Before (end of 1999) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 25 · Conservative 9 · Other 3 · Labour 2
After (end of 2000) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 25 · Conservative 10 · Labour 2 · Other 2
Ward results
Blackmore1 seat · turnout 61.0%
| A Wakeley | Liberal Democrats | 314 ✓ |
| A Green | Conservative | 183 |
| A Donnelly | Ind Con | 39 |
Brentwood North2 seats · turnout 27.1%
| R Straw | Liberal Democrats | 665 ✓ |
| P. Myers | Liberal Democrats | 657 ✓ |
| G. Alford | Conservative | 342 |
| G Pearse | Conservative | 316 |
| R Goddard | Labour | 205 |
| Michele Anne Wigram | Labour | 183 |
| F Seckleman | Green | 123 |
Brentwood South1 seat · turnout 32.4%
| C Elphick | Labour | 600 ✓ |
| P Goodey | Liberal Democrats | 365 |
| S. Hamilton | Conservative | 326 |
Brentwood West1 seat · turnout 27.9%
| A Wheatley | Liberal Democrats | 663 ✓ |
| P Currie | Conservative | 236 |
| S. Kortlandt | Labour | 112 |
| N. Weeks | Ind Con | 61 |
Brizes & Doddinghurst1 seat · turnout 28.9%
| C. Brown | Liberal Democrats | 917 ✓ |
| C Miers | Conservative | 490 |
| S Maxey | Labour | 104 |
Hook End & Wyatts Green1 seat · turnout 34.5%
| V. Smith | Conservative | 326 ✓ |
| L Harley | Liberal Democrats | 222 |
Hutton East1 seat · turnout 29.1%
| J. Russell | Liberal Democrats | 479 ✓ |
| P Baker | Conservative | 412 |
| B. Pavitt | Labour | 108 |
Hutton North1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| D Payne | Conservative | 508 ✓ |
| P Emanuel | Liberal Democrats | 484 |
| C Bisson | Labour | 130 |
| K. Galbraith | Ind Con | 98 |
Ingatestone & Fryerning1 seat · turnout 38.9%
| R. Harrison | Conservative | 853 ✓ |
| G Wootton | Liberal Democrats | 479 |
| B Taylor | Labour | 119 |
Pilgrims Hatch1 seat · turnout 30.2%
| Bailey H. | Liberal Democrats | 802 ✓ |
| R. Maillard | Conservative | 348 |
| L. Woodward | Ind Con | 216 |
| C. Humphreys | Labour | 134 |
Shenfield1 seat · turnout 34.1%
| P. Franklin | Conservative | 588 ✓ |
| S Barham | Ind Con | 498 |
| G Chapman | Liberal Democrats | 278 |
| C. Maxey | Labour | 62 |
Warley1 seat
| C. Boyland | Conservative | 519 |
| T. Acton | Labour | 144 |
