Before (end of 1998) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 28 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Conservative 3 · Other 0
After (end of 1999) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 27 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Conservative 4 · Other 0
Ward results
Bargate1 seat · turnout 19.1%
| D. Burke | Labour | 1,157 ✓ |
| A Browning | Conservative | 399 |
| M Aslam | Independent | 339 |
| N Impey | Liberal Democrats | 248 |
| L. Barter | Independent | 119 |
| K Rose | Independent | 111 |
| D Rawlinson | SOC | 44 |
Bassett1 seat · turnout 23.9%
| A. Samuals | Conservative | 1,544 ✓ |
| B Steinberg | Labour | 907 |
| T. Holden-Brown | Liberal Democrats | 481 |
Bitterne1 seat · turnout 27.0%
| K Masters | Labour | 1,332 ✓ |
| R Smith | Conservative | 770 |
| N Kingswell | Liberal Democrats | 373 |
Bitterne Park1 seat · turnout 31.7%
| D. Beckett | Liberal Democrats | 1,861 ✓ |
| P Baillie | Independent | 1,031 |
| M Drain | Labour | 498 |
| B Williams | Conservative | 294 |
Coxford1 seat · turnout 29.2%
| P. Galton | Liberal Democrats | 1,558 ✓ |
| C. Davis | Labour | 1,498 |
| M. Heracleous | Conservative | 336 |
Freemantle1 seat · turnout 24.0%
| R. Harris | Labour | 1,309 ✓ |
| J Moulton | Conservative | 694 |
| T Lawrence | Liberal Democrats | 343 |
| J Spottiswoode | Green | 191 |
Harefield1 seat · turnout 31.1%
| D. Harryman | Labour | 1,357 ✓ |
| J Hartwell | Conservative | 1,350 |
| Sharon Mintoff | Liberal Democrats | 333 |
| A Shaw | Green | 78 |
Millbrook1 seat · turnout 26.8%
| G Melrose | Liberal Democrats | 1,433 ✓ |
| D Parsons | Labour | 845 |
| E Daunt | Conservative | 371 |
Peartree1 seat · turnout 31.9%
| N. Goss | Liberal Democrats | 1,579 ✓ |
| M. Stevens | Labour | 1,166 |
| T Geering | Conservative | 331 |
| G Cotton | Independent | 312 |
Portswood1 seat · turnout 28.3%
| J. Baston | Liberal Democrats | 1,721 ✓ |
| J. Laysan | Labour | 723 |
| M Ball | Conservative | 436 |
| A Boardman | Green | 203 |
Redbridge1 seat · turnout 21.8%
| P Russell | Labour | 1,422 ✓ |
| J Isaacson | Conservative | 422 |
| Ed Blake | Liberal Democrats | 389 |
Shirley1 seat · turnout 32.0%
| W Kearns | Labour | 1,404 ✓ |
| B. Parnell | Conservative | 1,191 |
| S. Neely | Liberal Democrats | 429 |
| P Davis | Green | 143 |
Sholing1 seat · turnout 26.2%
| Sue Blatchford | Labour | 1,795 ✓ |
| M. Unwin | Conservative | 884 |
| A Nelson | Liberal Democrats | 416 |
St. Lukes1 seat · turnout 24.8%
| C Burns | Conservative | 944 ✓ |
| J Truscott | Labour | 850 |
| C Horner | Liberal Democrats | 566 |
| Singh S. | Independent | 273 |
| D Cromwell | Green | 225 |
Woolston1 seat · turnout 24.4%
| J. Price | Labour | 1,367 ✓ |
| D Simpson | Liberal Democrats | 1,068 |
| C. Harling-Melas | Conservative | 391 |