Before (end of 1999) (53 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 19 · Conservative 16 · Labour 15 · Other 3
After (end of 2000) (53 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 26 · Liberal Democrats 17 · Labour 7 · Other 3
Ward results
Barton-le-Clay1 seat · turnout 29.9%
| A. Northwood | Liberal Democrats | 504 ✓ |
| K White | Conservative | 366 |
| B. Morgan | Labour | 178 |
Beaudesert1 seat · turnout 25.0%
| B Spurr | Conservative | 698 ✓ |
| J. Rampley | Labour | 490 |
| Rachel Lewis | Liberal Democrats | 272 |
Brooklands1 seat · turnout 25.6%
| R. Johnstone | Conservative | 520 ✓ |
| M Ward | Liberal Democrats | 453 |
| G Sandison | Labour | 322 |
Dunstable Central1 seat · turnout 26.6%
| L. Staples | Conservative | 1,112 ✓ |
| D. King | Labour | 324 |
| I Witherick | Liberal Democrats | 151 |
Houghton Central1 seat · turnout 25.6%
| S. Gale | Liberal Democrats | 462 ✓ |
| D Pilsworth | Labour | 325 |
| J. Puddefoot | Conservative | 169 |
Houghton East1 seat · turnout 21.6%
| D. Hamill | Liberal Democrats | 473 ✓ |
| R. Harris-Small | Labour | 273 |
| F. Pressland | Conservative | 118 |
Houghton South1 seat · turnout 21.3%
| R. Bird | Liberal Democrats | 482 ✓ |
| J Scranage | Conservative | 219 |
| J. Cooper | Labour | 197 |
Icknield1 seat · turnout 30.4%
| N Hodgson | Conservative | 774 ✓ |
| M. Lewis | Labour | 375 |
| D Debrick | Liberal Democrats | 258 |
| Marilyn Jeeves | UK Ind | 59 |
Linslade1 seat · turnout 30.4%
| B Bjelobaba | Conservative | 591 ✓ |
| S. Turner | Liberal Democrats | 444 |
| M Rampley | Labour | 274 |
Northfields1 seat · turnout 25.7%
| Jean Woodward | Conservative | 605 ✓ |
| M Rogers | Labour | 551 |
| S. Thorne | Liberal Democrats | 96 |
| R. Hill | UK Ind | 43 |
Plantation1 seat · turnout 25.5%
| R Walley | Conservative | 791 ✓ |
| J. Walden | Labour | 318 |
| N Bridgwater | Liberal Democrats | 127 |
Priory1 seat · turnout 29.0%
| J. Fairbairn | Conservative | 535 ✓ |
| W. Bater | Labour | 473 |
| P Hatswell | Liberal Democrats | 134 |
| Diana Mehew | UK Ind | 47 |
Southcott1 seat · turnout 31.3%
| P Snelling | Liberal Democrats | 630 ✓ |
| D Hay | Conservative | 568 |
| A Boozer | Labour | 270 |
Stanbridge1 seat · turnout 39.3%
| R. Goodwin | Conservative | 353 ✓ |
| O. Hill | Labour | 105 |
Streatley1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| L. Ledster | Liberal Democrats | 410 ✓ |
| J Goldsmith | Conservative | 222 |
| C. Hughes | Labour | 88 |
Toddington1 seat · turnout 33.9%
| H Hedley | Conservative | 797 ✓ |
| Gledhill J. | Labour | 381 |
Totternhoe1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| M. Mustoe | Conservative | 249 ✓ |
| K Petherick | Labour | 144 |
| B Basham | Liberal Democrats | 46 |