley | Labour | 228 |
Risbygate2 seats · turnout 34.4%
| M Ereira-Guyer | Labour | 506 |
| R. O'Driscoll | Labour | 463 |
| P Hopfensperger | Conservative | 442 |
| D. Nettleton | Independent | 426 |
Rougham1 seat · turnout 44.9%
| S. Mildmay-White | Conservative | 458 |
| A Grenville | Labour | 149 |
Sextons2 seats · turnout 33.1%
| R Nowak | Labour | 632 |
| C Muge | Labour | 610 |
| D Speakman | Conservative | 584 |
Southgate2 seats · turnout 41.2%
| B. Bagnall | Liberal Democrats | 888 ✓ |
| P. Dulieu | Liberal Democrats | 630 ✓ |
| S. Craig | Conservative | 450 |
| P. Williams | Labour | 293 |
St Olaves2 seats
| S. Wormleighton | Labour | 0 |
| W. Cownley | Labour | 0 |
St. Marys & Helions1 seat · turnout 30.9%
| J. Farthing | Conservative | 215 |
| E. Bowman | Labour | 204 |
Stanton1 seat
| J. Thorndyke | Conservative | 0 |
Westgate2 seats · turnout 38.3%
| M. Brundle | Conservative | 556 |
| A. Varley | Conservative | 483 |
| L Button | Labour | 410 |
| R Corfe | Labour | 355 |
| G Elliot | Liberal Democrats | 159 |
| M. Tilley | Liberal Democrats | 150 |
Whelnetham1 seat · turnout 43.8%
| T. Clements | Independent | 593 |
| E Kilner | Labour | 122 |
Wickhambrook1 seat · turnout 47.3%
| D Redhead | Conservative | 629 |
| R. Isaacs | Labour | 156 |
Withersfield1 seat · turnout 40.1%
| R. Clifton-Brown | Conservative | 419 |
| L. Hancock | Labour | 154 |
