Before (end of 1998) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 36 · Conservative 3 · Other 0 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 1999) (46 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 45 · Conservative 1 · Liberal Democrats 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Grays Riverside1 seat
| J. Kent | Labour | 611 ✓ |
| J. Carter | Conservative | 190 |
| J Calder | Independent | 79 |
| P. Saunders | Liberal Democrats | 59 |
Stanford Le Hope East2 seats
| J. Norris | Labour | 693 ✓ |
| P Cooper | Labour | 685 ✓ |
| A. Bailey | Conservative | 318 |
| Andrew Bailey | Conservative | 308 |
Stanford-le-Hope West1 seat
| Rosy Moore | Labour | 503 ✓ |
| Anne Cheale | Conservative | 455 |
The Homesteads1 seat
| M. Kirkwood | Labour | 702 ✓ |
| J. Everett | Conservative | 631 |
Tilbury St Chads1 seat
| A. Smith | Labour | 0 ✓ |