Before (end of 1999) (43 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 37 · Conservative 5 · Liberal Democrats 1 · Other 0
After (end of 2000) (43 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 36 · Conservative 6 · Liberal Democrats 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Burton and Ness1 seat
| C. Kevan | Conservative | 392 ✓ |
| G Wilmer | Labour | 105 |
Central1 seat · turnout 14.3%
| Mary Lewis | Labour | 315 |
| K Goodwin | Conservative | 82 |
Grange2 seats · turnout 18.0%
| A. Crawford | Labour | 641 |
| D. Roberts | Labour | 620 |
| J. Benbow | Conservative | 144 |
| G. Thomas | Conservative | 123 |
Groves1 seat · turnout 22.0%
| M. Henesy | Labour | 332 |
| Tom Harvey | Conservative | 274 |
Little Neston1 seat · turnout 38.2%
| K. Butcher | Labour | 601 |
| R Andrews | Conservative | 460 |
Pooltown1 seat · turnout 19.8%
| Paul Donovan | Labour | 394 |
| Serena Thomas | Conservative | 141 |
| A. Smart | Liberal Democrats | 55 |
Rivacre1 seat · turnout 17.7%
| P. Shephard | Labour | 338 |
| R. Parkinson | Conservative | 127 |
| Handley M . Ms | Liberal Democrats | 68 |
Riverside1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| J Gaskell | Liberal Democrats | 389 |
| D Herbert | Conservative | 367 |
| C. Williams | Labour | 308 |
Rossmore1 seat · turnout 22.2%
| E. Lloyd | Labour | 619 |
| J Brundrit | Conservative | 305 |
| Justin Pemberton | Liberal Democrats | 157 |
Stanlow and Wolverham1 seat · turnout 18.4%
| W Moore | Labour | 573 |
| E. Bryan | Conservative | 157 |
Sutton1 seat · turnout 20.2%
| J. O'Rourke | Labour | 609 |
| Hughes T. | Conservative | 306 |
Sutton Green and Manor1 seat · turnout 26.4%
| R Crompton | Conservative | 356 |
| P. Dowling | Labour | 325 |
| Hilary Chrusciezl | Liberal Democrats | 116 |
Whitby1 seat · turnout 27.6%
| A. Jilani | Labour | 629 |
| J. Farquharson | Conservative | 473 |
| L. Jones | Liberal Democrats | 164 |
Willaston & Thornton1 seat · turnout 37.4%
| I Farquharson | Conservative | 977 |
| G Donson | Labour | 254 |