Before (end of 1998) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 41 · Conservative 4 · Other 0 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 1999) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 40 · Conservative 5 · Liberal Democrats 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Abbey1 seat
| A. McMaster | Labour | 1,123 ✓ |
| R. Wikinson | Conservative | 248 |
| B Verden | Liberal Democrats | 244 |
Attleborough1 seat · turnout 24.7%
| J. Hannan | Labour | 1,005 |
| R Marston | Conservative | 369 |
| P. Lee | Liberal Democrats | 266 |
Bulkington1 seat · turnout 29.7%
| G Hancock | Labour | 1,176 |
| J Ross | Conservative | 742 |
Chilvers Coton1 seat · turnout 27.8%
| R. Hood | Labour | 901 |
| J. Waine | Conservative | 302 |
| M Chadaway | SOC | 92 |
Galley Common1 seat · turnout 19.1%
| Patricia Henry | Labour | 890 |
| B Grant | Conservative | 350 |
Mount Pleasant1 seat · turnout 25.8%
| Roma Taylor | Labour | 1,314 |
| P O’Brien | Conservative | 702 |
Poplar1 seat · turnout 22.5%
| J. Hunt | Labour | 942 |
| A. Crutchlow | Conservative | 301 |
St. Nicholas1 seat · turnout 36.5%
| Timothy Wilson | Conservative | 1,151 |
| K Murphy | Labour | 946 |
Stockingford1 seat · turnout 21.4%
| F. McGale | Labour | 781 |
| C Stringer | Conservative | 156 |
| F. Smith | Liberal Democrats | 122 |
Weddington1 seat · turnout 37.7%
| W Summers | Labour | 1,097 |
| A Farnell | Conservative | 1,074 |
Whitestone1 seat · turnout 33.0%
| M. Heatley | Conservative | 1,286 |
| P. Johnson | Labour | 1,078 |