Before (end of 1999) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 23 · Labour 17 · Conservative 9 · Other 0
After (end of 2000) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 22 · Conservative 15 · Labour 12 · Other 0
Ward results
Abbey1 seat · turnout 14.8%
| M. Fuller | Labour | 906 ✓ |
| Bryan Mulhern | Conservative | 517 |
| H. Love | Conservative | 422 |
| P. Clayden | Liberal Democrats | 338 |
| Trevor Payne | Labour | 326 |
| B. Pain | Independent | 154 |
| S. Dorkins | Liberal Democrats | 70 |
Davington Priory1 seat
| B. Tovey | Conservative | 458 |
| M. Henderson | Liberal Democrats | 386 |
| J. Groeger-Wilson | Labour | 139 |
| M. Hill | Independent | 63 |
East Downs1 seat
| C. Prescott | Conservative | 739 |
| M. Frohnsdorff | Labour | 142 |
| J. Fox | Liberal Democrats | 127 |
Eastern1 seat
| S. Vassiliou | Conservative | 577 |
| B. Watson | Labour | 202 |
| G. Partis | Liberal Democrats | 150 |
| N. Woodley | RRLP | 51 |
Grove1 seat
| J. Clark | Liberal Democrats | 793 |
| Susan Gent | Conservative | 472 |
| J. Lewis | Labour | 353 |
Iwade & Lower Halstow1 seat
| Mary Goodger | Liberal Democrats | 361 |
| C. Carr | Conservative | 278 |
| D. Walker | Labour | 162 |
Kemsley1 seat
| Brenda Simpson | Conservative | 581 ✓ |
| J. Grice | Labour | 82 |
| R. Wherrel | Liberal Democrats | 66 |
| A. Brundish | RRLP | 14 |
Milton Regis1 seat
| D. Manning | Liberal Democrats | 535 |
| A. Phillips | Labour | 509 |
| C. Boden | Conservative | 344 |
Minster Cliffs1 seat
| Anne Groves | Liberal Democrats | 592 ✓ |
| Robert David Winston Harris | Conservative | 522 |
| A. Jones | Labour | 275 |
| A. Collins | RRLP | 61 |
Murston1 seat
| R. Calvert | Liberal Democrats | 655 |
| D. Howard | Labour | 167 |
| K. Ferrin | Conservative | 149 |
Queenborough & Halfway1 seat
| A. Crowther | Conservative | 636 |
| K Tumber | Labour | 510 |
| H. Aldridge | Liberal Democrats | 142 |
| M. Young | RRLP | 94 |
Roman1 seat
| Brenda Hammond | Liberal Democrats | 835 |
| K. Mackness | Conservative | 417 |
| Steve Clark | Labour | 351 |
Sheerness West1 seat
| Angela Harrison | Labour | 585 |
| G. Henderson | Conservative | 224 |
| Christine Wellard | RRLP | 90 |
St. Anns1 seat · turnout 30.1%
| T. Fentiman | Conservative | 675 |
| P. Durkin | Labour | 482 |
| A. Kemp | Liberal Democrats | 113 |
Watling1 seat
| R. Barnicott | Conservative | 780 |
| K. Kelly | Liberal Democrats | 633 |
| Caroline Macdonald | Labour | 176 |
Woodstock1 seat
| A. Willicombe | Conservative | 963 |
| W. Daw | Liberal Democrats | 898 |
| Jeane Holmes | Labour | 239 |