Before (end of 1998) (72 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 60 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Conservative 2 · Other 1
After (end of 1999) (72 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 61 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Conservative 2 · Other 0
Ward results
ABBEY3 seats
| R Piper | Labour | 1,687 ✓ |
| J. Bannister | Labour | 1,056 ✓ |
| C. Lawson | Conservative | 1,014 ✓ |
| J. Craven-Griffiths | Labour | 999 ✓ |
| R Boyles | Conservative | 971 |
| T Spencer | Conservative | 936 |
| S. Sandhu | Labour | 928 |
| K. Bissel | Conservative | 832 |
| R. Prior | Liberal Democrats | 310 |
| S Brown | Green | 254 |
Blackheath1 seat · turnout 20.0%
| Ricky Price | Labour | 1,220 ✓ |
| D. Dixon | Conservative | 421 |
| W Bowdler | Liberal Democrats | 212 |
Bristnall1 seat · turnout 23.8%
| R Young | Labour | 1,398 ✓ |
| E. Johnson | Conservative | 649 |
| B Rodgers | Liberal Democrats | 223 |
Charlemont1 seat · turnout 27.7%
| V. Handly | Liberal Democrats | 1,054 ✓ |
| J. Harper | Labour | 811 |
| N Lawley | Conservative | 695 |
Cradley Heath & Old Hill1 seat · turnout 22.2%
| J. Southall | Labour | 1,357 ✓ |
| D Burgess | Conservative | 463 |
| M Wilson | Liberal Democrats | 212 |
Friar Park1 seat · turnout 18.2%
| G. Lewis | Labour | 1,049 ✓ |
| G Smith | Conservative | 475 |
Great Barr1 seat · turnout 28.2%
| R. White | Liberal Democrats | 1,377 ✓ |
| J. Heywood | Labour | 754 |
| R. Lawrence | Conservative | 641 |
Great Bridge1 seat · turnout 16.7%
| J. Marson | Labour | 965 ✓ |
| P Mansell | Conservative | 325 |
| S. Edwards | BNP | 209 |
| B Burkitt | Liberal Democrats | 116 |
Greets Green and Lyng1 seat · turnout 21.7%
| R. Badham | Labour | 1,351 ✓ |
| T Hackett | Conservative | 283 |
| P Roberts | Liberal Democrats | 147 |
Hateley Heath1 seat · turnout 17.5%
| W. Edis | Labour | 875 ✓ |
| R. Cheeseman | Liberal Democrats | 491 |
| Margaret Smith | Conservative | 247 |
Langley1 seat · turnout 24.7%
| M. Prestidge | Labour | 1,449 ✓ |
| R Hill | Conservative | 671 |
| J. Garrett | Liberal Democrats | 276 |
Newton1 seat · turnout 28.8%
| J. Underhill | Liberal Democrats | 1,410 ✓ |
| T Slater | Labour | 811 |
| P Leavesley | Conservative | 420 |
Old Warley1 seat · turnout 29.7%
| B Caddick | Labour | 1,217 ✓ |
| W. Shipman | Conservative | 1,125 |
| G. Skeldon | Liberal Democrats | 263 |
Oldbury1 seat · turnout 33.0%
| M Hussain | Labour | 1,911 ✓ |
| A. Wilkinson | Liberal Democrats | 450 |
| W Aitken | Conservative | 393 |
Princes End1 seat · turnout 12.1%
| C Couzens | Labour | 589 ✓ |
| R Nock | Conservative | 246 |
| J. Newell | Independent | 219 |
| J Lord | NF | 75 |
| S. Ford | Liberal Democrats | 65 |
Rowley1 seat · turnout 20.2%
| A Bailey | Labour | 1,302 ✓ |
| F Powles | Conservative | 267 |
| F Hadley | Independent | 251 |
| S Cole | Liberal Democrats | 133 |
Smethwick1 seat · turnout 23.0%
| K. Davies | Labour | 1,483 ✓ |
| N Meacham | Conservative | 289 |
| M. Banting | Liberal Democrats | 206 |
Soho & Victoria1 seat · turnout 26.1%
| Dave Cooper | Labour | 1,020 ✓ |
| J. Hill | Conservative | 279 |
| S. Richards | Liberal Democrats | 92 |
St Pauls1 seat
| B. Dhallu | Labour | 1,286 ✓ |
| K Rahman | Independent | 807 |
| D Read | Conservative | 283 |
| C Simms | Liberal Democrats | 101 |
Tipton Green1 seat · turnout 24.8%
| S. Khatun | Labour | 1,303 ✓ |
| Alison Jones | Conservative | 833 |
| S Edwards | Independent | 505 |
| A Underhill | Liberal Democrats | 156 |
| I Barton | Independent | 145 |
Tividale1 seat · turnout 18.2%
| B James | Labour | 986 ✓ |
| S Hockley | Conservative | 433 |
| R Bradley | Liberal Democrats | 304 |
Wednesbury North1 seat · turnout 24.5%
| R. Partridge | Conservative | 1,378 ✓ |
| Elaine Giles | Labour | 839 |
| M Handy | Liberal Democrats | 78 |
Wednesbury South1 seat · turnout 22.3%
| G Turton | Labour | 1,162 ✓ |
| M. Dixon | Conservative | 762 |
| S. Campbell | Liberal Democrats | 141 |
West Bromwich Central1 seat · turnout 28.2%
| M Tagger | Labour | 1,559 ✓ |
| Anne Charlotte Hughes | Conservative | 514 |
| S. Rogers | Liberal Democrats | 307 |