Before (end of 1999) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 21 · Conservative 13 · Labour 2 · Other 0
After (end of 2000) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 31 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Labour 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Blatchcombe3 seats · turnout 23.9%
| E. Abercrombie | Conservative | 866 |
| Beverley Brennan | Conservative | 828 |
| O. Jarmain | Conservative | 827 |
| Daniel Lentell | Liberal Democrats | 766 |
| J. Nicholls | Liberal Democrats | 757 |
| P. Whitehead | Liberal Democrats | 714 |
| R Ballinger | Labour | 369 |
| Wayne Doidge | Labour | 347 |
| E. McCaig | Labour | 328 |
Cockington with Chelston3 seats · turnout 33.1%
| M. Hytche | Conservative | 1,688 |
| B. McPhail | Conservative | 1,685 |
| C. Weston | Conservative | 1,628 |
| S. Foulds | Liberal Democrats | 720 |
| J. Betts | Liberal Democrats | 686 |
| N Kingswell | Liberal Democrats | 647 |
| R. Royle | Labour | 376 |
Coverdale3 seats · turnout 27.1%
| J. Goulden | Conservative | 1,232 |
| A. Hall | Conservative | 1,197 |
| J. O’Dwyer | Conservative | 1,187 |
| A. Williams | Liberal Democrats | 1,023 |
| R. James | Liberal Democrats | 917 |
| V McCann | Liberal Democrats | 911 |
| B. Hill | Labour | 316 |
Ellacombe3 seats · turnout 26.3%
| B. Cowling | Conservative | 970 |
| P. Long | Conservative | 908 |
| E. Midgley | Liberal Democrats | 786 |
| Jeremy Davis | Liberal Democrats | 786 |
| A. Shepheard | Conservative | 768 |
| Jayne Dunn | Liberal Democrats | 750 |
| L. Digby | RATE | 508 |
| J Haines | Labour | 358 |
Furzeham-With-Churston3 seats
| R. Pudner | Conservative | 1,846 ✓ |
| N. Bye | Conservative | 1,831 ✓ |
| M. Taperell | Conservative | 1,781 ✓ |
| A. Colborne | Liberal Democrats | 486 |
| J Robinson | Labour | 403 |
| K. Maughan | Liberal Democrats | 395 |
| C Day | Labour | 393 |
| Matthew Stuart Brown | Liberal Democrats | 385 |
| W Loader | Labour | 379 |
Preston3 seats · turnout 34.6%
| Jean Turnbull | Conservative | 1,999 |
| B. Oxley | Conservative | 1,995 |
| R. Morris | Conservative | 1,949 |
| T. Nicholls | Liberal Democrats | 897 |
| Lyn Turner | Liberal Democrats | 871 |
| J Pentney | Liberal Democrats | 729 |
| J. Towell | Labour | 335 |
Shiphay3 seats
| S Darling | Liberal Democrats | 1,157 ✓ |
| Mark Kingscote | Conservative | 1,120 ✓ |
| C. Charlwood | Liberal Democrats | 1,102 ✓ |
| J Palmer | Conservative | 1,084 |
| A Faulkner | Liberal Democrats | 1,082 |
| G Eisner | Conservative | 1,057 |
| S Turner | Labour | 293 |
St Marychurch3 seats
| H. Buckpitt | Conservative | 1,531 |
| P Price | Conservative | 1,517 |
| D Brooks | Conservative | 1,490 |
| A Blake | Liberal Democrats | 1,272 |
| H. Chambers | Liberal Democrats | 1,212 |
| R. Stringer | Liberal Democrats | 1,169 |
St. Michael-With-Goodrington3 seats · turnout 34.6%
| P. Barnby | Conservative | 1,991 |
| J. Richards | Conservative | 1,990 |
| K Bryant | Conservative | 1,962 |
| J. Turner | Liberal Democrats | 1,133 |
| A. Douglas-Dunbar | Liberal Democrats | 989 |
| D. Urquhart | Liberal Democrats | 935 |
| E Harris | Labour | 394 |
St. Peters-With-St. Marys3 seats · turnout 31.6%
| Sally Jowett | Conservative | 1,339 |
| E. Salloway | Conservative | 1,332 |
| A Craig | Conservative | 1,285 |
| M. Morey | Labour | 931 |
| I. Reade | Labour | 624 |
| P Pirnie | Labour | 614 |
| F Lomas | Liberal Democrats | 404 |
| S John | Liberal Democrats | 403 |
| D Morris | Liberal Democrats | 387 |
Tormohun3 seats
| D. Barton | Conservative | 994 ✓ |
| J. Faulkner | Liberal Democrats | 924 ✓ |
| F. Harrison | Conservative | 917 ✓ |
| M. Stafford | Conservative | 891 |
| M. Collins | Liberal Democrats | 787 |
| M. Wege | Liberal Democrats | 710 |
| P. Cartlidge | Labour | 287 |
| S. Lewis | Independent | 251 |
Torwood3 seats · turnout 31.7%
| R. Cuming | Conservative | 1,838 |
| J Chandler | Conservative | 1,805 |
| M Phillips | Conservative | 1,763 |
| K. Hawkins | Liberal Democrats | 441 |
| E. Blatchford | Liberal Democrats | 427 |
| A. Treneary | Liberal Democrats | 306 |
| E Corrigan | Labour | 253 |
| J Rowe | MRLP | 177 |