Before (end of 1999) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 23 · Conservative 11 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Other 0
After (end of 2000) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 20 · Conservative 18 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Other 0
Ward results
Billericay East1 seat · turnout 28.3%
| J Alabaster | Conservative | 1,675 ✓ |
| F. Bellard | Liberal Democrats | 583 |
| Patricia Reid | Labour | 269 |
Billericay West1 seat · turnout 28.6%
| A. Hedley | Conservative | 2,022 ✓ |
| G Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 800 |
| L. Howard | Labour | 210 |
Burstead1 seat · turnout 27.9%
| C. Jackman | Conservative | 1,551 ✓ |
| G. Bellard | Liberal Democrats | 542 |
| M. Viney | Labour | 319 |
Fryerns Central1 seat · turnout 22.3%
| J. Palmer | Labour | 946 ✓ |
| W Marck | Conservative | 558 |
| S. Dickinson | Liberal Democrats | 255 |
Fryerns East2 seats · turnout 17.1%
| J. Payn | Labour | 737 ✓ |
| A Borlase | Labour | 703 ✓ |
| Deborah Allen | Conservative | 519 |
| R Hyland | Conservative | 410 |
| J Lutton | Liberal Democrats | 194 |
Laindon1 seat · turnout 26.7%
| S. Allen | Conservative | 1,299 ✓ |
| W. Aitken | Labour | 1,003 |
| V. Howard | Liberal Democrats | 276 |
| A. Viccary | Independent | 76 |
Langdon Hills1 seat · turnout 26.6%
| S Hillier | Conservative | 1,609 ✓ |
| P Garrad | Labour | 725 |
| Hersom M. | Liberal Democrats | 218 |
| Richardson J. | Independent | 67 |
| D Murray | Soc Alt | 37 |
Lee Chapel North1 seat · turnout 24.3%
| D. Keeffe | Labour | 820 ✓ |
| S. Cleasby | Conservative | 632 |
| S. Williams | Liberal Democrats | 171 |
| S Chaney | Independent | 123 |
| M Dale | Independent | 64 |
Nethermayne1 seat · turnout 34.2%
| B Williams | Liberal Democrats | 1,067 ✓ |
| D. Walsh | Conservative | 647 |
| A Manning | Labour | 631 |
Pitsea East1 seat · turnout 22.5%
| K. Blake | Conservative | 1,225 ✓ |
| K. Woods | Labour | 1,024 |
| N. Richardson | Independent | 117 |
Pitsea West1 seat · turnout 19.7%
| R. Llewellyn | Labour | 919 ✓ |
| B. Larwood | Conservative | 677 |
Vange1 seat · turnout 17.2%
| P. Rackley | Labour | 645 ✓ |
| G Johnson | Conservative | 528 |
| L. Williams | Liberal Democrats | 169 |
Wickford North1 seat · turnout 28.1%
| C. Morris | Conservative | 1,669 ✓ |
| C. Wilson | Labour | 515 |
| I. Robertson | Liberal Democrats | 419 |
Wickford South1 seat · turnout 25.5%
| M. Buckley | Conservative | 2,094 ✓ |
| A. Ede | Labour | 570 |
| W. Fane | Liberal Democrats | 426 |