Before (end of 1999) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 28 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Conservative 13 · Other 2
After (end of 2000) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 24 · Conservative 17 · Liberal Democrats 12 · Other 4
Ward results
Ashton1 seat · turnout 36.5%
| K. Sedgewick | Conservative | 838 |
| Routledge M. | Labour | 669 |
| S. Baines | Independent | 197 |
Avenham1 seat · turnout 24.6%
| K. Cole | Labour | 755 |
| A. Hammond | Conservative | 218 |
| A. Riedel | Liberal Democrats | 141 |
Brookfield1 seat · turnout 18.6%
| J. Browne | Labour | 523 |
| P Hammond | Conservative | 336 |
Cadley1 seat · turnout 45.1%
| W. Borrow | Liberal Democrats | 1,113 |
| S. Bentham | Conservative | 949 |
| M Carruthers | Labour | 111 |
Central1 seat · turnout 13.2%
| Siraz Natha | Labour | 590 |
| S. Brown | Conservative | 271 |
Deepdale1 seat · turnout 33.3%
| P Malliband | Independent | 778 |
| D. Barton | Labour | 507 |
| T. Davies | Conservative | 320 |
Fishwick1 seat · turnout 22.9%
| H. Parker | Labour | 612 |
| D. Hammond | Conservative | 319 |
Greyfriars1 seat · turnout 47.1%
| J Hood | Conservative | 1,594 ✓ |
| Raymond Askew | Liberal Democrats | 623 |
| A. Milne-Pickin | Labour | 89 |
Ingol2 seats · turnout 23.2%
| W. Chadwick | Liberal Democrats | 921 |
| M. Marshall | Liberal Democrats | 838 |
| Sheila Heys | Conservative | 238 |
| Turner S. | Conservative | 199 |
| J. Humphrey | Labour | 175 |
| P. Jones | Independent | 25 |
Larches1 seat
| K. Derbyshire | Liberal Democrats | 665 ✓ |
| A. Foster | Labour | 285 |
| D. Sharp | Conservative | 128 |
| L. Forshaw | Independent | 72 |
Moor Park1 seat · turnout 32.6%
| J. Collins | Labour | 729 |
| M. Turner | Liberal Democrats | 641 |
| Balshaw P. | Conservative | 306 |
Preston Rural East1 seat · turnout 31.8%
| G. Swarbrick | Conservative | 1,335 |
| J. Bruton | Liberal Democrats | 210 |
| P. Sanderson | Labour | 91 |
Preston Rural West1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| Kathryn Calder | Conservative | 1,281 |
| M. Basford | Liberal Democrats | 951 |
| J Hull | Labour | 189 |
Ribbleton1 seat · turnout 14.6%
| A Campbell | Labour | 483 |
| Jane Balshaw | Conservative | 193 |
Riversway1 seat · turnout 27.7%
| A. Valentine | Liberal Democrats | 648 |
| I. Black | Labour | 624 |
| J. MacKie | Conservative | 180 |
| K. Forshaw | Independent | 29 |
Sharoe Green1 seat · turnout 32.5%
| Rowena Ann Edmondson | Conservative | 1,155 |
| A. Thomas | Liberal Democrats | 299 |
| K. Ellard | Labour | 224 |
Sherwood1 seat · turnout 28.1%
| S. Greenhalgh | Conservative | 1,219 |
| M. Maritan | Liberal Democrats | 361 |
| T. Mattinson | Labour | 360 |
St. Matthews1 seat · turnout 18.7%
| V. Afrin | Labour | 624 |
| E. Pugh | Conservative | 282 |
Tulketh1 seat · turnout 28.7%
| Connor McManus | Conservative | 746 |
| V. Wise | Labour | 718 |