Before (end of 1998) (32 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 18 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Conservative 1 · Other 0
After (end of 1999) (32 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 18 · Liberal Democrats 12 · Conservative 2 · Other 0
Ward results
Ashdown1 seat · turnout 30.3%
| M. Bloom | Liberal Democrats | 682 |
| P. Pragnell | Conservative | 489 |
| R. Hart | Labour | 399 |
| D. Roberts | Green | 61 |
Braybrooke1 seat · turnout 25.3%
| P. Silverson | Labour | 564 |
| R. Tobin | Liberal Democrats | 204 |
| S. Gutteridge | Conservative | 174 |
Broomgrove1 seat
| R. Stevens | Labour | 626 ✓ |
| F. Evans | Conservative | 153 |
Castle1 seat
| P. Brown | Liberal Democrats | 399 ✓ |
| P Boustead | Labour | 355 |
| L Gutteridge | Conservative | 76 |
Central St Leonards1 seat
| J Humphries | Labour | 449 ✓ |
| M. Charlesworth | Conservative | 269 |
| J. Holden | Liberal Democrats | 128 |
Maze Hill1 seat
| S. Edmonds | Liberal Democrats | 551 ✓ |
| Matthew Joseph Beaver | Conservative | 308 |
| K Wood | Labour | 171 |
Mount Pleasant1 seat · turnout 23.9%
| T. Mayer | Labour | 643 |
| J. Jones | Conservative | 153 |
| Sally Phillips | Green | 111 |
Silverhill1 seat · turnout 33.1%
| T. Webb | Labour | 536 |
| P. Giles | Liberal Democrats | 506 |
| T. Lock | Conservative | 189 |
St. Helens1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| M. Lock | Conservative | 536 |
| P. Smith | Liberal Democrats | 523 |
| A. Luke | Labour | 370 |
Wishing Tree1 seat
| J Birch | Labour | 886 ✓ |
| G. Martin | Conservative | 180 |
| Helen Campbell | Liberal Democrats | 173 |