Before (end of 1998) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 22 · Labour 10 · Conservative 5 · Other 2
After (end of 1999) (38 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 15 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Conservative 8 · Other 2
Ward results
Buckingham1 seat · turnout 36.8%
| B Steadman | Conservative | 824 ✓ |
| G. Hammond | Liberal Democrats | 425 |
| F Partridge | Labour | 188 |
Churchill1 seat
| Nigel Robert Sweet | Labour | 827 |
| Melanie Blunden | Conservative | 715 |
| M. King | Liberal Democrats | 713 |
| M. Pitchford | RES | 680 |
| N. Gordon-Johnston | Conservative | 643 |
| B. Runnalls | Liberal Democrats | 642 |
| Malcolm Forbes Howard | Conservative | 631 |
| J. Robinson | Liberal Democrats | 598 |
| A. Marler | Liberal Democrats | 572 |
| D. Boyd | Liberal Democrats | 564 |
| R. McMurray | Liberal Democrats | 541 |
| C. Day | Labour | 533 |
| K. Bashford | Labour | 511 |
| P. Driscoll | Liberal Democrats | 493 |
| J. Wood | Conservative | 475 |
| R. Knight | Labour | 459 |
| J. Hartley | Liberal Democrats | 458 ✓ |
| P Beresford | Liberal Democrats | 440 ✓ |
| P. Greig | Labour | 386 |
| P. Bridle | Liberal Democrats | 383 |
| D. Hammond | Liberal Democrats | 361 |
| T. Clarke | Liberal Democrats | 360 |
| M. Gatland | Conservative | 319 |
| M Gatland | Conservative | 306 |
| Kelly B. | Conservative | 283 |
| Sims P. | Conservative | 275 |
| Steve Neocleous | Conservative | 266 |
| E. Patten | Conservative | 226 |
| A. Mair | Labour | 225 |
| R Horne | Labour | 217 |
| M. Ready | Conservative | 211 |
| D. Yates | Labour | 200 |
| Jones G. | Conservative | 194 |
| John Young | Labour | 174 |
| G. Sweet | Labour | 168 |
| J. Largue | Labour | 160 |
| S. Mear | Labour | 146 |
| S. McGrath | Labour | 142 |
| L. Lucas | Labour | 139 |
| M. Wood | Conservative | 138 |
Eastbrook1 seat
| Neil Parkin | Conservative | 717 |
| M. Willson | Labour | 712 ✓ |
| Janet Susan King | Labour | 696 |
| R. Knight | Labour | 692 |
| T. Stevenson | Liberal Democrats | 602 |
| P. Graysmark | Conservative | 580 |
| Nigel Robert Sweet | Labour | 548 |
| S. Bucknall | Labour | 535 |
| Phillips D. | Conservative | 500 |
| M. Gatland | Conservative | 491 |
| E. Vaughan | Liberal Democrats | 439 |
| C. Day | Labour | 386 |
| H. King | Liberal Democrats | 384 |
| C. Mahoney | Liberal Democrats | 361 |
| G. Hammond | Liberal Democrats | 358 |
| J. Funnell | Conservative | 353 |
| T. Saddler | Labour | 348 |
| S. Pannell | Conservative | 340 |
| D. McMurray | Liberal Democrats | 333 |
| C. Davies | Liberal Democrats | 321 |
| S. Wood | Liberal Democrats | 318 |
| D. Steadman | Liberal Democrats | 306 |
| J. Hilditch | Liberal Democrats | 276 |
| M. Horner | Labour | 269 |
| P. Curtis | Conservative | 224 |
| Andy McGregor | Conservative | 177 |
| A. Nicklen | Conservative | 168 |
| C. Dunford | Liberal Democrats | 167 |
| R. Horne | Labour | 162 |
| B. Marsh | Labour | 155 |
| J. Horne | Labour | 138 |
| UK | Independent | 89 |
Hillside1 seat · turnout 38.1%
| B. Whipp | Labour | 701 ✓ |
| J. Sykes-Strudwick | Conservative | 371 |
| A. Stuart | Liberal Democrats | 226 |
Manor1 seat · turnout 43.4%
| Carol Elaine Robinson | Liberal Democrats | 540 ✓ |
| K. Dollemore | Liberal Democrats | 489 ✓ |
| G. Sweet | Labour | 420 |
| B. Kent | Conservative | 372 |
| R. Deen | Conservative | 350 |
| J. Robinson | Liberal Democrats | 307 |
| J. Horne | Labour | 126 |
| J Largue | Labour | 123 |
| Lee Parsons | Independent | 81 |
Mash Barn1 seat · turnout 31.9%
| G. Sweet | Labour | 420 ✓ |
| J. Robinson | Liberal Democrats | 307 |
| Andy McGregor | Conservative | 172 |
Peverel1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| P. Spruce | Liberal Democrats | 414 ✓ |
| A Milton | Conservative | 409 |
| M Kendall | Labour | 235 |
Southlands1 seat · turnout 44.6%
| Berry P. | Labour | 630 ✓ |
| P. Graysmark | Conservative | 444 |
| S. Little | Liberal Democrats | 296 |
Southwick Green1 seat · turnout 43.2%
| S. Bucknall | Labour | 622 ✓ |
| C Jenkins | Conservative | 556 |
| A Steadman | Liberal Democrats | 438 |
St Mary's1 seat
| G. Howitt | Labour | 309 ✓ |
| I. Hayward | Conservative | 84 |
| C. Connor | Liberal Democrats | 8 |
St Nicolas1 seat · turnout 38.9%
| M. Howard | Conservative | 631 ✓ |
| C Day | Labour | 533 |
| C. Norton | Liberal Democrats | 314 |
Widewater1 seat · turnout 38.5%
| Jean Woolgar | Labour | 736 ✓ |
| A. Nicklen | Conservative | 655 |
| A. Hutchinson | Liberal Democrats | 250 |
