Before (end of 1998) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 37 · Conservative 15 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Other 0
After (end of 1999) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 28 · Conservative 26 · Liberal Democrats 1 · Other 1
Ward results
Ash2 seats · turnout 40.9%
| M. Smith | Independent | 433 ✓ |
| B. Hersey | Conservative | 350 ✓ |
| I. Elliott | Conservative | 306 |
| N. Whitburn | Liberal Democrats | 225 |
| N. Garlick. | Labour | 164 |
| J. Lucas | Labour | 100 |
Aylesham2 seats · turnout 35.5%
| L. Knight | Labour | 833 ✓ |
| H. Bartolo | Labour | 821 ✓ |
| J. Nelson | Conservative | 64 |
| J. Carter | Conservative | 56 |
Barton2 seats · turnout 32.0%
| G. Allt | Labour | 521 ✓ |
| K. Tranter | Labour | 497 ✓ |
| R. Newsam | Conservative | 470 |
| G. James | Conservative | 451 |
Buckland2 seats · turnout 19.8%
| D. Clements | Labour | 519 |
| S. Bannister | Labour | 513 |
| B. Cope | Conservative | 113 |
| L. Farrant | Conservative | 106 |
Capel-le-Ferne2 seats · turnout 37.6%
| T. Bamfield | Conservative | 641 ✓ |
| F. Scales | Conservative | 586 ✓ |
| J. Baldwin | Labour | 242 |
| R. Washford | Labour | 228 |
Castle2 seats · turnout 38.6%
| D. Watson | Conservative | 546 ✓ |
| T. Watson | Conservative | 522 ✓ |
| C. Rigden | Labour | 337 |
| J. Wilford | Labour | 306 |
Cornilo1 seat · turnout 48.9%
| Eileen Rowbotham | Labour | 351 |
| N. Thistle | Conservative | 349 |
Eastry1 seat · turnout 41.9%
| S. Whisker | Conservative | 521 ✓ |
| T. Birnberg | Labour | 200 |
Eythorne1 seat · turnout 28.5%
| W. Hansell | Labour | 384 ✓ |
| Y. Launder | Conservative | 138 |
Little Stour1 seat · turnout 41.9%
| B. Curtis | Liberal Democrats | 408 ✓ |
| A. Craik | Conservative | 364 |
| G. Brown | Labour | 101 |
Lower Walmer3 seats · turnout 42.9%
| R. Rook | Conservative | 897 ✓ |
| G. Henson | Conservative | 887 ✓ |
| D. Watts | Conservative | 859 ✓ |
| L. Pearce | Labour | 775 |
| M. Eddy | Labour | 763 |
| P. Wells | Labour | 757 |
Lydden and Temple Ewell1 seat · turnout 38.2%
| J. Record | Conservative | 399 ✓ |
| A. Harvey | Labour | 321 |
Maxton & Elms Vale2 seats · turnout 31.0%
| E. Bird | Labour | 627 ✓ |
| F. Woodbridge | Labour | 569 ✓ |
| J. Hughes | Conservative | 247 |
| S. Hutton | Conservative | 215 |
Middle Deal3 seats · turnout 30.7%
| T. Birkett | Labour | 962 ✓ |
| M. Burnham | Labour | 935 ✓ |
| M. Rowe | Labour | 876 ✓ |
| K. Godsell | Conservative | 489 |
| D. Collins | Conservative | 483 |
| H. Larsen | Conservative | 425 |
Mill Hill2 seats · turnout 28.7%
| M. Furnival | Labour | 637 ✓ |
| A. Pollitt | Labour | 612 ✓ |
| J. Tebbutt | Conservative | 131 |
| R. Watts | Conservative | 126 |
| D. Hewett-Silk | Liberal Democrats | 89 |
Mongeham2 seats · turnout 30.4%
| Janet Birkett | Labour | 743 |
| J. Rees | Labour | 701 |
| P Jull | Conservative | 213 |
| P. Larsen | Conservative | 175 |
Noninstone1 seat · turnout 43.5%
| C. Smith | Conservative | 353 |
| J Brooks | Labour | 177 |
North Deal3 seats · turnout 36.1%
| B. Bano | Labour | 955 ✓ |
| R. Willmington | Labour | 921 ✓ |
| B. Walters | Labour | 900 ✓ |
| W. Elliott | Conservative | 642 |
| A. Friend | Conservative | 635 |
| M. Lucas | Conservative | 601 |
| R. Frost | Liberal Democrats | 258 |
Pineham3 seats · turnout 35.6%
| C. Hyde | Conservative | 760 ✓ |
| B. Martin | Conservative | 743 ✓ |
| R. Frayne | Conservative | 696 ✓ |
| G. Cowan | Labour | 581 |
| F. Woolloff | Labour | 568 |
| M. Piper | Labour | 503 |
Priory2 seats · turnout 24.6%
| K. Sansum | Labour | 446 ✓ |
| J. Munt | Labour | 408 ✓ |
| J. Francis | Conservative | 147 |
| P. Martin | Conservative | 128 |
Ringwould1 seat · turnout 45.7%
| C. Edwards | Conservative | 467 ✓ |
| T. Hay | Labour | 255 |
River2 seats · turnout 43.4%
| S. Nicholas | Conservative | 740 ✓ |
| A. Richardson | Conservative | 681 ✓ |
| C. Terry | Liberal Democrats | 394 |
| J. Reeves | Liberal Democrats | 254 |
| J. Bird | Labour | 212 |
| J. Kember | Labour | 208 |
Sandwich3 seats · turnout 38.1%
| H. Bragg | Conservative | 795 ✓ |
| B. Butcher | Conservative | 771 ✓ |
| M. Trussler | Conservative | 737 ✓ |
| B. Hewett-Silk | Liberal Democrats | 474 |
| A. Phillips | Labour | 321 |
| M. Smith | Labour | 319 |
| A. Wilson | Labour | 310 |
Shepherdswell With Coldred1 seat · turnout 47.6%
| M. Smith | Conservative | 422 ✓ |
| R. Hansell | Labour | 403 |
St Radigunds2 seats · turnout 19.3%
| K. Mills | Labour | 328 ✓ |
| R. Tant | Labour | 296 ✓ |
| M. Ashbee | Conservative | 128 |
| B. Rowland | Conservative | 110 |
St. Margarets-at-Cliffe2 seats · turnout 49.8%
| W. Robertson | Conservative | 820 ✓ |
| P. Watkins | Conservative | 681 ✓ |
| J. Morgan | Labour | 429 |
| D. Rowbotham | Labour | 256 |
| W. Willshaw | Liberal Democrats | 124 |
Tower Hamlets2 seats · turnout 24.6%
| M. Sansum | Labour | 453 ✓ |
| P. Sheldrake | Labour | 419 ✓ |
| J. Morgan | Conservative | 138 |
| E. McCarthy | Conservative | 118 |
| P. Taylor | Green | 90 |
Town and Pier2 seats · turnout 34.1%
| G. Hood | Labour | 356 ✓ |
| D. Smallwood | Labour | 311 ✓ |
| G. Watson | Conservative | 102 |
| J. Hutton | Conservative | 101 |
Upper Walmer1 seat · turnout 42.6%
| P. Heath | Conservative | 570 |
| I. Killberry | Labour | 282 |
Woodnesborough With Staple1 seat · turnout 39.1%
| T. Bartlett | Conservative | 377 |
| A. Smith | Labour | 92 |
