Before (end of 1998) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 26 · Liberal Democrats 17 · Conservative 15 · Other 2
After (end of 1999) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 22 · Liberal Democrats 18 · Conservative 18 · Other 2
Ward results
City and St Anne's2 seats
| G. Cooper | Labour | 478 ✓ |
| E. Degg | Labour | 460 ✓ |
| J Burke | Conservative | 247 |
Curzon & Westminster2 seats
| R. Short | Conservative | 1,106 ✓ |
| M. Poole | Conservative | 1,039 ✓ |
| Sheila Murphy | Labour | 357 |
| G. Williams | Labour | 306 |
| Heather Alison Prydderch | Liberal Democrats | 141 |
| K Prydderch | Liberal Democrats | 107 |
Farndon1 seat
| P Roberts | Liberal Democrats | 509 ✓ |
| R Harris | Conservative | 350 |
| Annette Murphy | Labour | 24 |
Handbridge and St Mary's2 seats
| R. Davidson | Labour | 954 ✓ |
| L Barlow | Labour | 946 ✓ |
| C. Robson | Conservative | 815 |
| Connolly P. | Conservative | 812 |