Before (end of 1998) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 38 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Conservative 1 · Other 0
After (end of 1999) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 34 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Conservative 4 · Other 0
Ward results
Brays Grove1 seat · turnout 28.6%
| D. Cameron | Labour | 483 |
| J. Jolles | Conservative | 212 |
| I. Jackson | LIB | 113 |
Great Parndon1 seat · turnout 38.9%
| P. McClarnon | Conservative | 578 |
| M. Wilkinson | Labour | 517 |
| N. Spenceley | Liberal Democrats | 96 |
Katherines With Sumner1 seat · turnout 25.3%
| R. Longbottom | Labour | 577 |
| S. Carter | Conservative | 472 |
| H. Ackland-Snow | Liberal Democrats | 121 |
Kingsmoor1 seat · turnout 28.9%
| N. Churchill | Conservative | 581 |
| G. Peck | Labour | 530 |
| K. Addison | Liberal Democrats | 137 |
| G. McMullan | Green | 29 |
Latton Bush1 seat
| A. Jones | Labour | 538 ✓ |
| V. Ross | Conservative | 235 |
| J. Edwardson | Liberal Democrats | 164 |
Little Parndon1 seat
| Julie Young | Labour | 674 ✓ |
| Sue Livings | Conservative | 214 |
| Alison Margaret Davis | Liberal Democrats | 161 |
Mark Hall North1 seat
| P. Bellairs | Labour | 397 ✓ |
| Michael Gough | Conservative | 217 |
| Michael Ian Atkins | Liberal Democrats | 95 |
Mark Hall South1 seat · turnout 39.4%
| N. Macy | Liberal Democrats | 707 |
| T. Kent | Labour | 619 |
| G. Reynolds | Conservative | 101 |
Netteswell East1 seat
| Bert Jones | Labour | 469 ✓ |
| Edward Thomas | Conservative | 153 |
| S. Herbert | Liberal Democrats | 99 |
Old Harlow1 seat · turnout 34.3%
| D. Fenny | Labour | 757 |
| M. Garnett | Conservative | 666 |
| G. Higgins | Liberal Democrats | 182 |
Passmores1 seat
| J. Evans | Labour | 483 ✓ |
| E. Johnson | Conservative | 395 |
| P Lawton | Liberal Democrats | 137 |
Potter Street1 seat
| G Archer | Conservative | 1,036 ✓ |
| S. Burgess | Labour | 660 |
| S Ward | Liberal Democrats | 193 |
| W Arnott | Independent | 156 |
| A Powell | Green | 50 |
Stewards1 seat
| Lorna Spenceley | Liberal Democrats | 658 ✓ |
| S. Rootsey | Labour | 201 |
| S Butt | Conservative | 71 |
Tye Green1 seat · turnout 25.6%
| M. Shepherd | Labour | 596 |
| C. Ross | Conservative | 151 |
| R. Thurston | Liberal Democrats | 130 |
